Weight benches

[Alba]

Soooo I'm gonna surprise my hubby for his bday by putting a mini gym in our basement.. I've been looking on amazon and there are so many different types of weight benches! I don't wanna get a sh***y one but I don't wanna spend an arm and a leg either.. Can anyone help me??

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Might get better advice in the Health + Fitness thread.

 

[Alba]

Ahhh thank you

 

[Alba]

Soooo I'm gonna surprise my hubby for his bday by putting a mini gym in our basement.. I've been looking on amazon and there are so many different types of weight benches! I don't wanna get a sh***y one but I don't wanna spend an arm and a leg either.. Can anyone help me??

 

[Biscuits]

www.gymdirect.com.au

 

[Pete Cash]

If you are after a flat bench pretty much any will do the job.

 

[Chicken_Hunter]

Trying to spice things up a bit in the marriage?

 

[Cliffhanger]

Get him a squat rack. More important than a bench to be honest.

 

[The.X.Factor9]

Does he want a gym in his basement ? From experience they tend to go un-used(friends that have purchased gym equipment for home use), has he ever mentioned it to you ?

 

[Cliffhanger]

I spend more time in my home gym than I do in my bedroom. People who normaly go to the gym will use their home gym.

 

[Joker's Wild]

Home gyms > commercial gyms

1. No other f**kwits to hog equipment
2. Within walking distance
3. No fees
4. Awesome music selection, every time

 

[Alba]

Does he want a gym in his basement ? From experience they tend to go un-used(friends that have purchased gym equipment for home use), has he ever mentioned it to you ?

he goes to the gym 3-5 times a week depending on work, whether the gym is available (he uses the Police Academy gym) etc.. he has said multiple times that he is over not being able to work out when he wants to.

 

[The.X.Factor9]

I spend more time in my home gym than I do in my bedroom. People who normaly go to the gym will use their home gym.

Not everyone has a home gym.

he goes to the gym 3-5 times a week depending on work, whether the gym is available (he uses the Police Academy gym) etc.. he has said multiple times that he is over not being able to work out when he wants to.

ahk, so he's hinted it.

This thread is old, did you end up getting him it ?

 

[Cliffhanger]

You said your friends who bought gym equipment for their home don't use them. How is that not a home gym? :?

 

[Pig Mouth]

Get him a squat rack. More important than a bench to be honest.

more expensive too. much more if you get a good one.

 

[Cliffhanger]

You can get one that will do the job for 100 bucks of eBay.

 

[The.X.Factor9]

You said your friends who bought gym equipment for their home don't use them. How is that not a home gym? :?

I thought your post was a jibe directed at me, as in I didn't use my home gym. My bad, I spaced out.

 

[GuardDog]

Get him a squat rack. More important than a bench to be honest.

amen to that i always dream of renovating my garage and not paying for memberships again

 

[Pig Mouth]

You can get one that will do the job for 100 bucks of eBay.

When it comes to a squat rack, I think it's better to be safe. Can't think of anything worse than a dodgy rack. Besides a dodgy bench - now that would really suck.:lol:

 

[Cliffhanger]

No it's just a basic one as opposed to a power rack which costs about 400 bucks.