There's a thread in the misc right now trying to identify exactly what this machine is for. Apparently no one at the gym including the staff has any idea... lol
Link to thread: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=149960453
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Thread: Ok, what the hell is this thing?
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11-28-2012, 12:56 PM #1
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11-28-2012, 12:59 PM #2
I've been a member at the gym for over 2 years. I've asked all the staff and all the trainers, I'm a trainer myself and have no clue. I've never seen anybody, not even once, use it or go near it in the 2+ years I've been at a member at this Gold's Gym.
My mind has been and is still blown.
I'll tell ya this much though, most of the guys hang their towels and belts on it because no one knows what it is LOL
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and here i am in action using this thing. it's pretty fukkin cool.
Last edited by jmstrings; 11-29-2012 at 04:47 PM.
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11-28-2012, 01:05 PM #3
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I'd send an email to this guy and see if he knows anything about it...
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11-28-2012, 01:44 PM #4
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11-28-2012, 02:23 PM #6
could it be an older version of what they call teh "smith press attachment". The bars are flipped inwards where the plates would ride.
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11-28-2012, 02:29 PM #7STAND TALL AND SHAKE THE HEAVENS!!
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11-28-2012, 02:35 PM #8
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11-28-2012, 03:21 PM #9
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The regional sales manager responded with the following email.
Hello Miscbrah!
Thank you for your email and interest in TuffStuff Fitness Equipment.
The item in your picture is called a Power Spot. We manufactured this item for a short time approximately 10 years ago.
The design allowed the safe use of heavy dumbbells for various pressing exercises. Lifters could position the handles at a desired staring point and lock their dumbbells into the sliding saddles. The saddles could then move in any direction and when the lifter had completed his set or failed at a rep he could then set the dumbbells down on the safety catches. This eliminated the need for the weights to be picked up and set down on the floor after each set and allowed lone lifters the benefit of a safety stop, if a spotter was not present.
I have attached a PDF of the original brochure to this email for you. It should answer any of your questions. If not, please feel free to contact me.
Thank you.
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11-28-2012, 03:45 PM #10
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11-28-2012, 03:56 PM #12
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11-28-2012, 05:48 PM #15
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11-28-2012, 06:23 PM #16
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11-28-2012, 07:13 PM #17
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM_nUd3Bo4U
That's a video of Power Spot in action. I found it a while ago while searching for spotting system. Initially, I thought it was just another power rack/half rack attachment. Didn't know Tuff Stuff actually made it into a commercial product.
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11-28-2012, 07:25 PM #18
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11-28-2012, 08:16 PM #19
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11-28-2012, 08:23 PM #21
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i could see why someone would use it but honestly sometimes when i bench without a spotter and i go for 1 more rep, knowing ill struggle like hell to get it, and i grind it out its possibly one of the best feelings knowing you had to put every single ounce of energy to get the rep. but with this thing people would just go to failure all day and never make gains
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11-28-2012, 08:27 PM #22
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To me, the bigger "problem" is that it doesn't appear to do anything that can't be done with a $50 pair of Power Hooks.
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11-28-2012, 08:48 PM #23
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