I'm going to weigh in (pun intended), not as an MD, or even an expert in equipment, but somebody who, after years of on and off exercise, decided to get serious again about 1.8 years ago. Michael Phelps SwimSpa: SwimEx: Precor AMTĬybex Arc trainer 770 AT (moving arms) or A (non-moving arms)Ĭommercial Stairmaster machines. Quantum Fitness Power Crunch machines and ABT (All body trainer). Pendulum Gripper vs David Multi Forearm vs Nautilus Next Generation Super Forearm High interest pieces for hopeful soon demo: Hammer Strength plate loaded (with custom pad spacers as shown in thread) UCS Glute Ham with custom wide footplate and wide footpads (36" width footplate) Nebula flat bench that is adjustable at both sides for incline, decline, and flat of various heights. Williams strength signature Military dumbbell bench Inverted Sit Up (revision of the Old Body Master Inverted Sit Up. Strive fitness Rotary Torso: A+ (modified to have 225 lb weight stack, predominantly to help make setting 2 adequately challenging). Also 4 weight horns for unlimited weight). Hammer Strength Plate loaded AB Crunch A+ (I demoed the plate loaded one in Vegas and it was just as good and also allows twisting of the seat for obliques. Hammer Strength MTS selectorized Ab Crunch A+ Rogers Athletic Pendulum Vertical Chest (non-converging design will cause varying opinions on this machine, highly recommend demo before purchase) Rogers Athletic Pendulum Shoulder/Chest/Incline A+ MedX Avenger Iso lateral vertical chest A Hammer Strength HORIZONTAL iso lateral chest A+ (Star Trac plate loaded version is highly likely to make this list, but is in need of demoing) Star Trac/Flex Fitness row selectorized row. Legend older model tiltable with straight pendulum Legend Reverse hyperextension with curved pendulum and tiltable top vs. Strive Plate loaded and selectorised Low back extension with seatbelt. Hammer Strength Iso lateral MID ROW, with modified chest pad.Ītlantis D-123 pulldown, also comes with 310 lb stack (best cable pulldown on the market, hydraulic seat, etc.)Ītlantis NM-500 pulldown (250 lbs stack, but offers dual pulleys)Ītlantis D-132 cable High Row (310 lb weight stack is standard on this).ĭual stirrup Hampton cable attachment or similar chain with Black Iron Strength stirrup handle upgrades. Rogers Athletic Pendulum Combo Lat Pulldown Sorinex Adjustable Preacher Curl Bench A+ A+īodymaters behind the head triceps extension A+Ītlantis D-123 Pulldown with various tricep attachments. Older VR2 is also top tier and has heavy stack included. Heavy stack option is absolute MUST have on VR3. Rogers Athletic Pendulum 5 way neck with shrugs.Ĭybex VR2/VR3 arm extension. MedX Avenger Shoulder (overhead press) A. Hammer Strength Plate loaded Super Incline (or older version called iso lateral military shoulder press) A- However, improved to A with back pad spacer mod behind upper set of back pad screws) Hammer Strength Plate loaded Iso lateral A+ Rogers Athletic Pendulum: Shoulder/Incline/Chest machine A+ Strive Fitness combo abductor/adductor A+Ītlantis standing calf A (Lack of rounded calf block keeps this unit from achieving a perfect score) Various standing Leg Curl units: (Icarian, Atlantis, Legend) (The best standing leg curl to be determined, but prefer standing leg curls to seated leg curls) Star Trac Prone Leg curl A+ (newest version gets demoted to A/A-). Star Trac makes the best prone leg curl and bested kneeling leg curl on the market bar none: UCS adjustable 35-45 degree leg press (difficult to demo)Ītlantis Fitness Pendulum Leg press (similar to the old Paramount leg press) Personally I could never deal with 4" spacing of Power-Lift slot racks.Ītlantis 40 degree Leg press (with modified wide foot plates)Ītlantis Power Squat (modified additional wide foot plate surface)Ītlantis Fitness Pivot Press (with wide footplate mod)(felt to be better than the Cybex) I would love to show the custom power rack I had made by Nebula with 1.5" spacing. Whoever commented about Power-Lift as making the best Power racks, without commenting on Sorinex and other manufacturers that offer 2" or 1.5" spacing on J hooks and bar holders clearly does not bring much to th ediscussion table here. I am very happy with my Werksan Bumpers, training collars, and Werskan OLY bar. I will be visiting Atlantis Fitness in Montreal/Laval Quebec very soon. Version 1.2 I have not read any comments here, but here is my updated list.
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