Very comfortable!

Body-Solid Doorway Chin Bar

Review submitted on 7th July 2010 by matt

Standing proud of the door width, the curved horns provide a more comfortable standard wide-grip chin position than many commercial chin bars. Also, the angled inverted grips are at just the right distance and angle for me.

Negatives are the price and that you wouldn't want to perform chins weighted.

NOTE: Review based on using the chin bar in standard width doorway.

Matt Bembridge

Lots more exercises for only £30!

Body-Solid GDCCBAR Bar Attachment

Review submitted on 30th June 2010 by matt

It's a simple thing (a bar to connect both pulleys of the  Body-Solid GDCC200), but for only £30 you can create more scope with your home gym training by adding a variety of further exercises - lunges, squats, bench press, shoulder press, upright rows, curls etc. - that you're able to perform. Thumbs up!

MATT

Personal Trainer.

Super-Smooth Motion!

Body-Solid GS348Q Smith Machine

Review submitted on 29th June 2010 by matt

Well built frame & passes the test of a super smooth smith machine - being able to lift it from one side & the bar travels freely. Excellent value-for-money!

Dual use - excellent!

Body-Solid GLPH1100 Leg Press/ Hack Squat

Review submitted on 20th May 2010 by matt

Another mammoth task to assemble - coming in 7 boxes. Once built though, the Body-Solid GLPH1100 is a well built (to last!) dual use station. Both leg press and hack squat are comfortable, but I have used better - namely the GymRatZ 45 degree Leg Press and Hack Squat.

In conclusion, very well suited for a home gym or PT gym short on space.

Comfortable movement!

Body-Solid GCCO150 Cable Crossover

Review submitted on 20th May 2010 by matt

Having installed the Body-Solid GCCO150 Cable Crossover in a couple of PT gyms, I've been very impressed with the smoothness of the GCCO150 (formerly WCCO150) and it's longevity - having now been in continued use for a few years.

However, the more recent Body-Solid GDCC200 Functional has slightly better build quality again and a smaller footprint!

Sturdy Dip Station!

Body-Solid GDIP59 Dip Station

Review submitted on 20th May 2010 by matt

Ideal for a home or studio use - inexpensive and good quality!

Good Cable Crossover

Body-Solid GDCC250 Cable Crossover

Review submitted on 20th May 2010 by Matt

A very good cable crossover, however, the very similar Body-Solid GDCC200 Functional Trainer (only crossbeams are different!) has the advantage of a smaller footprint + a bar attachment available.

If it's a good quality affordable cable crossover you want though, you can't go wrong with this in your home or studio.

Good unit!

Body-Solid GDCC200 Functional Training Centre

Review submitted on 20th May 2010 by Matt

Body-Solid's GDCC200 Functional Trainer (Dual Adjustable Pulley) represents superb value-for-money. The feel and smoothness may not be that of the GymRatZ DAP, but it's good nevertheless & the standard weight stack should prove ample.

Although it'll take you a few hours to assemble, the GDCC200 will last a lifetime in a home gym!

Something to note, the upright sections are the same as used on the Body-Solid GDCC250 Cable Crossover, only the cross bar arrangement is different. Personally, I think the smaller footprint of the GDCC200 is better, as you can buy the Body-Solid GDCCBAR Bar Attachment to use with it as well.

Just brilliant (once assembled correctly)

Body-Solid GAB100 Ab Machine

Review submitted on 1st July 2009 by Pete Walker Gym Ratz

A while back we had one of these Body Solid GAB100 Abdominal Crunch machines on display in the shop. First thing to not was at 6' 2" I thought I was too tall for the machine as it seemed a little "cramped" but a week later I realised the foot bit had been put on the wrong way round. Once corrected it was spot on.

The only way to build a powerful abdomen it to work abs with heavy weights and low reps just like any other muscle group, and the WAB100 is a perfect alternative to kneeling cable crunches for upper abs and significantly better than hanging leg raises for lower abs.

Even comes with Olympic adapter sleeves so you can use either regular weights or olympic ones. Just awesome!!

Comfortable to use and well priced!

Body-Solid GLM84SM Lat Machine

Review submitted on 15th January 2010 by matt

The GLM84SM offers near equal comfort to many lat pulldown/ low row machines that are twice the price. 285lb is a big weight stack, so I was a little wary about the build suitability, but it's more than ample, making the GLM84SM ideal for any home or personal training gym.

Setting the machine up is a little fiddley, but, as long as you're patient, you should be fine.