Functional Trainer

Overall a good functional trainer with some shortcomings

Overall a great functional trainer for the price. My recommendation is do not buy the smith machine attachment, and that this would be pretty good as the all-in-one trainer version. Pros of this unit for me are the compact height, smoothness of pulleys, ease of adjustment, and compact footprint. I think if you're looking for a functional trainer on a budget this is not a bad pick. I do think after having used this for a couple months that there are some better options out there but this is by no means a bad option. It wasn't really clear to me but the only attachments this comes with are 2 strap handles. If you want any other bar attachments they are not included. Some of the shortcomings: Subjective - pulley ratio is 2:1. There are some 1:1 options out there but not common. The reason I bring this up is that there is no included bar where you can link both stacks. I actually emailed support to see if there was one available but apparently its only available if you buy the all-in-one trainer version of this and not sold separately so that was disappointing. But, 2:1 is a useful ratio to have since jumping up by 10 lbs depending on the exercise can be tough. However a really easy workaround to that is a weight stack pin (not included). There is a lat pulldown attachment available for this but most people would have no problem maxing it out since you can only use one weight stack at the 2:1 ratio. If you're buying this machine with the intent of doing lat pulldowns regularly you may have to look elsewhere or get creative. Width of this unit for me is fine, but may be too small for others for movements like chest flys for example. Smith - I opted for the smith attachment. Overall pretty disappointed with the smith attachment. There is no integrated way to link the smith to the weight stacks. You can improvise and wrap the handles on the bar but its not great. Also more importantly, you will not be able to fit a standard workout bench back there to do meaningful movements like bench press, incline press, etc. There is almost no space behind the bar since its behind the front posts of the machine. Similarly for this reason you can't do lunges easily, there's just no space. I would even say that squats are almost a no-go. Another downside here is the height of the machine being compact (good for basements) is pretty bad for the smith. I can't do overhead press since I hit the top of the machine before maxing out my range of motion, and I'm only 5'8". A small gripe here but the hooks on the pegboard are annoying. Every time I remove an attachment from the hook the hook comes off. The hooks are just the slide in type but they just come out too easily. Not a dealbreaker for sure but pretty annoying after a while I'll admit. You could easily get some hooks elsewhere that would fit. Assembly was also not the greatest - was missing some hardware but support was very responsive and shipped me the parts I needed very quickly. Other than that its your typical exploded view diagram and each 'step' is about 50 parts being put together.

Amazing 🤩

I picked this up at the warehouse. Great service. Came in a few boxes manageable to unload by myself. Put it together alone until I got to the pulley system stage I needed and extra set of hands to complete that portion. It’s excellent for a home gym and is the perfect size.

Great equipment.

Love it