Powertec WB-LS Gym Review
Powertec WB-LS Gym is also called the Powertec Workbench Leverage Gym.
The Powertec WB-LS Gym is a winner. It has every advantage over it’s nearest competitor and then some. It’s under $1000.00, not too big in size, completely safe and comes with a lifetime warranty on all parts. It takes approx 3 hours or less to put together and can be done by one person. If you ever move, it’s easy to split it into 2 pieces, making it easy to move through doorways. It’s based on a leverage system that helps the user control the movement of the presses.
ThePowertec WB-LS Gym is easy to sell because it literally can do almost any exercise, with the help of some dumbbells and accessories such as bars and handles. Because of it’s ease of use, women find this gym a pleasure to work out with. There’s no need to balance a bar where one can lose a grip and injure oneself. It’s just a matter of putting on the weight plates you need to perform the exercise with the resistance you want.
To start of with, there is a bench that can change positions from incline to flat to decline. All positions will work with the U shaped bar that pivots at one end and has handles on both sides of the U shape. The bench can also pivot out of the way for someone wanting to squat with the U shaped bar. You can also do calf raises with the help of a block to elevate the feet off the floor.
You’ll need at least 7′ of height to accommodate the lat tower. You can do lat pulldowns, tricep pushdowns and all kinds of pulley exercises. There is also a low pulley row to do low rows for the back and pull ups for the shoulders. With the help of dumbbells, you can perform all kinds of exercises using the bench. The u shaped bar can be lowered out of the way. There is only one wire that is used. This will make it last much longer as most of the exercises are done with the leverage bar.
The thing I like most about this gym is the safety behind it. A regular bar has to be balanced during the whole movement or you could stretch or pull a muscle while performing the exercise. If the weight gets heavy and you can’t perform another rep, you may not be able to return the bar to the rack. Not so with the Leverage Gym. Just set the bar down on it’s own spotter. This makes it very easy to work alone if you don’t have a training partner. it also has two weight plate holders to help keep the plates of the floor. This gym takes Olympic plates only.
At the end of the bench sits a leg extension, leg curl attachment. A pin lock this attachment into place to help one do crunches with the feet supported under the lower pads. A preacher attachment can be added to add to a bicep workout.
Sample list of exercises you can do with the Powertec WB-LS Gym:
Chest:
Flat bench press
Incline bench press
Flat flyes w/dumbbells
Incline flyes w/dumbbells
Cross bench pullover
Back:
Lat pulldown to the back
Lat pulldown to the chest
Rows w/low pulley
One arm dumbbell row
Bent over bar rows on incline bench
Lat pulldown with chinning triangle
Legs:
Squats
Leg curls w/leg attachment
Leg extension w/leg attachment
Calf raises with U bar and a block
Hack squat w/ U bar
Shoulders:
Presses behind the neck
Presses to the front w/ U bar
Side laterals w/Low pulley row (Can also be done w/dumbbells)
Front laterals w/Low pulley row (Can also be done w/dumbbells)
Rear delt bent over rows W/Low pulley
Pull ups w/low pulley row
Shrugs w/ dumbbells
Biceps:
Curls w/EZ curl bar
Supinated curls w/ dumbbells
Preacher curls w/Preacher attachment on bench
Reverse grip chins with lat attachment (This also works the lats)
Concentration curls while seated on the bench.
Triceps:
Lying tricep extensions w/ EZ curl bar
Dips with plates on your lap. Feet are elevated and hands are on
the bench next to you.
Tricep pressdowns with angled bar, rope, or single handle.
Tricep press behind the head w/dumbbell. (Can also be done with
2 hands)
Remember to take in the right supplements to help give you the right energy for the entire workout, and a good post workout meal, consisting of a protein shake with a good starchy carb like malto dextrin found in Pro-Labs’ N-Large, that will replenish glycogen in the liver and muscles cells, as well as elevate blood sugar to it’s proper level. Have a banana as well to help replenish potassium levels.
Purchase your Powertec WB-LS Gym or contact us with questions if you have any.