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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Al Doggity on July 20, 2015, 02:32:43 PM
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Cool idea. Wouldn't mind if my gym had one.
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I've funded 6 different kick start projects. Only 2 have delivered. The rest must have taken all the money and ran.
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how about that twink use dumbbells, problem solved.
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I've funded 6 different kick start projects. Only 2 have delivered. The rest must have taken all the money and ran.
It's difficult to bring a kickstarter project to fruition. There are scams, but it's not that hard to see how a lot could go wrong. The funding goal for this thing was $50,000. It will likely make a good deal more, but there are so many issues that pop up when taking a prototype into production, especially on such a modest figure.
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if basile cared as much about bench as biceps im pretty sure a product like that would been out for a long time
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That's ingenious. I want one
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What about incline bench?
Great idea, though.
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What you Basile?
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Totally pointless. Why not just use a regular power rack with a regular bench and set the pins right at your chest or just a little below? Whats so difficult about that?
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What a good idea.
I'll love it if it becomes a gym staple, just to watch the morons who will load up the bench with weight they can't handle or when they hit the release lever on accident.
It will make smith machine accidents look like the model t.
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What about incline bench?
Great idea, though.
The bar would just roll down anyways.
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It would be cool if every gym had at least one.
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Totally pointless. Why not just use a regular power rack with a regular bench and set the pins right at your chest or just a little below? Whats so difficult about that?
If you max out on a regular power rack with the bars set at your chest, you are still trapped under the weight. Also, if you are using strict form, the bars will be an obstruction.
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If you max out on a regular power rack with the bars set at your chest, you are still trapped under the weight. Also, if you are using strict form, the bars will be an obstruction.
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It would be cool if every gym had at least one.
Yes so these fucks can sit there and text or do bent over rows on ::)
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I've funded 6 different kick start projects. Only 2 have delivered. The rest must have taken all the money and ran.
Send me your email address. I have a few kickstarter projects that need a few suckers funding.
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;D ;D
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I usually roll my eyes at new gym inventions, but these are a good idea. On the home gym side, the power rack will always win out, but in a commercial gym setting, I can see swapping out the regular benches for these. It takes the guess work out of most of the elements of spotting. Granted, it won't stop most of the "roll out of your hands" catastrophes like a power rack can.
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I've funded 6 different kick start projects. Only 2 have delivered. The rest must have taken all the money and ran.
This is something that I've been curious about. Where did you find them? Is there any way to research? Do you think any of the ones you funded might ever work out?
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With a target audience of benchers pressing between 350 and 400, I suspect they'll easily sell 50 or less.
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What about incline bench?
Great idea, though.
They're building them. Just checked, they reached their goals -
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/754670088/maxx-bench-first-ever-gravity-release-bench-press .
Curious about maximum loads/build strength. Price wise they're around 50% - 100% more expensive than other commercial options. For those curious, and willing to gamble, they're offering some good price breaks to early backers.
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I've funded 6 different kick start projects. Only 2 have delivered. The rest must have taken all the money and ran.
Truth. I been had before. Now I just wait to see if the product actually comes out. I don't mind if I have to spend a few bucks more.
Yet, I'm very tempted to fund this one.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1041610927/znaps-the-9-magnetic-adapter-for-your-mobile-devic/description
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Totally pointless. Why not just use a regular power rack with a regular bench and set the pins right at your chest or just a little below? Whats so difficult about that?
Exactly
That becnh is gimmick shit
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What you Basile?
;D :o ;D
It is too simple for Basile to understand, his version would have half a dozen sprocket wheels, arms and wheels in different directions, bells and whistles and chrome. ;D
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I think they missed the point. The whole idea of going all out to the max is so you can have a bunch of fellow perma-bulkers be at either side, and shout at you, whilst they spot you.
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I think they missed the point. The whole idea of going all out to the max is so you can have a bunch of fellow perma-bulkers be at either side, and shout at you, whilst they spot you.
king kamali approved.
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I just noticed this thread. Well, the bench presses I build have safety rails. The purpose of them is to stop the weight from hitting the neck. So if a user can't lift the weight it settles on the safety rails and he can easily slide under the bar. We have safety bars on squat racks, Smith Machines, press behind the neck, incline and even decline benches. I have always built safety into my equipment.
The apparatus with hydraulic lowering bench is clever and many gyms will install them because of the safety factor. I wouldn't mind one for our gym.
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I wonder how many people who will try to max out and have 400 pounds crashing to their chest/neck will have the idea to press on that lever with their foot. That demo video shows the guy slowly lowering the bar to his chest in a controlled manner but in real life it's going to be assholes slamming that shit down onto their bodies.
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This is something that I've been curious about. Where did you find them? Is there any way to research? Do you think any of the ones you funded might ever work out?
Kickstarter and Indiegogo. I'm a sucker for new technology and funded all sorts of things. One guy would send out frequent updates showing great progress, planned a ship date then just fucked off. Others delivered as planned. Another one with a pet toy for my cat was the same way. Weekly updates, planning to ship then they disappeared. They even had videos of the product being demoed. It's a great way to scam people if you can think of an insane idea and make it look real.
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A better idea would be to have a bar on two rotational gyros for free movement and then hydraulic adjust-ability to effectively dial the poundage in which means the bar will only move if that much force is applied. No weights need to be added to the bar or anything.
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A better idea would be to have a bar on two rotational gyros for free movement and then hydraulic adjust-ability to effectively dial the poundage in which means the bar will only move if that much force is applied. No weights need to be added to the bar or anything.
Call Vince B and get that shit on kickstarter!
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That's actually really neat. But I probably wouldn't utilize it, going so heavy on bench is pointless for my goals.
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;D :o ;D
It is too simple for Basile to understand, his version would have half a dozen sprocket wheels, arms and wheels in different directions, bells and whistles and chrome. ;D
lol
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I just noticed this thread. Well, the bench presses I build have safety rails. The purpose of them is to stop the weight from hitting the neck. So if a user can't lift the weight it settles on the safety rails and he can easily slide under the bar. We have safety bars on squat racks, Smith Machines, press behind the neck, incline and even decline benches. I have always built safety into my equipment.
The apparatus with hydraulic lowering bench is clever and many gyms will install them because of the safety factor. I wouldn't mind one for our gym.
Yes, but can this new Kickstarter bench press also push through the Van Allen radiation belt and land on the moon like your bicep machine can?