'Look What I Bought Today!' - Part Deux

[Greybird2]

Haha. I'm slow boiling the wife, I'm going to run the idea by her when we talk about flooring, maybe do another 12x24' area in rubber flooring.

Your gym just gets better and better. Look forward to see your additions in the new space.

[AttyGuy]

Had to drive 3hrs / 330km, but these plates don't pop up that often.

- They weren't for sale, but I saw them in a far corner of picture of ad
- Only sold them to me because he saw that I was a real lover of the vintage iron (and maybe because i already had a pair)

Wow!

[irongrandpa]

Might be able to reinstate my York number now, saw this on CL for $200 and couldn't resist. No mid row, but for the price and 250lb stack it will fill a void in my gym nicely! Came with a couple nice pulldown bars, so that was a bonus!

Great addition! The Bodymaster pulldown I got didn't have a low row either but that was fixed with a simple modification. There's an older thread showing how I went about it. A 250lb stack is plenty for all but a few people, again, great addition and price.

[kram1979]

Finally bought a C2...just went with new since there have been zero Craigslist deals

[Cleveland33]

Finally bought a C2...just went with new since there have been zero Craigslist deals

In Jersey? Depends on what you consider deals cause they come up often.

[kram1979]

In Jersey? Depends on what you consider deals cause they come up often.

Yep, south Jersey...not far from you. I've seen a couple, but nothing I'd jump on over buying new.

BUT, guess what? I just checked today & look what somebody posted! https://southjersey.craigslist.org/spo/6062983956.html - $800 for same one I just bought...oh well.

[Cleveland33]

Yep, south Jersey...not far from you. I've seen a couple, but nothing I'd jump on over buying new.

BUT, guess what? I just checked today & look what somebody posted! https://southjersey.craigslist.org/spo/6062983956.html - $800 for same one I just bought...oh well.

well yea - they do hold value really well.

My buddy lives in Jersey and refurbs ergs as a side job, depending on how many he is sitting on he sometimes lets them go under $700

[BulkMore]

Are these rowers really that nice? What is the benefit of a rower vs an elliptical? My work is moving to a new location and the gym in the building has 2 of these c2 rowers. Ive never used one personally but plan on trying it out.

[Cleveland33]

Are these rowers really that nice? What is the benefit of a rower vs an elliptical? My work is moving to a new location and the gym in the building has 2 of these c2 rowers. Ive never used one personally but plan on trying it out.

I've never seen anyone able to push themselves hard enough to vomit after 80-90 seconds on an elliptical

[BulkMore]

I've never seen anyone able to push themselves hard enough to vomit after 80-90 seconds on an elliptical

And thats somehow a perk?

[C123C]

And thats somehow a perk?

Low impact, full body. Similar to many of the best cardio exercises like running or swimming you can do either long steady duration or intense intervals. He's referring to the intense intervals. That's not possible on an elliptical, stair climber, treadmill (danger and time to adjust), or a regular bike (assault bike design ok).

They are also inexpensive for a high quality commercial unit compared to other options, very reliable and cheap to maintain, light, and break down into 2 pieces for storage easily.

[BulkMore]

Low impact, full body. Similar to many of the best cardio exercises like running or swimming you can do either long steady duration or intense intervals. He's referring to the intense intervals. That's not possible on an elliptical, stair climber, treadmill (danger and time to adjust), or a regular bike (assault bike design ok).

They are also inexpensive for a high quality commercial unit compared to other options, very reliable and cheap to maintain, light, and break down into 2 pieces for storage easily.

Good information. I never really thought about price point. Yeah $800 sounds like a lot but compared to a commercial elliptical which is probably north of $2k...its a bargain. Also footprint...breaks down quite easy.

Im anxious to try it. But kinda dreading it simply for the fact that I may be $800 poorer down the road if I take a liking to it.

[Cleveland33]

And thats somehow a perk?

should give you an idea of the efficiency of it

[BulkMore]

should give you an idea of the efficiency of it

Good point.

[urbanlifter]

Great addition! The Bodymaster pulldown I got didn't have a low row either but that was fixed with a simple modification. There's an older thread showing how I went about it. A 250lb stack is plenty for all but a few people, again, great addition and price.

That's exactly what I was thinking about, trying to mount a pulley on the front beam to have a mid-row, then rigging a footplate or simple straight bar through the upright. The seat is incredibly long already so it seems like it would work, might have to run to Lowe's to see if they have a beefier version of this....

[a7stringkilla]

500 bucks! Mint condition and only 45 miles from me!! Mic drop!!!

[Recidivst]

Are these rowers really that nice? What is the benefit of a rower vs an elliptical? My work is moving to a new location and the gym in the building has 2 of these c2 rowers. Ive never used one personally but plan on trying it out.

For a good cardo workout a C2 is hard to beat. I have a couple of versaclimber products, a assault air bike and a spin bike and use the hell out of them all and the erg is the only one that gives me nightmares. High praise indeed IMHO.

[matrix563]

dude holy leg curl!

[thejosef]

500 bucks! Mint condition and only 45 miles from me!! Mic drop!!!

She's a beauty!

[a7stringkilla]

Here's a tip - Look everywhere! There are misplaced, vague ads all over the place that fly under the radar.

[dragon360]

Here's a tip - Look everywhere! There are misplaced, vague ads all over the place that fly under the radar.

Ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous.

[dumb.bell]

500 bucks! Mint condition and only 45 miles from me!! Mic drop!!!

Really nice find!

Have you used it enough to form an opinion yet?

[a7stringkilla]

No, havent used it at all. I barely got the stack in lastnight about 11:00 pm, and have been busy all day. I usually like to do whatever tweaks and maintenance to new pieces before I really use them. I will give it a real use on Thursday though. So far just jumping on it and quickly doing some very light feeler sets, both functions seem good.

[Dont Want None]

500 bucks! Mint condition and only 45 miles from me!! Mic drop!!!

Hot damn!!!!

[swimmer32]

Here's a tip - Look everywhere! There are misplaced, vague ads all over the place that fly under the radar.

Great find! I've found many deals in the "Health and Fitness" section.

[matrix563]

got the cool squat/shrug bar for free (guy just threw it in, I didn't have to ask lol)
the powernetics jump squat, the bench frame (no pad, will scrap it), the ab bench, and the 45 degree back extension all for 200.

the York stuff was roughly $4, now I have some more curl bar collars to go on my curl bar lol

the legend bench i'll have better photos later today. it was $161

time to sell that promaxima

[ubernoob]

got the cool squat/shrug bar for free (guy just threw it in, I didn't have to ask lol)
the powernetics jump squat, the bench frame (no pad, will scrap it), the ab bench, and the 45 degree back extension all for 200.

the York stuff was roughly $4, now I have some more curl bar collars to go on my curl bar lol

the legend bench i'll have better photos later today. it was $161

time to sell that promaxima

I had the same squat machine and loved it and admittedly regret ever getting rid of it. Mine was blue and you got a steal of a deal from your purchase. If I ever come across one again I am going to buy immediately. Even my wife was surprised I sold it as much as I talked about it and used it in my workout routines

[krlafont]

the legend bench i'll have better photos later today. it was $161

wow!!!

[MGM711]

got the cool squat/shrug bar for free (guy just threw it in, I didn't have to ask lol)
the powernetics jump squat, the bench frame (no pad, will scrap it), the ab bench, and the 45 degree back extension all for 200.

the York stuff was roughly $4, now I have some more curl bar collars to go on my curl bar lol

the legend bench i'll have better photos later today. it was $161

time to sell that promaxima

Nice haul!

I've always loved that Bear Squat...one of the best lower body accessory pieces you can find! Just wished they made that deck a little wider.

[Nebamartinez]

500 bucks! Mint condition and only 45 miles from me!! Mic drop!!!

That is freaking awesome😱🤤