I think that Nike has got themselves into a lot of different sporting companies and most of the time they never bring the innovation which leads to the division dying off. Nike used to have a huge baseball section, now they only make like batting gloves and cleats because their bats and gloves sucked and they couldn't out compete the companies that specialized in it.
@@TaxesAreJunkFees he had Nike branded balls and clubs. (Although rumor was they were made by other company's with Nike's logo just stamped on). Go look at his chip in on 16th 2005 masters the camera zooms in on the ball with a clear Nike swoosh on it.
Nike saw Rogue and Rep were dominating the weight market. Time for them to make an introduction. They’re definitely going to serve as an “entryway” brand for new lifters into gym equipment. Smart. Love the plate design too.
@@Quanic2000 right but Nike branded clothes aren't introducing people to clothes. See what I'm saying? Yes Nike is competition, but I don't see anyone entering the space because the dumbells have a swoosh on them. They'll buy the swoosh dumbells over the generic Walmart ones. That's all.
@@DeCapitanOG Nike won't introduce people to clothes, but people will chose Nike branded gear. And Nike is trendier, right or wrong, than generic brands at Wal-Mart.
@@Quanic2000 yes, that's what I was saying. The person I originally responded to was making the claim that these products were going to introduce people to the space. The same claim that coop was making, which I think was just greedy hopefulness on his part at best, and at worse, sucking up to Nike.
Honestly this is a great idea by Nike, The marketing is already done just by brand recognition and I know there are TONS of people who will just buy it by it being Nike...Seems like a win win for them.
Cannot wait to see you review the barbells and plates. I have rogue fleck - curious to see how they compare! Digging the recycle shoes look though. Honestly skeptical about the barbells!
To be completely honest: I'm not a sponsored athlete i don't give a damn about Nike Strength's equipment. Don't get me wrong, i love my Metcons and Romaleos. But i'm not going to pay extra for the Nike logo on the weights or bars, luckily the home gym market is booming and has a lot of really good options (even if we only compare it to other made in China ones). Happy this will be another door to bring more people to the home gym community, but worried that the mentality of paying absurd $$$ for "limited editions" of sneakers will transfer to the home gym equipment division.
I don’t think sneaker/resell culture will cross over into the home gym space with this move. Tbh I feel like Nike will mostly likely occupy the high school/college level athletics space since there are so many schools already signed up with them on a footwear deal. The next avenue in this for them is dominating the newbie home gym space. Someone who wants to get into it. But seems overwhelmed by options or doesn’t know much of the space will see Nike branding and think it has to be ok to purchase. Once they outgrew said equipment they might dive in deeper to find more core brands.
Just finished going through the Nike site. Not impressed! As a Canadian, ill stick with Bells of steel or REP fitness. They both have everything i need. Just received my Bells of steel flat bench, paid $199 Canadian. Perfect for a home gym. Next i'm ordering Bells of Steel colored bumpers, nicer and less expensive.
Nike dumbbells are almost $2/lb.. I wouldn't say that's priced "competitively" lol.. You can get normal rubber hex for $1/lb every day shipped to your door. Just saying
I have the Nike Grind gym mats. They’re made by Tilemasters. They’re puzzle pieces and are nice but not thick like a stall mat. And yes, they’re a shade off depending when you by them if you add to your floor
@brockpfister9299 They are available at Home Depot. They are made out of Nike Grind but don't have any Nike branding on the the tiles themselves. The packaging does say made with Nike Grind though.
So I imagine they’d maybe take Rep/titan attachments on their racks right? Or you think they’re going the Bells of Steel route and import true 3x3 uprights
Curious if the grind plates match up with other rogue weights. Are they the same diameter? Could i use them together? How durable are they in comparison? The rogue hi-temp one's i have seem like they will last an eternity? Same with these?
I bought 2 of their 25lb dumbbells today, they quality isn’t bad I must admit, they’re a little on the pricy side, I would’ve assumed 30-40$ each but they’re actually 50$ I suppose the branding is what makes it so much more expensive not a bad product tho.
FYI to anyone buying them, the actual casing is a rubberish material so it probably won’t do as much damage to floors but I’d suggest a Matt of course just to be safe.
People will buy because of the "Swoosh" but the pricing and shipping costs seem way too high! Kettlebell logo branding isn't recessed, so that swoosh and lettering will tear your arms up. Can't wait for you to review as I wonder how the knurling is on the barbell. Not going to lie, I really want to Orange one
It's funny... Because when Coop speaks and gives his opion/feedback; companies listen, which to me is smart and pretty cool. Nike? I can see them not giving AF, which will be dissapointing.
Bumpers are cool if you want something wide and bouncy. Other than that, REP has way better innovation and prices. And rogue if you want some of their miusa or import stuff. Already two great options. Nikes benches and racks look like rebranded titan low quality with a lot higher prices.
Not sure how you feel the price points are inline to others. To me they were very hit or miss, or priced out of range to competitors who have been making quality equipment longer. 450 for an import version of the Rogue SML-1? Just get the Rogue. Their crumb bumpers are priced higher than the Echo Color Bumper plates. For it being Nike there was little to no innovation to justify higher (albeit slightly) price points other than their name which means little (yet) in the equipment space.
@@plmn93 This is the comment I was searching for! Import crap at the same price (or higher) than USA made equipment. No thanks! Also, people who are really into Nike and will buy anything with a swoosh on it, don't work out!
Hey Coop. How do I get these? Just like REP, they don’t ship to Hawaii. Please tell these companies to sell it to us too (I think Alaska is also affected).
Nike sucks. Their big entry into this market was to slap branding on stuff that's already available EVERYWHERE. Do people really care which weight plate Lebron uses? I would much rather support smaller, more innovative companies dedicated to strength training such as REP and Rogue. Otherwise, keep up the great work, GGR! Love the videos!
The thing is that you need to consider who it's aimed at and that is rarely the person that's completely decked out and knows what they want and like but rather that person that's considering to get going and now there's shit that their favorite athlete is using and that's from the same brand their sick sneakers are from.
I hear what you’re saying, only issue is smaller companies like Kettlebell Kings for example end up growing too fast, so now when on their site you’ll be lucky to find anything in stock or in the case of spots like Rogue, you end up paying out the nose in tax and shipping, meanwhile I can go to a local Scheels and grab a Nike kettlebell and save a bunch in shopping costs.
In terms of the "stall matts"... They sell the small squares like this that click together. I have them and I like them. Not cheap tho. Sell at places like home depot
Your excitement is infectious, Coop. Great video. I have a question: Do you think that Nike is aiming primarily at the home gym market? When I saw those Nike-branded bumper plates and barbells, I thought they would be a great selling point for commercial boutique gyms that attract customers more by image than by function. The benches, power racks, etc. don’t look like anything special in terms of functionality, but that might not matter for boutique gyms. What are your thoughts?
Moving in a month and will have a garage with only 7 1/2’ ceilings as it’s under a portion of the house. Are there any wall mounted racks that I can use in the area and what other equipment would you suggest for an area like that?
Its Nike. It's all just made in Bangladesh or some other 3rd world nation and just has their logo slapped on. In my experience, big companies like this will try to pass off inferior equipment because they can sell it based on NAME recognition. I don't care about logos. I still want made in the USA stuff if I can afford it. However I DO really like the recycling of shoe parts into weight equipment. My only concern is how do they keep the weights consistent.
