OVERVIEW
To perform your best Chest press, Shoulder press, Squats or Sumo Squats you
either need a full time training partner or a versatile bench and a set of squat
stands. The Olympic bench is exactly that. The bench back pad can be adjusted
into four key positions that encourage complete muscle activation including
flat, 30, 45 and 70. The back rest pad tapers in at the top to enable
unimpeded motion through the shoulder girdle during pec flys, shoulder presses
and pullovers. By loading your weight plates on to the leg developer you have
the facility to perform targeted muscle work on your quadriceps and hamstring
muscle groups. The bench can be positioned between the squat rack uprights or
removed to allow you to stand inside the height adjustable uprights and perform
unaided heavy squats.
TO BE YOUR BEST
When training with weights, quality is as important as quantity. With the bar
sitting on you shoulders, Squats should go low and be controlled, your feet need
to be shoulder width apart (wider for Sumo Squats) and make sure you benefit
from the eccentric phase of the movement (on the way down) by going slowly
rather than just dropping down. During Chest press, position the bar above your
heart and again make use of the eccentric phase to maximise the TUT (Time Under
Tension). Also at the lowest point of the chest press squeeze your shoulder
blades together – this will accentuate the muscle action of your pecs to
the max.
COACH SAYS
Using a squat rack is going be the difference between lifting ‘some’ weight
and lifting optimal weights! Why? Because most people can squat more than they
can pick up from floor height so, by starting with the bar already at shoulder
height you'll be able to load yourself whilst standing upright then just take a
small step forward before you ‘set’ your feet and perform your squat.
DESIGNER NOTES
Designing the bench and squat rack separately opens up plenty of training
options (not forgetting enabling two people to train together simultaneously).
With this in mind we needed both products to perform perfectly together or on
their own and most importantly enable each user to train at their maximum
capacity. Key features that enable you to do exactly that are the concave
horizontal beam between the uprights that enable you to step between the stands,
and also the deep bar catches that let you ‘unload’ the bar from your
shoulder safely without needing to have eyes in the back of your head.
- Oversized bench pad with 65mm thick foam
- 4-bar link adjustable bench
- Total leg developer
- Durable construction and black powder coated finish
- Max user weight 135kg