If your budget is tight and your weightroom is small, BFS has the solution
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BY RICH ANDERSON, VICE PRESIDENT, BFS
The Evolution of
Circuit Training
Austin (left) and Chase Taylor show how to double your weightroom potential with the BFS 2-in-1Selectorized Machines. The twins are exceptional mulit-sport athletes from Salt Lake City, Utah.
“Space: the final frontier!” This is not only the destina-tion of the starship Enterprise but also one of thebiggest concerns of PE and athletic directors trying
to set up circuit training programs at their schools. That, andthe expense of buying at least a dozen large machines to providefor a total body workout.
Space, or a lack of it, in weightrooms has become a bigissue today because so many kids want to participate in weighttraining classes. However, single-station circuit trainingmachines take up a lot of space, and most high schools have rel-atively small weightrooms – many are simply extra classroomsthat have been converted into weightrooms. Safety is also amajor concern, as cramming too much equipment into a smallfacility is just asking for injuries.
In the ’60s, “jungle gyms” were developed to help solve thespace issue. These multi-station machines offered the opportu-nity to perform a dozen exercises on any particular machine.
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However, many of theexercises were simplybodyweight exercises,such as chin-ups on acrossbar and sit-ups onan incline board; andthe designs of the equipment often did not fit a variety of bodytypes.
Regarding theever-present issue ofbudget, it’s not costeffective to purchasemachines that allowonly a single exercise.
In the past a clever way to resolve this problem was to promoteone-set-only circuit training programs; that way a large numberof students could complete their workouts with relatively fewmachines. But except for beginners, such workout programs areconsiderably inferior to multi-set programs.
To help resolve these problems, BFS has developed the2-in-1 Selectorized Machines. These six machines enable thetrainee to perform two or more exercises on one machine, threewith opposing muscle groups. An added bonus to being able toperform multiple exercises with one machine is that it reducestraffic flow, as students do not have to move around the roomas much as with single-station units.
Unlike other multi-use machines,these BFS units share a single weightstack. Such a feature not only furtherreduces the space requirements of hav-ing such equipment, it also reduces theoverall cost of the machines. In addi-tion, the weight stacks are shielded toprevent accidents.
There are six machines in the 2-in-1 Selectorized Machine line: LegPress/Calf Raise, Leg Extension/SeatedLeg Curl, Multi-Chest Press, LatPull/Vertical Row, Bicep/Tricep,Abdominal/Low Back. Such a selectionenables students to work all the majormuscle groups, and they can do so incomfort: these machines have necessary
adjustments to fit all sizes.Circuit training is here to stay, and the demand
for such training is only going to increase. Shouldn’tyour school be prepared with machines that are
designed to fit your facilities and your budget?
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Circuit training is here to stay, and the demand for such
training is only going to increase.
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