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What kind of Weight Benches are good for you?

When looking for a fitness weight bench look for a bench that fits your size and can be adjusted for comfort. Here are some other factors to consider:

Weight: Most important choose a bench according to the weight you want to lift. If you want to bench press 300kg, make sure the bench can handle it. If you can lift more than 300kg Argos Sports weight benches can accommodate any weight limit.

Uprights: If majority of your exercise routine require uprights benches then care review the specification to see if this bench can handle upright exercises. Upright are the two supports on a weight lifting bench that hold the weight bar. Make sure that you buy a bench with uprights that fit your bar. In general, wider uprights can handle more weight.

Incline: Some benches can adjust to create an incline or decline. This is a useful feature if you want to do abdominal exercises on your bench.

Arm and leg attachments: Useful for working on your arms and legs.

Along with free weights, the weight bench is a piece versatile fitness equipment which offers a strong and stable platform for toning, shaping, sculpting and building your muscles.

Types of Weights Benches

Smaller weight benches have 2 inch heavy steel tubing and 2 foot wide crutches. This type of weight bench would be good for use with a weight set from 110 to 165 pounds.

A medium sized weight bench, with 2 1/2 inch heavy steel tubing and approx. 3 foot wide could be used with a weight set going up to 310 pounds.

Large (or Olympic) sized weight benches can have upto 3 inch heavy steel tubing with 3 ft 8 inch wide crutches that allow a wider than normal grip on a 7 foot bar.

Some thing about makers of Weight Benches

Marcy Weight Benches: Marcy is part of Impex, a leading US manufacturer of fitness equipment. Impex has been manufacturing high quality fitness products since the 1980s and has since become one of UK`s largest suppliers of home gyms, cardiovascular- and strength- training products, providing a wide range of effective solutions to help people lead a healthy lifestyle. The extensive Marcy product range includes: Multigyms, Benches, Smiths Products, Cycles, Ellipticals, Strength Training & Accessories, Weight Sets, Loose Weights, Dumbells and Bars. What we particularly like about the Marcy range of products is that they combine performance and robustness (two factors that are important if you are to get the full benefit of your investment in fitness equipment) with style and good looks. As an authorised distributor of Marcy products, we at Argos Sports are pleased to be able to offer you the full range of Marcy weight benches, personal home gym and fitness equipment at very reasonable prices.

York Weight Benches: York has been one of the biggest names in the global fitness equipment industry for almost 75 years. York started life as 2 different companies – the first was established in the USA in 1932 and operated in the world of Olympic Weightlifting, and the second was established in Canada in 1936 and began developing weights and benches for use in the home.

York Canada branched out all over the world and expanded out into other fitness categories so that by 2004 it had offices in the UK, Australia and Taiwan, distributors in 50 countries and a product range that had as much cardiovascular in it as strength equipment.

Argos Sports offer a Massive Range of Fitness Exercise & Sports Equipment

are without a doubt one of the most popular items of home and commercial gym equipment, powered or motorised treadmills use a motor to move the belt, keeping the rate at which you walk constant. Many motorised treadmills have powered incline adjustments. One of the main advantages of a motorised treadmill is that it's more challenging - it can go faster than you can, so you have to work harder to keep up. Argos Sports offer folding treadmills - for those looking to save space and who may be on a budget. Non-folding treadmills - for those who have enough space for a treadmill, and commercial treadmills - for those who want a high quality treadmill with advanced features, similar to the standard you get in gyms throughout the world

Rowers are in a class of their own for a really intensive upper and lower body exercise workout. Serious training can be done with any piece of quality cardiovascular equipment, but rowing machines really lend themselves to the dedicated fitness enthusiast, particularly those who enjoy rowing!

Rowers have 3 main forms of resistance. Air rowers like the Horizon Oxford II CS Rowing Machine give an excellent smooth action and full length stroke. They come closest to simulating the action of rowing on water, together with WaterRowers, where water provides both the feel and sound of 'the real thing.' Magnetic rowing machines give a smooth and variable resistance and are generally shorter which may be a factor where space is limited, and you do not have much room for exercise machines.

Cross trainers also known as elliptical trainers offer the same benefits as a treadmill but are low impact machines, i.e. your feet remain stationary. These cross training machines have adjustable resistance, sophisticated digital displays and are quiet in operation. At Argos Sports we offer compact elliptical trainers for those of you short of space and on a budget, standard elliptical trainers for those of you who have the space available. We also offer commercial elliptical trainers for those who want a high quality elliptical cross trainer similar to the ones you use at a gym

Exercise bikes (sometimes referred to as exercise cycles or Exercise Bike) are good for the large muscle groups in the legs. These bikes are manual and have variable resistance. Some exercise bikes will also work the torso and upper body. A recumbent exercise bike puts less pressure and stress on the back. At Argos Sports we offer upright exercise bikes which give you the feel of a pedal bike, recumbent exercise bikes where you sit back and pedal putting less strain on your back (good for those who have the room and beginners). Finally we offer spinners and racers designed for those serious about there biking.

Argos Sports offer an extensive range of boxing equipment from boxing boots, boxing free standing equipment, boxing bags, boxing gloves, stands and brackets and much more . As well as being a market leader for fitness equipment and exercise equipment we excel in our supply of boxing necessities.

Argos Sports offer the widest range of gym equipment, from weights benches, smith machines, standard and olympic weights, multi gyms, power racks, weight storage racks, leverage machines and much more.

From Baseball, Basketball Equipment Air Hockey Tables, snooker Tables, pool tables, heart rate monitors and more we have a complete range of sports equipment, all at great prices.