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    working out in your home gym

    Gripstrength- What's your opinion on the Powertec dip/chin assist machine? Do you like the quality? Does the assistance seem smooth and natural? And is there any adjustability with the width of the dip handles? Thanks.
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    Proper technique resources

    Some of these animations are interesting.  Common and obscure exercises are listed. http://www.abcbodybuilding.com/slideshow.php?id=16&subId=37
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    Home Built T-Bar ?

    Check out the bar attachment near the bottom of this page: T-Bar Handle Attachment The base attachment looks pretty cool too.  But it wouldn't be absolutely necessary, as you could use the corner of a room. For 35$ the bar attachment seems worth it.  You could try to make something similar using...
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    Trap Bar to New Zealand

    I just checked out that www.getstrength.com. What does $680.00 NZ translate to in U.S. dollars? Because $680 U.S. would be outrageous. I can't believe a company could try to sell that with a straight face. That's an atrocity. If I lived in NZ I would also call several metal workers in the...
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    Trap Bar to New Zealand

    http://www.newyorkbarbells.tv/im-0022shr.html http://www.fitnessfactory.com/finditem.cfm?itemid=84 http://www.kamway.com/products.html http://www.fractionalplates.com/cgibin....gno=2.1 http://www.lifestylesport.com/bars.htm http://www.strength-systems.com/items.php?deptid=18&styleid=323
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    Homemade leg press

    dkm- I too have been very creative with piping to modify or create exercise equipment. I've been happy with a lot of my "experiments." But when it comes to a leg press, leverage or otherwise, it is usually going to be more of a hip/glute/hamstring movement that allows one to move...
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    Body Solid

    I own Body Solid equipment. It is of very high quality. The lifetime warranty is also comforting. Over the years I've purchased exercise/weightlifting equipment from dozens of manufacturers for my home gym. Body Solid has proven to be one of the best. But that is for their Smith Machine...
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