Workout Benches and Utility Benches
Workout Benches for Home
The key to assembling a great home gym is to invest in versatile equipment to be used in a wide variety of workouts. Ideally, your gym equipment should be able to adapt with you as your fitness improves and your workout needs change. Extra points for equipment that delivers a full body workout.
One such invaluable piece of equipment is a workout bench.
The Unique Features of a Workout Bench
At Marcy, we offer a variety of workout benches. Depending on your fitness goals, you may want to consider a standalone weight bench, a weight bench set, or a utility bench. We’ll review the pros of those options later in this article.
No matter what Marcy workout bench you choose, you can be assured that you are investing in a high-quality piece of equipment that will stand up to even your toughest workout. Every one of our home workout benches is made with heavy duty steel tube framing with a powder coated finish. You will also enjoy the high density upholstery.
Most of our weight exercise benches can be adjusted to increase your comfort. In addition, our benches can expand your exercise options and help isolate all your major muscle groups for a total body workout.
Benefits of a Workout Bench
Workout benches are an excellent tool for all your strength training needs. If you choose an adjustable weight bench set that includes a leg developer, preacher curl pad, and bar catch, then you’ll have an entire gym’s worth of workouts at home.
Use your workout bench set to perform these exercises:
- Bench press
- Incline bench press
- Back squats
- Front squats
- Shoulder press
- Bicep curls
- Leg extensions
- Hamstring curls
- Tricep extensions
- And more!
A simple workout bench can help you increase your muscle mass and definition for a look you love. Since muscle burns more calories than fat, increasing your muscle mass through strength training is a great way to fight the pudge and replace it with toned arms, legs, and chest.
Strength training is a great way to maintain bone density and build muscle. Even if you aren’t seeking washboard abs or bulging biceps, a few short strength training workouts a week will make it easier to lift heavy grocery bags or boxes at work.
Finally, though workout benches are often associated with weight training, they can also be used for bodyweight movements and even help you improve your cardio. For example, you can use a workout bench to perform incline pushups (to make them easier) or decline pushups (to make them more difficult). Step ups on the workout bench are a great cardio exercise that improves mobility and balance.
What is the Best Workout Bench for Your home?
Once you’ve decided to add a workout bench to your home, it’s time to choose the right bench for your workout goals and budget.
Flat Workout Benches: One of our simplest and most cost-effective workout bench options is a flat bench, like the Marcy SB-315. This type of bench is ideal for flat bench pressing and bodyweight movements.
Utility Weight Benches: If you are looking for a workout bench, without any additional components, (like a weight rack) consider our collection of utility benches. This category includes a wide range of benches. One of our most popular adjustable utility bench is the SB-350. Because the SB-350 weight bench is adjustable, you can workout at flat, incline, and decline angles to target different muscles.
Pair the SB-350 adjustable bench with your favorite power rack to expand your garage gym options.
Standard and Olympic Weight Benches: Weight benches and weight racks go together like peanut butter and jelly. If you don’t currently own a weight rack and dream of hitting a set of bench presses in your home or garage, take a look at our weight benches which include a steel frame weight rack.
Some of our options, like the Marcy Olympic Weight Bench MD-857 are designed for Olympic sized bars and weights. The MD-857 is versatile as it is an adjustable Olympic bench that includes a preacher curl pad and leg developer. With a weight capacity / weight limit (user + weights) of 600lbs on the bench and 300 lbs on the squat rack, the MD-857 can handle very intense workouts.
Standard Weight Bench Sets: Are you looking for the ultimate weight lifting setup? Save time, money, and effort by investing in a full weight bench set, instead of buying everything separately.
At Marcy, we offer a variety of complete standard weight bench sets. One of our favorite standard weight bench sets is the Marcy MD-2080. This standard-sized weight bench set comes with 80 pounds of weight to help you PR your bench press. The included leg developer allows you to sculpt your quads and hamstrings between weight sets.
Slant Boards: Marcy also carries a variety of decline benches known as Slant Boards. Slant board weight benches are set at a decline to help you target your ab muscles.These boards focus on supporting a comfortable flat or decline position, so you can rev up a variety of exercises.
In particular, a slant board can help you sculpt your abs and obliques. Feel every single crunch with our high-quality SB-4606 Slant Board. Give your abs a break from working out too hard on a decline bench; grab a pair of dumbbells to strengthen your pecs, shoulders, triceps, and biceps. With a variety of curls, lifts, presses, and raises you will sculpt your body in no time.
Roman Chairs: Consider a Roman chair workout bench to target your ab muscles (also known as a hyperextension bench.) This funny-looking bench is serious about sculpting your core, back muscles, and glutes. A Roman chair lets you perform challenging sit-ups by increasing your range of motion.
Turn around, adjust the hyperextension bench, and you have the perfect partner to strengthen your lower back, glutes, and hamstrings. A Roman chair, like our Marcy JD-3.1 model, is a great option if you suffer from a weak back that may be causing lower back pain.
Check out our variety of weight lifting benches and make an investment in your personal care, health and fitness! Find the best workout bench for your home gym at Marcypro.com and start your fitness journey today.