Help me find my perfect portable bench?
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My requirement is pretty straight-forward.
I need a bench that:-
Folds flat (car transportable).
Inclined/flat/declines.
Has the option of a leg curl attachment.
Can support 180Kg+
The bench itself isn't massive or heavy, say 30Kg max.
There's plenty of flat folders, but not with the leg curl option like these:-
http://www.sweatband.com/golds-gym-utility-bench.h...
http://www.sweatband.com/york-13in1-utility-workou...
I think no such bench exists.
You reckon there's a place that will custom build?
I need a bench that:-
Folds flat (car transportable).
Inclined/flat/declines.
Has the option of a leg curl attachment.
Can support 180Kg+
The bench itself isn't massive or heavy, say 30Kg max.
There's plenty of flat folders, but not with the leg curl option like these:-
http://www.sweatband.com/golds-gym-utility-bench.h...
http://www.sweatband.com/york-13in1-utility-workou...
I think no such bench exists.

You reckon there's a place that will custom build?
I think the addition of a leg curl would make it substantially less portable.
I assume this is for clients? Why not get them doing dumbell hamstring curl... youtube vid. I'm not sure what the audio is like on that as I don't have sound at work, but the movement is there. I've done this with plenty of weight in the past too, and prefer it to any curl machine. Would mean you don't need to worry about getting a curl on the bench, and if you were to find one I can imagine it would be a chunk more expensive than the ones posted.
I assume this is for clients? Why not get them doing dumbell hamstring curl... youtube vid. I'm not sure what the audio is like on that as I don't have sound at work, but the movement is there. I've done this with plenty of weight in the past too, and prefer it to any curl machine. Would mean you don't need to worry about getting a curl on the bench, and if you were to find one I can imagine it would be a chunk more expensive than the ones posted.
Yeah cheers. I know of that one and the leg extension and tibalis anterior versions. The leg curl extension is more for variety than pure functional applicability - some people, especially newbies, get bored easily... and if you turn up with "fancy" equipment and show different ways of hitting the same muscles they are more impressed and more likely to stick it out, etc. I mean, you could hit all of these fine with squats and deads.
It's like using a tablet/smartphone instead of a notepad = Pro.
With non-portable benches I have advised people to get, I always add a leg curl option. It also allows for good back hyper extensions if I lean on the leg curler and use it as a fixator instead.
My car is the real restiction though - 2 door coupe. Decent boot but only a ski hatch, no folding seats. So even if I remove the passenger seat, which I think I will, it's got to be a flat folder.
Grrr!
It's like using a tablet/smartphone instead of a notepad = Pro.
With non-portable benches I have advised people to get, I always add a leg curl option. It also allows for good back hyper extensions if I lean on the leg curler and use it as a fixator instead.
My car is the real restiction though - 2 door coupe. Decent boot but only a ski hatch, no folding seats. So even if I remove the passenger seat, which I think I will, it's got to be a flat folder.
Grrr!
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