Where to find 3 in 1 (incline flat and decline) benchpress?

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Okay...I've already looked on three websites and no one has what I'm looking for. It seems that everyone has switched to the full body workout machines. I am just looking to stick with freeweights, but the bench I have is not very safe. Its very narrow and the pads for the back (some wood covered with leathery fabric) come off. I just wanted to know where I could find a nice bench that will incline and decline.

Is it true that to define my chest I need to do all three of the exercises plus dumbbell flies to with different grip widths?
 
Not sure about the defining chest part, though I'd say no but agian I'm not sure.

If you want a cheap and fairly good incline/decline bench go to walmart.com

the cheapest one is 40 dollars



I can't speak for the quality of that bench, but look around and do some research.
 
Now, my only question with this is...where does the bar go. I was getting ready to come back and post this question because after doing some more searching, I'm finding them but I'm not seeing anywhere to place the bar.

For example this one is really nice...It even has the preacher curls add on but there is no where to rest the bar?
 
jacketfan89 said:
Now, my only question with this is...where does the bar go. I was getting ready to come back and post this question because after doing some more searching, I'm finding them but I'm not seeing anywhere to place the bar.

For example this one is really nice...It even has the preacher curls add on but there is no where to rest the bar?
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You use dumbbells. If you look at walmart.com, you can find some benches that come with a rack for you to put a barbell on, bu they'll be fixed at an incline position. I have never seen a bench set piece where the bench is incline decine, and has a rack for the barbell. You'd have to get a squat rack and an incline decline bench.
 
This one adjusts from incline to flat to decline AND it has a standing squat rack. I'm thinking about getting this one, but I have to save up first.
 
jacketfan89 said:
This one adjusts from incline to flat to decline AND it has a standing squat rack. I'm thinking about getting this one, but I have to save up first.
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HEY I HAVE THIS SET! LMAO dude. Sorry I completely forgot about it. Be warned, the squat rack or bench rack is really not sturdy. It wobble a bit, and the safety pins look like they can't take a direct fall of 95 pounds. So if an accident might happen. You're gonna get hurt. I got this cheap for 131 dollars on sale. The bench is quality, not so much the rack.
 
haha no problem. Will it work with the olympic sized bar? It will probably be okay for me because my bench max is only 175 or 180 and my squat max is probably only 200-210, which is all the weight I have. they have a cheaper one on their but for the preacher curl add on its just one of those little foam things, while on this one it is an actual bar.
 
jacketfan89 said:
haha no problem. Will it work with the olympic sized bar? It will probably be okay for me because my bench max is only 175 or 180 and my squat max is probably only 200-210, which is all the weight I have. they have a cheaper one on their but for the preacher curl add on its just one of those little foam things, while on this one it is an actual bar.
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It will work for olympic and standard bars. There is a little yellow piece that you have to use during assembly, use the big one for olympic size. The leg press/hamstring curl parts on the bench really suck. Like, they might as well not even be there because they don't really work at all. The amount of weight you put onto the little lever system to do preacher curls will be MUCH more than you can normally do on preacher curls. I could rep 115 preacher curls on this bench which is far more than if I were using a bar. Preacher curls aren't all that great anyway. The bench is really easy to adjust but the rack you ahve to screw the thing every time you want to move it.

Seriously, be careful. The pins that hold up the safety pins are HALF WELDED ON. you can see through the weld. When you do bench press, don't put the bar on the pins unless you really have it.
 
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