What are the best weights to use on these without scratching the paint off and that fit nicely with max weight?
1582614
I put some cardboard in the tray, cinderblocks, then used a ratchet tie down. They dont move and have plenty of weight.
1582615
Personally I always like to use 8x8x16 concrete blocks because of the weight but they will scratch the paint. I also use plastic milk crates, they fit nicely and don't scratch up the paint. I put a 40lb bag of lime in each crate for weight. The bags of lime are cheap and it won't hurt your lawn if they spring a leak.
1582616
I use four bags of gravel bungee tied to the platform I get deep plugs. No scratches on platform that way.
247904
Any Olympic and bumper plate for just fine on these. I have these attached to my rack and all my plates (Olympic and bumper) fit perfectly to give the rack more weight when I'm doing dips and pull-ups. Good buy!
735841
I am unsure about how much weight your weights weigh, but we had these in the garage and had several things on them; moved to another town and had them in a basement again with many shelves, kids play things, exercise equipment etc; moved one more time and didn't need them sold them at a garage sale, they still looked great and got almost what we paid for them.
29154
I would recommend a 7 foot barbell. I personally purchased one that came with a 300 lb weight set and it has worked out great.Checkout http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000Y9WTUQ/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc;=1 by USA sports
323138
I think the bigger question is what are you going to mount them to and what your weight is. Mine is mounted to wooden studs and when I started using them, I was probably 220/230 lbs. I'm 206 or so now and have no issues at all. They're well built and good value for the money IMO.
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I use the following: Stamina 50-Pound Versa-Bell II Adjustable Dumbbell PairI purchased these from Amazon. They randomly go on sale for $189.99, which is a steal.Use nukeprice.com to keep an eye on it.
2012990
I use 5lb but in the videos they tell u to have a set of heavy weights and light weights, but at first use weights that feel comfortable to you and that you can tolerate without hurting yourself, then once you feel your ready to go up feel free to upgrade!.. hope this helps and good luck!
419025
I weigh 280 and have no problems with them. However I did use a high quality glue when I assembled them.
385458
The 10lb plates are 7 3/4" (or 20cm) in diameter, 1" thick.The plates are covered in cheap black paint that comes off readily. I would not recommend these for overhead use or chest press, I would recommend them for shrugging.The dumbbell when loaded can prevent some range of motion due to the depth of the enclosure around the grip caused by the surrounding plates.Good to have a tall dumbbell rack for these as wellOverall disappointed with the cheap paint that will leave fragments all over your hands and risk getting into your eyes, but overall a good buy for putting in work but at some risk, possibly coat them with somethingStrongly Prefer a full bar or solid dumbbells, good price for shrugging 100lb dumbbells The 10lb plates are 7 3/4" (or 20cm) in diameter, 1" thick.The plates are covered in cheap black paint that comes off readily. I would not recommend these for overhead use or chest press, I would recommend them for shrugging.The dumbbell when loaded can prevent some range of motion due to the depth of the enclosure around the grip caused by the surrounding plates.Good to have a tall dumbbell rack for these as wellOverall disappointed with the cheap paint that will leave fragments all over your hands and risk getting into your eyes, but overall a good... » Read More The 10lb plates are 7 3/4" (or 20cm) in diameter, 1" thick.The plates are covered in cheap black paint that comes off readily. I would not recommend these for overhead use or chest press, I would recommend them for shrugging.The dumbbell when loaded can prevent some range of motion due to the depth of the enclosure around the grip caused by the surrounding plates.Good to have a tall dumbbell rack for these as wellOverall disappointed with the cheap paint that will leave fragments all over your hands and risk getting into your eyes, but overall a good buy for putting in work but at some risk, possibly coat them with somethingStrongly Prefer a full bar or solid dumbbells, good price for shrugging 100lb dumbbells « Show Less
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seems you are doing quite well with the blue ones. the orange ones would be a great fit. the most important thing is not enclosing the the grips. of course that would help. the most important thing is to keep it under control and keeping it balanced with the weights that you use. I use the orange ones for dumbbells as they are easier to control.
326450
I used command hooks that have the metal movable hook that I bought at target and these worked perfectly for holding the weight without damaging my ceilling. Hope this helps!!
1516578
You can also paint the rails any color you want. Counter weights are great to add too.
8247
Well, you can use some weights, but what I did was use two screws for the bottom tab. I mounted it on the floor trim, it is wood and painted. When I take it down I just touch up 4 small holes.
1054135
These are unfinished wood, so putting a protective stain or lacquer is recommended. The max weight rating is 250lbs
1468178
They shouldn't sound a lot different. And the weight would depend on the type and amount of paint you used.
2255226
You can add more weights and you can buy them on ZFO Sports website. I've actually listed the link to the product your looking for, hope it helps.http://www.zfosports.com/zfosports/detail/?id=ws6
552243
Wrap a 25 pound weight plate in a towel and put on the glide board with you when you workout. Also check you tube there is guy who added a weight bar to an older total gym glide board. The same thing might be possible on the Weider TB 5000. You can use the resistant bands also.