Sams club has that for 446$ shipped with 250 lbs of weight. What is everyone's opinion of that machine, would it handle , 2 extra 45's ?
I am more then likley going to sell my bowflex power pro leg curl attachement, lat tower, and squat attachments to pay for that machine if you think its a better idea.
Any suggestions ?
http://www.samsclub.com/eclub/main_s...cfkjdgoodfkf.0
If giving other suggestions , keep in mind I need a place to squat, bench, leg curls, and lat bar
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02-09-2006, 11:29 AM #1
Weider® Club 500 - Weight Bench and Rack
Last edited by jboyd1; 02-09-2006 at 11:31 AM.
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02-09-2006, 12:06 PM #2
I have one and it works perfectly for me. I have had mine for several years now.
The Weider Club 500 fits just right in my low basement. I used some pipe fittings and am able to keep another bar handy for seated military presses.
I have had nearly 300 pounds on the lat pull down.
I also really like the Weider grip weights.
http://homepage.mac.com/biggerfoot/....weiderrack.jpg
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02-09-2006, 12:49 PM #3
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02-09-2006, 07:03 PM #4Originally Posted by RockyIV
Rock, the system comes with 250lbs of weight and free shipping so its not as bad as it seems , I am thinking maybe I will go check the sam's club a couple counties over and see if they have one in stock, maybe alot cheaper.
I havent been able to find a max load though as of yet.
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02-10-2006, 06:10 AM #5
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02-10-2006, 09:40 AM #6
http://www.samsclub.com/eclub/main_s...:-46883:971571
I found that one on there as well, it holds 1000 lbs. And even comes with more weight for a lower price. Only thing is I have to go pick it up which is no big deal.
The hardest part now is talking the folks into selling the old bowflex stuff, if I sell it on ebay It looks like we will get 800-900 bucks out of everything, So I would be giving them 500 bucks and they still don't want to get rid of the bow flex which they never use anyhow.
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02-19-2006, 11:39 AM #7Originally Posted by RockyIV
I've been looking at one of these too since I have to eliminate my old bolted to the rafters squat rack.
It wasn't apparent to me how to do squats with this unit. How were you able to determine the bench moves out of the way? or have you maybe seen one in person?
Thanks in advance.
cheers
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02-19-2006, 11:44 AM #8Originally Posted by oldBear
I have had well over 300 pounds on the lat pull down and the rack itself.
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02-19-2006, 12:05 PM #9
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02-21-2006, 11:39 AM #11
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02-22-2006, 06:58 PM #12
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02-23-2006, 05:58 AM #13
I am looking to build a small home gym mainly for the days I can not make it to the gym. I would like to be able to do free weight and cable exercises. My wife works at night and I have my son with me so if I can't make it during the hours they have babysitting I miss a workout. I figure if I had some equipment at home I could at least get my workout in after he goes to bed.
This looks like a decent setup minus dumbells. Is there anything cheaper out there or does this look to be a really good buy?
Also what do people recommend for dumbells? I don't need anything over 75lbs.
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02-23-2006, 01:27 PM #14
Biggerfoot - what about the bench?
I also have an option to buy one of these club 500s, used for $250, comes with hex db set (up to 50lb). I'm pretty sure that the 310 lb limit on the rack will be okay for me (being a woman), but what about the bench? Does anybody know how much the bench will hold? I'll need about 300# now, and probably never more than 400.
I had been looking at a similar setup at Academy, (http://www.academy.com/index.php?pag...2-1004&start=6)
$200 but no weights.
--jug
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02-23-2006, 01:36 PM #15Originally Posted by Jug
Last edited by Biggerfoot; 02-23-2006 at 01:55 PM.
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02-23-2006, 01:40 PM #16
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02-23-2006, 01:42 PM #17
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02-23-2006, 03:01 PM #18
If you're in Dayton, Ohio....
you can snag one of these off eBay, current bid is $112 with 2 days to go:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...y=48848&fkxs=1
Unfortunately, I'm not in Ohio so I'll have to go with the used one I found for $250 plus dumbbell set.... good deal?
--jug
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02-23-2006, 03:22 PM #19Originally Posted by Jug
$250 is a good price without the dumbbells if it includes the Weider Grip Weight set. I have seen the 500 go for about $225-300 with the set. The dumbbell set is a great plus...those sell for over $200 alone most of the time.
If you get it, you'll have to share a photo of it.
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02-23-2006, 04:55 PM #20
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02-23-2006, 05:59 PM #21
pictures of what I'm getting
Here's a couple pics of the setup I'll be getting, comes with the weight grip plates and looks to be 10 pairs of dumbbells, for $250. They are rusty, but I guess I'll just clean them with coke and spray paint them. I think this is going to be plenty of weight for me, and will fit nicely into the space I have.
--jug
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02-23-2006, 06:20 PM #22Originally Posted by Jug
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=675985
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