Equipment Want to get a flat weight bench, anyone have one?

[BunnyHop]

I like the look of the weight bench Kelly Coffey Meyer uses in her videos, and I think I'm ready to upgrade.

I've been using an old Reebok step, but it's so low to the ground it's not quite right for everything I'd like to do.

Body Solid seems to make a good one, but there are others out there.

Another issue is putting it together. Not sure how clever I feel about assembly.

Anybody have some experience with getting one of these type benches and putting it together? Thoughts on quality?

Just wondering. Thanks.

[bzar]

which Kelly video is that?

i googled images for Body Solid weight benches, and it looks like a pretty standard style bench. i have a Danskin weight bench that adjusts as a flat or incline bench. it was cheap - i bought it from a Craigslist seller.

i'm pretty certain that mine came already assembled to the original buyer because it folds up pretty compact. it is stored in the upright position and takes up a very tiny footprint.

i'd say go to a sporting goods store and talk to a sales rep. if not, go to Walmart or Sears and study the boxes of the weight benches that they sell to get an idea of how much assembly is required.

[BunnyHop]

Kelly uses a weight bench in a number of her dvds, it seems to be the same style in all of them. In one of her new ones she does a move where she sorta leapfrogs side to side over the bench with her feet, while she's holding it with her hands. Couldn't possibly do that with my current step.

IIRC, I found the Body Solid bench by following links on her website to a fitness equipment retailer. Didn't want to shop online if I didn't have to, though.

I guess the trouble is that stores in my area don't seem to have weight benches. Treadmills galore, but not much else. Will have to take another look around, though, maybe at the biggest WalMart. They tend to have stuff the other stores don't.

[lreidgreen]

I got a flat weight bench through WalMart.com a few years ago. I don't remember the brand now but I got it for about $70. I looked online for one that was higher than average because I wanted to do bat wings (chest supported rows) on them and needed to have my arms fully extended while lying face down on the bench. In hindsight I should have purchased an adjustable bench that I could sit on with my chest supported by the bench. More versatile for other exercises as well. When I get home I will look at the brand and re-post it here.

[lreidgreen]

I found it but it is a lot more expensive now.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/13447985?...&wl13=&veh=sem

[BunnyHop]

Originally Posted by lreidgreen

I found it but it is a lot more expensive now.

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Wow, that's crazy! The prices on other benches being recommended on the same page are a fraction that much.

I'm glad you got a good price, though.

And hey, I hadn't thought about an adjustable bench. Hmmm ... .

[Hazel Porter]

I have an old Danskin one you'd be welcome to if you're in the Denver, Colorado area and wanted to come pick it up. It's on the small side.

[BunnyHop]

Originally Posted by Hazel Porter

I have an old Danskin one you'd be welcome to if you're in the Denver, Colorado area and wanted to come pick it up. It's on the small side.

Sadly, I'm not. Thanks for the offer!

(Wish I did, for many reasons, the lack humidity being one of them. )

[Vantreesta]

I love my Hoist weight bench but it cost about as much as the one in the link lreidgreen posted. It is very sturdy and adjusts to flat or incline. In hindsight I probably would have bought a less expensive one though since I don't use it as much as I had expected. I don't believe I had to assemble anything.