Your Favorite Gym Equipment of All Time.

[maldorf]

Nebula leg press is good. Nautilus leg extension. Swing squat.

 

[LATS]

When I sold my gyms I took pieces I wanted and made a home gym.. after many many years and going to about every fitness equipment expo I bought the pieces I thought were the best .. because I'm bored ill break it down by bodypart lol

Chest- bodymaster cxp plate load .. nautilus seated xpload .. foreman lying Chest fly
Back- panatta high row.. panatta plate load seated row..
Shoulder- icarian standing lateral raise..
Bicep- nautilus xpload curl..
Tricep - David plateload tricep ext ( no longer made)
Quads - my custom made leg press .. 45 degree.. made by panther custom
Hams- flex standing leg curl
Calves - king donkey

 

[Slick212]

There was also a hammer strength machine that absolutely KILLED my quads. You sat in it like the leg press except as you pressed the plate you moved as well. They used to have these in a few of the NYSC about 15 years ago and they wound up removing them. I think it was actually because very few people used them because they are just pretty brutal on your thighs. I’m not even a big leg guy but this machine really put muscle on my legs. Does anyone know the Machine I’m talking about,?

 

[Slick212]

When I sold my gyms I took pieces I wanted and made a home gym.. after many many years and going to about every fitness equipment expo I bought the pieces I thought were the best .. because I'm bored ill break it down by bodypart lol

Chest- bodymaster cxp plate load .. nautilus seated xpload .. foreman lying Chest fly
Back- panatta high row.. panatta plate load seated row..
Shoulder- icarian standing lateral raise..
Bicep- nautilus xpload curl..
Tricep - David plateload tricep ext ( no longer made)
Quads - my custom made leg press .. 45 degree.. made by panther custom
Hams- flex standing leg curl
Calves - king donkey

Where were your gyms? Those are excellent choices. Many guys love the hammer strength equipment but I don’t love their chest press pieces and overall am not a huge fan, I prefer stuff like you listed above. One exception is the hammer strength leg machine I listed above and I also like their tbar and shoulder press.

 

[heavyhitter]

Definitely some sort of pendulum squat

 

[werfewgrt]

FreeMotion cable machines for sure

 

[Slick212]

Definitely some sort of pendulum squat

Ahhhh.. That’s what’s it’s called. That’s what I was trying to describe before and here is the hammer strength model I was referring to. This is the absolutely one of the best leg machines out there IMHO

Hammer Strength Horizontal Leg Press | Fitness Superstore

Buy Remanufactured Hammer Strength Horizontal Leg Press from Fitness Superstore for Less than half of MSRP. Hammer Strength Plate-Loaded Leg Press machine design encourages proper exercise performance with initiation by pushing down through the hips.

www.fitnesssuperstore.com

 

[method2madness]

Plate loaded compact leg sled. Several companies make them but there is an example in the link.

Powertec Compact Leg Sled - Plate Loaded (P-CLS16)

Powertec Compact Leg Sled - The sled glides on a specially designed carriage driven by ultra-low resistance nylon wheels with sealed bearings. While the footprint is quite compact, the leg sled still allows for full calf raise for most users.

www.ironcompany.com

 

[heavyhitter]

Prime seated row

 

[alfresco]

The original Nautilus plate loading biceps triceps machine. When properly used it is responsible for a lot of inches on a lot of arms. It was revelatory at the time and still may be.

If you can find one, buy it. They are out there.

I know the man, a lawyer in FL, who purchased the first one. It has been donated to a local high school last I heard. I passed up a chance to see and photograph it. I regret that to this day.

A must have in my opinion.

I will post up an article about it later today if I can find it. I think you will find it very interesting.

Also, the original Nautilus plate loading pullover machine.

http://www.arthurjonesexercise.com/Ironman/Pump.PDF

 

[MightyJohn]

I Love:

Chest - Flite Plate loaded Pec Fly & Hammer Wide Press
Legs - Strive Leg Extension(plate loaded or selectorized)
Back - Strive Plate Loaded & Archuit Row

 

[heavyhitter]

Xplode press too

 

[alfresco]

There was also a hammer strength machine that absolutely KILLED my quads. You sat in it like the leg press except as you pressed the plate you moved as well. They used to have these in a few of the NYSC about 15 years ago and they wound up removing them. I think it was actually because very few people used them because they are just pretty brutal on your thighs. I’m not even a big leg guy but this machine really put muscle on my legs. Does anyone know the Machine I’m talking about,?

???

 

[MasteroniPepperoni]

???

I've never understood the point of this machine

 

[MightyJohn]

I forgot
Strive Preacher Curl(plate loaded or selectorized)...an amazing piece

 

[MasteroniPepperoni]

I forgot
Strive Preacher Curl(plate loaded or selectorized)...an amazing piece

I do love the hammer strength plate load preacher. The stretch feels amazing

 

[qwerty]

This nautilus machine for standing calves.

 

[Simon90]

Hammer strength iso plate loaded lat pull down.
Both arms at the same time and imagining the YAAATES in blood and guts adds another rep or two.

 

[Simon90]

When I sold my gyms I took pieces I wanted and made a home gym.. after many many years and going to about every fitness equipment expo I bought the pieces I thought were the best .. because I'm bored ill break it down by bodypart lol

Chest- bodymaster cxp plate load .. nautilus seated xpload .. foreman lying Chest fly
Back- panatta high row.. panatta plate load seated row..
Shoulder- icarian standing lateral raise..
Bicep- nautilus xpload curl..
Tricep - David plateload tricep ext ( no longer made)
Quads - my custom made leg press .. 45 degree.. made by panther custom
Hams- flex standing leg curl
Calves - king donkey

Dam I've always wanted to use that forearm lying chest fly!!!

 

[pumpkinhead]

Hammer horizontal leg press, belt squat machine (any quality brand)

Never used a belt squat machine, but I have heard really great things about them. I know it would be a game changer for me also, As I have had 2 back surgeries now and can't put weight on my shoulders anymore to squat, a belt squat would solve that.