It is with great sadness that I share that Mike Wolff passed away suddenly on October 14th, 2026. Mike was the owner of HIT Strength in Illinois and a member of HIB. Over decades, Mike built one of the most successful HIT businesses I have come across. His team delivers more than 400 workouts every week and has made a massive impact on the local community. Since hearing the news, what has struck me most is how highly Mike was regarded by the people closest to him. He was clearly deeply loved by his family, his team, his clients, and the community he spent so many years serving. I don’t want to pretend that I knew Mike better than I did. I invited him onto the podcast numerous times because I thought there was so much our industry could learn from what he had built. But Mike always struck me as a relatively private and humble man. He didn’t seem particularly interested in drawing attention to himself or talking publicly about his success. Instead, he just kept doing the work. He focused on training people, developing his team, and growing HIT Strength. And helping people become stronger and healthier, week after week, year after year. There is something very admirable about that. Mike built an extraordinary business and had an enormous impact without needing to make himself the centre of the story. And the business and team he built continue to serve people every single week. That is an incredible legacy. His loss will be felt deeply in his local community, and I believe it is also a significant loss for the wider HIT community. My thoughts are with Mike’s family, his team at HIT Strength, his clients, and everyone who knew and loved him. In the coming weeks, I hope to arrange a podcast roundtable with people who knew Mike well, so we can celebrate his life, share some stories, and preserve some of the lessons and wisdom from what he built. If you knew Mike, trained with him, worked with him, or simply have a memory of him that you would like to share, please feel free to leave it below.

Just wondering if someone out of country (Non US) is or has had issues paying for the Strength Forum? I have a message into Luke and I am sure it will get cleared up but just checking to see if anyone else had an issue and if so how they fixed it. I believe the issue is in Canada we don't have zip codes, we have postal codes and I don't think the site like that. Hoping to get it solved without bothering the team at Discover.

Hi there, I am looking to purchase the following equipment in case any of you are looking to sell/downsize/retire/etc. I think I may have missed out on some opportunities which is why I am posting this to alert all of you. In particular I am looking for: MedX Chest Press MedX Leg Press Avenger Leg & Chest Presses Avenger Seated Row Any OG Pendulum Anything RenEx (except the Compound Row which I have) or SuperSlow (or modified for Superslow) Any Nautilus pullovers, or anything from the 2st line I have a reliable transport guy. I am located in California. I know its a big list but its all fairly rare stuff so I'm casting a big net. Thank you!

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I have room in my garage for one more machine. I am requesting thoughts and reasoning for what that machine might be. Present machines are: MedX leg press MedX chest press MedX overhead press MedX row Cybex pulldown Hammer multi squat Hammer 4 way neck Reverse hyperextension 45* trunk extension Rouge Echo bike A place for abdominal exercises Not planning on purchasing until last quarter of this year. Any thoughts appreciated!! Thanks!