Buying a sit up bench

frag420 · 29-07-2015 2:08pm #1

Can anyone recommend a sit up bench for a broad guy, 6'4 and about 15.5 stone.

I have seen several online but some have mixed reviews Re holding weight, quality of build etc. Looking for something fold-able like this

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Conor-Sports-Folding-Sit-Bench/dp/B00EQ2UIVO/ref=pd_cp_200_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=0YT1ARX5VTCV81HF7W45

but sturdy!!

Cheers

A

MagicMarker · 30-07-2015 12:55pm

Have you considered use a floor?

frag420 · 30-07-2015 1:37pm

MagicMarker wrote: »

Have you considered use a floor?

I dont understand your grammar.....please try again!!

Anyone with any useful replies?

siochain · 30-07-2015 3:39pm

Will this be used for anything other than sit-ups?
Whats your expected goals from using this?

bluefinger · 30-07-2015 3:48pm

are these benches not a bit of a gimmick? You can do hundreds of different abs exercises on the floor, (crunches, obliques, leg raises, v sits, etc) but would be seriously restricted using this no?

frag420 · 30-07-2015 10:38pm

I had a lower back injury a few years back. so using a floor is out as it aggravates my lower back. I want to use something with padding and a mat doesn't help either.

GalwayGrrrrrl · 30-07-2015 10:41pm

Wouldn't a bench put more strain on your back, especially if you have it angled? If you can't lie on the floor, try plank based exercises on the floor. You are wasting money and space to get a bench IMHO.

ahnowbrowncow · 30-07-2015 10:49pm

frag420 wrote: »

I had a lower back injury a few years back. so using a floor is out as it aggravates my lower back. I want to use something with padding and a mat doesn't Harlow either.

I don't know of any benches that "Harlow".

How embarrassing given your previous condescending remark.

Got in before your ninja edit.

frag420 · 30-07-2015 10:51pm

ahnowbrowncow wrote: »

I don't know of any benches that "Harlow".

How embarrassing given your previous condescending remark.

Got in before your ninja edit.

Shinobi!!

frag420 · 03-08-2015 4:44pm

So now that the dust has settled.............can anyone recommend a bench I could use for the reasons outlined above?

Pretty please?

Nichololas · 03-08-2015 7:00pm

frag420 wrote: »

So now that the dust has settled.............can anyone recommend a bench I could use for the reasons outlined above?

Pretty please?

I don't have any recommendations, but for real; if you're getting lower back pain from doing sit-ups on the floor with a mat then maybe sit-ups are not for you - at least not without guidance from a proper, qualified coach. Sit-ups are really not all that great of an exercise that'd be worth the chance of exacerbating an existing back condition.

Mellor · 04-08-2015 10:19am

frag420 wrote: »

So now that the dust has settled.............can anyone recommend a bench I could use for the reasons outlined above?

Pretty please?

If sit ups on the floor hurt you back then avoid sit-ups completely. A bench isn't going resolve the issue. The pain is down your sit-up form putting strain on lower back not the lack of a pad.

Do a leg raises progression, and/or strict form planks.

frag420 · 04-08-2015 12:46pm

Guys I do appreciate the advice but if someone can recommend a bench without telling me to use the floor, not do sit ups etc it would be greatly appreciated.........

Thanks

thevillaman · 09-08-2015 2:05pm

The best sit up machine that you'll ever use is your bodyweight.
Set up machines are just a waste of money. Don't get me wrong.
I bought 5 of them. And ended up selling them on adverts

thevillaman · 09-08-2015 2:14pm

Torros Pro33 Sit Up Bench is a good make

thevillaman · 09-08-2015 2:34pm

Torros Pro33 Sit Up Bench

Dtp1979 · 09-08-2015 2:47pm

I've had lower back issues myself so I can tell you first hand that a sit up bench or floor sit ups will aggravate the injury. Especially a bench. Use a Swiss excersise, planks and leg raises

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