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Powertec
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The single
station Powertec Stack Drive System (P-SDS) is
a 2 station home gym also known as the Powertec
home gyms Selectorized Leverage System.
If you are familiar with
Powertec gyms or you have read other reviews of
the Powertec gyms WB-LS or Powertec WB-MS, you
will know that Powertec generally cater for the
big lifter.
In their infinite wisdom,
Powertec home gyms have decided to offer the P-SDS
especially for those of us who are traditional
home gym machine enthusiasts.
Although the P-SDS has
a weight stack and is black rather than the traditional
Powertec yellow, it still has the tell tale Powertec
gyms characteristics.......impressive linkage
and lever systems.
Powertec home gyms
The main features of Powertec
gyms are the black, powder coated, heavy steel
frame, 230 lb weight stack with guard, heavy duty
vinyl covered, thick high density foam padded,
bench with patented adjustable linkages, lat pulldown
bar, short curl bar and cable handle, barbell
attachment for press station and leg
extension for quadriceps (front of thigh).
With Powertec home gyms,
you can also do lying 2 legged hamstring curl
(back of thigh) - this is a big bonus because
for most home gyms the bench can't be put in a
flat position, meaning hamstrings can only be
done standing, one leg at a time....and that's
slow, lat pulldown
for back or triceps (back of arm), press
station with height adjustable lever arms for
chest or shoulders or triceps or back, low
row for back or shoulders or inner/outer thigh
or butt or triceps or biceps (front of arm)
Pros for Powertec
home gyms
There is a very versatile
bench that goes flat. This means not only lying
hamstring curls but incline and decline bench
press, military press, crunches and you can even
stand behind the bench for shoulder shrugs and
triceps pushdowns, the low row is next to the
weight stack. This is good because often the low
row is in front of the leg extension and to change
the load you must get up off the floor, walk to
the weight stack and then walk back again, top
quality materials and design, heavier
than average weight stack (230lbs compared to
the usual 210lbs), comes
with training wall chart, it
has a low row. This is really just an advantage
over Powertec'sWB-MS (also reviewed by Home Gym
Review) which doesn't have any cables
Cons for Powertec
home gyms
They don't include an ankle
strap for your thigh/butt exercises at the low
row station. Of course you can easily buy one
but with these type gyms they are usually a standard
accessory, this Powertec gym is a little pricey.
Find
out more about Powertec home gyms here
and here
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