Wasn't too sure where to post this really, but ah well. I'm thinking about getting some exercise equipment over the xmas, whether it be a skipping rope, or a weight bench, weights, pretty much everything related to cardio/weight training. I was wondering if any of you guys know any good websites that sell the stuff. Of course I could just do a simple search on google, but I thought I would ask you all anyway, just incase you have any good recommendations

Cheers!

Might try somehwere like Ebay, you jus tnever know what's on there.

go to your local gym/sports store i'd say and sace on shipping, delivery etc

Thanks for the info you two =) One more question if you dont mind answering, thats if you know the answer at all. What type of skipping rope is good to go for? Like brand and what not, sorry for the constant questions ^^;.

Cheers,

Peace

Get one that is heavy, i.e. made of leather should only cost you about 10 bucks you can get "good" ones for 20 bucks but they aren't that much better. Don't get cotton ones they aren't heavy enough to skip fast.

so its the weight of the rope that makes the difference...i see now! do you know of any way to get the kinks out of it or does that just come with time?

@ Supre
I got my york vinyl weight set from Argos lol. But there is a York website for the uk >>> York Fitness. I found this as I was browsing for cheap 50kg weights that I plan on upgrading to soon.

Anyone know a good site for cheap 50kg weights?

Are you talking about Disc weight, or ready Weighted barbells, (Bars with the weight already attatched)?

The best kind of weights to get bar none, are disc weight. If you need to upgrade a pair of DB's by 2kg's, from say 10kg-12kg you have to buy 2x 12kg. If you use disc bars, you only need 4x 1kg, 2x1kg for each bar.

it's cheaper to buy the 4kg's of disc weight, than 24kg's of Dumbbell weight, and Discs are easier to stack in neat piles, Dumbbells either have to be lined up in a row, or you buy a Dumbbell Tree at more cost.

try not think of the price for wts...they are expensive but if it's 20kgs brand new it will still be 20kgs in 20yrs time which is unlike any other product out there in regards to durability...for this very reason 2nd hand wt sets are just as good anyway so maybe check out ebay, newspape etc

I'll check out ebay and try and find some that are near to save on postage.
These are the vinyl sets I mentioned earlier >>> Vinyl weight set
I think there filled with concrete or something, but they're sturdy and solid.

Vinyl is just another form of plastic.

It's possible the equipment has a different filling in the inside of the casing, but it's not Concrete, I'm 99.9% certain of that.

Good set, adjustable for the future, but just a shame the weight of the 3 bars is not mentioned, as keeping lifting stats would be more accurate then.