Gym Equipment To Build Muscle and Gain Weight

By Wesley McDermott

Gym equipment to build muscle is one component of a successful weightlifting, bodybuilding program.  Above all else, you need equipment that really works for you and does what it says it will do.  No substitutes are accepted when it comes to knowing what you want, and using the best equipment to build muscle.

Complete Full Body Workout Equipment (Home Gyms)

If you want to try out a home gym, you might like the BowFlex Xtreme 2 Home Gym.  You can perform 70 different exercises for a wide range of muscles. There are no cable changes between exercises either.  The Lat Tower has two positions and an angled Lat bar.  The 4 position adjustable lower pulleys give you a longer squat time.  You can target all your muscles: legs, chest, arms, abs, back, and shoulders. An all in one machine that will last for years.

Here is how it works: 

For anyone wanting to put on muscle and tone this is a great machine. The motion is smooth and challenging and the power rods deliver tough resistance. The resistance increases through the rep, so choose a setting that allows a full-range rep, the correct resistance is at the full extension of the rep.  You can do just about anything with this home gym, including very slow movement to increase time-per-rep, that may allow reps numbers to remain in your accustomed range. For short-range, slow reps will probably be around 2 seconds and 2 down.  You can also try stopping for a split second at the peak of the movement to increase intensity. Read the Bowflex Xtreme 2 Home Gym Review

If you're looking for a safe self-spotting home gym, take a look at one of the newer products on the market, the Yukon new Caribou III Gym.  It targets all your muscles and you can do the following exercises: Bench press (flat and incline), Lat pulldowns (front and back), Upright row, Tricep pressdown, Leg extension, Seated row Cable curl, Shrug Cable, crossover Deltoid raises (front and side), Thigh kicks, Military press Abduction, Adduction Squats, Leg curl,Inner and outer thigh kicks, Ab crunch.  Talk about a full body tune-up!

Here is how it works: it combines the best features of the Kodak gym with a premium Smith machine. One of the safest self-spotting home gyms, it lets experience the feel of free weights with the safety of a smith machine. The special carriage locks instantly into any of the safety catches by a quick turn of the wrist. Has dual bar holders and safety rail spotter arms. Can perform smith machine lifting and all the free weight exercises. Read the Yukon Caribou Review