Gym Equipment Cost of Hammer Strength Chest Press
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Their iso lateral presses at all angles are definitely some of the best out there. Simple designs with good strength curves. They’re also built like tanks.
A quick search on Facebook marketplace is showing me some advertised for 1000-1500.
Definitely worth the footprint in a home gym if you already have all the basics
A quick search on Facebook marketplace is showing me some advertised for 1000-1500.
Definitely worth the footprint in a home gym if you already have all the basics
I love hammer strength pull machines, but not the press so much. Dont like being locked into that angle on my shoulders.
But if they fit you well, i would go incline. I find decline useless.
But if they fit you well, i would go incline. I find decline useless.
Agree with both comments - Hammer Strength makes a great incline, I prefer dips bare or with the machine for lower but their machine is good too. I love their back equipment like @superbeast - can use heavier weight with no injuries and the movement is smooth and hits the muscles well. Not sure I would buy anything other than a smith machine for home gym (other than bench, bands, weight, DB's, etc.) unless you have endless funds and a lot of room for one reason only. I go from incline bench with the Hammer Strength Machine to Smith machine if no one to help for safety, and mix in a bit of DB inclines when I see someone I trust to stand behind me for safety.
Still if I had the room and could pick one incline machine - of all I have tried that would be it.
Still if I had the room and could pick one incline machine - of all I have tried that would be it.
First line is exactly my experience, their pushing machines just fit me a bit wrong. Always thought it was weird cause my bone structure seems like very much in the middle , If I was buying I'd be doing extensive fit testing
Just the amount of space these things take up really limits how far you can grow your home gym.
I have 18’ x 48’ of space for my home gym, and it filled up fast. I couldnt justify taking up so much space for a machine that can only target one specific muscle that i can hit much better with free weights anyway.
I have 18’ x 48’ of space for my home gym, and it filled up fast. I couldnt justify taking up so much space for a machine that can only target one specific muscle that i can hit much better with free weights anyway.
Thanks for the input guys!
I train at home only. My training is basically all day long, once every 2 hours I do a move.
Its a break from sitting on the computer, and I can fit more in and never miss a workout because I make it a smaller comitment, even if my energy is low I can get it all done spread out throughout the day.
I have powerblocks up to 90 ( awesome space saver and never breaks unlike bowlfex weights ), and a set of 100lb dumbells
I have a nautilus which is a combo pull down/ seated row, squat rack and bench all in one, no smith machine.
I have t bar row fitting to put the barbell in for that.
I actually never tried T-bar rows until this year, and I feel that it is the best move I do by far. There is something about that curved path, that is really working me and engaging my back unlike the other pull moves.
That said I have never tired the hammer strength machines yet, but being curved, and injury reducing, I want to try them.
Probably high on my list would be to swap this rack for one that has dual cables and a smith machine in about the same foot print first.
Then try a hammer strength machine on top of that.
I train at home only. My training is basically all day long, once every 2 hours I do a move.
Its a break from sitting on the computer, and I can fit more in and never miss a workout because I make it a smaller comitment, even if my energy is low I can get it all done spread out throughout the day.
I have powerblocks up to 90 ( awesome space saver and never breaks unlike bowlfex weights ), and a set of 100lb dumbells
I have a nautilus which is a combo pull down/ seated row, squat rack and bench all in one, no smith machine.
I have t bar row fitting to put the barbell in for that.
I actually never tried T-bar rows until this year, and I feel that it is the best move I do by far. There is something about that curved path, that is really working me and engaging my back unlike the other pull moves.
That said I have never tired the hammer strength machines yet, but being curved, and injury reducing, I want to try them.
Probably high on my list would be to swap this rack for one that has dual cables and a smith machine in about the same foot print first.
Then try a hammer strength machine on top of that.
already doing really deep dips for that, but wanted something a bit different angle to throw in there,
I have also never tried decline bench either though... hmmmm