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beth6395

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Does anyone have a weight stack cable machine or something that works like one? I read this issue of Oxygen Glutes Training for Women and I am interested in looking into a machine that I could use for doing Standing Cable Kickbacks, Kneeling Cable Kickbacks, kickbacks, & hip extension with cable. Can you pass along the correct name of this machine or a website or a store that may have what I am looking for?
For anyone Interested this Issue was AWESOME for anyone struggling with their rear.

TIA.

beth6395
 
I have Exertubes from Spri products and a door attachment, and you can do a lot of the cable exercises. A WAY cheaper option. I use the heaviest resistance tube.

"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." Mark Twain ;-)
 
Thanks for asking the question, and thanks HB for your answer. I have posted a similar question over at Tracie's. I wanted to know if you could safely do the cable exercises by using tubing over a door attachment, or as in my case, draped over my power tower, that is shown on the streamers of the Meet the Team thread. I also asked if Tracie would do a pulley-type DVD in the future...and yes, she is thinking about it.

There are some neat exercises shown on that Meet the Team thread....cool... :)
 
Beth, I can't really help you with the brands (although you can check out www.bigfitness.com, I think they sell them), but let me tell you if you can afford a cable machine it's well worth the investment. You can work almost any body part on it. Although I rarely see people working legs on it, you can really hit every upper body part (with maybe the exception of back, except most cable machines come w/a pullup bar so you'd have that too) with a vast variety of exercises.

If I had the money & the space at home, I'd get one & cancel my gym membership.
 
Beth, I can't really help you with the brands (although you can check out www.bigfitness.com, I think they sell them), but let me tell you if you can afford a cable machine it's well worth the investment. You can work almost any body part on it. Although I rarely see people working legs on it, you can really hit every upper body part (with maybe the exception of back, except most cable machines come w/a pullup bar so you'd have that too) with a vast variety of exercises.

If I had the money & the space at home, I'd get one & cancel my gym membership.
 
I've been looking for something similar also. On the TLT site they show them using the Freemotion cable machine which costs thousands of dollars because it's gym quality. In my research to find something similar I came across the NordicTrack 360 and it's ALOT cheaper (on sale too!). They have other models but this is the cheapest freemotion home gym. I found it at the Sears site of all places.

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/prod...cal=FIT&pid=00615505000&subcat=Weight+Systems

Here's more info on it. http://www.nordictrack.com/nt/nt360/expert_opinion.html

I'd love to try the thing out and if I had the funds (and space), I'd buy it!

Brenda:)
 
Do you think it would be as effective not having the harness will it still hit the part of the glutes you are trying to work. If it would that would be great maybe I will swing by Sears and see if they have one set up I was going to get the Gazelle from sears but that is only inner and outer thighs. How about a used fitness store maybe you could pick one up or should we STAY AWAY from used?

Thanks for these tips I am going to check out the door model.

beth6395
 
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