Bodycraft
Galena Gym Review
If
you read my review of the Bodycraft
Xpress gym, you know how much I like it and recommend
it - unfortunately I don't feel quite the same way about
the Bodycraft Galena, and I'll tell you why...
First
off, I know some of you are thinking that the Galena received
a "Best Buy" award form a leading consumer magazine,
but I think they're way off the mark...it almost makes me
think that they didn't look at any more than 5 gyms as a
comparison (or their friend told them how good it was)...
The
primary reason I'm not the biggest fan of the Bodycraft
Galena is that I don't care for the design layout with the
seperate pec deck.
Putting
on a pece deck on station 2 is more for show, and the fact
that having a pec deck will sell more gyms to the uninformed.
At $1299 bucks, there should be more substance to the gym
on the second station, and when you add in the leg press
the price goes up to $1799 - which I feel is too high for
what type of setup you're getting (see Bodycraft
Xpress for comparison)
Key
specs on the Bodycraft Galena gym:
- Dimensions:
58” Wide (Pec Dec) X 72” Deep (Press Station)
92” Wide with Optional Leg Press X 81” High
- 200
lbs.weight stack in 10 lb. increments. Precision milled
cast iron plates with nylon bushings for smooth action
- Heavy
2" X 2" and 2" X 3", 11 and 12 gauge
steel tubing frame
- Flexible
nylon coated, 7X 19 strand aircraft cable rated at over
2000 lbs. tensile strength
- Internally
lubricated bearings
- Included
accessories: Lat Pull Bar, Curl Bar, Ankle Strap and two
Single Handles are included
- Lifetime
warranty
It's
not all bad...
There are some good points about the Galena that it shares
with the Xpress gym such as:
- Fold
the footplate down for abductor and adductor
leg kicks, arm curls, and upright rows
- Self-aligning
leg extension and curl station provides seated leg extension
and standingleg curl and automatically adjusts to fit
all leg sizes
- High
pulley station for lat pull downs, and triceps push downs
- Space
saving design allows placement in corner of room
- Optional
leg press attachment for full leg development
The
Bodycraft Galena gym needs improvement on the station 2
set-up before I will give it my endorsement, until that
happens, take a look at the Bodycraft
Xpress and Body
Solid G6B gyms instead.
Get
the Body
Craft Galena on sale here
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