Iron edge bench is 28cm wide... thats about the best option around for an incline bench, about $600 though!1) Bench width
I don't like the body solid benches, they are really thin around the shoulders. Ideally you want something 30cm in width. You won't get this in an incline bench
2) Squat rack or Power cage?
Power cage is nicer if you have the space (generally height is the problem here). Otherwise get a squat rack..
My gym has both Iron Edge power bars and ABC BOP220, both are great bars.
I personally think rubber flooring is nice and will reduce any scraping/rattling... but i'm just picky about such things 15mm rubber 1m squares are available for about $30 each.
I'd recommend the commercial flat bench to start with and get an inline later.
I gotta say I really like my ABC BOP220. Even squatting only 100kg as I am now I like the centre knurling, I can only imagine how useful it is around 200kg+. But.....it also depends on your budget. Realistically you can get very strong with a China bar (from cyberfit or the like) and unless you're hammering it I can see one of them lasting a while. I haven't bent my China bar yet and I've dropped it from height plenty of times with 80kg and deadlifted 150-180 plenty of times. I've never loaded it with the sort of weights Bazza is doing though (probably over 300kg ).
I've got a Texas power bar and while I was initially impressed with it I'm not anymore. After about 12 months use its bent as fuck. Not really happy. The ABC bars are probably a better choice. Haven't heard anything about them bending.
Did you get it knurled to sticky spec? If so is the centre knurl less agressive then the outside knurls.
I'm gonna get one but the chick on the phone was dense as fuck. She knew what the ptc scott knurl was but got confused as shit when I started asking about the centre knurl. Hesitated cause for that money I wanna make sure I get exactly what I want.
where did you get yours from?
Proper texas is the most popular bar in the us. That many lifters can't be wrong
As a beginner I'm looking at the package deals as I kind of need everything. The GymDirect packages offer an upgrade from a 700lb bar to a '1500lbs rated brass bushing heavy duty olympic bar' for $50. Worth it?
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