You pay a lot more for Olympic weights. The type of bar and plate doesn't make any difference really. Very seldom do I workout with a partner thus no spotter. I've overloaded the bar before and my arms got too tired to push all the way back up. So if I think I'm going to train that hard I leave the collars off. At least if the bar has to come down on me I can twist and very quickly unload the bar. Makes a hell of a racket since my weights are in the upstairs...
----- Original Message ----- From: "Little Freak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 8:02 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Home Gyms > hi, if you are doing free weights I would suggest anything over 100 to 150 > pounds, that you get Olympus style weights. I also suggest if working out > by > your self that you get a bench and rack that will act as a self spotter. > This way if you get in trouble all you have to do is let go and it will > catch and lock in place and leaving you with the least amount of injury. I > would say anything over 50 to 100 pounds a person need a spotter or a self > spotter. This is especially you are blind. That small amount of with you > might could get off of you anything more and you would be in trouble. Also > if you are not trying to bulk up a lots or train for some kind of event, > and > are wanting to just stay tone and in shape with some bulk I would suggest > resistant lifting with bands on a machine or your own body weight. You > also > could mix in some dumbbells along with these machines. I will give two > machines that will work good for this method below. just one man thoughts. > > 1. the Total Gym will do good as a body weight resistant . > 2. the Bow flex will do good as a band style resistant . > > > > > thanks, Little Freak([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Bob Kennedy > Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 3:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Home Gyms > > I have a Wieder bench with the rack included. You can adjust the uprights > high enough so you can also use it to squat with. The knee extension > doubles > as a ham string curl but I feel a lot safer doing 1 leg at a time. Then I > only have to load half the weight on it. I welded some extensions on the > rack part because it was pretty easy to shove the weights up and go over > the > top of the cradle. I just took a piece of angle iron and extended the back > of the cradle up about 8 more inches. That makes it impossible for me to > over shoot. I had angle iron in the shop and thought that may be stronger > than just a piece of band iron. And since I didn't have any band iron at > the > time, I could convince myself with that argument... > > If you have a Dick's Sporting Goods near by they carry a bit of weight > equipment. You definitely want the better stuff once you go over 150 > pounds > or so. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Larry Stansifer > To: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 1:48 PM > Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Home Gyms > > I use free weights a lot in the gym and was actually considering buying a > bench based system that includes a squott station, leg curl and quad curl > station but when I tried it out in the store it felt really flimsy and > like > it wanted to come apart and that was just using the 110 LB included weight > set. Most of that stuff looks like toys to me. A couple of guys on Carol's > department have bowflexes but like the soloflex they make you look better > than you really are. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Bob Kennedy > Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 11:22 AM > To: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Home Gyms > > I have free weights so I'm probably no help. I don't know if they still > make > it or not, but I can say beware of the soloflex gym. That was the one with > "resistance bands." A friend bought one and I could bench the highest > resistance band which said it was 500 pounds. Great for the ego but not > realistic. At that time I could do half that weight on a good day. Maybe > someone else will have a better recommendation. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Larry Stansifer > To: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 1:05 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Home Gyms > > This morning while slaving away on the squat-rack in my local gym, one of > the girls on the front desk told me that they were moving to a larger > facility on the other side of town. Much to far to walk besides which > interstate15 is in the way. > Do any of you folks have any suggestions for a home gym alternative? 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