megaphoenix

BOLT Multi Station Home Gym 2:1 Ratio Leg Press
Multi Station Home Gym

Something like that interests me. I do want to increase my upper torso the most (legs are fine too, if its part of the machine) and i figure that something like that might be more "useful" than using free weights and such. I presume because you are doing more of one single motion with these gyms, it might be better than fatigue setting in and doing wildly "strange" motions when trying to lift free weights.

$600-$1200 is a price range im happy with and my end result is mostly to be "pretty strong with a very "strong looking" body". So i dont mind too much if its not going to make me strong enough to be a professional weight lifter, just aslong as it can help make me ripped as anything :P

Are any of these gyms good? and worth buying? or there is a huge negative that im missing?

pseudonym

Short answer: No, multi-station home gyms are not worth the money, put the money into an olympic barbell and plates and a set of squat stands (or a rack if you're happy to spend a little more).

Yes there are a number of huge negatives you seem to be missing, to find out what they are buy this book, read it, visit the associated web forums and absorb as much as you can from them and have a read around the rest of this website, then read the book again.

I'm not sure if you're taking the piss with 'look stronger than I really am' as a desired outcome so I shall reserve judgement but suffice to say no matter what your goals are in relation to training a barbell will be better for achieving them than a multi-station home gym.

PTC

Increase your knowledge and you will answer your own question.

Stay where you are and you will simply buy this piece of crap.

TGM

^ Seconded.

For $600 you could get squat racks, a bench, a bar, and plates. For $1200 you could get a nice olympic bar, a power cage, and make up some flooring too.

Or you could go spend $2500 on a machine and you'd end up with something not nearly as useful.

Kyle Aaron

Free weights are more versatile, buy a machine and you have to do the exercises the designers wanted you to do, with free weights you can do all of those exercises and more.

Of course, you don't need to buy any equipment at all to begin a programme of exercise... pushups, squats, inverted rows and a zillion variations of these in your home or nearby park... and if you won't do a few pushups every day, your "home gym machine" will just collect dust

Get the habit first, kit second!

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Christian

if u dont have room for olympic stuff buy somekettlebells.

aust kettlebell have an adjustableone.

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BigJim

I was thinking about buying some equipment and working out at home but its just not practical for me as im living in an apartment and dont have much room to play with. Another reason i went against it is if you have something sitting in another room there is a lot of temptation to do something else, like play playstation - at the gym you are there so you may as well lift some heavy stuff lol

stralian

http://ausbb.com/strength-training-p...ower-rack.html

This is only $100 out of your price range and would be a far far better investment than a machine.
I assume there are cheaper options out there, but I was just reading the thread above and thought it might be of interest to you.

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monk_13

http://ausbb.com/buy-sell-trade/1007...gym-perth.html

Buy mine!!!!!

Hahaha but seriously, I am spewing I made this purchase, as I have explained in the add.

Spend the extra and get free weights n stands/power rack.

megaphoenix

i meant it in the sense that i "look strong". i dont care if i can't lift 300kg, that part isn't important to me. "looking strong" is (and being strong enough for day to day use is also).

In any case, does that mean a power rack is a better investment? i use dumbbells now and i find its too "easy" to not lift them properly or to take a break. im happy doing the same action 20, 50 or 100 times in a row, yet i just would prefer a device where its "harder" to lift incorrectly and stuff like that.

Muscle Motion Power Rack Package 3 - $1095

If the multi stations are bad (i dont really get why, as i always see those type of things in gyms), would one of those power racks be good? im not saying i want it to be easy, just something that is more straight forward and repetitive that is "harder" to slack off on.