Author Topic: What's the most useless piece of equipment in your gym? (Read 10598 times)

MB · « **on:** January 18, 2011, 07:26:22 AM »

We have a seated BB press station that is worthless. When you sit with your back against the pad and unrack the weight, the BB doesn't clear the pins. Why do gym owners buy such poorly designed equipment?

tom joad · « **Reply #1 on:** January 18, 2011, 07:32:46 AM »

squat rack. i do my barbell curls there, but the rack's not required.

DroppingPlates · « **Reply #2 on:** January 18, 2011, 07:55:50 AM »

This shitty lats pulldown from Sportsart

- It's pulley is way too long for a full range of motion, even when I adjust the seat to it's lowest position.
- I miss the "iron grip" since the bar has a plastic shell.
- The knee pads are "home equipment quality"
- Since it has a band instead of a cable the movement goes far from flexible

Too bad my gym owner is also the importer of this Chinese crap $:-\$

Lundgren · « **Reply #3 on:** January 18, 2011, 08:01:12 AM »

Lol my new gym costs me five bucks a month(community gym). Still couldn't figure out why it was so cheap after about a week it became very clear.

The treadmills have shitty electrical so they ground out or some shit after about 5-7 mins of use, they have one row machine, however all the pads that should keep it from sliding are missing, so your going all over the place as you move. And all the cable machines look like they were the old shit they used in pumping iron(old in 1975

) All I can say is if this place don't make me big atleast I can say I'm truly spartan.

DroppingPlates · « **Reply #4 on:** January 18, 2011, 08:03:36 AM »

Quote from: Xerxes on January 18, 2011, 07:59:02 AM

Why dont they make the squat racks a little lower ? Anyone 5'8" and shorter wont be able to go ATG, annoying as fuck.

Have a pair of these.

CalvinH · « **Reply #5 on:** January 18, 2011, 08:07:09 AM »

Bench press...who uses that

mesmorph78 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 18, 2011, 08:09:34 AM »

Cable crossovers ...

mass243 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 18, 2011, 08:11:35 AM »

Chains. Hands down.

Only Branch uses them.

tom joad · « **Reply #8 on:** January 18, 2011, 08:13:29 AM »

Quote from: CalvinH on January 18, 2011, 08:07:09 AM

Bench press...who uses that

haven't used a bench press since my first couple of years in the gym. never felt it working my chest really well. have used dumbbells ever since.

DroppingPlates · « **Reply #9 on:** January 18, 2011, 08:13:59 AM »

Quote from: CalvinH on January 18, 2011, 08:07:09 AM

Bench press...who uses that

My gym has 2 flat, 2 incline & 2 decline benches and almost no one is using them. Back in the day when I started training those benches were like magnets to many gymrats.

DroppingPlates · « **Reply #10 on:** January 18, 2011, 08:18:35 AM »

Quote from: mass243 on January 18, 2011, 08:11:35 AM

Chains. Hands down.

Only Branch uses them.

Leave Branch alone with his chains

mass243 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 18, 2011, 08:25:35 AM »

Quote from: DroppingPlates on January 18, 2011, 08:18:35 AM

Leave Branch alone with his chains

As if it's not enough he rattles with chains while doing dips, now he must mess with the chains even when doing cable cross overs as shown in pic above

devilsmile · « **Reply #12 on:** January 18, 2011, 08:28:28 AM »

pec deck machine = MOST USELESS!

The whole cable station

= second most useless

Smith machine = 3rd most useless

other than that it's all good... all the movements you do with the machinery mentioned above can be done with free weights and more effectively.

CalvinH · « **Reply #13 on:** January 18, 2011, 08:40:21 AM »

Quote from: DroppingPlates on January 18, 2011, 08:13:59 AM

My gym has 2 flat, 2 incline & 2 decline benches and almost no one is using them. Back in the day when I started training those benches were like magnets to many gymrats.

Oh I see plenty of guys using them but only a few arn't doing 1/2 reps

$:-\$