I recently bought a york 6605 bench, and I was not too impressed about how stable it was, so I returned it. The connection between the bit where the barbell sits and the other part where you lie on was not very good. I'm still trying to think how an earth it could cope with the 200kg or whatever ... Read review
A review by zero on York 6605 Bench April 10th, 2001
Author's product rating:
Durability
Satisfactory
Comfort
Good
Value for money
Satisfactory
Advantages:
good for the beginner
Disadvantages:
not very stable once you hit the heavy loads .
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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I recently bought a york 6605 bench, and I was not too impressed about how stable it was, so I returned it. The connection between the bit where the barbell sits and the other part where you lie on was not very good. I'm still trying to think how an earth it could cope with the 200kg or whatever the limit is. My friend who help me to assemble the bench, and that took time believe me, even said "Is it safe?, I don't think so."
The older bench they used to make, I reckon is much more stable, but this bench can't hold as much as the 6605, it does'nt fold and you can't do the leg curls on it.
Once you start hitting the heavy weights I don't recommend this bench, eventhough it has a 200 kg limit on the bench press. But I would recommend it if you are just starting a weight training program, and don't lift heavy weights.
Can anyone suggest a nice bench for the weight trainer who in not an amateaur and not a professional either, something semi-professional. Many thanks.
The bit where I've ticked yes in the 'Recommend to potetial buyers' is only for the beginner, and not for people who train with fairly heavy and heavy loads.
Advantages: easy to assemble Disadvantages: the design could be improved
...the gym. I puchased a york 6605 weights bench so I could workout at home instead of travelling to and from the gym on my days off. It was reasonably straightforward to assemble and at first I was delighted with it. However, after using it a few times I began to notice the design faults. Firstly, when doing leg curls, especially quadricep raises it was hurting my shins, I don't think it was designed with tall people in mind (im 6ft 1'). Because of ... ...adviseable anyway. Apart from these two limitations it is a decent product, however I would only recommend using light to medium weights upto 100kg. I've had the York 6605 for 3 and a half years now and still use it, but maybe not as often as I should. ...
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