Body Solid Biceps Triceps Table Machine, GCBT380

WOW what an amazing machine,it really gives the biceps a great burn,smooth rotating pull on biceps and triceps this machine will build biceps fast....love it.

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I am an older arm wrestler, and have used curling machines in gyms for decades, and this amazingly sturdy, no sway or bending of anything, nothing. Comfy, amazing for the armrest, soft, perfectly for my taste, no elbow pain ever, and the covering is soft, hard to describe, other than perfect. Action: Here is the meat, and i have to say it is better than the gym for me, because i can dial it in, and focus on short stroking upper action, middle action, and lower action, or of course, all of it. I really like that I can also do it one handed to simulate arm wrestling side pressure, it is still a curl, but it definitely has a side pressure component when you grip the angled handle with one hand. I can get a burn quickly, and do it multiple times a night in my own home. Pleasure to use, and i really wasn't expecting to be happy, only satisfied. A another review said that he can’t do as much as his free weight, and that is true, the most I can do is 50lbs with one hand, but the burn is much quicker than the free weight, and I love being able to work the side pressure into the curl. Now for attaching it to my universal machine. The Marcy universal machine had a really crappy leg extension that cut hard into my shins. I took that off, and took off the Marcy chair. Then set this puppy right on time, and lag bolted down into the floor.. Sweet action both ways, and it was clear the body solid steel is twice as thick for the body solid compared to the Marcy, no comparison. Now for the negatives, instructions were ok because i am used to exploded drawings, if you are not, then you need to practice using them. In this case, it is missing a line were the center piece connects to the left side upright. that piece has to be bolted first to both sides prior to bolting the bottom, bolt the bottom, and you will have to take it back apart to get the center piece installed. Also two of the bolts seemed to be short that hold on the armrest, and i was able to get the nut started, and it worked. But who cares, no matter how hard it will be for you, the bottom line is you will be happy on first use, and everytime after—if you experiment with the rotation settings to understand how this unit works. This is the first glowing review i have ever written, because i was shocked. See photos of the combo.

This machine is extremely easy to use and can accommodate a lot of weight on the plate arm for the serious lifter. It is also nice because you have two machines in one (bicep and triceps). You can use different hand positions on the well-designed handles to do hammer-curl like lifts for biceps, which is quite nice. The bicep workout is quite good on this machine if you couple it with incline dumbbell curls with free weights because the incline curls give you max resistance at the bottom of your lift and this machine gives you max resistance at the top, so you get a remarkable burn and nice results doing the two. I am less impressed by the triceps feature if you are a serious lifter, but it does a good job with range of motion minimizing tendon pain / damage compared to many gym machines I have tried, so it is a good fit for people wanting to tone and minimize injury for triceps. Just one warning, be sure you try it with very light weights at first, especially for the triceps exercise, because it is possible to adjust the dial in a way that could cause injury if you do not test it first to check your range of motion; you don't want the weighted bar falling on your arms after you do a lift. If you just do the test first, it is wonderful and safe :) It is also quite affordable and not too bad to put together. I would def buy again!!

This is a great Bicep and Tricep machine! It is very well built. And it looks great also. A good addition to any Home Gym. All of my home gym equipment is made by Body Solid. A great purchase.

This machine was a breeze to put together despite the poor instructions and it is a very solid machine. My main issues with it are that the arm pad isn't at enough of an angle and the seat doesn't go low enough to get to where the pad is up into your arm pits. Most people at any gym do preacher seat curls wrong. They lean way over the pad and involve their shoulders in the exercise. The pad should be up into your arm pits and you should be leaning back, completely removing your shoulders from the movement. Overall though the machine has quality, smooth movement and seems to be solid. For the Amazon price it's a great deal since similar quality machines sell for almost twice.