which bench

[leatherface]

Ok if you could get any bench here, which would you choose?

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=1170136&cp=1170115

just curious since I'll probably be buying a new one soon

 

[coolcolj]

why not use a powerrack instead?

nice and safe and so much better IMO

 

[little chris]

The sparten IRE looks good, are you just starting weightlifting?

 

[Lee]

gotta agree with Cool here, power rack is better.

 

[leatherface]

No, ive been weight lifting for a while(well 1 1/2 years smart) . But why a power rack? And I would still need a bench to go under Maybe I dont understand it, or maybe you mean something else.

 

[Lee]

you can do more with a power rack, ie squats. u can always buy a bench and power rack seperate so u can do benchpress in the rack. thats how my home gym is, although i never use it, just go to the club instead.

 

[little chris]

Plus with a power rack comes the guards where if you don't have a spotter you wont have to worry about getting stuck.

 

[Lord_Suston]

get a power rack. Go to a big gym around your area and see if they want to seel you one. Sometimes you can get good deals because many places buy new equipment around spring for all the yuppis who want to get back in shape

 

[leatherface]

Well I am buying a new squat rack here soon too, the same time i was going to buy my new bench. Using the power rack for safety really isn't a big deal for me because for 1, I'm still benching just under 300 heh, and for 2, I always have a spotter with me(he is my training partner).

 

[coolcolj]

You can kill many birds with just the power rack and an adjustable bench