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need opinions on a bench i might get..

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Posted by: Delusional

hey guys, for christmas i told my parents that i wanted a bench and that id pay for half of it. i was thinking about getting this one. its 150$...but 300$ with shipping. i think thats a good bench to get a home gym going. and i figure almost anywhere the shipping will be high because it weighs so much. so what do you think? maybe this isnt the best one out there but i like how it has the cable for pulldowns, preacher curl, and the leg attatchment..and finallyyyy id have a squat rack.

Posted by: danzik17

I wouldn't. I had one of those things and hated it, it was incredibly unstable and felt cheap.

I would just buy a normal olympic bench. If you check craigslist, I'll bet there are tons of them left over from New Years resolutioners - I know it's still like that in my area.

Then I would buy a 20$ door-frame pullup bar, you can get that from Dicks.

With the rest of the cash, buy a bar, weights, and dumbells. For squats you can buy a couple of sawhorses and position them in front/behind the bench to use as a safety.

Posted by: Big G

My weight bench was free from craigslist (ALWAYS watch the free shit - I've got tons of stuff free, even my washer/dryer). Over 300lb of regular weights and a decline sit-up bench was $25 (again, craigslist). My Olympic weights came with my Smith machine (with cables) and the smith machine is now readvertised for what I paid for the olypic weights and the smith machine (i.e. the weights will be free when resold).

$300 will go a loonnnnngggg way if you're patient and just wait for the bargains to cross your path. Keep your money. NEVER pay retail. NEVER!

Posted by: vortrit

Go to walmart and get this one. It's cheaper and the front part pulls away so you can use it as a squat rack. If I were going to buy a bench, it would be this one. Just my opinion though.

Posted by: Big G

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Originally Posted by vortrit

Go to walmart and get this one. It's cheaper and the front part pulls away so you can use it as a squat rack. If I were going to buy a bench, it would be this one. Just my opinion though.

Bah, humbug! Buy used. Keep your money.

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