Thanks, I have used home gyms before and have been happy with them. Spine Surgery Tomorrow, and in 2 weeks my gym arrives. Im paying a young person to assemble. I am 69 and not giving up!
I have a home gym with quite a few items but keep the $10 planet fitness membership going for when i want to hit cardio or cable machines like the one shown!
I hav a Marcy weight stack machine thats mainly for chest(still not crazy bout TG chest), lat pulls, leg ext and standing hamstring curls....I luv it but everything else is TG(w/ band wrk every now/then for variety)...the great thing about those machines is...they will outlive these new E-gyms cuz they're primitive;the plus is...they're primitive!! Ha! Anyway great topic...👍🏋️♂️👍
well if you have the room and can afford it, go for it. But personally I prefer the versatility and convenience of a Total Gym. easy to move and store too
I've always liked these little multi-gyms. Some of them are terrible, a few of them are shockingly good, most of them are decent (though, for the last 15 years or so, there has been a major decline in quality). Like with anything else, if you approach these machines with a serious mindset and actually implement a solid program and are consistent, you will absolutely see great results. I mean, there really isn't a whole lot of difference between pin-select chest press at a commercial gym vs on one of these. Same with leg extensions, or lat pulls, etc.
got me a weider one on sale when i was like 15, pretty much put me on the path to working out. Kept finding ways to add new weight, or do diff stuff with it till i moved away... defs worth the money :)
If you can find an older one, like a Body-Solid, those things are built like tanks. And it's basically a functional trainer if it has the low/high cable. Just heavy, like you said. And no squats unless you do belt squats with the cable. Otherwise I see no problem with them at all.
I have a Schwinn 610 Multi station gym in my home gym. I still use it at least 1-2x a week and train with free weights the other 2 days. I like the weight stack with plates and pin system. Its eady to change weight for each exercise or set. I can get a great total body workout (3 sets of 10-12 reps) if each exercise in about 45-60 minutes. Its been a good gym staple in our workout room !!!
I train with an eclectic array of equipment: bands, free weights, maxpro, and my Image 512 multi station trainer. The weld on the seat for the leg extension has come undone (can still use it for other exercises but need to get it repaired), but otherwise it is working well after 30+ years. It has a 200 # stack, which I can expand with a Gym pal rod (no need yet but getting close). I use the multistation trainer for pec deck, chest press (supplement to DBs), cable low rows, tri pressdowns, cable curls etc. It’s a functional trainer for much less money than, say, one from Rogue, Rep, Titan, BoS, etc. The equipment I don’t use is my Total Gym knockoff, but you may persuade me yet.
Please do a video review of the Powertec Workbench Multipress along with all its' accessories. Thanks. Seems like the most perfect, greatest, and safest bodybuilding device ever for all ages and genders.
Just picked one up used! Fairly new and a higher end one (Inspire M3) also got lucky that it was in good shape, working, had all the pieces and fit in my SUV. It is in the corner of my home office as an alternative to going to the garage on really hot or really cold days. Mine doesn't have a leg press or a heavy low pulley so working squats is limited, but otherwise with some creativity I can work out most of my body and definitely the upper body. I think you named all the flaws - big, heavy and hard to put together or take down and they depreciate like crazy when selling. However, again like you said, if you are able to try and confirm you like the movements they can be great! Also, so many people buy leg extension/curl and lat pulldown/low row machines - these have that covered and a lot more in one spot! I noticed Hoist and Inspire are high quality, Body Solid and Body Craft are mid-tier (but have even more functions) and most of the other brands are pretty cheaply made. Takes a lot of work to grab a used one and put it together but if it works for you it is a big bang for the bucks!
I have one of these in my home gym. Thee cheap ones at K-mart and Dick’s are not too good. Ones like Tuff Stuff, Body-Solid, Yukon, etc. are all solid and highly beneficial. I think people ignore them due to space, and them not being popular I always wanted one -so, I bought one. Easy way to get a multitude of machines- unless you get a plate loaded variant. Mine has an additional leg press station. Some have heavy weight stacks.
I've been using a universal gym I bought from Costco for about 3 years now. The problem I started to notice was that the width of the chest press grip was too narrow. Consequently, my shoulders were starting affected by the constricted narrowness. I started to get pains on the collar bone to shoulder joints. My chest also started to look narrower than when I used to workout in the gyms. I'm not impressed. Maybe I just bought the wrong type if home gym. I also can't do squats as it doesn't have a squats option.
You bring up a very good but common issue with static fixed machines in any nature. If you're limited to one position overtime that can lead to repetitive stress injuries. Good thing would be to just add some other tools like adjustable dumbbells, total gym, or a barbell rack to switch up the positions a bit if you can.
I'm owner of body-solid g9. I get it pretty cheap, second hand but in great condition and i love it. In other hand i would never pay the full price for new machine. It just doesn't have that commercial feeling like the machines in the gyms.
@@hybridresistance No problem. Also the leg press feels good, stacks are heavy enough but not really smooth becouse its 1:1 ratio. Most of the exercises feels good but nothing close to the chest press and back rows like in the commercial machines. But you can always experiment and get the job done.
I mean, a Total Gym is a Multi-Gym. I think a lot of people place the Total Gym in the same category because it is sold and listed as a multi-gym by most sellers. But yeah, all multi-gyms come with pros and cons, especially modern multi-gyms. Where the Total Gym shines is it is more of a cable machine than anything else, which honestly most people can play with Functional Trainers/Cable machines to get a lot of good movments and ranges of motion. But most traditional Multi-gyms are on fixed planes of motion or have limits on the range of motion per exercise, but like a Total Gym you can kinda play around with it to get the most out of you lifts/workouts. But yeah, that's a big reason why I never would have considered a Total Gym in the past, it was discovering your channel and seeing just how creative you were with the Total Gym and other items that inspired me to give it a try and boy have I loved it for my tiny apartment set up with my wife and boy. But I'm grateful for all these innovations with fitness machines even if they all come with their pros and cons. I hope one day soon to have room for a real Power Rack and weight lifting set up, along with my Total Gym and Resistance bands and more.
Great comment and thanks for sharing all of that. You can't beat a sliding bench trainer for the practical reasons you just said especially when you throw kids in the mix.
The temptation of these gyms is to have every important exercise in one unit. Unfortunately, a gym like that doesn’t exist, either home or box gym. They seem to be a good for young people to start their fitness journey and apprentice at home before going to the stage of a big gym. If I had the space and extra cash I would get one though.
My parents had one too in the basement was my first experience with lifting like you! I have a free gym membership jump on a few machines a few times a month. They aren't necessarily that bad. Would have a hard time justifying the space. Some I've tried have bad sticking points and don't feel as smooth as commercial grade. If you have the space and found a good one it's worth it. I'd probably do a levergym multistation one
I've always thought many dismiss some equipment (T.G., multi-station, etc.) as not being hardcore, which makes as much sense as seeing someone doing 10 easy reps with 3 lb sky blue dbs and dismissing all dbs entirely.
Lever gym is for sure more versatile, but (depending on multi-gym machine) the core machine movements will just feel different. No question, I'd take my lever gym over this machine, but I will say this Hoist has a better straight row, chest press, pec deck, and leg extension. Just depends on what you're using it for and preferences.
absolutely 💯 i had at least 2 of these gyms,very functional!even when i trained with free weight i still added it into my routine training different body parts,as far as space its worth it because of its functionality,i loved it,great points on this old school greatness 🫡
Thanks, I have used home gyms before and have been happy with them. Spine Surgery Tomorrow, and in 2 weeks my gym arrives. Im paying a young person to assemble. I am 69 and not giving up!
Excellent to hear! Wise decision on having someone else assemble it.
I have a home gym with quite a few items but keep the $10 planet fitness membership going for when i want to hit cardio or cable machines like the one shown!
That's hard to beat.
I just bought an old Tuff Stuff home gym for $250 with a 200lb weight stack. I get more use out out it then I got from my Inspire FTX.
I hav a Marcy weight stack machine thats mainly for chest(still not crazy bout TG chest), lat pulls, leg ext and standing hamstring curls....I luv it but everything else is TG(w/ band wrk every now/then for variety)...the great thing about those machines is...they will outlive these new E-gyms cuz they're primitive;the plus is...they're primitive!! Ha! Anyway great topic...👍🏋️♂️👍
I bought and sold so many different versions of these all in one units and they are definitely best bang for your buck on the used market.
You're right about that for sure.
We had one in our gym in high school, never forget it as it's all I had access to aside from a set of dumbbells at home.
That butterfly attachment is really cool
well if you have the room and can afford it, go for it. But personally I prefer the versatility and convenience of a Total Gym. easy to move and store too
I've always liked these little multi-gyms. Some of them are terrible, a few of them are shockingly good, most of them are decent (though, for the last 15 years or so, there has been a major decline in quality). Like with anything else, if you approach these machines with a serious mindset and actually implement a solid program and are consistent, you will absolutely see great results. I mean, there really isn't a whole lot of difference between pin-select chest press at a commercial gym vs on one of these. Same with leg extensions, or lat pulls, etc.
100% and you would know about build quality for sure. I was surprised how good some of these exercises felt. Thanks again for watching Skyler.
got me a weider one on sale when i was like 15, pretty much put me on the path to working out. Kept finding ways to add new weight, or do diff stuff with it till i moved away... defs worth the money :)
If you can find an older one, like a Body-Solid, those things are built like tanks. And it's basically a functional trainer if it has the low/high cable. Just heavy, like you said. And no squats unless you do belt squats with the cable. Otherwise I see no problem with them at all.
I have a Schwinn 610 Multi station gym in my home gym. I still use it at least 1-2x a week and train with free weights the other 2 days. I like the weight stack with plates and pin system. Its eady to change weight for each exercise or set. I can get a great total body workout (3 sets of 10-12 reps) if each exercise in about 45-60 minutes.
Its been a good gym staple in our workout room !!!
Nice, thanks for sharing that.
Thanks for all your great Total Gym content and your other home gym equipment reviews!!
I train with an eclectic array of equipment: bands, free weights, maxpro, and my Image 512 multi station trainer. The weld on the seat for the leg extension has come undone (can still use it for other exercises but need to get it repaired), but otherwise it is working well after 30+ years. It has a 200 # stack, which I can expand with a Gym pal rod (no need yet but getting close). I use the multistation trainer for pec deck, chest press (supplement to DBs), cable low rows, tri pressdowns, cable curls etc. It’s a functional trainer for much less money than, say, one from Rogue, Rep, Titan, BoS, etc. The equipment I don’t use is my Total Gym knockoff, but you may persuade me yet.
Love hearing that. You’re making do with all you need right there
Please do a video review of the Powertec Workbench Multipress along with all its' accessories. Thanks. Seems like the most perfect, greatest, and safest bodybuilding device ever for all ages and genders.
I have had a Bioforce TNT for many years. It works great. I do recommend free weights also.
I got one for two years now. Great machine
I bought a used one a couple of years ago. Serves my purpose.
Just picked one up used! Fairly new and a higher end one (Inspire M3) also got lucky that it was in good shape, working, had all the pieces and fit in my SUV. It is in the corner of my home office as an alternative to going to the garage on really hot or really cold days. Mine doesn't have a leg press or a heavy low pulley so working squats is limited, but otherwise with some creativity I can work out most of my body and definitely the upper body. I think you named all the flaws - big, heavy and hard to put together or take down and they depreciate like crazy when selling. However, again like you said, if you are able to try and confirm you like the movements they can be great! Also, so many people buy leg extension/curl and lat pulldown/low row machines - these have that covered and a lot more in one spot! I noticed Hoist and Inspire are high quality, Body Solid and Body Craft are mid-tier (but have even more functions) and most of the other brands are pretty cheaply made. Takes a lot of work to grab a used one and put it together but if it works for you it is a big bang for the bucks!
Great detail comment. Totally agree with everything you said there I do think that inspire brand is one of the best.
I wouldn't mind having one if I had the space. Particularly if you could do leg extensions since that's harder to replicate with free weights alone.
Looking jacked as usual. I would get one if it was in good condition and decent price.
I have one of these in my home gym. Thee cheap ones at K-mart and Dick’s are not too good.
Ones like Tuff Stuff, Body-Solid, Yukon, etc. are all solid and highly beneficial.
I think people ignore them due to space, and them not being popular
I always wanted one -so, I bought one. Easy way to get a multitude of machines- unless you get a plate loaded variant.
Mine has an additional leg press station. Some have heavy weight stacks.
I've been using a universal gym I bought from Costco for about 3 years now. The problem I started to notice was that the width of the chest press grip was too narrow. Consequently, my shoulders were starting affected by the constricted narrowness. I started to get pains on the collar bone to shoulder joints. My chest also started to look narrower than when I used to workout in the gyms. I'm not impressed. Maybe I just bought the wrong type if home gym. I also can't do squats as it doesn't have a squats option.
You bring up a very good but common issue with static fixed machines in any nature. If you're limited to one position overtime that can lead to repetitive stress injuries. Good thing would be to just add some other tools like adjustable dumbbells, total gym, or a barbell rack to switch up the positions a bit if you can.
I'm owner of body-solid g9. I get it pretty cheap, second hand but in great condition and i love it. In other hand i would never pay the full price for new machine. It just doesn't have that commercial feeling like the machines in the gyms.
Thanks for sharing that. Curious how the body-solid ones felt.
@@hybridresistance No problem. Also the leg press feels good, stacks are heavy enough but not really smooth becouse its 1:1 ratio. Most of the exercises feels good but nothing close to the chest press and back rows like in the commercial machines. But you can always experiment and get the job done.
I mean, a Total Gym is a Multi-Gym. I think a lot of people place the Total Gym in the same category because it is sold and listed as a multi-gym by most sellers.
But yeah, all multi-gyms come with pros and cons, especially modern multi-gyms.
Where the Total Gym shines is it is more of a cable machine than anything else, which honestly most people can play with Functional Trainers/Cable machines to get a lot of good movments and ranges of motion. But most traditional Multi-gyms are on fixed planes of motion or have limits on the range of motion per exercise, but like a Total Gym you can kinda play around with it to get the most out of you lifts/workouts.
But yeah, that's a big reason why I never would have considered a Total Gym in the past, it was discovering your channel and seeing just how creative you were with the Total Gym and other items that inspired me to give it a try and boy have I loved it for my tiny apartment set up with my wife and boy.
But I'm grateful for all these innovations with fitness machines even if they all come with their pros and cons.
I hope one day soon to have room for a real Power Rack and weight lifting set up, along with my Total Gym and Resistance bands and more.
Great comment and thanks for sharing all of that. You can't beat a sliding bench trainer for the practical reasons you just said especially when you throw kids in the mix.
The temptation of these gyms is to have every important exercise in one unit. Unfortunately, a gym like that doesn’t exist, either home or box gym. They seem to be a good for young people to start their fitness journey and apprentice at home before going to the stage of a big gym. If I had the space and extra cash I would get one though.
My parents had one too in the basement was my first experience with lifting like you! I have a free gym membership jump on a few machines a few times a month. They aren't necessarily that bad. Would have a hard time justifying the space. Some I've tried have bad sticking points and don't feel as smooth as commercial grade. If you have the space and found a good one it's worth it. I'd probably do a levergym multistation one
If you could get that lever gym function / versatility with ability to have a weight stack, that would awesome.
I've always thought many dismiss some equipment (T.G., multi-station, etc.) as not being hardcore, which makes as much sense as seeing someone doing 10 easy reps with 3 lb sky blue dbs and dismissing all dbs entirely.
Great point. Like I was saying in the video, this weight stack is so heavy I doubt most would even top it out for chest and back.
The brand our school had was Universal.
That’s it, that’s the famous multi gym I was thinking of. There’s some horror stories of things getting caught in those weight stacks.
Hmmm, I'm thinking a lever gym does this sort of thing, but much more effectively and with more versatility.
Lever gym is for sure more versatile, but (depending on multi-gym machine) the core machine movements will just feel different. No question, I'd take my lever gym over this machine, but I will say this Hoist has a better straight row, chest press, pec deck, and leg extension. Just depends on what you're using it for and preferences.
absolutely 💯 i had at least 2 of these gyms,very functional!even when i trained with free weight i still added it into my routine training different body parts,as far as space its worth it because of its functionality,i loved it,great points on this old school greatness 🫡
Thanks Elad, I think I remember you sharing something about that before.
@SlidingBenchTrainer yes i did mike,great reminders brother!