Check your local Craigslist and garage sale ads. There are always listings on Craigslist for exercise equipment including weight lifting benches. The best part is that you can usually afford a top of the line model, no matter what your budget.
I am sure your husband will enjoy the gift of a weight lifting bench. Amazon.com sells weight lifting benches and also weights. For additional information: www.amazon.com ... Strength Training Equipment Benches
The best weight lifting equipment for bodybuilding would depend what your son is trying to focus on. If he is doing upper body then buy him a bench press.
The three lifts squat, bench press, and deadlift are used in powerlifting, a strength competition, in three attempts at their maximum weight.
It's a fine setup for the beginner or light lifter, but if lifting heavy I would at least replace the bench with a heavier duty one, wouldn't trust it to support for heavy lifting
No it is not although it works almost the same muscles. Bench press is when you are on the bench laying on your back and lifting the weight. Chest press is when you sit on the bench and push the weight forward while your arms are parallel to your chest at a 90 degree angle from your elbows.
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There are many places you can go to do weight lifting. Your local gym, if you don't have the money to spend for a membership you can find a bench with weights for under fifty dollars on craigslist, so you could lift weights at your home.
It depends, but probably around 40-60 pounds (if you are bench pressing).
Yes You can buy weight plates as well as bars and collars.
You do not exactly have to buy a bench to go along with this weight set but it would be suggested for maximum work out potential.
Wal-Mart seems to be the best place to buy a Gold's gym weight bench. They can be purchased for $187 for a fairly complex one. They also have a few simpler Gold's gym weight benches. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Gold-s-Gym-XRS-20-Bench/5280822
A person should be able to bench their own weight. If the 14 year old is 200lbs of solid muscle, he probably wouldn't have a problem lifting it.