JokaBug’s Home Gym
Vintage Home Gym Archive - Entry No 5
JokaBug has owned a home gym for decades, but over the past 6 years, he has expanded it to the front yard, side yard, back yard, and home office. In Kihei, Hawaii, exists a festival of anvils, blobs, plates, arm wrestling tables, stones, and grip strength tools; a truly original home gym, JokaBug’s paradise.
What were the first older/vintage weights or equipment you acquired?
I started with blobs in 2016.
Why do you use vintage weights? Why not buy everything new?
I like old stuff that looks nasty. Never liked shiny new stuff.
What are the most used vintage weights in your home gym?
York DD weight set
What is a favorite vintage item in your home gym?
My 3rd Gen York DD set.
You can invite one strength sport related person and/or athlete to lift with you in your home gym for a day. Who's stopping by?
Adam Glass!!!!!
But…
I've had a bunch come over from the mainland USA to lift, armwrestle, certify on my stones. Cannot just choose 1.
Previous visitors...
Bryan Hunsaker lifted the Hunsaker Stones 346/368.
Sean Urquhart , extraordinary stone lifter
Jason Gillen, strongman, set a WR on the Stockton Slapper 281.2lbs
Chris Kozeliski, lifted the legendary York 45 DD for many sets, first time ever touching them
John Machnik, 1st one to lift the Joka Stones 346/368
Ryan Lantz, Pro Armwrestler from Oregon
John Grosulak, pro armwrestler from USA
William Reed, one of the top 80kg grip guys in the world
Harold Ryden, world renowned armwrestling referee
Wil Guilani, one of the top grip athletes in the USA
Clay Edgin, champion strongman,
Hunter Wooten, lightest person who certified on the Joka Stones at 172 lbs
Jim Garrick, Canadian highlands strongman
What is your most frequent method for finding and buying vintage weights?
EBAY!!!! I pay premium prices!!! Fu** it though, you only live once.
Do you have any advice for someone interested in starting to find and buy vintage weights?
Research and give me a holler!!!
Do you have any other hobbies?
Armwrestling,
spearfishing,
table tennis,
gardening,
and golf
Do you have anything you're currently in search of? A dream find?
2.5 lb Marcy Los Angeles Olympic change plates
Is there anything else you'd like to say/include for the readers?
Be nice, help others without any though of getting something back, share knowledge, eat healthy, if you want to rip someone a new as**ole, wait a day, then decide, love your family 24/7/365, pay taxes, don’t break rules, don't talk religion or politics, breathe through your nose, stay away from sweets, stay away from drugs...pot Ok (CBD does wonders), alcohol in moderation. Be passionate about something. Be a leader not a follower. Be good.
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