York Weight Bench

Having started weight lifting 4 years ago I am pretty experienced in benches, exercises and what is needed to build muscle successfully. The York bench is a pretty good bench for beginners as the multi-usage means you can start your weight lifting career in your leisure at home or wherever you decide to keep the bench! Personally when I bought it I stuck it straight in the garage and used it in all weathers including cold temperatures, rain, heat, snow and it has still only rusted marginally despite these conditions. It caters for the following: Flat Bench for Pec, chest & arm exercises. ? good for these as a ...  Read the complete review

When it comes to weight training and handling free weights, it is always best to do it supervised if you are a novice. It is also best to get some tuition. However, one thing you will soon learn is that there are only so many exercises you can do standing up or sitting down. Soon you will need to perhorm chest presses or shoulder raises in a lying or sitting position. You may even want to start exercising your legs. So what you need is a bench. What better bench that one that has been around for years, is proven,adjustable, sturdy and downright popular. So this is the main reasoning behind my York Weights bench purchase. York make a variety of ...  Read the complete review

During my gap year from sixth form to university I got a job as a lifeguard at the local sports centre and as a consequence spent a lot of time in the gym. I puchased a york 6605 weights bench so I could workout at home instead of travelling to and from the gym on my days off. It was reasonably straightforward to assemble and at first I was delighted with it. However, after using it a few times I began to notice the design faults. Firstly, when doing leg curls, especially quadricep raises it was hurting my shins, I don't think it was designed with tall people in mind (im 6ft 1'). Because of this I had to place something on the seat to elevate my vertical position. The ...  Read the complete review

I've been looking for a weights bench as during the summer I won't be able to afford going to a gym and at uni it's dead cheap. The Yorks weight benches come in a variety of stages. A bench with a stand, then with lag extension and curl bars, then with a heavier frame and butterfly bars and then what's pictured here. They go up from here too but they're so far out of my price range I haven't really looked at them. This weights bench (pictured) has the capacity to hold almost any weight you're realistically going to bench press on it but if you put more than about 120kg on and don't sit on the bench it can rock so it's probably ...  Read the complete review

I got given this weight bench along with the weight set for free so for that reason alone i can't really complain about it. However, there are a number of little things which annoy me about it slightly. The weight bench only allows for a limited grip due to where the catchers are set so you have to be careful not to catch your hands when racking the weight. Secondly, the bench only inclines to a 45 degrees so limits the amount of exercises you can do. It's not all negative though, the bench itself is very sturdy and can hold a large amount of weight (250kg if i recall correctly) the front end is easily stabilized with additional weight and also the ...  Read the complete review