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What is a Safety Strap? Safety Straps are often found on Power Racks or Full racks AKA “6 post racks”. These racks have two pairs of uprights that you lift between, often having a Nylon Strap or a metal spotter arm connecting the uprights. The great thing about full racks with Straps is that the […]

At Stray Dog Strength we build custom setups for our customers, almost all our products have custom color options and many of our products offer custom logo options to display program pride throughout the facility. We offer many different laser cut logos as well as decal logos which can be more detailed and are also

Introduction Stray Dog Strength started out as The Equipment Guys, founded by Matt Purdy who is still our CEO to this day. Matt is a former NCAA D2 Football Player at Ashland University who is passionate about lifting and sports performance training. Matt started working in the industry by selling other brands items such as

Cable machine attachments Space is the most expensive thing to add as construction and land costs are so high, so at Stray Dog Strength our mission is to design spaces that maximize the functionality of the footprint of the room. One way we do this is our Alpha Half Racks have our proprietary guide rod

For years, the BandBell®️ bars and Kinetic Training™️ have gained a solid reputation for fixing shoulder injuries and keeping them fixed. More commonly known as Rehab and Prehab respectively, the Earthquake®️ and Bamboo®️ bars have been the go-to lifting tools for this modality. And, in most cases over the past fifteen years, the bench press movement has been the

What is a cable column? A Cable Column is an adjustable pulley that uses a trolley system on the upright to change the pulley height from 10″ off the ground to 7 feet high. Most Cable Columns use a 4:1 or 2:1 ratio, ours all use 2:1 ratio’s with the ability for 150 LBS of

Lat Pull Downs are a stalple in nearly every type of facility that has weight lifting equipment, from big box gyms to sports performance centers and home gyms you will find them virtually everywhere. At Stray Dog Strength  we like to offer customers as many variations as possible so we have a solution for every

Spotter Arms enhance half racks by offering safety during barbell lifts and versatility for various exercises. Weighing 19.5 lbs each, they’re sturdy enough to support significant weight yet light enough for easy adjustment. Each arm features eleven 1″ holes for additional attachments, not for spotting but for expanding functionality, they are essenitaly an adjustable Crossmember

Designed to Bilaterally Train shoulders/back The Scap Strap is a Patent Pending Design by Pro Baseball Player Jacob Nix and is a cable machine attachment designed to allow you to bilaterally attack your shoulders and other parts of the upper body. When doing shoulder rehab/prehab you often want to perform exercise on both the “problem”

Lever Arms are one of, if not the most versatile attachments out of all rack attachments. Our Lever Arms, like most on the market these days, are made out of 3×3″ tubing with 1″ holes spaced 2″ on center. This allows you to add any attachment to them, such as bar cups, handles, utility seat

At Stray Dog Strength we are always trying to find ways to innovate and create a “better mouse trap” that not only has more features but also takes up less space. Basically how can we pack as much function into as little of an area? The Platform belt squat excels at this, while it is