Hi All,

 

Anyone recommend a good manufacturer for one of these. I have looked at a few but some of them look like they wouldn't last very long. It is only for light to medium use but I need a leg extension, lat pull down, curl and bench press. I have seen this one but cannot find any reviews:

 

http://www.littlewoods.com/v-fit-herculean-lay-flat-home-gym-lfg2/662791483.prd;jsessionid=D858C68E321EB70B178A13B2FAC542EF.fts00d:-7?browseToken=%2fb%2f3084%2c4294958269&prdToken=/p/prod6207991-sku9904747

 

I'm sure some of you lean mean Z driving whatsits will know about this stuff :tt2:

 

Cheers.

Its looks ok, but is cheap so how long it will last is anybodys guess.

 

Depends what you want to spend, and how much use it gets..

 

Join a gym, thousands of pounds worth of stuff for £30 per month..

Hi All,

 

Anyone recommend a good manufacturer for one of these. I have looked at a few but some of them look like they wouldn't last very long. It is only for light to medium use but I need a leg extension, lat pull down, curl and bench press. I have seen this one but cannot find any reviews:

 

http://www.littlewoods.com/v-fit-herculean-lay-flat-home-gym-lfg2/662791483.prd;jsessionid=D858C68E321EB70B178A13B2FAC542EF.fts00d:-7?browseToken=%2fb%2f3084%2c4294958269&prdToken=/p/prod6207991-sku9904747

 

I'm sure some of you lean mean Z driving whatsits will know about this stuff :tt2:

 

Cheers.

 

TBH you can find hundreds of these on Ebay/freeads/gumtree at amazingly cheap prices. This kind you stuff is always bought, never used or hardly used then sold on, never worth buying brand new.

That one is pretty naff, 67kilo weight on the bench press and thats with resistance not actual weight.

Depends what you want it for really? If you wanna get big its no good if your just wanting to maintain muscle use then it might be ok?

Free weights are the way to do things, the only useful machines I find are the leg press and smith machine if you're starting out with benching. For these I'd only buy Matrix, they are fantastic quality. For free weights there's no point in snobbery, but buy metal weights and bars not plastic - plastic (cement/sand filled) are large, clumsy and easy to break. Tesco did fantastic deals on 10kg plates a while ago (like 4-5 pounds a plate). Also I'd say for first few months get gym membership to see if you'll stick it out, and get a gym partner. Otherwise you wont unlock half your enthusiasm or potential. Good luck!

That one is pretty naff, 67kilo weight on the bench press and thats with resistance not actual weight.

Depends what you want it for really? If you wanna get big its no good if your just wanting to maintain muscle use then it might be ok?

 

Cheers. It is the quality I am interested in the weight is sufficient.

Its looks ok, but is cheap so how long it will last is anybodys guess.

 

Depends what you want to spend, and how much use it gets..

 

Join a gym, thousands of pounds worth of stuff for £30 per month..

 

I agree but you have to make the effort to go to a gym and I want it in the house.

Cheers. It is the quality I am interested in the weight is sufficient.

 

I'd say the quality will be poor because of the small weight and max 19 stone user limit.

 

Buy it, put it up and if its ok keep if not take it back :)

Personal question mate, are you planning on building your muscles/strength evenly or just recuperating from sports injury/ therapy for back pain etc.? It's worth noting that if it's the former I'd honestly stay away from machines (as they are very specific in the areas they develop, I could bench 120kg on a smith machine, and on a vertical chest press machine without any problems, but when it came to balancing the bar on free weights I had to start right back at 50kg again and work my way up to the 100's, I can tell you that the development in both strength and size is massively different). Machines are specifically aimed at people recuperating from injury as they involve a limited range of motion (oh and those who need to massage their ego's with big figures infront of the ladies at the gym :p ). You'll benefit much more using free weights, just be slow and steady with it, form, posture and range of motion is much more important to get right than throwing on the plates :) with a decent amount of food chugged down you'll get noticably more muscular within a few months.

I agree but you have to make the effort to go to a gym and I want it in the house.

 

If you don't want to make the effort to go to the gym what chance the effort for working out :) Not only that but at the gym you'll get professional advice which will help you achieve whatever your goal is. Having said that there are some really good machines out there which will do the job. There are plenty of sites selling old gym equipment which is still superior quality to your link. That's what I would be looking at if you insist on home gym.

Thanks for all the help guys.