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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 7:44 pm
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I've been working out for a few months now, and it's time to invest in
some new equipment. I was going to start out with an EZ curl bar,
straight bar, a bench, and some weights, but I'm finding complete
systems for about the same price.
I've narrowed my selection to these 2, based on features and price:
Club Weider 565 (used)
http://www99.epinions.com/Weider_Club_565_Bench_Exercise_Equipment
(there's a review here that's worth reading)
- includes 300lbs weight
- Olympic barbell
- Incline / Decline / Flat bench
- Smith machine w/ safety spotters for bench & squats
- Preacher curl station + EZ curl bar
- Lat tower
- Chin-up bar
- Leg developer
- Separate weight tree
- Price: $300
OR
Gold's Gym XRS 20 Bench (new)
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5280822
- Incline / Decline / Flat bench
- Rack
- Preacher curl station
- Leg developer
- Small, attached weight tree
- NO weights included
- Price: $135
In addition to:
Gold's Gym Power Series GT 2000 (new)
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5481429
- Assisted dip station (my girlfriend will use this, too, so the
assist feature is a big selling point)
- Pull-up station
- Vertical knee raise
- Price: $160
Total cost: $295
Now, you can see that the first option will include weights and bars,
which are great, but the second option includes a dip station and
vertical knee raise, which is more practical since both me and my
girlfriend will use it. I COULD buy the first one, then save up $160
for the GT 2000 for the knee raise and dip station... or I could buy
the second one, and save up $160 for weights and bars.
FWIW, I've been using dumbbells a lot, and I suspect that the barbell
in the first would be used more for curls and squats than anything
else. I might go back to doing low-weight bench press to shake things
up, but I'm getting better results from bench flyes (flies?) and push-
ups than I did when I used to BP. In fact, I sorta wish the first one
had standard weights instead of Olympic weights, so that I could use
them on my dumbbells, too.
Any suggestions?
TIA,
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 3:02 am
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On Jan 28, 10:44 pm, "Jason" <jwcarl... DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote:
> I've been working out for a few months now, and it's time to invest in
> some new equipment. I was going to start out with an EZ curl bar,
> straight bar, a bench, and some weights, but I'm finding complete
> systems for about the same price.
>
> I've narrowed my selection to these 2, based on features and price:
>
> Club Weider 565 (used)
> http://www99.epinions.com/Weider_Club_565_Bench_Exercise_Equipment
> (there's a review here that's worth reading)
> - includes 300lbs weight
> - Olympic barbell
> - Incline / Decline / Flat bench
> - Smith machine w/ safety spotters for bench & squats
> - Preacher curl station + EZ curl bar
> - Lat tower
> - Chin-up bar
> - Leg developer
> - Separate weight tree
> - Price: $300
>
> OR
>
> Gold's Gym XRS 20 Bench (new)
> http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5280822
> - Incline / Decline / Flat bench
> - Rack
> - Preacher curl station
> - Leg developer
> - Small, attached weight tree
> - NO weights included
> - Price: $135
>
> In addition to:
>
> Gold's Gym Power Series GT 2000 (new)
> http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5481429
> - Assisted dip station (my girlfriend will use this, too, so the
> assist feature is a big selling point)
> - Pull-up station
> - Vertical knee raise
> - Price: $160
>
> Total cost: $295
>
> Now, you can see that the first option will include weights and bars,
> which are great, but the second option includes a dip station and
> vertical knee raise, which is more practical since both me and my
> girlfriend will use it. I COULD buy the first one, then save up $160
> for the GT 2000 for the knee raise and dip station... or I could buy
> the second one, and save up $160 for weights and bars.
>
> FWIW, I've been using dumbbells a lot, and I suspect that the barbell
> in the first would be used more for curls and squats than anything
> else. I might go back to doing low-weight bench press to shake things
> up, but I'm getting better results from bench flyes (flies?) and push-
> ups than I did when I used to BP. In fact, I sorta wish the first one
> had standard weights instead of Olympic weights, so that I could use
> them on my dumbbells, too.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> TIA,
>
> Jason
I hate to bump my own post, but c'mon, surely someone out there has
bought one of these things! LOL
Any feedback on any of this equipment, positive or negative, would
really help. I hate to spend $300 of hard-earned money on the wrong
thing.
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:43 pm
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Not trying to be a wise-ass, but I think the money's better spent on a
gym membership. I have equipment at home, too, but nothing replaces
the atmosphere of a gym -- misery loves company! I have to walk half
a mile to my gym (boo hoo), but it's a great little desolate evening
stroll. All the equipment you could want, like a kid in a candy
store. I always wind up working out for 2-4 hours because there's
always something else to do! Even if it's the same basic movement,
it's always different enough, given machine designs, etc. Even the
free weights come in different makes which not only look different but
feel a bit different, too (grips, etc.). And of course, the girls!
You just can't beat a gym. Next time, I'm signing up with one that's
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:52 pm
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Jason wrote:
> I've been working out for a few months now, and it's time to invest in
> some new equipment. I was going to start out with an EZ curl bar,
> straight bar, a bench, and some weights, but I'm finding complete
> systems for about the same price.
I like the list above, J.
> I've narrowed my selection to these 2, based on features and price:
>
> Club Weider 565 (used)http://www99.epinions.com/Weider_Club_565_Bench_Exercise_Equipment
> (there's a review here that's worth reading)
The review was negative on some key points though.  S
> - includes 300lbs weight
> - Olympic barbell
> - Incline / Decline / Flat bench
> - Smith machine w/ safety spotters for bench & squats
> - Preacher curl station + EZ curl bar
> - Lat tower
> - Chin-up bar
> - Leg developer
> - Separate weight tree
> - Price: $300
That's a lot of good schtufff for a small dollar outlay. You can get
an Olympic set for a hundred bucks often, but add in the EZ curl bar,
the adjustable bench, the rack for squats, the Smith machine and
you've got more than your money's worth for the additional two bills.
The leg extension and leg curl attachments always seem to be more
nuisance than anything in those combo setups, however. And, again, the
review dissed the bench and the preacher for ergonomic reasons.
> OR
>
> Gold's Gym XRS 20 Bench (new)http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5280822
> - Incline / Decline / Flat bench
> - Rack
> - Preacher curl station
> - Leg developer
> - Small, attached weight tree
> - NO weights included
> - Price: $135
>
> In addition to:
>
> Gold's Gym Power Series GT 2000 (new)http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5481429
> - Assisted dip station (my girlfriend will use this, too, so the
> assist feature is a big selling point)
> - Pull-up station
> - Vertical knee raise
> - Price: $160
>
> Total cost: $295
You get more bang for your buck, imo, with the first option. No
weights if you go the Wal-Mart way. And you can do self-assisted chair
dips rather than pay for the machine they're offering. And vertical
knee raise? No. Not worth the money from my perspective. Crunches,
knee raises off a bench, oblique work with dumbbells or a bar
overhead, etc. That machine, imo, is not worth a nickel.
> Now, you can see that the first option will include weights and bars,
> which are great, but the second option includes a dip station and
> vertical knee raise, which is more practical since both me and my
> girlfriend will use it. I COULD buy the first one, then save up $160
> for the GT 2000 for the knee raise and dip station... or I could buy
> the second one, and save up $160 for weights and bars.
>
> FWIW, I've been using dumbbells a lot, and I suspect that the barbell
> in the first would be used more for curls and squats than anything
> else. I might go back to doing low-weight bench press to shake things
> up, but I'm getting better results from bench flyes (flies?) and push-
> ups than I did when I used to BP. In fact, I sorta wish the first one
> had standard weights instead of Olympic weights, so that I could use
> them on my dumbbells, too.
I think there's something out there where you can adjust a standard
bar for Olympic weights, iirc.
> Any suggestions?
Eat, sleep, lift, repeat? )
> TIA,
>
> Jason
I'd be interested to know what you finally decided to go with. Best of
luck to you and your girlfriend in your workouts.
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Dnia 2007-01-31 Jason napisał(a):
> On Jan 28, 10:44 pm, "Jason" <jwcarl... DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote:
>> I've been working out for a few months now, and it's time to invest in
>> some new equipment. I was going to start out with an EZ curl bar,
>> straight bar, a bench, and some weights, but I'm finding complete
>> systems for about the same price.
>>
>> I've narrowed my selection to these 2, based on features and price:
>>
>> Club Weider 565 (used)
>> http://www99.epinions.com/Weider_Club_565_Bench_Exercise_Equipment
>> (there's a review here that's worth reading)
>> - includes 300lbs weight
>> - Olympic barbell
>> - Incline / Decline / Flat bench
>> - Smith machine w/ safety spotters for bench & squats
>> - Preacher curl station + EZ curl bar
>> - Lat tower
>> - Chin-up bar
>> - Leg developer
>> - Separate weight tree
>> - Price: $300
>>
>> OR
>>
>> Gold's Gym XRS 20 Bench (new)
>> http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5280822
>> - Incline / Decline / Flat bench
>> - Rack
>> - Preacher curl station
>> - Leg developer
>> - Small, attached weight tree
>> - NO weights included
>> - Price: $135
>>
>> In addition to:
>>
>> Gold's Gym Power Series GT 2000 (new)
>> http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5481429
>> - Assisted dip station (my girlfriend will use this, too, so the
>> assist feature is a big selling point)
>> - Pull-up station
>> - Vertical knee raise
>> - Price: $160
>>
>> Total cost: $295
>>
>> Now, you can see that the first option will include weights and bars,
>> which are great, but the second option includes a dip station and
>> vertical knee raise, which is more practical since both me and my
>> girlfriend will use it. I COULD buy the first one, then save up $160
>> for the GT 2000 for the knee raise and dip station... or I could buy
>> the second one, and save up $160 for weights and bars.
>>
>> FWIW, I've been using dumbbells a lot, and I suspect that the barbell
>> in the first would be used more for curls and squats than anything
>> else. I might go back to doing low-weight bench press to shake things
>> up, but I'm getting better results from bench flyes (flies?) and push-
>> ups than I did when I used to BP. In fact, I sorta wish the first one
>> had standard weights instead of Olympic weights, so that I could use
>> them on my dumbbells, too.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> Jason
>
>
> I hate to bump my own post, but c'mon, surely someone out there has
> bought one of these things! LOL
>
> Any feedback on any of this equipment, positive or negative, would
> really help. I hate to spend $300 of hard-earned money on the wrong
> thing.
I'd get the first one. It looks solid enough and it's sort of a rack.
I'd bench off the pins and squatting shouldn't be a problem. When it
comes to weights, I don't thing that you'll do badly with Oly sized
ones. In the US you can get and Oly weight set for next to nothing, so
if you need more weights it won't cost you a fortune too.
The other two options somehow don't look convincing to me. Maybe they
work fine, but I'd have to see it to believe it.
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:28 pm
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In article <epqeic$ghr$1@inews.gazeta.pl>, bakters RemoveThis @yahoo.com says...
> Dnia 2007-01-31 Jason napisal(a):
> > On Jan 28, 10:44 pm, "Jason" <jwcarl... RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote:
> >> I've been working out for a few months now, and it's time to invest in
> >> some new equipment. I was going to start out with an EZ curl bar,
> >> straight bar, a bench, and some weights, but I'm finding complete
> >> systems for about the same price.
> >>
> >> I've narrowed my selection to these 2, based on features and price:
> >>
> >> Club Weider 565 (used)
> >> http://www99.epinions.com/Weider_Club_565_Bench_Exercise_Equipment
> >> (there's a review here that's worth reading)
> >> - includes 300lbs weight
> >> - Olympic barbell
> >> - Incline / Decline / Flat bench
> >> - Smith machine w/ safety spotters for bench & squats
> >> - Preacher curl station + EZ curl bar
> >> - Lat tower
> >> - Chin-up bar
> >> - Leg developer
> >> - Separate weight tree
> >> - Price: $300
> >>
> >> OR
> >>
> >> Gold's Gym XRS 20 Bench (new)
> >> http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5280822
> >> - Incline / Decline / Flat bench
> >> - Rack
> >> - Preacher curl station
> >> - Leg developer
> >> - Small, attached weight tree
> >> - NO weights included
> >> - Price: $135
> >>
> >> In addition to:
> >>
> >> Gold's Gym Power Series GT 2000 (new)
> >> http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5481429
> >> - Assisted dip station (my girlfriend will use this, too, so the
> >> assist feature is a big selling point)
> >> - Pull-up station
> >> - Vertical knee raise
> >> - Price: $160
> >>
> >> Total cost: $295
> >>
> >> Now, you can see that the first option will include weights and bars,
> >> which are great, but the second option includes a dip station and
> >> vertical knee raise, which is more practical since both me and my
> >> girlfriend will use it. I COULD buy the first one, then save up $160
> >> for the GT 2000 for the knee raise and dip station... or I could buy
> >> the second one, and save up $160 for weights and bars.
> >>
> >> FWIW, I've been using dumbbells a lot, and I suspect that the barbell
> >> in the first would be used more for curls and squats than anything
> >> else. I might go back to doing low-weight bench press to shake things
> >> up, but I'm getting better results from bench flyes (flies?) and push-
> >> ups than I did when I used to BP. In fact, I sorta wish the first one
> >> had standard weights instead of Olympic weights, so that I could use
> >> them on my dumbbells, too.
> >>
> >> Any suggestions?
> >>
> >> TIA,
> >>
> >> Jason
> >
> >
> > I hate to bump my own post, but c'mon, surely someone out there has
> > bought one of these things! LOL
> >
> > Any feedback on any of this equipment, positive or negative, would
> > really help. I hate to spend $300 of hard-earned money on the wrong
> > thing.
>
> I'd get the first one. It looks solid enough and it's sort of a rack.
> I'd bench off the pins and squatting shouldn't be a problem. When it
> comes to weights, I don't thing that you'll do badly with Oly sized
> ones. In the US you can get and Oly weight set for next to nothing, so
> if you need more weights it won't cost you a fortune too.
>
> The other two options somehow don't look convincing to me. Maybe they
> work fine, but I'd have to see it to believe it.
I would not get that one based on the review that is there on the site:
"Now for the flaws: If you use this machine for bench pressing, don't
expect to lift heavy weight. Not because the unit isn't sturdy, but
because of the design. On a conventional bench press, when lifting the
weight from the bench, you lift the weight from the back and bring it
slightly forward. With this unit the bar rests in front of you, so you
have to pick it up from above your stomach and bring it back. This is a
dangerous motion with heavy weight and puts enormous stress on your
shoulders.
"Another selling point for me was the included preacher attachment for
curls. The bench itself is high quality. Easily adjusts for incline and
decline. The preacher is poorly angled and you cannot use it for curls.
A conventional preacher is angled pretty steep and causes you to fight
gravity through the entire motion. Because of the lack of angle in this
unit, you start our fighting gravity when your arms are extended, then
get to a point where you are pulling the weight towards you while
resting on your elbows comfortably on the preacher. Its similar to doing
curls on your dining room table."
I would go with the Golds stuff but I have no direct experience with
them.
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:59 pm
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> I'd be interested to know what you finally decided to go with. Best of
> luck to you and your girlfriend in your workouts.
Thanks, guys, I knew I could count on you! Based on your feedback, I'm
planning to pick up the first one on Friday. I would pick it up on
Thursday, but we're expecting an ice storm here (NC, Eastern US)
that's probably going to keep me indoors.
Good tip for using the safeties, Andrzej, I might have to try that. I
was mainly worried about the review on the preacher curl attachment,
but like you guys said, even if I have to buy a different one, the
machine is worth the cost in bar and weights alone.
POW, I would generally agree with you, but we don't have a good gym
anywhere nearby. The closest thing is a YMCA about 30 minutes away,
but it's mainly just full of small kids and no real lifters. It has a
good indoor pool and racquetball courts, but that's about it.
I love working out at home, though. You're talking to a guy that
started his workout routine as a teen by chopping wood with a 15lb
axe! Don't laugh; swing that thing 500 times in a row, and see if you
don't get huge shoulders, too 
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 11:03 pm
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Dnia 2007-01-31 John Black napisał(a):
> In article <epqeic$ghr$1@inews.gazeta.pl>, bakters.DeleteThis@yahoo.com says...
>>
>> I'd get the first one. It looks solid enough and it's sort of a rack.
>> I'd bench off the pins and squatting shouldn't be a problem. When it
>> comes to weights, I don't thing that you'll do badly with Oly sized
>> ones. In the US you can get and Oly weight set for next to nothing, so
>> if you need more weights it won't cost you a fortune too.
>>
>> The other two options somehow don't look convincing to me. Maybe they
>> work fine, but I'd have to see it to believe it.
>
> I would not get that one based on the review that is there on the site:
>
> "Now for the flaws: If you use this machine for bench pressing, don't
> expect to lift heavy weight. Not because the unit isn't sturdy, but
> because of the design. On a conventional bench press, when lifting the
> weight from the bench, you lift the weight from the back and bring it
> slightly forward. With this unit the bar rests in front of you, so you
> have to pick it up from above your stomach and bring it back. This is a
> dangerous motion with heavy weight and puts enormous stress on your
> shoulders.
One can bench off the safeties, like I wrote that I'd do.
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On 28 Jan 2007 19:44:23 -0800, "Jason" <jwcarlton.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:
>I've been working out for a few months now, and it's time to invest in
>some new equipment. I was going to start out with an EZ curl bar,
>straight bar, a bench, and some weights, but I'm finding complete
>systems for about the same price.
>
>I've narrowed my selection to these 2, based on features and price:
>
>Club Weider 565 (used)
>http://www99.epinions.com/Weider_Club_565_Bench_Exercise_Equipment
>(there's a review here that's worth reading)
> - includes 300lbs weight
> - Olympic barbell
> - Incline / Decline / Flat bench
> - Smith machine w/ safety spotters for bench & squats
> - Preacher curl station + EZ curl bar
> - Lat tower
> - Chin-up bar
> - Leg developer
> - Separate weight tree
> - Price: $300
>
>OR
>
>Gold's Gym XRS 20 Bench (new)
>http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5280822
> - Incline / Decline / Flat bench
> - Rack
> - Preacher curl station
> - Leg developer
> - Small, attached weight tree
> - NO weights included
> - Price: $135
>
>In addition to:
>
>Gold's Gym Power Series GT 2000 (new)
>http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5481429
> - Assisted dip station (my girlfriend will use this, too, so the
>assist feature is a big selling point)
> - Pull-up station
> - Vertical knee raise
> - Price: $160
>
>Total cost: $295
>
>Now, you can see that the first option will include weights and bars,
>which are great, but the second option includes a dip station and
>vertical knee raise, which is more practical since both me and my
>girlfriend will use it. I COULD buy the first one, then save up $160
>for the GT 2000 for the knee raise and dip station... or I could buy
>the second one, and save up $160 for weights and bars.
>
>FWIW, I've been using dumbbells a lot, and I suspect that the barbell
>in the first would be used more for curls and squats than anything
>else. I might go back to doing low-weight bench press to shake things
>up, but I'm getting better results from bench flyes (flies?) and push-
>ups than I did when I used to BP. In fact, I sorta wish the first one
>had standard weights instead of Olympic weights, so that I could use
>them on my dumbbells, too.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>TIA,
>
>Jason
I already have just about everything I need. The "just about"
qualifier is because I don't own a rack with safety pins - because my
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In article <1170276200.108013.99620.DeleteThis@l53g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
prisoner_at_war.DeleteThis@yahoo.com says...
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> Not trying to be a wise-ass, but I think the money's better spent on a
> gym membership. I have equipment at home, too, but nothing replaces
> the atmosphere of a gym -- misery loves company! I have to walk half
> a mile to my gym (boo hoo), but it's a great little desolate evening
> stroll. All the equipment you could want, like a kid in a candy
> store. I always wind up working out for 2-4 hours because there's
> always something else to do! Even if it's the same basic movement,
> it's always different enough, given machine designs, etc. Even the
> free weights come in different makes which not only look different but
> feel a bit different, too (grips, etc.). And of course, the girls!
> You just can't beat a gym. Next time, I'm signing up with one that's
> got a big tall rock climbing wall!
I used to think like you when I was single and childless. Sounds like
you have hours upon hours to workout. Awesome, but many people don't
and having something decent (while not perfect) at home can often mean
the difference between working out or getting no workout at all.
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 7:32 am
Post subject: Re: Which workout equipment to buy for $300 [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Feb 1, 5:02 pm, John Black <jbl... DeleteThis @texas.net> wrote:
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> I used to think like you when I was single and childless. Sounds like
> you have hours upon hours to workout. Awesome, but many people don't
> and having something decent (while not perfect) at home can often mean
> the difference between working out or getting no workout at all.
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> John Black
Well, yeah, like I said, I also have equipment at home, but you just
can't replicate the atmosphere of a gym. A bit like a dance club,
except people are actually doing something!
As for being married, I never really understood why couples don't work
out together as much...I like seeing the few obviously married couples
at the gym, too, spotting each other or running alongside on the
treadmill. Kinda cute. Unfortunately, it seems that most gyms have a
policy against children, likely for reasons of liability. My gym does
have a daycare, though, but won't let 'em on the floor proper. >> Stay informed about: Which workout equipment to buy for $300 |
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