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Fitness Plus Hyperextension Bench For Back

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This bench is functional and can serve its purpose but unlike the benches in most gyms, it does not provide an indention in the middle of the main pad that would make some room for the man's groin area. When using it you tend to concentrate more on not crushing your balls, than on your form. It is built sturdy and has varying adjustments that technically make it a good design. Now if the pad were better made and allowances designed into it, it would be one of the best out there. The comfortability is MAJOR FLAW in it. The price was competitive, as seen through long researched internet price comparisons.
Thanks;
Marco Perez

I understand that this bench is technically a Hyper-Extension bench (though it is tagged with Glute Hame raises as well), and not specifically a Glute-Ham Raise bench. Never the less, I bought it for GHR's.

Pro's: It assembles easily. It's strong and stable. When you adjust the slide or the height of the foot bar, the adjusted position locks in solid and doesn't have that cheap loose feeling.

Con's: The plate in which you place your feet is too small for 'toe drive' during Glute-Ham Raises. I ended up welding on a larger plate to facilitate this. Also, the pad is basically a half circle, and so at the top of a Glute-Ham raise, you end up driving your lower quads into the 'edge' on which the padding sits, and this can be uncomfortable. It would have been nice if the pad was either tilted back toward the foot bar about 20 degrees, or better yet, mount the pad on a plate which was curved or bent at an angle of greater than 180 degrees to begin with, so that you were driving into padding through the full range of motion in a GHR.

But I realize this was made for hyper extensions, and for that it's great. I realize however that people will buy it for GHR's as well, so I thought I should make you aware of the two shortcomings it has when used in that capacity.

I purchased the "Fitness Plus Hyperextension Bench For Back" primarily so I could do glute-ham raises.

On the up-side, the bench shipped quickly, was relatively easy to assemble and thus far supports my weight just fine (I'm right about 210 Lbs).

On the downside, the core support arched pad already has a small tear near it's base where it looks to be pulling away from the wood foundation (some duct tape might be in order shortly).

For the price, a decent product.

- Savage