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how many of you have ever trained on a powertec gym ?
« on: December 06, 2022, 04:12:23 PM »
   
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Re: how many of you have ever trained on a powertec gym ?
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2022, 04:46:47 PM »
I have a Powertec squat machine.


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Re: how many of you have ever trained on a powertec gym ?
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2022, 01:29:00 AM »
I have a Powertec squat machine.

I have that same Squat machine, its decent, but the base on them is never wide enough.
The guy I got it from welded steel plating making the base better for wider stance.

Honestly the machine looks decent enough (like if I were older and down-sized my gym). Seems a lot can be done w / it...

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Re: how many of you have ever trained on a powertec gym ?
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2022, 01:33:04 AM »
The foot-base on mine...

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Re: how many of you have ever trained on a powertec gym ?
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2022, 05:37:13 AM »
I had the opportunity to buy one of those yellow multi-system units very cheap a few years ago but passed.

It would have taken up too much room.

These type of systems sometimes don't work well for taller people and I am taller.

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Re: how many of you have ever trained on a powertec gym ?
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2022, 05:38:44 AM »
I had the opportunity to buy one of those yellow units very cheap a few years ago but passed.

It would have taken up too much room.

These type of systems sometimes don't work well for taller people and I am taller.

Or people with large penis’ and I have one of those as well.

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Re: how many of you have ever trained on a powertec gym ?
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2022, 05:41:06 AM »
Or people with large penis’ and I have one of those as well.
Can your cock touch your bum?

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Re: how many of you have ever trained on a powertec gym ?
« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2022, 11:05:02 AM »
Or people with large penis’ and I have one of those as well.

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Re: how many of you have ever trained on a powertec gym ?
« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2022, 10:23:05 PM »
The foot-base on mine...


Either you are as old as West or had an outdoor gym?

I was looking at the model Priest is using but am in the process of moving, moved a smith rack with 400lbs of plates several year ago so I'll pass for the moment.

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Re: how many of you have ever trained on a powertec gym ?
« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2022, 01:55:59 AM »
Looks like sturdy equipment.

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Re: how many of you have ever trained on a powertec gym ?
« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2022, 11:56:12 AM »
   
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It looks like a 21st-century version of that Universal multi-station gym I used back in high school.




The main difference is that PowerTec is plate-loaded vs. Universal's weight stacks (for the lat-pulldown, bench press, shoulder press, and leg press).

I think they had one of those in the "Pumping Iron" movie.

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Re: how many of you have ever trained on a powertec gym ?
« Reply #11 on: December 10, 2022, 12:32:18 PM »
Either you are as old as West or had an outdoor gym?

I was looking at the model Priest is using but am in the process of moving, moved a smith rack with 400lbs of plates several year ago so I'll pass for the moment.

Not Wes's age, but getting there! (56). Gym is indoors... :D

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Re: how many of you have ever trained on a powertec gym ?
« Reply #12 on: December 10, 2022, 02:07:08 PM »
I have that same Squat machine, its decent, but the base on them is never wide enough.
The guy I got it from welded steel plating making the base better for wider stance.

Honestly the machine looks decent enough (like if I were older and down-sized my gym). Seems a lot can be done w / it...

I mainly use mine for calves.


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Re: how many of you have ever trained on a powertec gym ?
« Reply #13 on: December 10, 2022, 02:24:01 PM »
I mainly use mine for calves.

works well for calves.. Yup..

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Re: how many of you have ever trained on a powertec gym ?
« Reply #14 on: December 12, 2022, 10:33:46 AM »
Not Wes's age, but getting there! (56). Gym is indoors... :D
nice set up well equipped, yet not cluttered.
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Re: how many of you have ever trained on a powertec gym ?
« Reply #15 on: December 12, 2022, 10:38:38 AM »
It looks like a 21st-century version of that Universal multi-station gym I used back in high school.




The main difference is that PowerTec is plate-loaded vs. Universal's weight stacks (for the lat-pulldown, bench press, shoulder press, and leg press).

I think they had one of those in the "Pumping Iron" movie.
     
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