This stuff will make your abdomen so checkered that you can grate apples on it
I tried the XMUND XD-PT1 training stand and I almost perished.
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Introductory
I sit in front of the computer a lot and move very little. I don’t think I’m alone with this problem.
I’m not a fan of my home gym, but I decided to give it another try. I didn’t want a serious fitness machine, I didn’t want one where weights had to be lifted, I didn’t want an exercise bike, an elliptical trainer, a treadmill either. I wanted something that wasn’t too complicated and didn’t need electricity.
After a lot of viewing, I decided I needed a tripod. My own body weight will be plenty for my workout and most of all my belly is what I want to focus on.
From here, this story turned out in the usual way. I started browsing the net, I visited the Decathlon page, I looked for the structure I liked, 80 thousand forints. No, I don't want to spend that much! You can come to the Product Finder, the cheapest stand, which you like for 70 thousand forints.
Normally I would have left it hell here, but I decided to check it out at one of my favorite stores, although I didn’t have much hope and still didn’t want to order from China.
I was lucky because it turned out that I could buy it from a Czech warehouse, and the price was 31 thousand good Hungarian coins. Well, I liked it better, half the price of Decatlonos, so I ordered it, and in 3 days the courier put the package down in front of the gate.
Packing, assembly, exterior
I can't write too much about the packaging itself, cardboard box, stuff in it. It is important to say that everything arrived undamaged, the metal parts, rods, tubes, the larger pieces of the stand were nicely separated from each other, so nothing was scratched. Only one corner of the backrest squeezed the sponge, but it kicked itself off, so I don’t consider that a mistake or an injury.
I would say the parts are surprisingly good quality, but I wasn’t really surprised by the thing, I was hoping it would be. After all, the manufacturer has specified a maximum load capacity of 150 pounds, so the tubes can't be made of paper.
But, everything is really good quality anyway. The welds are beautiful, nothing burrs, fits perfectly, fits everything with everything. The painting also seems quite resistant, there is some powder paint on the material. It looks a little rough, but hard enough, resistant.
For assembly, we get a short description in which the screws, washers, everything are nicely marked. The assembly itself seems a little scary at first, but following the drawings, it really isn’t. In fact, it is simple.
I used the included Allen key and wrench for the test, I certify that they can be assembled with these as well, but I suggest that you make a ratchet wrench to make it easier. In addition, two days after using the included wrench, the screws had to be retightened here and there. So use some normal combination wrench or ratchet wrench, you’re better off!
So the assembly is easy, I also made an unpacking and assembling video about it, a little faster, of course, because you can scratch an hour with the screws anyway.
There are also some things worth mentioning about the exterior of the machine! One is that we get thick but relatively soft pads at the end of the soles. This is good for stability, but also because it won’t scratch the floor. With us, the structure will stand on a laminate floor, my partner would have cut it out without these soles.
The other important thing is that the height of the upper bar is adjustable, namely in 6 steps, between 150 and 230 centimeters. This includes two screws on each side of the stand to fix the height. They give you proper support, so the stuff won’t tear off.
What I haven’t talked about yet is the size and weight of the stand. When assembled, it occupies an area of 125 x 74 inches from the apartment, with a maximum height of 235 inches. The total weight is 21 kilograms.
What can it be used for and how can it be used?
Of course, to reduce the size of fat pads and increase muscle mass, as it is a training stand.
As I wrote above, we are not moving classic weights here, we are the weight. That is, our own body weight is what we need to move against gravity. It’s good in the sense that we don’t buy a lot of iron unnecessarily, and it’s bad in the sense that when we start training it will be the hardest, since we haven’t run out yet.
It can take a little away from a person, but you shouldn't give up!
So, what can you use the machine for?
It is possible to press a supine support with it, it is possible to stretch with several types of armrests, we can also push ourselves out and we can raise our legs. In practice, this means that we can work the muscles of the arm, the biceps, the triceps, the delta muscle. The muscles of the back, the hooded muscle, the rhombic muscle, the wide back muscle can be strengthened, and the straight, oblique and transverse abdominal muscles can be treated.
So it can be said that such a training bench works the muscles of the upper body.
Now may come the part about how to use it. If I want to describe it in one word, it is excruciating. The problem is not with the machine, but rather with me, my faded, belly-grown body. It’s frustrating that while I think I’m in pretty good shape, I can’t get by lifting my own body anymore. Let's say you have something to raise unfortunately…
The stand is poor trying to help, but I already feel like it won’t be 1-2 weeks before I see results.
Of course, there is no problem with use anyway. I swayed a little on the raised top bar, but the 100 pounds didn't tick at him. The only thing to be careful about is not to overdo the lateral movements. Even though the structure is strong, it can swing a little sideways, which I don't think would be good for the irons in the long run.
Conclusion
There is not much to conclude. Essentially, I got what I was expecting, a well-thought-out structure that looked pretty rugged. Of course, I didn't expect that for 38 forints I would get something with gym skills and strength, they wouldn't come out of that much in a kilo of metal.
What is certain is that you will have enough knowledge and material to work out at home. As I said with my own 100 pounds there was no problem, I didn’t feel too bent or loose somewhere. The point, then, is that the 31 thousand were well understood, as I wrote in the introduction, the price of similar structures at home is more than double that.
So, if you want to keep up with the weight loss, you dare to recommend the XMUND XD-PT1, it's worth the price. It comes from a Czech warehouse, so you will receive it in a few days, plus VAT, you do not have to pay customs clearance fees! Use to purchase BGHU2008 coupon code here:
