Worst Piece of Gym Equipment Ever

[PdH]

Back in the late 80s and early 90s I trained at Popeye's Gym in Kitchener, Ontario. It was a great gym then. Catered to powerlifters/bodybuilders and people trained HARD. I went back to Kitchener for a couple months a few years ago and my oh my, look what's happened to Popeye's.

The powerlifting area is now downstairs out of sight and sound so as not to scare the fitness crowd. The equipment has become a montage of surreal complication. Unreal is an understatement. I had a good look at the piece of equipment pictured below, and after determining how to use it, climbed aboard. After about two reps it became apparent that this monstrosity was, simply put, a useless piece of junk with no useful purpose.

What useless or strange gym equipment have you guys and gals come across?

http://www.oldtimestrongman.com/images12/hammerstrength_h-squat.gif

[Andre]

Holy crap, that's a crazy piece of equipment?!?!

Here's a video of it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtKJW6d9tYA

You will find none of that non sense in my gyms :)

[waderow]

need i say more

[RagingRandy]

Holy crap, that's a crazy piece of equipment?!?!

Here's a video of it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtKJW6d9tYA

You will find none of that non sense in my gyms :)

Not liking how the guy is locking his knees in this vid.

[Ritch]

Looks funny, once heard great reviews of that machine on t-nation a long time ago.

[Mr Ontario]

Ya...looks hard on the knees for sure.

[Danger]

Looks like some kinda torture device... I think i'll stick with a plain old bar.

[Gettin'r'round]

need i say more

I tried doing some one legged dumbell squats in that position. I fell and my forehead must have come within inches of the corner post of the half rack. a total *DUH* moment.

[the-vanilla-gorilla]

need i say more

useless yes but i find it gives me a good laugh sometimes!

or a nice show;)

[SmallieBigs]

[QUOTE=PdH;177400]Back in the late 80s and early 90s I trained at Popeye's Gym in Kitchener, Ontario. It was a great gym then. Catered to powerlifters/bodybuilders and people trained HARD. I went back to Kitchener for a couple months a few years ago and my oh my, look what's happened to Popeye's.

The powerlifting area is now downstairs out of sight and sound so as not to scare the fitness crowd. The equipment has become a montage of surreal complication. Unreal is an understatement. I had a good look at the piece of equipment pictured below, and after determining how to use it, climbed aboard. After about two reps it became apparent that this monstrosity was, simply put, a useless piece of junk with no useful purpose.

AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! I actually go to Popeye's, and a gym in cambridge... and the crappy one work provides... popeye's is real close to my place and a cpl friends used to go there... not bad overall... but ya, i saw that thing and still don't know what it is... lol

Actually just saw a really really fat dude climb up there a cpl days ago when i was doin' squats.... i thought it might collapse... didn't even watch him use it though... thought it may be rude, always feel bad for the fat peeps...

[guest]

bahaha ridiculous. let a big ripper go while you're up on the display pedestal.

[faller]

I guess if it's simple it can't possibly work :rolleyes:... That piece of iron melted down would make two awesome cages!

[Juicy_brucy]

I've been to the EXACT gym you are talking about. One of my friends goes there strictly for the 180's.

[PdH]

AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! I actually go to Popeye's,

Does that snotty, older, little, short-haired blond biatch still work at the front counter?

[SmallieBigs]

I've been to the EXACT gym you are talking about. One of my friends goes there strictly for the 180's.

180's??? never even ventured far enough down the db rack to notice those... they might scare me... don't know if i'll ever use those... hopefully...



Does that snotty, older, little, short-haired blond biatch still work at the front counter?

lol... nah, don't think so, never seen her.... only been there since january, a couple cute girls there though...

when i 1st signed up you get a free initial consult or whatever... the female pt i had told me i probably didn't need her help as it appeared i knew what i was doing... lol

[Atarii]

bahaha ridiculous. let a big ripper go while you're up on the display pedestal.

Then you would become the legend of that gym lol, just imagine You stand up on the thing let one rip, then everyone looks at you, EPIC that's all I have to say.

[tex]

the hammerstrength leg equip blows....the angles they use kill my knees.....

[thecivilizedanimal]

Not liking how the guy is locking his knees in this vid.

i was thinking the same thing...

that thing is monstrous

[SARGE]

I have a hammer strength squat , calf leverage machine in my cargo trailer that i take to work with me & it works quite well for that aplication

[SARGE]

I have a hammer strength squat , calf leverage machine in my cargo trailer that i take to work with me & it works quite well for that aplication

Its power tech,not hammer strength,Sorry about that

[AKA]

Hey i trained at the same gym last year while home for the summer, haha it's become a joke

[Dragoon]

Why the hell would a someone put that piece of crap in there gym? Who the F%$K wants to climb up that piece of shit to use it? What if someone fell off when trying to get off of it? HOLY SHIT! There are too many questions.