Benches

The Crow said:

Hi.
I have been working out for a short while now, with free weights and a very
basic bench, that can be flat, or have about two incline positions, (but
these are useless, because the uprights don't move, so if you incline the
bench you'll smash your face to pieces when you put the bar back on the
supports).

Anyway, I'm now looking to move on a level, and this most basic of benches
is no longer enough.

I work out at home, and as I start to get into an area where I want to start
pushing myself, I am obviously a little worried about safety, and want to
make sure I don't kill myself by crushing my skull or breaking my spine.

I am not entirely sure I have the money, or the space, for a full power rack
setup, although this is not completely out of the question.

I am interested to see these combo benches that are available, from people
like body solid, and wondered if these might be a good compromise. What do
you think?

They have the uprights that can be for the bench, reversed for squats, and
realligned for dips. I want something that will facilitate dips, because I
really need tricep work.

I thought that one of these kinds of benches might fulfill my requirements
for now. I'd ideally like something that allows for dips, squats,
incline/decline bench work, military press with backed seat support if
possible.

Does anyone have experience of this kind of kit, and have any
comments/ideas/recommendation? I'd ideally like to do chins too, but
suppose that the extra height needed for these would involve a specialist
and seperate bit of kit.

Thanks.

For minimum expenditure buy a BodySolid power rack (the small size has
suited me just fine for years) and a bodysolid flat or flat/incline
bench (I find that their flat/incline/decline bench is not only too high
but it's also got just a slight wobble to the backrest...very slight
when properly tightened, but annoying all the same when your bench press
gets over 250lbs).

Ari

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The Crow said:

I have been working out for a short while now, with free weights and a very
basic bench, that can be flat, or have about two incline positions, (but
these are useless, because the uprights don't move, so if you incline the
bench you'll smash your face to pieces when you put the bar back on the
supports).

So?
TBR

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Quoted message said:

Hi.
I have been working out for a short while now, with free weights and a
very basic bench, that can be flat, or have about two incline
positions, (but these are useless, because the uprights don't move, so
if you incline the bench you'll smash your face to pieces when you put
the bar back on the supports).

Anyway, I'm now looking to move on a level, and this most basic of
benches is no longer enough.

I work out at home, and as I start to get into an area where I want to
start pushing myself, I am obviously a little worried about safety,
and want to make sure I don't kill myself by crushing my skull or
breaking my spine.

I am not entirely sure I have the money, or the space, for a full
power rack setup, although this is not completely out of the question.

I am interested to see these combo benches that are available, from
people like body solid, and wondered if these might be a good
compromise. What do you think?

They have the uprights that can be for the bench, reversed for squats,
and realligned for dips. I want something that will facilitate dips,
because I really need tricep work.

I thought that one of these kinds of benches might fulfill my
requirements for now. I'd ideally like something that allows for
dips, squats, incline/decline bench work, military press with backed
seat support if possible.

Does anyone have experience of this kind of kit, and have any
comments/ideas/recommendation? I'd ideally like to do chins too, but
suppose that the extra height needed for these would involve a
specialist and seperate bit of kit.

I'd go for the full power rack. You can save some money on less
expensive models that have the holes for the safeties further apart than
the more expensive models. I deal with this by using a few thicknesses
of 3/4" plywood under both ends of my bench to bring it to the right
level. I wouldn't get something that doesn't let you dump out of a
bench press safely. What you're describing sounds like it has no
safeties at all unless I'm misunderstanding.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com