Weight Benches

Size
Determine how much room you have for a weight bench. Many benches fold up to economize your space.

Capacity
Different weight benches are designed to hold various amounts of weight depending on the exercises you need to achieve your goals. Find a bench that fits your strength-training needs. In general, most of the weight benches we sell offer sufficient weight limits for most people.
Crutches
These are the 2 supports that hold your weight bar.
Generally speaking, the wider the crutch, the more weight it can bear.
Standard size of 28" for 5- to 6-foot bars
Mid-width size of 40" for 6- to 7-foot bars
Olympic size of 48" for 7-foot bars
Movable benches
Some benches can be adjusted for an incline or decline for more options. This provides for other activities such as sit-ups to further strengthen your abdomen.
Attachments
Many benches either come with or offer add-ons for leg curls, extensions, and arm curls. These are good options to consider for extending your strength training to both your upper and lower body. Each of our weight benches has a break down of which attachments are included.

Accessories
Gloves--to avoid calluses and blisters.
Weightlifting belt--to help minimize back injuries.
Mats--to protect the floor from dropped weights.

Multi-Gyms

There are a number of factors that determine what type of home multi gym you should purchase.

Resistance
Cables and pulleys
The most familiar are those that use one or more weight stacks attached to cables and pulleys to provide the resistance.
These use a pin put into the stack at the preferred weight you wish to lift.
Also called "selectorized" machines.

Elastic bands
Use a variety of elastic-type bands to provide various levels of resistance.

Free weights
Used for major strength training and toning.

Amount of weight
Choose a multi gym that has the right amount of weights in its stack or stacks to fit your goals.
If more than one person will be using the home gym at the same time, you may also want to select a home gym with two or more weight stacks.

Types of lifting
Your goals will help in determining the multi gym machine that suits your needs. Different multi gyms offer a variety of exercise options from bench presses to curls, from sit-ups to squats.
Some machines also have add-on options for leg lifts and presses.

Number of stations
If you will primarily be working out by yourself, a single-station multi gym with various attachments is sufficient. If more than one person wants to use the home gym, consider a model that offers multiple stations.
You can also find gyms with dual stacks to allow two users to use the gym simultaneously. Obviously, the more stations and exercise options, usually the bigger the home gym. Determine how much area you have for a home gym and buy a set that fits in that space, or folds up to store in that space.