Power Maxx 5ft Olympic Barbell

If you are on a budget and are looking for an addition to your Powertec or Megatec Gym then this would be my first recommendation. This simple and affordable piece of gym equipment will add so much variety to your weight training, with barely touching your bank balance!

Firstly it compliments a multi gym in that it will give you some free weight work. It is particularly useful for training legs where there are always limited exercises. With a 5ft Olympic bar you can do barbell hack squats, front squats, stiff legged deadlifts, lunges, split squats just to name a few.

It will also allow you to do supersets. My favourite is leverage bench press with bent over rows. For arms, tricep press downs with the cable supersetted with barbell curls, is always a great way to pump up those arms. These are just some examples, the fun part is coming up with your own.

The list of barbell exercises is a mile long, so the potential for variety is massive. The best part is that there are some really quality exercises in the list, so you won't be fluffing around for the sake of it!