Hi,
I am looking for different options to add a good bench for my Body Solid GPR378.
I was debating between Pendlay 0-90 and Ironmaster. I like Pendlay.
Is somebody working with BS + Pendlay 0-90?. I know it is 60" long
And it could be a problem with the rear cross member but I wanted to double check
With you guys because I really like it.
I saw some posts about the ironmaster and there are people working with it and no problems.
Any suggestions??.
Thanks
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08-26-2013, 11:21 AM #1
Somebody with a pendlay 0-90 and BS GPR378
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08-26-2013, 12:03 PM #2
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do you already have the gpr378? look for s short bench in length or one that doesnt have a u shape on the base
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08-26-2013, 12:31 PM #3
I don't have the BS rack, but I do have the Pendlay 0-90 bench. For flat bench, the rear crossmember shouldn't be an issue. If the bench gap is a problem, you can try benching only on the upper pad. This is what I do, and it works quite well for me. Incline bench might be an issue, but you can always turn the Pendlay around and bench off of the inside of the front uprights.
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08-26-2013, 01:41 PM #5
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It's one of the only benches currently available that would work in GPR378 while in the incline position, without spinning the bench around to work off the front uprights. The seat slides to the rear as you raise the back pad.Last edited by Stasher1; 08-26-2013 at 01:46 PM.
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08-26-2013, 01:58 PM #6
It's one of the only benches currently available that would work in GPR378 while in the incline position, without spinning the bench around to work off the front uprights. The seat slides to the rear as you raise the back pad.[/QUOTE]
Thanks. It looks like good. I'll take a look. I was about buying the pendlay 0-90.
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08-26-2013, 02:05 PM #7
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It's also one of the lowest Body Solid benches @ 17"
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08-26-2013, 02:23 PM #8
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08-26-2013, 06:18 PM #12
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If you don't ruin the rack by blocking the rear with the lat pull down your bench choices dramatically increase. As long as you have an open bottom so that you can straddle the rear cross member and don't back the rack against the wall, things are good.
Its a good option, but really as long as the bench can straddle the rear cross member and you don't have the rack slammed against the wall there are many options you can work off the rear uprights with.
Either choice is great, personally I would buy the Pendlay over the BodySolid and just use the open space behind the rack.
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08-27-2013, 02:40 AM #16
I've read about guys around here using the bodycraft bench in these racks with crossmember space issues. The seat slides backwards for incline & military
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08-27-2013, 05:22 AM #17
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We use the Pendlay 0-90 at our firehouses. There are 2 stations that do not like using the bench because of the rear crossmember on the rack (these are not BS racks, but similar in design). The bench will straddle the cross member, but it requires the rack to be quite a distance from the wall to allow it to over hang. It puts the bench in an odd position because it needs to be over the crossmember far enough to clear the angled down tube of the bench.
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08-27-2013, 07:11 AM #18
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I was able to try the body-craft F320 on CL... for me while it does slide back, they revised the front seat pad from the early version (that's a mistake) and the bench is usable but its not a stable feeling all the way back..
Here are some reviews from amazon - my work out didn't reveal these flaws but its definelty a home gym bench.
"My gripe with this bench is that when your benching (flat bench), there is some sway on the back support." "A new problem has surfaced and has me perplexed. Look at the photo and draw an imaginary line where the force of the weight against the pad goes while lifting on incline. It goes back alot instead of down. The bench has a tendency to scoot back during incline lifts. YIKES"
I think it may have to do with where the crossmember is located, and the height of the crossmember. I have used several brands of incline benches and as long as they were open on the bottom, they worked fine. Moving the rack away from the wall is not a big deal to me. Yes I could buy a bolt down rack without a rear cross member, or I could buy a rack with plate storage and loose even more room, but really The gpr rear cross member is only 2" high and I dont have to move benches back that far to clear it if I don't want to.
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08-27-2013, 08:14 AM #20
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Maybe. I think the racks are called "Eurosport" or something similar. I think the floor crossmembers are 2x3, but I can't recall. We just don't have enough room in the gyms to pull the rack out as a workaround, and even in the cases that we do, your head ends up half way down the bench. We are in the process of replacing these racks anyway, only a few left.
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