Gravity Edge

[David Matthews]

what's the 'phone number for SLM Fitness, or whatever
company manufactures the Gravity Edge?

thanks in advance.

[Steven David Fleischaker]

A friend purchased a Gravity Edge and was very pleased with it.
Any general impressions on the machine from people out there?
Intent is to improve muscle tone, start a regular exercise regimen
<early morning, before work>.
thanks in advance.

[Scott Van Tussenbrook]

I have been working out with the Gravity Edge for about 4 months and I must say
that in general i'm impressed. Of course that mey be because I've never been
hardcore into bodybuilding (hope to be someday, though) but the Gravity Edge is
very capable of de
livering a good workout. It's a good compromise between buying a real weight
stack gym or a whole basement full of free weights ($$$) or a gym membership.
You need a set of dumbbells to duplicate things like bicep curls,
and the GE version of the Bench Press is a joke. But it's great for dips, a
few different tricep exercises, etc. Of the "38 exercises" they claim, about
half are worth doing. My goals with the
machine were the same--a quick 30-45 minute workout in the morning to
complement an overall fitness program--and in my opinion it's ideal for that.
YMMV, and serious hardcore athletes need not apply... :)
Scott
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[Alt News Account]

Hey now,

Well I got one back in January when I wanted to start
working out again. I'm really not very impressed, though
I will give it credit for being convenient enough to get
me back into the swing of things. Even when I was using
it regularly I could only do a subset of the "exercices"
listed in the book - many of them are plain awkward. I
also hurt my shoulder bench pressing on it - I think it
must have been because of the angle of the movement.

After about 2 months I dragged out my old weight bench and
frankly, there is simply no subsitute for free weights.
I find myself only using the Gravity Edge for lat pulldowns
and dips. If I were to do it all over again I think I would
spend the money on some real equipment for lats or cable work.

Mike

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[Scott Van Tussenbrook]

]I find myself only using the Gravity Edge for lat pulldowns

]and dips. If I were to do it all over again I think I would
]spend the money on some real equipment for lats or cable work.
]
]Mike

I agree with you. Some of the exercises they demonstrate in the manual are
awkward at best, and the bench press really does suck. I also ended up
buying a set of dumbbells for bicep curls, which the Gravity Edge can't
really duplicate either, contrary to what they say. But in addition to lat
pulldowns and dips, I have had great results with some of the other
exercises too--like upright rows and shrugs (which you can do, granted,
with an inexpensive barbell and plates--but which I don't have) and I also
do squats, which are good because you don't need a spotter and it's
safe--if you get stuck you just step off. Before starting my Gravity Edge
program I hadn't worked out at all for a few years, but I've always been a
fast gainer and my overall results with the machine have been dramatic,
only a few months into it. For all its limitations it does have one or two
exercises to hit all of the major muscle groups. I don't plan on still
using the thing a year from now, having moved on to something more
advanced, but it was a great way to get started again; and I'm getting
the same results for my $300 investment as a co-worker of mine who shelled
out all that ca$h for a Soloflex. Can't argue with that!

[Alt News Account]

In article <hW1wSOQ....@delphi.com> Scott Van Tussenbrook <scot...@delphi.com> writes:
>exercises to hit all of the major muscle groups. I don't plan on still
>using the thing a year from now, having moved on to something more
>advanced, but it was a great way to get started again; and I'm getting
>the same results for my $300 investment as a co-worker of mine who shelled
>out all that ca$h for a Soloflex. Can't argue with that!

This is the same approach I had - I wanted something to get me motivated
to get working out again, which it did fullfil for a relatively small
price. As long as you approach it like this its ok.