Good thorough review. These always look great, but for the cost I am always hesitant that it’ll not get the use it deserves. This one is always on my radar for my local used market, they seem to hold their value decently too
Yeah, it's a bit steep if you aren't sure. But I have to say that I could use this and Bulgarian split squats and call it a day for legs. Not to mention the elimination of the knee pain. I'm looking forward to finding a quality tread that doubles as a sled. I looked at the tab bar guy one as it's reasonably priced, but customer reviews aren't very good and at 6'6" and 215lbs, I don't think I'll fit either. The Xebex ones look ideal, but are way out of my price range.
Hey! Just found your channel love it! How would you compare the experience to pushing a normal sled? I love sled workout (super fun), but really like to have a heavy load. (Typically 225# or so on a sled on turf) Would I be able to replicate that resistance level? Hard to understand if the sled would actually get heavy enough. Also I live in the Chicagoland area, too! Small world! Also, I purchased the ATG backwards treadmill about a year ago and I really don’t like it and am looking to sell it. I find the slope unnatural and somehow I don’t enjoy the feeling of the push - there’s something about actually moving that isn’t replicated on a treadmill. Just my two cents
Thanks! It's not the same. With the magnetic resistance sleds, the harder/faster you push, the more resistance there is. If you've ever used a rower, it's kind of like that. With an actual sled, it's much more like this big pile of weight you are trying to move and the faster you go, the easier it gets because of momentum. That said, the training effect is very similar. If I had a gym that was big enough, I'd probably opt for a traditional sled on turf. I think this kind of sled is more of a solution for people that cant' do that. for that ATG, I'm not gonna buy one, same with the tip bar guy version. I haven't heard much good feedback on either outside of the online reviews which, mysteriously, are all positive. I'm looking at the Xebex ST6000, but the thing is huge and doesn't fold up, so I'm not sure I have the room. Gotta love space and budget constraints!
My basement is about 50 ft long at one point. Wondering what you feel the minimum distance would be in terms of being worthwhile for a workout? 50' would lead to probably 35 ft pulls and pushes. Thx. Great great review.
Thanks! So that's a "depends" type of question. For me, that's not long enough for two reasons. First, I would not want to have to turn the sled around that often. Some wouldn't care, but I certainly would. The other is that I think the most benefit of sled work comes in the last part of the push or pull as you fatigue and I don't know that 35 feet is far enough to get there. If you have room to make the turn at the end of the path, maybe look at the Xebex that turns so you can continually push back and forth (link in the description), or check out some of the treads that also double as sleds. There are quite a few of those on the market now with more coming out. Hope that helps!
@GymCrafter very helpful indeed. As it happens, I pulled the trigger on a pre-Black Friday deal on the m1. I'm sure I can make it work. In reviewing the XEBEX while it provided some more flexibility on turning, one of the issues was that it is easy to tilt over. It also doesn't lock in the wheels when you want it to go straight. Another drawback is that you can't get the XEBEX or some of these treadmills for a reasonable price in Canada. Thank God the m1 is a lot more accessible on the side of the border. I think we can deal with the minor inconvenience of turning over and over. Just makes everybody stronger right? Really appreciate the input. Love the review.
@@TheDuncourts I think that shipping thing goes both ways. My new rack is coming from Canada and it's taking forever! And great points on the Xebex. I didn't feel like I could really get into it because the rear wheels turned. With the M1, you can really get low and lean into it. Lemme know how it works in the limited space, I'd love to know.
I was an early adopter of the Torque M1 Tank. Ordered at the lowest price off the first preorder. I have been very happy with it!
Torque is an underrated company. all of their stuff is really solid!
Love it. Boost the alg. ;)
Thanks!
Good thorough review. These always look great, but for the cost I am always hesitant that it’ll not get the use it deserves. This one is always on my radar for my local used market, they seem to hold their value decently too
Yeah, it's a bit steep if you aren't sure. But I have to say that I could use this and Bulgarian split squats and call it a day for legs. Not to mention the elimination of the knee pain. I'm looking forward to finding a quality tread that doubles as a sled. I looked at the tab bar guy one as it's reasonably priced, but customer reviews aren't very good and at 6'6" and 215lbs, I don't think I'll fit either. The Xebex ones look ideal, but are way out of my price range.
Hey! Just found your channel love it! How would you compare the experience to pushing a normal sled? I love sled workout (super fun), but really like to have a heavy load. (Typically 225# or so on a sled on turf)
Would I be able to replicate that resistance level?
Hard to understand if the sled would actually get heavy enough.
Also I live in the Chicagoland area, too! Small world!
Also, I purchased the ATG backwards treadmill about a year ago and I really don’t like it and am looking to sell it. I find the slope unnatural and somehow I don’t enjoy the feeling of the push - there’s something about actually moving that isn’t replicated on a treadmill. Just my two cents
Thanks! It's not the same. With the magnetic resistance sleds, the harder/faster you push, the more resistance there is. If you've ever used a rower, it's kind of like that. With an actual sled, it's much more like this big pile of weight you are trying to move and the faster you go, the easier it gets because of momentum. That said, the training effect is very similar. If I had a gym that was big enough, I'd probably opt for a traditional sled on turf. I think this kind of sled is more of a solution for people that cant' do that. for that ATG, I'm not gonna buy one, same with the tip bar guy version. I haven't heard much good feedback on either outside of the online reviews which, mysteriously, are all positive. I'm looking at the Xebex ST6000, but the thing is huge and doesn't fold up, so I'm not sure I have the room. Gotta love space and budget constraints!
My basement is about 50 ft long at one point. Wondering what you feel the minimum distance would be in terms of being worthwhile for a workout? 50' would lead to probably 35 ft pulls and pushes. Thx. Great great review.
Thanks! So that's a "depends" type of question. For me, that's not long enough for two reasons. First, I would not want to have to turn the sled around that often. Some wouldn't care, but I certainly would. The other is that I think the most benefit of sled work comes in the last part of the push or pull as you fatigue and I don't know that 35 feet is far enough to get there. If you have room to make the turn at the end of the path, maybe look at the Xebex that turns so you can continually push back and forth (link in the description), or check out some of the treads that also double as sleds. There are quite a few of those on the market now with more coming out. Hope that helps!
@GymCrafter very helpful indeed. As it happens, I pulled the trigger on a pre-Black Friday deal on the m1. I'm sure I can make it work. In reviewing the XEBEX while it provided some more flexibility on turning, one of the issues was that it is easy to tilt over. It also doesn't lock in the wheels when you want it to go straight. Another drawback is that you can't get the XEBEX or some of these treadmills for a reasonable price in Canada. Thank God the m1 is a lot more accessible on the side of the border. I think we can deal with the minor inconvenience of turning over and over. Just makes everybody stronger right? Really appreciate the input. Love the review.
@@TheDuncourts I think that shipping thing goes both ways. My new rack is coming from Canada and it's taking forever! And great points on the Xebex. I didn't feel like I could really get into it because the rear wheels turned. With the M1, you can really get low and lean into it. Lemme know how it works in the limited space, I'd love to know.
That is one very good investment IMO. I pretend I have one pushing my cart at Costco. 😆
Full of chicken bakes, I presume?!😂
Anyone else misread the title as torque mislead? 😅
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