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I only have a weight bench...What to do?

BradN10 Posts: 2 Joined: 2006/12/06	2006/12/06, 04:38 PM are there plans for people with only a weight bench? i have the golds gym xr15.
	2006/12/06, 04:40 PM Do you have just the bench? Do you have a bar, plates, etc.... ? -------------- Beyond Training, Beyond Experience, Nutrition Wins
BradN10 Posts: 2 Joined: 2006/12/06	2006/12/06, 04:41 PM oh ya sorry. i have the bar and plenty of weights.
mikencharleston Posts: 1,585 Joined: 2002/01/09	2006/12/06, 04:54 PM You don't have many limitations with what you have as far as equipment. When you sign up for your exercise program, one of the choices are free weights only.
jaytori129 Posts: 657 Joined: 2006/11/14	2006/12/07, 09:10 AM yep that what I am on Brad, Dude you dont need a machine I have the gold gym XRS 20, listen learn your bench and you can do anythign a machine could offer short of like a squat rack(not that you cant do squats...select the free weights only when building your exercise program I havent gotten an exercise I couldnt do yet on my gym except chin ups which technically i cant do anyway lol
Ravenbeauty Posts: 3,755 Joined: 2002/09/24	2006/12/07, 03:19 PM Where do I start...the list can go on and on guy... you can exercise all of your body parts with just what you have. Chest - Bench Press Shoulders - Upright Row, Shrug, Shoulder Press, Clean and Press Back - Bent over barbell row Legs - Lunges, Deadlift, Squat Biceps - Curl (using different variations of grip width) Tricep - tricep extensions (lying/standing) just a few.. -------------- Bettia To be motivated, motivate others!
Ravenbeauty Posts: 3,755 Joined: 2002/09/24	2006/12/07, 03:21 PM if you could get your hands on a pair of dumbbells aswell you could add more exercises for more variation, such as flys, arnold presses, kickbacks, single arm dumbbell rows, etc. -------------- Bettia To be motivated, motivate others!
	2006/12/08, 04:52 PM How high are the supports for bench? are they adjustable so you can use them for squats?