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14 Aug, 2020
Tidy unit good for beginners, but not much past that.
4 of 4 found this helpful This is positively reviewed by many for beginner/intermediate users, but as an intermediate user, I find this unit to be frustrating to use.
Positive:
1) Assembly is fun, the instructions are clear, and it only took a few hours for me to assemble this by myself (I was not in a hurry).
2) Unit is compact and looks good.
Not so positive:
1) The weights are not marked, so there is no way to know how much weight you are manipulating and makes it impossible to accurately log your progress.
2) The leg station attachment does not lock into place, so whenever you use the lower cable for rows, bicep curls, etc., the entire assembly comes up unless you can put your leg in front of it or wedge something in to keep it in place.
3) I stand at 5'8", which is the sweet spot for this machine, but I still find most exercises have a limited range of motion and find myself hitting the weights at the top continually. These include the tricep pushdown (can't go past 90 degrees), butterfly press (can't go back past 90 degrees), chest press (can't fully extend), leg extension (can't fully extend), bicep curls (can't go past 90 degrees), rows, (can't fully draw back to my chest with legs extended), and more.
4) The weight has a "rumbly" feel to it when in motion instead of feeling smooth.
This is not a bad machine, but I was hoping for better.