Sat, Dec-31-11, 19:14
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Posts: 43
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 314/195/180
BF:
Progress: 89%
Location: Illinois
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Hi ladies....
First of all, I realize this is an old thread but I wanted to put in my two cents.
In my home gym I have the following equipment, (a lot of it, left over from the 80's):
Treadmill (proform brand, but even though it's cheap I've had good luck with it).
NordicTrak ski machine (this thing will work you to death and because of that i don't get on it too often. When I do it's probably the best workout in my gym).
Stairmaster (used to use this one a lot but with my current hip problem it's just not possible. I do really like the workout though).
Schwinn stationary bike (probably my most used piece of cardio equipment. I do a lot of road riding during the summer so this is a necessary piece of equipment for the winter months).
Soloflex whole body vibration platform ( this thing is great. If you don't know about whole body vibration do a google search or better yet go to soloflex.com and read all about it. I can't recommend this device enough. It has almost completely healed my chronic back problems and is helping greatly with my hip problem. Both injuries were brought on by my obsession with racquetball.)
And here is my absolute favorite piece of equipment: The soloflex muscle machine.
I have owned this piece since the early 1980's and use it every other day. It takes up very little space, (4' x 4'), and does everything that I need/want it to do. I can do leg press, dead lift, military lift, squats, pull ups, dips, bench press, donkey press, tricep press, curls, back of the neck press and about 10 - 15 other exercises. This weight machine uses special resistance bands that feel very natural. They also work you through the entire range of motion and the floating bar design has the feel of free weights.
Another great benefit of this machine is that you can use regular 1" plate weights on the bar as well as the bands which gives an even better feel. All in all it is the perfect machine that has a very nice "look" as well.
Assembly is literally one bolt and you are ready to go and to switch between exercises takes approximately 15 to 25 seconds which makes it great for circuit training.
Again, if you'd like to see what one of the machines looks like, go to Soloflex.com but I would not recommend paying the $1500.00 on their website. You can find these on Ebay or Craigslist for sometimes as low as $150.00 - $200.00.
Hope this helps someone who is looking for a good quality piece of equipment that really works.
Dave
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