need opinions on a bench i might get..

Delusional · 10-30-2007, 07:15 PM

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.

danzik17 · 10-30-2007, 08:31 PM

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.

Big G · 10-30-2007, 08:46 PM

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!

vortrit · 10-30-2007, 09:44 PM

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.

Big G · 11-04-2007, 12:54 AM

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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.

10-30-2007, 07:15 PM	#1
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10-30-2007, 08:31 PM	#2
danzik17 Gender: MALE Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,101 Blog Entries: 5	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.
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10-30-2007, 08:46 PM	#3
Big G Gettin' Diesel. Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cols,OH. It sucks. Posts: 1,212 Photos: 1	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!
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10-30-2007, 09:44 PM	#4
vortrit Bulk. Cut. Repeat. Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 2,652 Blog Entries: 1 Photos: 5	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.
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