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Hey i need your guys help!

idontknow312 Posts: 21 Joined: 2007/08/14	2008/03/16, 03:21 PM Hey i need your guys help on some good reliable brands for starting out! I am on a tight budget and i want to know what are some good brands for around $150 and under? I am looking for dumbbells and barbells. Thanks!
Speeder Posts: 226 Joined: 2003/03/14	2008/03/16, 04:04 PM Look in your local used classifieds, or craigslist. Usually will find some people getting rid of equipment, for alot less than new, and when your going with steel weights, weight is weight imo.
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2008/03/17, 11:09 AM Craigslist and yard sales. In the next few months will be the cheapest time to find weights all year long. Most people are giving up on their new years and spring resolutions and selling equipment. As for brands, unless your competing in powerlifting or olympic style weightlifting, a bar is a bar and a lb is a lb. -------------- SQUAT MORE ~Jesse Marunde Blood Guts Sweat Chalk
amyksmith76 Posts: 601 Joined: 2005/07/26	2008/03/17, 02:19 PM So sad. But true. My first weight set was a cheapy from Walmart. It came with a bench and weight set and I think was around $89 or something. Like wrestler said, unless you plan to be a pro, weights are weights. ============ Quoting from wrestler125: In the next few months will be the cheapest time to find weights all year long. Most people are giving up on their new years and spring resolutions and selling equipment. =============