Crane Weight Lifting Bench $169 - Aldi

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bargin424 on 18/02/2014 - 15:38 aldi.com.au (4661 clicks)
Last edited 18/02/2014 - 15:40 by 1 other user

-Powder coated steel
-Moveable and fixable element for leg exercises with foam padding and holder
-V handle for arm exercises
-Additional exercise handle with elastic belt to be attached to moveable element for core training and exercises performed while standing

The inner width of the stand is 88cm, what do you guys think of that? I'm thinking it might be too short for me as I'm approx 180cm tall which makes my arm length long aswell.

Anyone know the standard inner length of the weight stands?

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  PoxyRadical on 18/02/2014 - 15:39

  Price?

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  terahammer on 18/02/2014 - 15:39

  +1

  price in title would be nice

  which is 169

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  Unorthodox on 18/02/2014 - 15:43

  Sorry but does anyone know if these deals stretch to the next day/week or is it actually only one day?

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    bargin424 on 18/02/2014 - 15:47

    You might get lucky the next day.

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      Unorthodox on 18/02/2014 - 16:04

      Thanks for the info.

      Need a few 20kg plates though.

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      morini on 19/02/2014 - 07:32

      Stay on topic please.

      Oh…….never mind, dirty mind

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  doperst on 18/02/2014 - 15:43

  They will also have weights sets (4 x 2.5kg or 2 x 5kg plates) for $20. Which is much cheaper than in K-Mart.

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    leeroys_dad on 18/02/2014 - 15:59

    how much are the 50kg plates?

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      phobaphobic on 18/02/2014 - 16:01

      $0, because they don't sell them.

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      altomic on 18/02/2014 - 16:55

      +14

      how much are the 50kg plates?

      about 50kgs

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  [Deactivated] on 18/02/2014 - 16:04

  -1

  I wouldn't bother with this POS. I doubt that you can rack more than 80kg safely on this - at that weight you are better off doing push-ups, and progressing to one-handed pushups.

  If you REALLY want to bench, spend the money on a couple of dumbbells that adjust to about 50kg and bench on the floor. That should keep you busy for a while..

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    AL008 on 18/02/2014 - 16:33

    +2

    While you might not be lifting very heavy on this bench, as you said up to 80kg it does a shit ton more than lifting bucketloads with a shit form.

    I don't really think you know what you're talking about by saying getting a couple of dumbells that adjust up to 50kg.

    A. You couldn't possibly lift up 50KG each arm while lying on the floor.

    B. Let's say that the 50KG dumbells didn't crush your face in when attempting "A", the form would be so terrible that the dumbells aren't touching anywhere near your chest. The whole point of a bench is that your arms progress past the bench so that you have the full stretch. There is no point in being Mr Egotastic power lifter and doing semi reps..

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    Miami Mall Alien on 18/02/2014 - 16:38

    -2

    and bench on the floor.

    It sounds silly but it actually engages the triceps, delts and pecs more than an ordinary benchpress due to the complete stop of motion and no momentum.

    Christian Thibaudeau on the floor press:

    "Pressing from the floor reduces the contribution of elasticity and the stretch reflex. If you pause with your upper arms on the floor for a second or two at the start of each rep, you can reduce the contribution of the stretch reflex by as much as 90 percent. That's why most of us will be weaker pressing from the floor than we are when we press from a bench, even though the range of motion is shorter.

    But by inhibiting the stretch reflex, you rely almost entirely on the actual contraction of the muscles during a floor press. The result is a more forceful contraction, and lots of gains in size and strength. In that sense, it's the upper-body equivalent of a deadlift."

    Goes without saying, anyone half-serious about lifting should team their floor press routines with close grip benches, inclines, flat benches, rack lockouts, etc.

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      AL008 on 18/02/2014 - 16:49

      +1

      Benching on the floor is never a substitute for a bench press. These guys even while doing a "Floor Press" would never not do a bench press. A "Floor press is a supplement to a bench press and you work your triceps the most while doing so hence not activating your chest that much.

      Why don't people just do half reps on bench then? That is pretty much the same. Oh wait people do that in the gym all the time and claim they can lift over 9000!..

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        Miami Mall Alien on 18/02/2014 - 16:52

        +1

        Hurrr durrrr learn to read the entirety of a post before mouthing off:

        Goes without saying, anyone half-serious about lifting should team their floor press routines with close grip benches, inclines, flat benches, rack lockouts, etc.

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        [Deactivated] on 18/02/2014 - 19:06

        Thanks AL008 for missing the point and taking advantage of the opportunity to suggest that I advocate huge weights and poor form. Do you really think that would someone concerned with numbers and willing to forgo proper form would advocate a 1-arm pushup?

        How many people have you seen perform a 1-arm pushup that don't have a great strength to bodyweight ratio, and a ton of functional strength?

        I threw 2 suggestions off the top of my head that would be preferable to this. Honestly, I don't see why anyone who can't bench their bodyweight would be better off with this rather than pushup variants.

        Thanks to Amar89 for being a voice of reason.

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        AL008 on 18/02/2014 - 21:34

        -2

        I know plenty of people who can perform a 1-arm pushup without great strength to bodyweight ratio. 1 arm pushup doesn't necessarily come from strength of muscles but a combination of technique and explosive strength. You said that at 80KG bench you are better off doing pushups to 1 handed pushups. If someone weighed around 60KG and could bench 80KG up to 12 reps that is pretty good and no you will not get better gains by insisting to do pushups instead.

        By insisting that someone should go and buy dumbells up to that weight instead of using a controlled piece of gym equipment such as this machine is asking for injuries.

        And as for your last statement about anyone who can bench their own bodyweight would be better off doing pushups is such a false statement.

        I can do 100 pushups in one go yet I would much rather do 80KG properly. When you are doing pushups you aren't actually doing all of your bodyweight as your feet are on the ground. So this is misinformation for all the new people that might be interested in this machine.

        Also by calling this equipment a "POS" straight up without using it is already a false assumption in itself.

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        [Deactivated] on 18/02/2014 - 23:54

        +1

        "I know plenty of people who can perform a 1-arm pushup without great strength to bodyweight ratio. 1 arm pushup doesn't necessarily come from strength of muscles but a combination of technique and explosive strength."

        How many 1-arm pushups are we talking about? If I weigh 80kg, and am doing 1-arm pushups, that's a unilateral 60kg press with a good degree of core stability required. It translates roughly into a 120kg press for someone weighing 80kg. How many people at 80kg do you know who know can do a bench press of 120kg for 12 repetitions — and that's me being conservative, because like a dumbbell press, a 1 armed pushup requires much more activation from assisting secondary muscles than a Barbell press.

        "By insisting that someone should go and buy dumbells up to that weight instead of using a controlled piece of gym equipment such as this machine is asking for injuries."

        I'd contend that dumbbells are actually safer when used in a controlled manner with proper form (obviously) - I always use them as there's no need for a spot. It's funny how people concerned about 'ego' are usually using the barbell instead of dumbbells — you implied that you were anti-ego in your initial response, so I assume you're arguing for the sake of it?

        "And as for your last statement about anyone who can bench their own bodyweight would be better off doing pushups is such a false statement."

        I said: " I don't see why anyone who can't bench their bodyweight would be better off with this rather than pushup variants", meaning the complete opposite of what you have taken it to mean — that there isn't really a necessity to bench UNLESS you can already peform a number of strict pushups. Adding unnecessary complexity should be avoided - I'm sure you can see how it's more likely that someone will hurt themselves or perform a bench press incorrectly, compared to a pushup.

        "I can do 100 pushups in one go yet I would much rather do 80KG properly."

        Biomechanically, this would make sense if you were extremely lean and not particularly muscular. If this sounds like you, perhaps you still have some things to learn about hypertrophy.

        "When you are doing pushups you aren't actually doing all of your bodyweight as your feet are on the ground. So this is misinformation for all the new people that might be interested in this machine."

        I never claimed that you were lifting all of your bodyweight, but with a strict, basic pushup you can get to around 70%, elevate the feet for closer to 90%, and perform unilateral pushups decline pushups to reach about 180%. In the context of a beginner, they will never even get close to a 180% bodyweight press unless they are already very athletic.

        I really don't appreciate you attempting to put words in my mouth. It comes across as though you have not bothered to read what I've written in context, but are ego-driven to save face and appear credible by attacking statements which I've never made. Furthermore, people without a foundation in exercise science to understand this bickering only become dragged into the confusion.

        "Also by calling this equipment a "POS" straight up without using it is already a false assumption in itself."

        You are half-right. It is an assumption, but not automatically incorrect by virtue of being so. I expressed a opinion based upon a heuristic derived from my considerable experience in this field. Heuristics are how human beings make judgments, there is no need to take it so personally.

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  onlyletters on 18/02/2014 - 16:40

  +3

  These are the entry level benches and to be honest, they are very uncomfortable to use and unsafe when racking the barbell onto the hooks, your hands are so close you run the risk of injuring yourself, not only this, you're all puffed out when racking the weight back onto the hooks, so its likely something will go wrong, save your money and buy a proper bench, or DIY if you want the good stuff.

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  Noobist45 on 18/02/2014 - 17:07

  Really want a bench that can do incline/decline bench press. But Aldi left out the most important detail - What is the maximum weight supported by the bench ?

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  Unorthodox on 18/02/2014 - 17:20

  So overall, would this be optimal? Having mixed thoughts on whether to get this or not?

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    Noobist45 on 18/02/2014 - 17:27

    I think i looks great, but if the maximum supported weight was 100KG you would be in trouble. Need to know this before purchase.

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      Unorthodox on 18/02/2014 - 17:55

      Thanks!

      This plus the bars and plates would push this to well above $250.

      Would it be better to spend a bit more for one from amart sports or something?

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  altomic on 18/02/2014 - 17:41

  +1

  a weights bench called Crane.

  is that irony?

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    inasero on 18/02/2014 - 18:03

    +5

    It's pumping irony

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  parker2004au on 18/02/2014 - 18:14

  Good for those days when you need to get a quick pump for the beach but that's about it.

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    Rode on 18/02/2014 - 18:21

    +5

    If you need to get a quick pump to look big before going to the beach then you haven't been training hard enough in the first place.

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    Noobist45 on 18/02/2014 - 18:45

    Please tell me you dont actually do that!!!

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  inasero on 19/02/2014 - 00:02

  +2

  You're much better off spending a little extra and investing in a used SQUAT RACK off Gumtree or eBay. Why?
  Because the rack can be used for the main compound movements (squats, overhead press, deadlift, pull-ups) in addition to bench press, which will help your gains much more than the few isolation exercises performed on the equipment in question.

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    CatseyeHardcast on 19/02/2014 - 10:41

    Agree. A squat rack can be found pretty cheaply. Takes up less room. Larger variety of exercises. A better choice in my opinion.

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  [Deactivated] on 22/02/2014 - 18:53

  +1

  just bought this and set it up im above 180cm tall and my grip placements are nowhere near the bar holders they are very wide form each other unlike Celcius benches at Rebel sports.

  reccomended!

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    bargin424 on 22/02/2014 - 19:53

    Can you get the measurement for me? the inner length.

    The box says 90cm but I think its too small.