The Weider Pro 8510 is a compact, in-home strength exercise machine. It has one weight stack that provides resistance for four exercise stations, which are positioned around one upright bench seat. Changing exercises requires some cable adjustments, but you can do a full-body workout on this one machine, according to the instruction guide.
Attachments
The Weider Pro 8510 includes a lat bar, several weight clips, an extension chain and a nylon strap. Attach the bar, strap or extension chain to a pulley using the weight clips. For leg extensions, hook one end of the chain to the leg developer and hook the other end to the low pulley station. The chain extension can also be used to create distance between the pulley and an attachment for tricep pressdowns, hamstring curls or hip extensions.
Weight System
The Weider Pro 8510 weight stack has seven weight plates. The top plate weight 6.5 lbs. and the other plates each weight 12.5 lbs. Because of the complex cable system, the weight you select does not necessarily equal the actual resistance on an exercise. For example, if you choose the third plate for the press arm exercise, the total resistance is 44 lbs. - three 12.5-lb. plates plus the top plate. However, the actual resistance is 99 lbs. Use the Weider weight resistance chart to figure your actual resistance for any given exercise.
Basic Stations
The Weider Pro 8510 includes four base stations: lat pulldown, leg extension, chest press arms and butterfly arms. These four stations are geared toward upper body exercises more than lower body exercises. If you focus on just these four main exercises, the only lower body muscle you will work is your quadriceps, the muscles on the front of your thighs, during the leg extension exercise. The press arms and butterfly arms work your chest and the lat pulldown targets your back muscles.
Pulley Exercises
To get the most variety out of the Weider Pro 8510, you have to use the high and low pulley stations. By attaching either the nylon strap or the lat bar to these stations, you can do dozens of upper and lower body exercises. Use the nylon strap as a handle or attach it to the low pulley and wrap it around your ankle for lower body exercises. Start by learning compound exercises such as squats and bent-over rows then add smaller muscle exercises such as tricep pressdowns and biceps curls.
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