Stamina Ab / Hyper Bench

May 2010 was a success on the exercise front so I can treat myself to some new equipment. The hotel gym in Hilton Toronto was pretty good with a wide variety of equipment and has given me some ideas of what I want for the home gym.

I spend a lot of time sitting in a chair and have some lower back stiffness and pain so I'm looking to strengthen the back muscles. The gym had a good Hyper Extension piece of equipment that I used with good results even in the few days we were there.

My ideal selection for home would be the Body Solid 45° Hyper Extension (GHYP345)



However one of the comprises of a home gym is typically space and I don't have the room to have the number of individual pieces of equipment I'd like. After some research I settled instead on something that fulfills a number of roles.. back extensions, ab crunches and as a stable platform for using dumb bells. So welcome to the Stamina Ab / Hyper Bench courtesy of Amazon. The bench is multi-purpose, can fold away, has good reviews and is half the price.