Arete™ 3-In-1 Leg Press Hack Squat Machine With Calf Block

The Arete is a strong contender for a home gym and Outstanding Customer Service

The GMWD Arete is an exceptionally stable, heavy-duty lower-body machine that provides commercial-grade functionality for home and garage gyms. Boasting a massive 1,250 lb total load capacity and an ultra-smooth linear bearing system, it bridges the gap between budget home equipment and premium commercial units. The GMWD Arete is a strong contender for a home gym, offering commercial-level, linear-bearing smoothness without the premium price. It excels in stability and versatility, making it a solid investment for serious leg training. Support team review: I purchased three pieces of equipment from GMWD. While two arrived perfectly, my Arete unit had a few initial issues. The order was split into four boxes, and one unfortunately never left the warehouse. After waiting a few days, I contacted customer support, and they quickly shipped the missing box from an alternative warehouse. During installation, I noticed one of the stoppers was defective. I reached out again with photos. Initially, the replacement part was two weeks out, which didn't work for my timeline. After explaining this, the support team immediately agreed to ship the entire box containing the part the very next day. Every issue was fixed quickly, one after another. The GMWD support team is incredibly solution-oriented and got me situated ASAP. Thank you so much for your excellent efforts

Great item, terrible packaging.

This thing is decently smooth, very heavy duty, and can give you a great workout. Some of the fit and finish could use improvement but it seems like it will last a long time. The only area I believe will break quickly are the plastic stoppers on the safety bars. They will clearly break from being repeatedly struck by the sled moving up and down on them. As a positive the item come with 2 extra so they clearly know this is going to be an issue. Those items should be replaced with heavier rubber. The packaging for this was half a disaster. By some miracle, my item arrived with only minor scratches and was missing 1 small piece. Customer service immediately responded and replaced the missing piece. Instructions and the way they labeled the hardware was amazing and made this super easy to build. If this was packaged better and the cheap plastic was replaced with better rubber it would be a 5 star item.

Shipped missing a component and have been waiting for weeks now for them to send replacement. Machine is unusable until the last part is installed.