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Posted: Mar 24 2009
The bench was fairly easy to set up and is lightweight enough to move around easily. My biggest complaint might be that it did not come with an instruction book, or even a photo of someone using the bench. Since there were no instructions, I still can't figure out how that woman in the photo for the advertisement did her side crunches. I cannot figure out where she placed her feet to keep from falling off of the bench. I have been using this bench for two weeks now. At first, I had to place a bucket with a pillow on it at the end of the bench when I did my sit-ups, to support my shoulders and head, due to the fact that the bench is so short. (I'm 5'8") I soon learned to not lay back, at all, during my sit-ups, not even just to rest inbetween reps. Now I have no problem with the short bench and it is better form for my sit-ups, anyway, not to lay back on the bench. However, my bench has, for some unknown reason, little metal loops on the tubes, and the loops are right where I need to place my feet while doing the back extensions. You cannot see the loops in the photos on the Internet, and they are not portrayed in the assembly instructions or parts list. Its not a major problem if I am wearing shoes, but I really don't want to have to wear shoes to do my back extensions. Placing the metal loops where the feet should go is, in my opinion, a really poor design. Most back extension units have plates on the bottom for the feet to rest. I don't mind not having a plate and resting my feet on a tube, but the little loops on the tubes hurt. Having said that, I am getting a good workout with this bench, but I wish I had invested a little more money into a better designed unit.
