'Look What I Bought Today!' - Part Deux

[irongrandpa]

Went ahead and ordered the IM Hybrid pad today (thanks to IGP). The Super Bench Pro is currently in stock for those who have been waiting to try one.

https://www.ironmaster.com/products/super-bench-pro/

The wide pad was still in stock a couple of hours ago. The bench sold out in about 4 hours.
Luckily, I got my order in after lunch. i got the super pro bench, pad, and a couple of attachments. I've been trying to get these since July. Got my order confirmation now waiting on shipping.

[urbanlifter]

The wide pad was still in stock a couple of hours ago. The bench sold out in about 4 hours.
Luckily, I got my order in after lunch. i got the super pro bench, pad, and a couple of attachments. I've been trying to get these since July. Got my order confirmation now waiting on shipping.

Congrats! I'm pretty excited to get the pad, I have no problems with the original but I figure why not have the best of both worlds?

[Asjogren]

Got an email from Rogue that their Rhino Belt squat was back in stock so forwarded it to my wife as a joke....figured I would get “ are you out of your f’n mind kind of response....well I then get another email from Rogue that my order has been placed with a confirmation code....I LOVE THAT WOMAN! 30-60 day shipping wait ..now I need to clear some space.

[Heisman2]

Went ahead and ordered the IM Hybrid pad today (thanks to IGP). The Super Bench Pro is currently in stock for those who have been waiting to try one.

https://www.ironmaster.com/products/super-bench-pro/

initially it said it wouldn't be back in stock until October, but because of this post I just went ahead and ordered it. Thanks again! You have helped me get this and my barbell, plus your other advice has been helpful too.

[urbanlifter]

Got an email from Rogue that their Rhino Belt squat was back in stock so forwarded it to my wife as a joke....figured I would get “ are you out of your f’n mind kind of response....well I then get another email from Rogue that my order has been placed with a confirmation code....I LOVE THAT WOMAN! 30-60 day shipping wait ..now I need to clear some space.

Plot twist, she photoshopped a fake confirmation code and hasn't told you yet.....bwhaha

initially it said it wouldn't be back in stock until October, but because of this post I just went ahead and ordered it. Thanks again! You have helped me get this and my barbell, plus your other advice has been helpful too.

Glad to help! It's just a great all-around bench, the price is creeping up a bit but that seems to be the norm for everything these days.

[Asjogren]

[QUOTE=urbanlifter;1617246051]Plot twist, she photoshopped a fake confirmation code and hasn't told you yet.....bwhaha


Urban, If you are right..she found a way to charge $2000 on herself with my credit card.. Damn..you got me all nervous now.. you just burst my bubble. Thanks a lot pal

[cwcmac]

Nothing too impressive but been looking to upgrade my lat PD/low row. Have been holding out for a long time for a used one with a stack but little luck.

Had an old Body Solid one with the square guide tube which sucked. Found a cheap Lamar one; never used Lamar equipment but I'm pretty impressed with the quality and how smooth it is on the guide rails.

[SomeIronBoy]

Nothing too impressive but been looking to upgrade my lat PD/low row. Have been holding out for a long time for a used one with a stack but little luck.

Had an old Body Solid one with the square guide tube which sucked. Found a cheap Lamar one; never used Lamar equipment but I'm pretty impressed with the quality and how smooth it is on the guide rails.

Nice Buy! Yeah Lamar Fitness Equipment is actually really good quality, there's a reason why Star Trac Bought them up!

[Deep-Voiced-One]

The wide pad was still in stock a couple of hours ago. The bench sold out in about 4 hours.
Luckily, I got my order in after lunch. i got the super pro bench, pad, and a couple of attachments. I've been trying to get these since July. Got my order confirmation now waiting on shipping.

Congrats on catching it! I read Urban's post a bit too late and caught the "Out of stock" message on the bench, otherwise I would've ordered one for my leverage station along with the ab crunch/decline attachment...Oh well, maybe next time.

[urbanlifter]

Nice Buy! Yeah Lamar Fitness Equipment is actually really good quality, there's a reason why Star Trac Bought them up!

Mine must have been a dud, or maybe the guide rails might have been bent because it was not smooth. Out of all the lat machines I have owned I hated that one the most.

[cwcmac]

Mine must have been a dud, or maybe the guide rails might have been bent because it was not smooth. Out of all the lat machines I have owned I hated that one the most.

I'd go with user error....mine is really smooth, surprisingly so but it was cheap enough where I could quickly sell it at a profit if I didn't like it

[SomeIronBoy]

Mine must have been a dud, or maybe the guide rails might have been bent because it was not smooth. Out of all the lat machines I have owned I hated that one the most.

Yeah seems so, it sucks with the non-commercial plate loaded lat pulldown that have guide rods, because the ever so slightest bend in the rods usually ruins the smoothness and gives the user a bad experience. I've owned a Handful of Lamar Fitness Equipment and all have been very smooth and well built for not technically being commercial.

[thedickus]

I got my Rogue parallel grip landmine handle like Urban bought a couple of weeks ago. I went with the normal grip handle, not the fat grip. I'm still going to have to use 35s on it unless I stand on a block, but it is nice.
I also was browsing IronMaster's site last night and saw they had in the IM2000, which I quickly ordered. No attachments were available, I need the J Hooks and the spotting arms, so I can fully replace my power rack with it, but it's on the way. I'll list my rack for sale once the IM2000 gets delivered. I've got an older model PowerTec rack, hopefully I'll be able to get $500 - $750 for it and offset some of the IM2000 cost. I'm still sitting on my full set of hex dumbbells, which I'm asking an obscene price for. Not in a hurry to sell them.

[Duplicitous]

Mine must have been a dud, or maybe the guide rails might have been bent because it was not smooth. Out of all the lat machines I have owned I hated that one the most.

A lot of guys move the selectorized machines with plates loaded which often bends the rods, so it's not hard to imagine someone bent yours somehow prior to you getting it. I was looking at a Nautilus 2G/3G on ******** a few weeks ago, but decided to pass because the guy had the machine completely laying on its side fully assembled. :x

[murphyreedus]

Dynamic Ultra Pro rack


Dynamic Titan bolt down rack


Dynamic storage unit


BFS back extension

[Duplicitous]

Dynamic Ultra Pro rack

Nice rack.

[FatRuss]

Finding quality used stuff in the UK is virtually impossible and prices recently have gone crazy. Snapped this up for £100, plus another £100 for van hire and 4 hours off work and I'm very happy. Carrying it 300ft down the garden on my own nearly killed me though.

[Duplicitous]

Finding quality used stuff in the UK is virtually impossible and prices recently have gone crazy. Snapped this up for £100, plus another £100 for van hire and 4 hours off work and I'm very happy. Carrying it 300ft down the garden on my own nearly killed me though.

Good deal.

[RGrizzzz]

Mag medium pronate and supinate bars. The forum owes me about $150 to cover the cost of the purchase, due to it's influence!

[EricAtl]

Mag medium pronate and supinate bars. The forum owes me about $150 to cover the cost of the purchase, due to it's influence!

Let us know which one you like better. I get some forearm pain with the pronate sometimes. I’m still waiting for my $150 so don’t hold your breath.

[thedickus]

My IronMaster IM2000 has shipped and scheduled to arrive on Monday 10/5. Can't get any accessories for it until later this month, gotta get the J Hooks, spotter arms, and landmine.

[grumpytude]

My IronMaster IM2000 has shipped and scheduled to arrive on Monday 10/5. Can't get any accessories for it until later this month, gotta get the J Hooks, spotter arms, and landmine.

send up some pics when you get it. curious on your thoughts of how you like it...

[Deep-Voiced-One]

My IronMaster IM2000 has shipped and scheduled to arrive on Monday 10/5. Can't get any accessories for it until later this month, gotta get the J Hooks, spotter arms, and landmine.

Congrats man, I remember you mentioning getting that piece for a while and now it's finally on the way. I've always liked the versatility of that piece and the fact that you can turn it into a free weight station as well which validates having the smooth gliding smith machine on it along with cable variety...I'd honestly pit it up there with the leverage machine and say it's even better in a way due to more functionality.

[thedickus]

send up some pics when you get it. curious on your thoughts of how you like it...

Congrats man, I remember you mentioning getting that piece for a while and now it's finally on the way. I've always liked the versatility of that piece and the fact that you can turn it into a free weight station as well which validates having the smooth gliding smith machine on it along with cable variety...I'd honestly pit it up there with the leverage machine and say it's even better in a way due to more functionality.

I'll post some pics and an in-depth review after I've used it for awhile, including ease of putting together.
I'm stoked about getting it, I've long been a proponent/fan of Smith Machines. I used them constantly in commercial gym settings. When I first decided to go home gym, I got the PowerTec Smith Machine. That was a mistake since it wasn't linear bearing and anything over 2 plates a side became a major chore to swivel the bar to lock/unlock it. I'm hoping I don't have this same issue here, but I've never heard anything about that being an issue in anyone's reviews on it. The J Hooks and spotter arms will mean I'll be able to sell my rack,if it wasn't a space issue, I'd keep it. But I'll still be able to do all barbell movements I could with the rack. I love variety in my training, so couple this with my full set of dumbbells, and PowerTec Leverage Gym and I'll be able to do basically any movement with either, dumbbells, free weights, smith machine, or leverage machine.

[urbanlifter]

The J Hooks and spotter arms will mean I'll be able to sell my rack,if it wasn't a space issue, I'd keep it.

Congrats! You should be able to easily rig up a belt squat setup on a smith which is a cool bonus. But I'd be careful with those 14" spotter arms, I'm a HUGE fan of half racks but that's getting pretty skinny. Although I guess depending on whether you wanted to bolt it down you could always add some Titan upgrades, check whether the Titan t-2/x-2 spotter arms might with with the 2" uprights and the revised roller j-cups.

[thedickus]

Congrats! You should be able to easily rig up a belt squat setup on a smith which is a cool bonus. But I'd be careful with those 14" spotter arms, I'm a HUGE fan of half racks but that's getting pretty skinny. Although I guess depending on whether you wanted to bolt it down you could always add some Titan upgrades, check whether the Titan t-2/x-2 spotter arms might with with the 2" uprights and the revised roller j-cups.

A belt squat on a smith would be interesting, I've never used a belt squat but like the idea of blasting my quads without the vertical load on my spine. Have you seen an actual rigs like that utilizing a smith? I'll have to start researching that.
I'm honestly not that worried about the spotter arms being an issue, my heavy, or light LOL, barbell squatting days are behind me. I squatted a lot in my youth. I don't do much flat barbell benching, never got much out of it except sore shoulders. I'm more dumbbells and neck presses on a smith for chest.

[urbanlifter]

I've seen it done before, you just need to connect a belt to the center of the bar with a hook or strap (straddling the bar between your legs).

Similar to this but with a belt....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px4h-Jl-xSM

[Oxidated]

Finding quality used stuff in the UK is virtually impossible and prices recently have gone crazy. Snapped this up for £100, plus another £100 for van hire and 4 hours off work and I'm very happy. Carrying it 300ft down the garden on my own nearly killed me though.

I have a very similar unit.
Mine is an old Technogym replica.

If yours is as smooth as mine, you've done very well for £100.

[matrix563]

Loadable globe barbells. Orange is the new black prison edition

[FatRuss]

I have a very similar unit.
Mine is an old Technogym replica.

If yours is as smooth as mine, you've done very well for £100.

Looks very similar, I have no idea who this one's made by. Definitely commercial grade, came from a gym in Stoke.

One of the rubber feet was missing (I'm going to drill it and bolt it down anyway) and flaking to some of the paint. Function wise it's perfect, super-smooth.

With better paint and all the feet, in the current market im guessing it would be about £750+.

I would have paid a lot more than £100, as soon as it popped up on ebay I hit buy it now.

Going to weld a lower pulley to the bottom so it can double up as a seated row.