Was just browsing some of the sale items on Argos and came across this workout bench. Reduced from £219.99 to only £99. Seems a good price and might be of some use to some gym users on a budget. Plus, spend 1p more and get a Free £10 voucher.
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villian106
2 Apr 165#1
35kg of weights is no where near enough weight, even a beginner will need more weight than this within weeks
thelight1974
3 Apr 164#15
35kg??? Do you even lift bro?
nublets2k
2 Apr 163#2
Not bad, Argos claim the max total weight (user + weights) is 225kg, which is pretty fair for a beginner bench.
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villian106
2 Apr 165#1
35kg of weights is no where near enough weight, even a beginner will need more weight than this within weeks
shawmiester to villian106
2 Apr 161#3
You're not wrong there :smiley: However, for the price i thought it seemed quite reasonable and was worth posting.
Firefly1 to villian106
2 Apr 161#4
Depends on the bar weight?
If the bar weight is 20kg like a gym workout bench, then 35kg is plenty and will last for absolutely ages for beginners. It certainly is for me anyway haha :smile:
If the bar weight is negligible, then I agree with you :smiley:
robertoegg to villian106
3 Apr 16#21
unless super-slow? So useful for mid-old age.
Cobman to villian106
3 Apr 16#31
Buy more then?
nublets2k
2 Apr 163#2
Not bad, Argos claim the max total weight (user + weights) is 225kg, which is pretty fair for a beginner bench.
DexMorgan
2 Apr 16#5
Not bad for the price, but the RRP is a joke
nublets2k
2 Apr 16#6
It'll be about 7kg.
Firefly1
2 Apr 16#7
So that's effectively a 42kg bench press.
Just to help out any complete beginners.....
I can bench 42.5kg after a few months of the gym a couple of times a week (Yes, I was super weak :stuck_out_tongue: ) so for pretty much any guy I can't imagine this lasting longer for you than it would me. As most are stronger than me to begin with, it would last less time of course.
Nevertheless it is a good deal.
linhang90
2 Apr 16#8
Fake rrp
PlantBuilt
2 Apr 16#9
My first press was 50kg and that's from someone who was a fat nerd in school and never ever did any sports or exercise.
So yeah, you might soon outgrow the weights.
Still, good price for a bench if it's well made. But it does say Mens Health on it so that's something you'd have to live with. I couldn't!
hukdbargain to PlantBuilt
3 Apr 161#24
You were Fat. High bodyweight u You have answered your own question. Not only would you need more weights you would need new bar too.
brilly to PlantBuilt
3 Apr 16#25
tbh 50kg untrained is pretty heavy, but as you were heavy you were basically trained everyday by bodyweight
bar here will be 6-7kg as stated above - enough to aim at as a 'start' (many will lift less)
add a couple of cheap weights and enough to get going for while
wilson1973
2 Apr 161#10
You will probably buy a new bar anyway the reviews say it has a join in the middle and so is not very robust.
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If the bar weight is 20kg like a gym workout bench, then 35kg is plenty and will last for absolutely ages for beginners. It certainly is for me anyway haha :smile:
If the bar weight is negligible, then I agree with you :smiley:
Just to help out any complete beginners.....
I can bench 42.5kg after a few months of the gym a couple of times a week (Yes, I was super weak :stuck_out_tongue: ) so for pretty much any guy I can't imagine this lasting longer for you than it would me. As most are stronger than me to begin with, it would last less time of course.
Nevertheless it is a good deal.
So yeah, you might soon outgrow the weights.
Still, good price for a bench if it's well made. But it does say Mens Health on it so that's something you'd have to live with. I couldn't!
bar here will be 6-7kg as stated above - enough to aim at as a 'start' (many will lift less)
add a couple of cheap weights and enough to get going for while