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Powerline PSM1442XS Smith Machine Package | Rapid Results

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The Powerline PSM1442XS Smith Machine by Body-Solid is ideal for upper and lower-body workouts. It has various accessories such as a workout bench, pec station, leg developer station, lat row station, and preacher curl station. Moreover, it enables you to work out your different muscle groups.

The Body-Solid Powerline Smith Machine uses four 2″ x 2″ 12 gauge steel pillars to support and guide the patented Super-Glide carriage during your most vigorous sets. In addition, it comes with 14 lockout positions, and adjustable safeties assure the ultimate lifter safety while striving for more significant muscle gains.

The Powerline PSM1442XS Smith Machine Package combines freeweight power with safety and control. Push your limits and make faster gains than you can imagine without needing a spotter. The Powerline PSM1442XS Smith Machine has been building better bodies for decades and can get you where you want to be… More significant, Faster, and Stronger.

The PSM1442XS is an absolute powerhouse that is often imitated but never duplicated. It’s a sophisticated combination of free-weight power, resistance, safety, and control. So no matter which muscles you’re working on, the Powerline PSM1442XS Smith machine has an answer.

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Inspire Fitness BL1 Home Gym | Uses Your Body Weight as Resistance

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The Inspire Fitness BL1 Home Gym has a heavy-duty 2” by 4” oval 11 gauge tubular steel frame and features 2000 lb tensile strength cables, fiberglass reinforced nylon pulleys, 18” revolving curl bar, 48” steel lat bar, press arm, leg extension/curl bar, and a padded bench with adjustable seat and backrest.

The BL1 body lift uses your body weight as resistance and is adjustable from 10% to 150% of your total body weight.  Thus, you can easily select your required resistance level with the user-friendly one-handed adjustment slide lever.

The Inspire Fitness BL1 Home Gym offers the ability to perform over 30 strength training exercises. With this in mind, you can work all your body’s major muscles, including your abs, back, chest, arms, shoulders, and legs.

The BL1 body lift is a fitness machine intended for home use (a lifetime residential warranty). It came out in 2014, so it has been around for a while. It has its pluses and minuses, and in this review, I’ll try to cover them all.

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Valor Fitness BE-11 Smith Machine | Perfect Addition to any Gym

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If uncomplicated is what you’re looking for, then the Valor Fitness BE-11 Smith Machine is a perfect option. The BE-11 is a pure Smith Machine: No half-cage, racking, and worldly attachments.
Although simple, it’s also heavy-duty, very sturdy, and has all the features you’d expect of a suitable Smith Machine.

The 30 lb knurled bar runs smoothly on the reverse-pitched guide rods via linear ball bearings. These are well-made and work perfectly no matter how much weight you have loaded up. The safety latches are solid steel and lockout at 14 different points along the frame. Additional safety latches and springs can be set separately at any height.

A Smith machine with a track and linear bearings is ideal for bench presses, military presses, shrugs, squats, curls, lunges, etc. The bottom of the track even features safety springs to catch the bar if you drop it, which stops the bar from hitting your feet and the plates from smashing into the ground.

Another useful little feature of this Smith Machine is that it uses either standard 1″ plates or Olympic plates (with 2″ holes). If you want to use Olympic plates, it has sleeves that fit the bar and storage pegs. Although these aren’t the highest quality (the plastic end caps can tend to pop off), they do their job just fine.

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Marcy MWM-990 Home Gym | Perform 30 Gym-Quality Exercises

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The Marcy MWM-990 Home Gym comes with multi-position high and low pulleys. They connect to a 150 lb adjustable selectorized weight stacking system that offers smooth and controlled body exercises without loading and unloading weight plates.

The Marcy MWM-990’s upper pulley targets your core while performing ab crunches, and you can control the resistance by adjusting the selectorized weight stack. The high and low pulleys allow for both upper and lower body exercises. In addition, the Marcy MWM-990’s overhead lat station helps work the back, while the adjustable preacher curl pad helps tone your abs and triceps.

The Marcy MWM-990’s dual-function Leg Developer works your lower body muscles and features foam roller pads for added comfort. In addition, it properly aligns the knee joints for valid leg extensions and leg curls.

This all-in-one home gym provides over 30+ strength training exercises for the total body. This complete gym system is constructed from heavy-duty steel and offers various functions for an entire workout. It features a 150 lb selectorized weight stack, a dual-functioning press arm, an adjustable preacher curl bicep pad, and comfortable roller pads.

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Valor Fitness BD-7 Power Rack | Achieve a “Ripped” Physique

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The Valor Fitness BD-7 Power Rack with Lat Pulldown offers a vast range of strength training exercises to help you achieve a sculpted “ripped” physique. Moreover, the Valor Fitness BD-7 Power Rack offers intense strength exercises, including lat pulldowns, squats, military presses, pull-ups, and more!

The Valor Fitness BD-7 is constructed with a sturdy 2×2″ steel mainframe and features four steel chrome adjustable weight bar supports, two solid steel squat safety bars, and 17 variable positions for bar supports ranging in height from 17.5″ up to 68″. In addition, this power rack is compatible with a 7ft Olympic-sized barbell (sold separately).

If you buy this rack to set up in your home gym, you will usually be working out without a spotter. Therefore, this is why Valor Athletics has included a set of high-quality safety rails and two sets of adjustable bar supports.

These allow you to perform mass-building exercises, including squats and bench presses, without the fear of getting ‘pinned’ under the bar. The bar supports come in a couple of different lengths. The shorter set holds the bar before starting the exercise, while the more extended set helps catch the bar if you can’t entirely complete the rep.

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