strength training

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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Body-Solid GPR378P4 Pro Power Rack | For Extreme Workouts

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The Body-Solid GPR378P4 Pro Power Rack Package is a perfect option for home users who want to build muscles and get in better shape. Unlike other home gyms like Bowflex, which use a power rod resistance system.

Instead, the Body-Solid GPR378P4 uses a power rack system, which is much simpler and straightforward than other gyms in a similar price range. It offers enough features and a workout area to perform intense exercises with easy mobility.

You won’t get bored using the Power Rack in your daily routine. These great features, combined with long-term durability and robust strength, make the Body-Solid GPR378P4 Power Rack Package one of my recommended buys for 2019.

The Body-Solid GPR378P4 Power Rack Package includes a Power Rack, a lat attachment with its weight stack, a heavy bench, a dip attachment, a preacher curl station, and a leg developer for the bench. However, this package does not include a squat bar with Olympic plates.

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WaterRower A1 Rose Rowing Machine | An Overall Impressive Rower

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Like all WaterRowers, the WaterRower A1 Rose Rowing Machine with an S4 monitor simulates the feel of rowing on actual water! Row to the relaxing quiet, whooshing sound and fluid motion of the WaterRower A1’s water flywheel. The soothing sound of water, combined with each rowing stroke’s smoothness, makes the A1 an impressive rower overall.

The A1’s flywheel sits in an enclosed water tank and effectively offers similar resistance to actual water rowing. However, the amount of water you put in the tank will affect the resistance, and you can self-regulate the resistance by rowing faster/harder to increase the drag for a more intensive workout.

WaterRower A1 is designed with an aluminum monorail with no impact and non-load bearing, making it suitable for all people of all fitness levels. In general, swallowing machines utilize all the major muscle groups to tone and strengthen the entire body and give a good cardio workout.

Exercise all major muscle groups like the arms, legs, back, shoulders, core, etc., and see how great you’re doing with the help of the S4 monitor that comes with the package. To keep you motivated, the WaterRower A1 comes with the S4 monitor that displays motivating workout stats, including time per 2 or 500 km, watts, distance, total time, and calories burned.

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FDF Apollo Pro II Reserve AR Rowing Machine | Emulates Water Rowing

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Emulate the sound and feel of actual water rowing with the FDF Apollo Pro II Reserve AR Rowing Machine. To help save space when not in use, the Apollo Pro II can store upright and comes with front-mounted transport wheels for a smooth relocation.

The commercial-grade Apollo Pro II rower is highly functional and ergonomically designed for optimum comfort. Apollo Pro II has a high-quality steel head frame and hand-lacquered American Ash wood side rails (sourced from sustainable forests) for long-lasting durability with its distinct look and feel.

The FDF Apollo Pro II’s water tank utilizes a unique triple-bladed impeller and baffled tank. The result is it delivers instant catch and consistent motion with no dead spots throughout the whole stroke. In addition, its Variable Fluid Resistance system allows you to adjust your rowing intensity from feather-light to Olympic sprint with the simple turn of a dial.

The FDF Apollo Pro II Reserve AR Rowing Machine comes with a multi-level monitor to keep you motivated as you work out. It displays your workout data as you exercise, including time, distance, 500m split time, strokes per minute, calories per hour, watts, and heart rate.  The monitor also features a handy USB port.

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BodyCraft Galena Pro Home Gym | Offers Six Distinctive Workout Stations

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The frame on the Bodycraft Galena Pro Home Gym Strength Training System is heavy gauge steel tubing, making it both durable and sturdy. The single stack gym also has two adjustable seats for users of different heights so that you can achieve a more comfortable seating position.

The dual-function pec deck lets you perform both traditional flys and dumbbell-style flys. In addition, using this patented station, you can also perform rear deltoid flys, making it a varied weights-based workout machine for your home fitness space.

The Galena Pro Strength Training System incorporates press/pull and low-pulley stations. With these, you can accomplish a decent range of strength-based exercises such as bench, incline, and shoulder presses, plus rows, arm curls, and leg kicks. Altogether, this makes Bodycraft’s Galena Pro a very accomplished gym to build muscle at home and increase your strength.

Although it doesn’t come as standard, it is undoubtedly a must if you want a complete home gym. The leg press gives the ability to use a lower-body compound exercise and train your calf muscles. This option is comfortable, space-saving, and provides 300 lbs of resistance. In addition, the footplate is adjustable for the convenience of any size user.

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