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Powerline BSG10X Home Gym with Leg Press |
  You dont need an engineering degree to put the BSG10X together. The gym comes 90% pre-assembled in one box. All of the high impact resistant nylon pulleys and 2200lb tensile strength steel cables have been hung and strung by the factory. No confusing diagrams to follow during this assembly. Its a simple 9 bolt process. You can be working out in as little as 30 minutes. The compact frame, less than 4 foot wide and 6½ foot tall let you install this gym anywhere. Engineered to be compact and easily assembled the BSG10X does not compromise your workouts. A stable platform and multiple seat adjustments let the BSG10X accommodate many users of all sizes. A 160lb. adjustable weight stack, high, mid and low pulleys, 8 position adjustable press arm and leg developer station the BSG10X enables the user to perform over 40 exercises, safely and biomechanically correct. Included with the BSG10X is a 48″ lat bar a low row bar and an abdominal-harness. Just click on the tech spec tab to see the many features built into this incredible new Powerline gym. The BSG10X also comes back by the Powerline Exclusive 10 Year Warranty! You cant afford not to make this a part of your own home workout center! Please be aware of the following freight delivery requirements: |
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Weider Total Body Works 5000 Gym |
 When I received this product all the hardware to put it together was missing. It was so poorly boxed for shipping that it fell apart and I don’t blame UPS. They did send me the missing parts but by the time I got them it was too late to return and the cost of shipping it back wasn’t worth it. There are very little instructions on assembling the machine and using the machine. It is very heavy and takes up a lot of floor space when in use. It is very hard to store, awkward to fold up and heavy. I suggest buying equipment like this at a store where you can see it and try it out. |
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Best Fitness BFMG20 Sportsmans Gym |
 I’M 60+ YEARS OLD. HAVE BEEN USING THIS GYM FOR THREE WEEKS NOW AND IT APPEARS TO DO THE TYPE OF TRAINING WANT |
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Powerline BSG10X Home Gym, Short Assembly, 160lb Weight Stack |
 Love this machine. Was delivered in one large box. It comes mostly assembled, but it’s in enough pieces that you can carry them anywhere in your house for final assembly. All the cabling and pulleys are already on the machine. There really are only nine bolts to install. But I took my time with it — about an hour and a half. If I had help, I could have done it in under an hour. I have a weight bench with free weights, but I purchased this machine so my wife and children could lift without the dangers posed by free weights. They can lift with this machine without me there to spot them. Comes with 160 lbs of metal weights, which is plenty for me, my wife and our children. No, you can’t add any more weights to the set. It works great and is very compact. Fits nicely in my basement, which does not have a very high ceiling. To change the weights, you just pull a metal pin out of one slot and stick it in another. Takes about a second. The weights and the levers move very smoothly, just like the machines they have at the gym. In fact, this is very close to gym quality (probably because Body Solid makes some commercial equipment, I believe). I have not completely abandoned my weight bench, but you just cannot beat the convenience of this home gym. Changing from one exercise to another is a breeze, so I’m able to get my workouts done a lot faster. I did not buy the optional leg press because, from the pictures, its looks like you can’t use the curl bar while the leg press is attached, and it would be kind of inconvenient to have to put the leg press on and off every time I use the machine. If anybody has the leg press, I’d love to hear how it’s worked out for them. |
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Body Solid EXM1500S Single Stack Home Gym |
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It occupies less space. But it has varieties of work outs for different muscles. I never liked bowflex as i wouldn’t feel my muscle working much. I strongly recommend anyone to buy this. |
Top 5 Home Gym Equipment
Published on September 2, 2010
Elliptical Machines Sale — What to Look for in an Elliptical Machine
Published on June 15, 2010
You will not have a hard time searching for elliptical machines sale because they are everywhere in the World Wide Web. Actually, the challenge is how to go through all the options and pick the best one which will serve your needs and be worth of your money. To help you decide wisely, the important factors are listed below for your thorough consideration.
Price—No matter how we’d like for money not to matter, it does. There are a lot of heavy duty elliptical machines that come with all sorts of bells and whistles and they can truly be great to have. The things is, they would demand you to rob a bank. This is why it is imperative that you set your budget first before doing embarking on your search. With an idea of how much you can spend, you can narrow down your choices and save time (and heartaches) looking for machines you can’t really afford to buy.
Glide and Stride—Just like other machines and appliances, it would help to try an elliptical machine first before buying it. This can give you a feel of how it would be like using it. You must be comfortable enough on it—gliding and striding– otherwise, you would be putting your money to waste. Now, if you are buying online, trying the machine will not be possible. There are two things you can do though: One is to read the reviews about the elliptical machines for sale and two is to go to the brick-and-mortar store and try the same brand and model. Sure, it may sound a little funny since you are not really buying from the store, but at least you already know how the real thing would feel should you decide to buy it online.
Size—You wouldn’t want to buy a machine you have no place for but the roof, right? Before carting anything, make sure that you know the exact size of the space you are putting the machine in and how big the machine is exactly. Leave some room for you to stand on or walk around.
The Ab King Pro – Should You Buy It?
Published on May 27, 2010
Despite all the fad diets and crazy exercise equipment now on the market, the best way to lose weight has always been and will always be, to eat healthy and exercise regularly. You need to burn more calories than you take in. The obvious answer is true of working out your abdominals as well. Most of the abdominal benches, chairs, and machines out there are not worth the money, and do little, if anything that you can’t do on your own. This holds true for the Ab King Pro.
It claims to tone your abs and give you the rock hard abs that you’ve always wanted in less than 3 minutes a day. Come on people, does that sound too good to be true? Well it is. They temper this claim by saying that you have to combine it with regular diet and exercise. Well of course you do, 3 minutes a day is not going to get you anywhere.
The Abs King Pro also is slightly more expensive than your typical ab machine at around $100. This price includes an instructional DVD and a slim down plan, but it is still a little pricey and it is not worth the price. It not only is ineffective – even if you do it for more than three minutes a day – it is not put together very well. It doesn’t adjust to accommodate different sizes of people, and is really your typical ab bench with a different name.
The Ab King Pro claims to be better because it has a 200 degree range of motion. Studies have shown that this is not necessary. If you are targeting your abdominal muscles 30 degrees is optimal. Any more than that and you start to target other muscles in your hips, and run the risk of injury to your neck and back.
The only abdominal equipment I would recommend is a good quality exercise ball.
The Keys to Successful Weight Loss
Published on May 25, 2010
Weight loss is something that seems to be elusive to many people, even though the weight loss industry has grown into a multi-billion dollar industry. The problem is that people are simply not being dedicated enough, or they simply have the wrong information and products. The sad fact is that many people in the industry create crap products and peddle them to desperate consumers who end up getting scammed. There are a few things that you can definitely do to make sure that you’re able to actually lose weight and keep it off.
1) Dedication – Dedication is key to most things in life. It seems like people quit before they see any real success. Weight loss is hard work, and so you’ll want to make sure that you are dedicated from the beginning to seeing it through. If you don’t, then when the workouts seem hard, and the fatty foods seem irresistible then you’ll crumble and end up not losing weight.
2) Proper nutrition – Eating right is the key to losing weight. Not eating will cause your body to go into starvation mode holding onto the fat you’re trying to lose. You will need carbs if you are going to be exercising, but you don’t want to overload on them. You’ll want a nice balance between lean meats, some carbs, and fruits and vegetables. That combination will get your body everything it needs. Drink plenty of water each day because your body uses water to keep everything running smoothly.
3) Proper exercise – People think that just hopping on a treadmill and running for a long time will help you to lose weight. Your body adapts to that and becomes more efficient at it, so it burns less calories. The best way to consistently burn fat while you are working out is to do some sort of strength training and resistance training like lifting weights. This stops your body from getting used to an exercise, therefore you’ll be continually burning fat and losing weight as you work out.
How Can A Fitness Equipment Lease Benefit You
Published on May 4, 2010
Health and fitness is getting increasingly popular all over the world. This also means a lot of competition amongst gym and health club owners. They have to give the best services along with the latest and the best fitness equipment to get new customers and retain the existing ones. After a couple of years of usage fitness equipment tends to wear out and should be changed. Everyone doesn’t have the kind of finances needed to buy the latest equipment, this is where equipment leasing comes in. A lease can be a good option to get the fitness equipment rather than making the purchase.
This is an industry where new models featuring the latest technology are continuously offered by the manufacturers. Getting fitness equipment on lease has many benefits, most important out of them is the savings you can make. A lease makes it possible for a business, individual or family to use the equipment and make small payments periodically instead of making a full lump sum payment. The savings can be used for other purposes especially where you need money to cover operational or promotional costs.
Another good advantage of fitness equipment leasing is that you get a tax benefit from getting a hired equipment. The payments you make towards the lease can be shown as business expenses which are deductible for tax. Also you do not have to pay the sales tax through the lease term which is another saving you make.
There are many types of leases offered by manufacturers and distributors of the equipment. The lease contract decides the ownership rights of the equipment. There can be many different terms and conditions of such leases regarding ownership rights and payments which can be decided and negotiated between both parties involved. Other factors to be considered are the provisions for maintenance, early termination of lease and trade up provision. This is also one of the best ways to get home gym exercise equipment without getting burdened financially.
Free Home Exercise Gym Options
Published on May 3, 2010
The cost of joining a gym was just too much for me after losing my job last year and having to take a pay cut at my new job. I had put on a few extra pounds over the winter and was looking to shed a few before the summer. I started researching some home exercise gym options but couldn’t find many pieces of equipment that were reasonably priced. Not wanting to let money get in the way of a healthier me, I decided to brainstorm and think outside the box and make my own home exercise gym.
The first things I realized, as obvious as it may sound, is that I don’t actually need fancy workout equipment to lose weight. A walk or jog in the park is the same thing as running on an electric treadmill. There are stairs everywhere that I can climb, so why waste my time and money staring at a wall while using a stair climbing machine?
I wanted to tone up my arms a bit, but I don’t own any hand weights. While grocery shopping, I noticed how convenient the grip on my laundry detergent was and also how heavy it was. Using a pair of them filled with water was all the dumbbells that I needed.
When I did belong to a gym, I used to love the classes. They got me motivated and I had fun partaking in them. A friend showed me that I had workouts on demand with my cable package and I didn’t even realize it. There was such a variety I haven’t gotten bored yet.
It took me a while to truly see all of the options around me that cost absolutely nothing. You can check out some other great tips at Easy Home Exercise Gym Solutions and join me in getting fit and healthy! Good luck!
Have You Tried A Toning Belt?
Published on April 22, 2010
A toning belt is a good device you can use to build up your abdominal muscles and you will burn more calories the more muscle you have because muscle burns calories while fat does not.
You cannot spot reduce meaning you cannot try to lose weight in your stomach by doing a hundred sit ups every hour. You have to lose weight over your entire body in order to reduce your stomach size.
But you can work on your abs to firm up and help your body burn calories that will lead to a flatter stomach. If you are a man you have incentives to lose stomach fat. For one, men with larger stomachs are more prone to heart attack and stroke.
Also, many men with excess stomach fat have back problems because the extra weight around the mid section stresses the back muscles. So men who firm up their abs experience back pain relief.
If you are single guy looking for a girl to go out with you will want to know that girls look at your stomach first. The bad news is that if you are sporting a large rotund mid section you are not likely to be considered dating material.
Tough news is it not? But you have control over your physique so you can increase your dating chances by working on your abs. If you do not have the time to make it to the gym each day then use this muscle toning belt to reduce your belly size.
You can wear a sauna slimming belt when you work, when you play, when you are shopping, or even when you sleep. You will feel it working right way. A flat stomach is your first step to better health and more confidence. Why not try one out today. You will love the results.
4 Week Plan For Washboard Flat Abs
Published on April 10, 2010
If you want to develop flat abs, this article is especially for you. You will find a 4 week plan to get flat abs in this article. Giving you effective planning, exercise and diet guidelines.
Week 1
Planning
- Write reasons down – Think of why you want to get flat abs and write it down on a piece of paper -it will motivate you.
- Plan how you are going you achieve it – You have to plan how you are going to get flat abs by setting smart goals – goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time bounded.
Diet
- Keep a food dairy – This will help you to see where eating habits are wrong.
- Choose a healthy diet/eating plan – Pick an eating plan that will help you to burn fat like the truth about abs meal plans.
- Go grocery shopping for the month – Make it on a full tummy
Exercise
- Light cardio – begin your week with light exercise like brisk walking, light jogging, hiking, biking or swimming for 4 days a week
- Light weight training – Weight train your upper and lower body for 2 days a week using light weights.
- Abs exercises – Do some crunches with your lower body workout day.
Week 2
Diet
- Follow your healthy eating plan/diet – Begin with your healthy eating plan that you chose in week 1.
Exercise
- Cardio – Instead of doing light exercises, do short sessions of 20 minutes each of cardio interval training – for 2 times a week.
- Weight training – DO the same weight training exercises as in week one, but increase the intensity by increasing the weight load.
- Abs exercises – Still do the crunches of week 1, but crunch to the side to exercise your obliques and do the plank exercise.
Week 3
Diet
- Stick to healthy eating plan/diet – Make sure you still stick with your meal plans.
Exercise
- Cardio – Take your cardio up a notch by doing 3 days of cardio and not 2.
- Weight training – Increase your days of weight training to also 3 times and use heavier weights to do the exercises.
- Abs exercises – Do the same exercises as on week 2 and include on more exercise: the bicycle exercise.
Week 4
Diet
- Stick to healthy eating plan/diet – Follow your meal plans like before
- Have one cheat meal – To reward yourself for coming this far, include one cheat meal in your diet.
Exercise
- Cardio – repeat as per week 3
- Weight training – take your weight load up a notch (lift heavier)
- Abs exercises – perform your abs exercises as in week 3, but do it with weights
Implementing this 4 week plan will help you to build flat abs. If desire a six pack, you can make it come true by having a look at the truth about abs book – it has everything you need to build a six pack.
Polar Fs2 For Newbie Exercisers
Published on April 2, 2010
There are no fancy features on the Polar Fs2, it just displays your heart rate in beats per minute, and that is about it. But, if you’re after a quality heart rate monitor sports watch from the premier maker of HRMs, then this basic model from Polar may just be the ticket for you.
Polar is one of the leading brands of heart rate monitors, if not the leading brand. Just mention Polar, and wherever you are in the world, fitness enthusiasts and runners would know that you were talking about an HRM.
You can find a Polar Fs2 online for around $50, and you can find them on sale at different sports stores too. So, they are considerably less expensive than some of the more advanced and feature packed models like the Polar F11 series, which could easily run to a couple hundred dollars.
But, if you were just a newbie exerciser, or one that is unsure of your commitment to a long exercise program, the simple one-button Polar Fs2 would be a great choice. I’m thinking here of the New Year’s resolutions that fall by the way side after only a few weeks.
I like black anyway, so the black wrist band doesn’t bother me in the least, and really it looks about as stylish as most of the other Polar heart rate monitors on the market today.
The Polar Fs2 is accurate and lets you see your heart rate instantly, and if you do your workouts in a fitness club or gym the HRM is compatible with some of the exercise equipment such as the LifeFitness machines and some of the other machines too.
Look for the ones that have the little “Polar Heartrate Ready logo on them. The Polar logo lets you know that that particularly machine will display your heart rate without the need to wear the watch.
All in all, the Polar Fs2 heart rate monitor is a dependable personal training aid for either the newbie exercise devotee or one that just isn’t sure that the whole working out scene is for them.
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Gym Machines – Some Buying and Choosing Tips
Published on April 1, 2010
For working out in private, in your own home, you can’t beat a gym machine. For those who don’t like training in public or if you find it difficult to get to a gym you can train whenever you like if you have this type of home exercise equipment. They are not cheap however so you need to be sure that you will use it regularly and that you buy one that is suitable for your needs. You don’t want to spend all that money and leave it gathering dust in the spare room!
What to think about when buying a home gym machine
The first thing you need to consider is where the home gym will go and how much room you have. Gym machines take up plenty of space and also need good, firm flooring to stand on. Next think about what type of gym you prefer a resistance system such as the Bowflex range of home gyms or a free weight system. An important consideration of course is the cost. Gym machines vary from around $500 to more than $5000 but don’t opt for the cheapest you can find as at $500 you won’t be getting a high quality gym that will last!
What are the advantages of a home gym machine?
A home gym will allow you to work out whenever you like and you won’t have to pay for a gym membership. You can exercise as often as you like and won’t have to wait while someone else finishes! So a home gym machine has many advantages but what about disadvantages. The biggest, apart from the cost, is that they are big and will take some setting up. You may also have to reinforce your floor to be sturdy enough for the weight and you need a large space that won’t be available for use at all. Some people also find that they tend to put off training when they know the machine is always ready and waiting! If you value the motivation of working out with others or like the atmosphere at the gym you may miss this and your training may suffer.
Buying a home gym machine
How well is the machine made? This is crucially important as it will be taking a lot of strain if you workout a lot. A poorly made gym will not only last only a short time but probably won’t give you a good workout. If you are afraid of breaking it you won’t workout to the best of your ability! It’s no good buying a cheap gym if it falls apart in less than a year. A well constructed gym will have heavy duty steel tubing and the joints will be welded rather than bolted together. You should also check the warranty as the more expensive gyms often have a a lifetime one or at least three years warranty on the parts.
Next it needs to be easy to change for different exercises and resistance levels. if you are sharing the gym with a partner then it needs to be easy to change for different users. If changing the settings is hard them you might be put off training. Well padded seats are also needed to prevent chafing, blisters and bruising. Also look for any hand grips to be well padded.
Conclusion
A home gym machine is a substantial investment so you need to carefully consider all the options before making a purchase. Once in place you can be sure that you will enjoy your workout in the privacy of your own home.
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