Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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No Bench

drumjunky
drumjunky
Posts: 1
Joined: 2002/07/02
United States
2002/07/08, 04:12 PM
What do I do if I have no bench and the exercise requires me to use one? Can I substitute it for something else?
mazzgolf
mazzgolf
Posts: 74
Joined: 2002/05/28
United States
2002/07/08, 04:28 PM
I have the same problem - I just improvise. For example, the Dips Behind the Back exercise - I don't have a bench but I have a straight arm rest on a futon that I use. It is tough to improvise on everything you need a bench for; just this week I was wondering if I should buy one. :)
rpacheco
rpacheco
Posts: 3,770
Joined: 2001/12/13
United States
2002/07/08, 04:33 PM
If you plan on working out at home mostly, a bench becomes invaluable. And, you can probably pick one up for less than $100.

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Lumina20
Lumina20
Posts: 966
Joined: 2001/10/31
United States
2002/07/08, 06:22 PM
Yeah, benches are very reasonable, I got mine for $70 at sportmart.com and the shipping was free! =)
dsarco
dsarco
Posts: 102
Joined: 2002/03/13
United States
2002/07/09, 08:44 PM
My advise, get a bench. If you really can't afford one or truly don't have the space, the floor is called the poor man's bench.

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