I own a Snap, I bought Cybex. The stuff is made like iron. Great ROM and fits tall people really well. The other choice, Matrix, sucks ass. It is choice dependent on the type of equipment you want to suit it up with. I use everything, but mostly stick with an Olympic barbell-which isnt supposed to be in my gym, and my cool-ass bowling bowl material coated plates. I have a great setup, but the sucky thing is, I am not allowed to have either a cage, a squat rack or free standing weight stations like an Olympic bench. It sucks. BUT I love dumbbells and have maxed out my rack of 100s and will now need to buy steel 105 to 150s.I was going to buy them anyway, but the steel is cheaper. In my gym, I am the only one who deads, cleans and snatches, pulls etc...people gawk like fuck too.
Slamming the weight down is allowed, since I am the only who does it rarely, and people get scared shitless. My dad was covering me one day so I could workout. I had 410 for a deadlift. I slammed the weight down on the last one, and he comes to me and says "That isnt cool. People are scared." I do have an intense, tunnel vision that makes me unapproachable when I train. But the old ladies love me.
