Hardcastle Flat Weight Lifting/Press Bench

If you are going to invest in a bench, we always suggest ones that are built to last. Yep, they cost more at the outset, but (1) they will last longer and (2) they can handle heavier weights. The cheap ones you get at certain places won’t last and are more likely to topple.

The Hardcastle Flat Weight Bench is a good, sturdy example and ‘semi-pro’ as they say, which means it’s solid. Like your biceps will be.

It’s a heavy duty bench, doesn’t take much to put it together and has a nice thick padded bench, so you won’t feel the wood under you when you use heavy weights (sorry that sounds a bit oo-err.)  If you weigh up to 130Kg (that’s over 20 stone in old money) you are good to go, and it can handle up to 250Kg weight bearing. That’s about the weight of a fully grown pig. That’s true, we’re not telling porkies.

Try bench pressing a Gloucestershire Old Spot, you’ll see what we mean.