REP Fitness ARES Cable Attachment Review: The Hype is REAL!
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- Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
- The wait is finally over, does the REP ARES live up to all the hype? Let's find out!
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0:00 - REP Fitness Ares Cable Attachment Review
0:41 - REP ARES Overview
1:46 - REP ARES "AsSAMbly"
3:38 - REP ARES Pulleys & Cables
9:05 - REP ARES Weight Stacks
11:19 - REP ARES Lat Pulldown & Low Row
13:47 - REP ARES Attachment Accessories
15:41 - REP ARES "Pros"
18:57 - REP ARES "Cons"
21:39 - Final Thoughts
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I love how honest you are with the reviews Coop. It’s one thing to say the handles suck just in the video, but you said it to their face. That’s the kind of reviews we need.
Really didnt expect that clip haha
Their customer service sucks even worse.
@@reconstructionwouldhavesav9472 Yep, it just does. Nowhere near good as Rogue's. But the products are solid.
They dont answer the phone. They ignore emails. Take 3 weeks to ship an item. Will receive a returned item and not issue a refund unless threatened with a charge back.
@@MoSec9 They don't respond to emails. If you contact them about an issue, expect to wait 1-2 weeks for a response, if you get one at all. They recently sold me flip down safeties that each had a pin welded at an angle, making them unusable. First, they took nearly a month to ship the safeties, even though they said they were in stock when I ordered. When I emailed them about the delay, took two weeks to get a response. When I received the safeties and saw they were defective, I emailed REP again.....this time, it took exactly a week to get a response. REP immediately refunded me without question and told me to, and I quote, "throw them away." Meaning, throw the safeties away. They were so messed up, REP didn't even want them returned. The way they responded led me to conclude they got a bad batch from China and they knew it and were selling them anyway, hoping people wouldn't complain and if they did, instant refund. They didn't even ask further questions or request additional photos (you can only provide one photo when contacting through REP's website). They just refunded instantly. It just seemed......shady? Whatever. My entire Gym is Rogue, EliteFTS and Kabuki. I will never buy another REP anything.
Why am I addicted to fitness review videos?
The Ares system is a big deal. I've been agonizing on whether to go with REP or Rogue for my rack upgrade for months, and this was the thing that tipped the scales in REP's favor. Ordered my PR 5000 this morning.
Same
Man, this really looks like a great option for people with small spaces looking for all-in-one versatility. I agree, REP really outdid themselves!
You can bench with spotter arms outside the rack and also have a friend stand inside the rack. You can do the same for incline so you don’t have to worry about the bench hitting the weight stack. As for low row, adjust the footplate out and sit on the bottom of a decline bench so you’re not on the floor. Provides a much better experience.
Should you really have to do ALL that, though??????? For a product you're paying an arm and leg for?
@@cakeeater2368 You can do whatever you want. Nobody cares
Why did he say you can't really have a guy spotting your bench? The space inside the rack doesn't look inhibited at all
How would you have a safety?
Wow, thank you Coop, and especially thank you REP for this product. I´ve been waiting and excited for your review for a while. It´s truly an amazing product. Really looking forward to the day when REP going finally expand to the UK and I am will be able to build my entire REP Fitness PT studio/home gym and get to use this phenomenal product.
Coop, U NAILED IT AGAIN
I Love the way U found out what U wanted to do and U became the Best at it.
Your reviews hit every detail of the product U are reviewing and man U are fun to watch.
U seem to be just like a lot of us guys who do not compete but just love lifting weights and U relate so well to your viewers. I'm really Glad we have U out there showing and teaching us about all the products. Thnkx Man
I would LOVE to see you review the 4 post configuration. Pretty sure that is what I'm going to go with myself.
It's incredible that this is where we are in the home gym sphere now. Very innovative stuff from REP.
This is exactly what I need for my garage gym. Great review.
I'm a new subscriber and fan of this channel and I'm impressed with what I've seen so far. I love your knowledgeable, in depth, no Bull Shit, No Self Serving Sales pitch equipment reviews and I most definitely would love to see a comparables video on the Rep Ares.
I’m not gonna lie this is one of the best equipment review I’ve seen thus far and im totally sold! Please keep up with the videos! Love the input!
Just in awe. Truly impressed. It wasn’t that long ago Rep contacted Coop and said, “we want to compete with the big boys.” Ladies and gentlemen, the favored contender has entered the ring.
And Rogue KO'd their shit into the Shadow Realm. 🤣
@@cakeeater2368 rogue hasn't innovated in a while
@@patrickmurphy8008 This is BS 😂
Been watching your channel for a while now. Gotta say, the production value is really getting outstanding. Thanks Coop and GGR team. Cheers to your continued success!
Thanks Coop, great reviews
This thing def. adds a lot of versatility in a small amount of space. It'll be interesting to see how this compares to the Athena for people's use case.
Great review! Super excited...mine arrives this Friday!!!
can't wait for the comparison of other compact racks. especially reps vs prime fitness vs GeForce.
also would love to know if rogue or shrines jammer arms would fit in a primefitness hlp rack.
thanks love watching your reviews.
Now this is one of the super expensive pieces you have reviewed that I could see saving up for. This is a pretty rad piece of equipment.
Rep is putting out better quality than rogue these days huh.
💯Rogue is just sitting back and letting their fanboys do their marketing and selling. With that mindset, they lose in the innovation race and disregard their customer service.
I don’t know about quality but definitely better innovation, absolutely. I definitely wish I had the option to add something like this to my Rogue monster 4 post but Rogue is completely stagnant. They buy other equipment companies but are doing nothing to bring more value and innovation to big expensive products people have already purchased (vs Rep). I’d swap my Rogue in a heartbeat for this.
Just wait for Rogue to do this better.
@@jasonburns6411 That's going to be a long, long wait. Rogue has the same exact accessories available for their Monster racks than when I bought my 4 post ~3-4 years ago.
That said, I hope they adjust to the competition as they are officially getting lapped by Rep with this product.
Absolutely would love a comparison video of Ares vs Athena/lat pull down combo. Either way, the constant innovation from Rep has made my rack buying decision an easy one. PR-5000 will be ordered soon.
I'm hoping that rep does some good black Friday deals on their racks and attachments
@@austinbarker3244 I planned to wait for Black Friday but couldn’t wait…just place the order for the PR-5000 and new flooring.
I think my wife would kill me... haha
hi @Mario, do you know what is the rack heigh from the video they demo?
@@woonminika4023 can’t say for certain, but looks like coop is using a 93” rack. But Rep makes ares for both 80 and 93 inch. Based on what I’ve read, there’s still plenty of range of motion and effectiveness with 80 inch
I will be waiting for the comparison with the Athena. Great review Coop!
Good on you Coop. Another well done vid. Cheers
Really detailed review 💯
This is vintage Coop! I enjoyed seeing the excitement over this piece of equipment.
Really great overview and it's nice to see Sam get in on the action by himself on camera regarding assembly. I like how this review was divided up into various aspects of the rack and its use.
Great editing in this video!
Waiting on Ares vs Prime Prodigy review. Thank you Coop
Definitely 👍🏼
Thanks for the review. I cannot wait for mine to arrive! What is the dumbbell rack you have featured in this video?
Awesome review video!👏
Good job Sir. Well done
Please do a video on the best attachments for the Ares. Thanks Coop!
You can definitely move to benching on the front uprights if you need to, you have a potential 620 lb counter weight and a 900+lb rack, would be highly skeptical of it somehow tipping unless you're pushing massive weights.
And if you really want to be safe you could probably throw on the Front Foot extensions to feel extra safe.
True
First, let me say I love your reviews. You guys rock! Moving on to this review... This is a game changer and Rep seems to be doing a great job of stepping things up. I know from other reviews you've done that competitor attachments seem to fit with the PR-5000 as part of this setup. Will the Prime Prodigy attachments like their low row foot plate (which can really facilitate mid rows) and their lat pulldown seat work on the Rep PR-5000? Those are much better in my opinion for quick outside rack changes. Thoughts? thx
Hey Coop, great video, quick question...are you using the Rep leg rollers in this video?
I love this! It needs to be all clear coat steel, I love the 41” tremendous value
@Garage Gym Reviews, Thanks for the in depth review! What are you using for the assisted pull ups?
Well you messed my head up. I was about to pull the trigger on a G20 but you are so pumped about this Rep, do a video to compare. Thanks
Looks awesome and very well integrated. I’m sure my small wingspan would work great for chest flys!
Thanks for the detailed review.
Did you happen to ask the Rep folks why the weight stack is transverse to the cross braces? Seems that it would be more space efficient if the weights were in line with the cross braces.
Hey Coop, could you do a video going over different company racks to show what brand uprights are compatible to be able to go from a 4 post to a 6 post. Mainly to see how holes line up with each other
Great review.
Wish this was announced before I bought an Inspire functional trainer. I would love this to save space in my base, but it's just not practical for me to replace everything :\
Finallyyy!! Love you coop
I like your true and honest opinion of this equipment
Coop! Love your videos man. I’m building a house and have been jumping around what rack I want. I was leaning towards a Sorinex Apex until I saw this. What do you think? Or are you going to hit on it in your comparison video?
Haven’t watched one of your videos in a while and notice the big upgrade in production. Nice job
Looking to get one for Christmas…but still debating whether I want the athena…I’ll keep waiting for your review but this one is still my first pick
They are getting the orders out. My order time line for the Ares is: order date 8/3/22 and delivery date is 9/30/22. Really looking forward to using this. Great timing with this video, it makes me feel a bit better spending so much money on this and the PR-5000. Thanks Coop!
How are you liking it?
@@WalkingLegacy I really like it. I'd say though being over 6 ft. I wish I could of had the 93" rack, but have a low ceiling. Oh and the D handles, like Coop said, they suck. Total Fisher Price feel to them. Also, I'm a novice lifter and I probably would of skipped the weight upgrade. One thing I did about a week ago was buy some 23" stainless steel chain with carabiners on Amazon for the low row cables. Makes it a lot easier to use it sitting on the ground. Hope that helps.
@@Relentless0neFPS Good to know. I am having a hard time pulling the trigger on purchase but I am this close to buying it. I can't decide between a full rack and the half rack.
Rep is doing some amazing things! Very nice piece for the home gym.
Truth! I sold my Rogue Monster lite rack and ordered a Rep Fitness PR 5000 and Ares. Rogue just has nothing to compete with Ares right now.
Really wish this would've come out before I got a regular functional trainer. It would be so nice to have a rack and a FT in one package to save space
Would love REP to expand to UK shipping! Any ideas when this might happen? Such great innovation
Great video! Appreciate the detailed review. I’m curious whether you think this can be put on a Rogue rack somehow, and/or if you think Rogue will respond at some point to this offering.
Rogue does not have an 80" or 93" rack. Rogue's racks are 49" vs 47" wide. Rogue does not have a 16" weight storage option. The cable lengths would not be the right length, so they would not work.
I want to see how you figure out a belt squat option. Keep us posted!
Hey Coup can you do a review on New Inspire FT300B? Thanks keep up the amazing videos
Amazing review and impressive product. Definitely am considering trading in my Rogue RML-390F for a Rep rack + ARES. I made the mistake of thinking I needed the Flat Foot rack since I didn't want to bolt it to the floor. Rogue has invested no resources into making the rack compatible with accessories like the Slinger cable system and the Trolley Arms.
Can you or have you done any reviews on stack weight home gyms? I am looking to add one to my home gym and I honestly trust your reviews
I am looking forward to this!
I just purchased the Ares but wish I would have seen the Bodycraft RFT machine before I did. I love the adjustable pull pin safety's.
Need a belt squat video for this asap!
Great video - i am itching to get one. Have you tried the Fray Fitness Savage Series Functional Trainer Power Rack Combo? How does it compare to the Ares?
Definitely compare it to the Athena, and it’d be tough since you’d have to separate the front two uprights from your setup, but reviewing the Ares just as the “half rack” setup (shown when you mentioned the basement friendly 80” version in the vid).
Coop could you review the Bells of Steel cable system that allows that works with their rack attachments? Seems like a cool budget option, kind of like a budget Prodigy rack from Prime.
they've been promising for over a year to have a version of Ares that connects to existing plate-loaded lat pulldown so that existing owners could simply add Ares in a most cost-effective way vs splurging on a brand-new setup that replaces what they have, but clearly existing owners aren't a priority.
I have a Rogue RML-390F Monster Lite Rack. Will the ARES be compatible with it if I got the 4 post style? Great vid!
@Coop can you show us the ideal setup of Ares along with iso arms? Is that even possible!!!
Absolutely love the video! I watch all of your videos even considering I can’t afford most of the things you show, but a man can dream 😂 I watch the whole thing but I never heard an exact price. I’m not sure if I missed it, or if there so many different customization options you didn’t specify. Is there an exact price?
Quit holding out on us Coop - you were in Colorado with these guys. Show us the Athena! Awesome review on the Ares btw. Thanks dude
"I'm so glad they didn't like chimp out..." I lol at that bc it reminded me of my mom always almost knowing a saying, but mangling it. I love your page, been looking at it a lot. Great work!
Comparing the Ares to Prime's Single Stack would be very valuable.
Definitely coming - Coop
@@GarageGymReviews Would also love to see a review of their belt squat attachment with this.
I think a better comparison would be the Prime HLP.
Couldn't this issue be resolved regarding the low row by buying a 3x3 attachment for your feet and chucking it on one of the cable attachments? Would be good to see some troubleshooting on that as well as a12 month re-cap on your thoughts. Love ya work Coop, GGR team, an of course ASambly!
Damn I've been waiting for this..... Just like I've been waiting for my ares!!!
Great review... now please post an Athena review and comparison.
Finally, what we have all been waiting for.
Great review, thank you sir. Do you think it's possible to attach the high/low fixed cables to jammer arms for resistance? Not sure if the angles would be too off for smooth movement. I'm also stuck with a rogue for the moment, but want to seat this up against its back where my rhino is sitting.
Need to play with this. Love the idea! - Coop
Would the pulleys or cabling interfere with lat pulldowns on a 4 post model? Hope they come out with a belt squat attachment too.
would like to see you compare this to the fray fitness one
Nice review
Hey there! What are you using between the two front pulleys for the assisted pull-up at the start of this video? Thanks!
Thanks for putting this out. I've been eyeing this for a bit, so a few weeks ago I started taking down my DIY pulley system from my rack every time I use it so my wife gets frustrated setting it back up when she goes out to the garage. It's a long game and soon I'll hit her with, "You know we could solve this issue with one of these ..." When it comes time I'm just gonna show her this video, so thanks!
LMFAO. Brilliant. Keep us posted.
For the functional trainer aspect adopting something like what can be found on a cybex bravo 450 would make it go wide (and narrow with everything b/n) but would increase the value... You'd have a true all in one FT replacement then
Good point.
Holy crap what lens are you using on the A camera? Crisp as hell and great DOF!
Hey coop I've got a 6 post rack with 41" crossmembers in the front. My posts have weight storage on the back, rogue's jammer arms attached to the middle post and nothing on the front posts, I was wondering your thoughts on integrating the ares into this setup, if it is possible to have rogue's arms on the front posts along with the ares or if i would / should keep the rogue arms on the middle post, the only reason I am hesitant is that the space between the 16" crossmembers is pretty narrow to get into to move the jammer arms up and down with the weight storage there.
My gym just replaced all their old barbells with REP Gladiators and they’re awesome. Not a bad company.
I think you just talked me out of buying a Rogue LP-2 and that's amazing because I am a hardcore Rogue fan. The free shipping alone is a deal seal. Only concern would be how does this thing hold up over time.
I'd love a comparison of the foot prints of these systems. i have a 9.25' x 11.25' shed with really tight tolerances on equipment and i want to upgrade from a rogue monster lite to something like this but can't get a good look at how it all fits in a small space.
If you are just looking at the footpring you can go on reps site and build out the ares rack you want and they have an augmented reality feature where it generates your rack in an exact 1:1 scale and you can see how it fits in your space
Can you do barbell squats in the rack in a 6-bar configuration? That looks a little tight to walk to walk up to the J-Cups with the plate stack and low row extension by your feet, but it looks doable. It looks like you could turn around and do them from the front of the machine, but you'd have to drop your cables to the ground.
What rack depth do you recommend for a basement home gym? I have a good amount of space but would you say 30 or 41? I want to do Incline bench with my squat rack and will be built with the ares. What do you recommend?! Thanks!
Will it bolt onto competitors racks? Like Rogue RM-6 for example?
So is the lat/low row better than your rhino build? I was thing of doing something similar to your “Frankenstein” Rhino rack with Athena’s in front of the Rhino. We pretty much get everything this rack does except we are using the rhino for lat/low rows.
Really nice and a great review 👍.. there's another multigym which s been making a lot of hype lately .. the inspire fitness ft2 ! There's hardly any review saying anything negative about that .. we really need overall pros and cons of all products .. but unfortunately there aren't any cons about inspire ft2 .. could you possibly make a video on that product and give your honest opinion about it ? Really appreciate your reviews and love watching them .. thank you very much
Damn you to heck!!!! Mine is partially finished due to missing parts. I'm currently waiting for REP to ship out the replacements.
I’m dreading the assembly a bit..
@@Wetterwet It's not hard. Just time consuming. I was putting mine together by myself. What is holding me up is missing plastic liners for one of the trolleys. But, REP is sending them.
Make sure you lay everything out and inventory first. Also, have your tools ready.
Their install video does help a lot.
Haha! I feel for you, man!
Is the number window on the trolleys on the side? It looked like it in the video, but all the shots of your rack have the num era facing forward. Did you have to switch the orientation?
If you're building this alone. Get a multi position ladder, and use powered ratchets. If you want to do it right you will have to loosen all the rack bolts. It took me, alone, about 14-16 hours to build. Well worth it
This piece is making me seriously consider swapping out all my rogue equipment for rep and thus saving even more space in my small garage gym.... great job on the review coop!
That would be the dumbest move of all time
I agonized about getting this or the rogue rm-6 with weight stack slinger. I went with rogue but it was a difficult choice.
@@cakeeater2368I personally don’t mind a rogue rack, rep benches and what not. Selling the rogue stuff would most likely pay for the Rep replica
If only Rogue had a competitive option, I reached out in regards to get something similar to the Ares and their best response was either a Monster Cave or their Functional Trainer + Rack. Rep Ares provides the best overall value. Would like to see if Rogue would do something similar
Is there a way to attach the jammer arms as well ?
How well do you think the Prime Fitness RT08 long bar work on the low row pulley points?
One negative you mentioned about the FT-5000 functional trainer is the 10-11 lb increments for beginners or physical therapy work. What is the minimum and increments on ARES? Same for Athena? thanks!
How difficult would this thing be to move after it's assembled? I really want to get this and the PR-5000 rack but I'll also be moving in about 2 years.
I want to see how the rep Athena and lat/low row would look and work together when it comes out. In my mind that would be the best build.
Also curious of the same idea... on their website visualizer, the rack + lat/low row looks awesome. Def wouldn't mind doing plate loaded lat/low row + selectorized weights for the Athena.
I dont think Athena and lat pulldown stack. That's why Ares
@@quackhead8938 yeah, might be right, it looks very congested on the rack and i can't imagine the athena fitting in between the 16"' cross members with the RBS there.
That was my thought: Plate loaded lat/low row and then Athena for the functional part. I think it could be a great idea to do a build up. I'm planning to get a 4 post with the lat/low row and then eventually add the weight storage and the Athena at the same time I think.
They made a new rear base stabilizer so you can combine