I just ordered this single stack in green with black shield, foot plate and lat seat attachments, the family bundle of RO-T8 handles, and the small Kaz handle because of your video review. Thank you for the great content. Stay big.
Not bad for 2800USD. I will have a look but deep down I really prefer simple things late loaded lat pull down that weight stack. But this setup looks solid. Nice neon colour cap to stand out.
@@andre500o There QC has improved, but they still have shady business practices including stealing a design I put out there without acknowledgement. I'd rather just not deal with them.
Anxiously awaiting your full review if this piece. A lot of questions hanging out there for many potential buyers, including me. Seat wobble, stretch for those of us in the 6'1" height range, etc. Subbed for the upcoming review.
The seat wobble is there, but in use isn't that noticeable IMO. Stretch is fine using standard handles but if you start daisy chaining the PRIME ones, I could see an issue.
So I have the selectorsized Prime Prodigy Rack and I got lucky when I ordered mine as they where running a promotion. The rack was $5500 and that included the J cups, spotter arms, weight pegs, landmine, lat pull down seat and low row foot plate. But in addition to all that stuff I did order all the handles and a few other attachments so it did still drive up the price. For me it was money well spent because I also have a basement gym, but it's only about 175 square feet and I wanted something that offered a ton of variety. I absolutely love it and would recommend Prime products to anyone who can afford them with their budget. Can't wait for your review Brandon.
Titan has come a long way. I would definitely agree with you a couple years ago about Titan. But man, they are producing quality stuff now. Their prices are also creeping up too!
That's the issue. Horrible reputation and well deserved makes it hard to get people to buy their stuff. Especially when the competitors make nicer gear at similar prices. Rule of thumb on titan. If it's something simple they're OK. If engineering is needed look elsewhere.
Their lat pull down is prob their best piece but it keeps going up in price. They still have a lot of issues and shady business practices which make it a no for me.
I agree with a lot being said here. I truly do. I definitely agree with shady business practices and bad reputation. In December of 2020, I bought a short Titan squat stand. I was really impressed with the powder coating and quality. It cost me $250 and it’s now at $320. If I bought the same stand even in December of 2019, I’m 99% sure the quality would of been shit. And I’m sure the packaging too lol. I also bought their EZ rackable curl bar at the same time for $100. It’s now going for $120. Beautiful curl bar. I wasn’t going to go with rogue because I couldn’t justify the money for a piece of equipment I use like 2-4x a month. The knurling on it is great. IMO the best curl bar at that price point. About 8 months ago, I purchased the X-3 sandwich J-hooks. The quality of the J-hooks are OK but you can tell they are knock offs. They get the job done so I can’t complain. They recently (like this month) came out with T-3 sandwich J-hooks which I decided to purchase. The quality of the j-hooks are almost on par with rogue’s. I still can’t get over how good they are. It’s kind of ridiculous. I’m talking about a matter of less than a year and the quality has drastically changed. I would of gone with rogue but rogue doesn’t make 2x3” sandwich j-hooks. Their infinity line up doesn’t even have plastic lining through the j-hook. That was a tough call for me because I’m such a rogue fanboy that I want to support them as much as possible. And I’m pretty sure I’m done buying from Titan (although I’m eyeing their strongman wheelbarrow) but it does blow my mind how far they have come. I did see someone’s X-3 recently (in a FB video) and it looked really well built. I’m not saying to buy Titan. All I’m saying is the quality has increased dramatically.
Thanks for the review. I had been looking at this piece and decided on the Free Motion Dual cable Cross- I didnt have a functional corner to fit it in my garage. And i coach more athletes in baseball, tennis, and lacrosse so I liked the ability to have different athletes performing different drills at the same time. But thanks again for the review as i am always helping clients build their own gyms.
Brandon, I am on the verge of ordering one of these! I'd love your thoughts on getting a workout on it and how much variety it offers in terms of exercises you can do with it. I have a super small setup. Basically a power rack, barbell with weights, simple adjustable bench, and a dumbbell setup. I think this would add a lot of versatility for a single piece of equipment. I can't think of another single piece that offers a larger variety of exercises.
My use is prob a bit different, but I predominately use it for most back movements (vertical and horizontal), tricep work, face pulls, and sometimes some bicep work.
For my poor boys out there I can highly recommend the $200 Titan Fitness V3 plate loaded pulley. It's probably the most used piece of equipment in my gym. I have the Prime Fitness Trap Bar which is an immaculate display of engineering so I can imagine how much nicer the Prime pulley is. Gains are gains though so a few rattles here and there is no biggie.
Hey Brandon, I just received my Prime Single Stack and recently found out that Prime did a rolling change that all Uprights of the Prodigy Racks and Single Stacks will include 4-way hole spacing and laser cut numbers marking height adjustment options for attachments. You and Adam are the only ones I see which these bad boys so wanted to pass the message along because I know some people were concerned about that.
@@BasementBrandon yep but you know how companies gotta test it out first and let the consumers make the recommendations. Felt the same with Rogue and their laser etched number on the uprights .
Regarding the screws/ bolts next to the bottom of the stack, would you have access to them if all the weights are in the raised/ up position? Like, if you were to do lat-pulldowns with the whole weight stack, hold the weight up in the highest position and then tighten the screws, so that the stack isn’t in the way
Really like the look of your setup. It's looking good in those colours. Expensive piece of equipment, I am considering one, but all options are really expensive/around the price of this + the shipping to Norway is probably bonkers.
Well for their lat pull down/low row. It's $1999 before shipping and tax, so based off my experience that's prob going to be be around $3000 delivered.
Keep em coming... I like how prime let's you adjust the height on that front cable so it's much more than a low high row. Really clean look and consistency with gym 3.1(?) Wonder if that rep rack will make the cut or will pop up in the Facebook marketplace place...
Thought about buying this but the price stopped me. Ended up going with the Titan plate loaded pulley tower. I know it’s titan, but it works great and you can’t beat the price!
I checked this out, the Sorinex, and the Rogue versions as well and really wanted to pull the trigger but for the life of me I couldn’t figure out what I would do with a single stack with a single pulley. Facepulls? That’s the only functionality I could see for myself vs just a lat pull/low row machine. Granted this one has the 1:1 lat pull at the top, which in my opinion makes it more justifiable for the cost than the Sorinex or Rogue version. Still though, would be legit if the adjustable pulley had arms, even if they were the short ones like the Hoist MI5 and the Titan copycat that just launched.
@@BasementBrandon Looks like you picked the best one too. I think if I was in the market this would be the one I would get also. I know it costs a bit more but I couldn't see myself buying a Rogue/Sorinex single functional column that didn't have the 1:1 lat pull included like this does, or buying their dedicated lat pulldowns when the Titan is half the cost. This was pretty much the only premium direction to go IMO. Sick piece in all white too.
Those 2 damn screws stumped me at first too! Luckily, we found that if you have someone to help, you can have them row the entire stack up, and then you can easily fit your hands in there with the stack up in the air. Just make sure you work fast and your partner is strong enough to hold the 350lb 2:1 stack up.
My man my man! Brandon spending them Benjamins like he’s got the printing press down there. First the man can afford shipping from the strength co, and now he’s gone Prime Time!!! Your stimulating the economy all by yourself. Colors are awesome. $200 of the total was for the pallet. Lol
Yeah now I have to have a lat pulldown lol. I'll be going with Fray Fitness though. I know you're behind on reviews but any chance we can get a quick basement gym tour?
high shipping cost and no installation services is deal breaker for me on Prime Fitness given that other high end fitness equipment makers like Rogue Fitness and Life Fitness provide either free shipping or low fees plus installation services. I had same issue with Sorinex wanting 2k for delivery/shipping fees. Plus in 2024, the cost for Prime Fitness HLP rack is almost 6k plus 3k in shipping fees and taxes. Almost 9k versus the new Rogue Fitness power rack and functional trainer for under 6k.
I got the plate loaded version. Way easier to break the news to the wife when I told her it can adjust from 2 to 1 to 4 to 1. But mine cost 4k. 800+ for shipping.
Quality piece of equipment. The color choice and footprint work beautifully to tie in with the rest of your gym! It's coming together nicely!! Thanks for the sponsorship segment too...reminded me it was time for a shake :)
@@BasementBrandon free motion is the dream functional trainer ...cheapest I’ve ever seen it is 4K from a local gym chain that closed down last year. You gotta gave that online coop money to afford one...
A wise moving asking the BIL for help! The corner footprint is perfect for the basement. Would love to see the review on this and hope you like the Transformer and Kaddilac bars as much as I do, been getting stronger with lighter weights and different angles and cambers. Keep up the great work! Let's see what Coop has up his gold plated sleeve tomorrow...
@@BasementBrandon I got my training partner one too and we call it the "Humbler" at first you need to drop your weights by 15% but it sure builds your lats and setting PRs in a few months.
Brandon I love the review. I decided to cancel my order on the Titan Lat tower weight stack and go with prime. I know it’s a huge price difference but I strongly believe in you get what you pay for, quality! My question is how long did you receive the Prime unit after ordering?
That thing is awesome man. However, if I told my wife I spent $4400 on just a single stack for the garage gym I had better be wearing a military spec bomb suit.......because shit is about to get real 😂
@@BasementBrandon yeah my wife did the same thing and loves the cables on the Rep PR 5000 rack I got back in July last year and the bells of steel belt squat rack I got. I do refuse however to get a set of “body pump” bars and plates. That’s what the Bella bar is for....awesome video. The program you emailed me is working nicely btw the way. I think after I finish I will try the Texas method since I am still new to the game
I got the double stack HLP for Prime and the things a beast! I also hate the green they use for the pins and knobs so I’m looking forward to what you’ll do, and hopefully I can do the same.
Any updated feelings on her? Pretty sure I’m about to pull the trigger…any insight or what not with what’s come out lately and the unit itself is appreciated. Thanks dude.
Love mine. Would recommend 10/10 as long as your'e cool with the price and lead time (I think it's about 12 weeks right now). The biggest downside is their sales support. They don't have a lot of communication and you'll prob have to be the one reaching out to ask them stuff. It's also annoying they charge a 4-5% credit card fee (few hundred bucks). Lastly I just hate how they won't do away with the prime green, but I've made videos on how you can black it out.
@@BasementBrandon yeah, I’m experiencing the lack of sales support atm. Thank you for the insight and additional detail, pulling the trigger once they decide to take my money. Appreciated as always.
Hey Brandon, how confident are you in the cable on this thing? Just eyeballing, it looks about half the thickness of the cable on the Life Fitness lat pull/low row at my local gym. Of course, I don't know the ratings of each cable or if the standards are different for the home vs. commercial markets, but since Prime is selling it as a commercial piece of equipment, I don't understand why there would be such a big difference in cable size. I figured I would ask you since you probably regularly pull the entire stack :-)
Prime shipping coasts are outrageous. I’m in NJ next to PA and they quoted me today for the same package as Brandon has with the shipping being $660 more than what it was for Brandon and I live closer. I am unable to make a pickup. Also there’s a 10 week wait as of today. I know they make a good machine but their freight charges is just crazy. If someone lives on the west coast or in the middle of the country than be prepared to pay $1000 probably for shipping , I’m going on what they want to ship just to NJ.
Very helpful video about the setup! In the Garage Gym Lab review video of this cable tower, I recall Adam talking about how the lat pulldown seat has some slight movement when in use, which is somewhat concerning especially for the price point. If applicable, I’d appreciate your take on this and any possible fixes for the issue. I look forward to the next video! thanks!
Still there, but I think it also depends how much you brace yourself. I think you can probably shim it to clean up the slop but will mess around with it and try to cover in the eventual review.
I decided to give juggernaut AI a try after watching your videos. Been on the program for about a month and I'm very happy with the program - though I do think there could be more upper body/bench volume!
Would be nice to see the action on the machine in use, as well as how easy switching modes from lat pulldown to seated row is. Finally, would love to see what ROM you get on the lat pulldown seated as you are a taller gentleman.
When you do a review. Can you please compare it to commercial equipment. Does it feel solid? Flimsy? The seat, everything. My standard is commercially equipment feel. I can't stand equipment that doesn't feel like commercial gym. This unit save a ton of space compare to buying a 5 stack jungle gym. Thank you
Great vids… might be off topic here, but wondering how this machine is working out for you? Also, I’m seriously considering the prodigy rack. Any thoughts on the rack?
This thing is awesome. I need to do a review soon. The rack is basically two of these together. For me (and powerlifting) a basic rack makes more sense, but if you're into more bodybuilding style training the prime would prob work better.
Congrats. I do not think that it is expensive. You paid for a premium items. It is very easy to get it if someone prioritize. I am building not a gym due to space but a wellness center. I have a very tiny space. I am still waiting for Rogue and Rep to send me their stuff. All I had to do is to skip my vacation and buy all that I wanted. I like your set up and watch your Video. I am thinking of several mods to to my RM 390 based on your Video of the rep fitness rack. Good stuff keep up the good work
Hey Brandon... I am looking at potentially buying this piece, but am curious if the height is enough for a taller person to allow a full stretch on lat pulldowns etc. Your feedback would be appreciated. Cheers
It can be. I'm just under 6'4" and can use a full ROM on most standard attachments. I think where the issue is going to be is if you want to use any of primes handles as they tend to hang down lower.
Def here for that review on the sorinex ghd. She’s gorgeous...idk how much you weigh but you think I’ll be good with abram 2.0 at 200 lbs myself? Thanks dude. Jealous of that prime equipment too. 🙏🏻💪🏻
Im like this alot because the color option and it seems really stable. But im still leaning towards the rogue lp2 because its alot cheaper and im pretty sure it has 1:1 ratio.
Some trade offs I think. The Rogue is 108" so take that into consideration. The stack is only 300lbs vs 350lbs (a weight pin would fix this). The Prime has an adjustable cable column where the Rogue does not. The Rogue also ships fully assembled and you'll have to provide your own forklift to take delivery.
Can you tell me how much wall space it takes up when in the corner? It does not look like it is much, which is great for my small gym. Expensive? Yes, but it is less than selling my Rogue rack, buying a Rep rack and an Ares or side mounted single stack. I can't fit a large functional trainer like a Rep Fitness FT 5000 in my gym. At 6'2", the FT 3000 is not an option and still would be a challenge to fit in the gym.
Hey Brandon, do you know what the size of the holes on the top corss member portion is? I am interested in this weight stack due to the relatively compact footprint, and would like to ideally find space for storing accessories off hooks up on the cross member.
Must be nice having money to spend on a piece of equipment of this caliber. I have a valor fitnes plate loaded pull down. It does the job for the most part but I don’t really overload it because I’m scared I might snap something lmaoo. Gained a lot of strength over the years at commercial gyms and garage gym equipment is just not the same as commercial stuff.
now that you've had this over a year. Would you recommend this? wondering if it bothers you that you cant do dual arm movements (e.g. reverse flys) I just been looking into this...
I just ordered the plate loaded version, because of the versatility of being able to do 1:2 and 1:4 on the column, so I can use a sled harness with it (1:4 for speed work and it’s a 15ft cable…..) if you are going to do the selectorized, I’d still go 1:4 and get a pin from bells of steel if you require more weight on the column than 87.5lbs on the handle (350/4=87.5)
@@zacharykennedy5752 hmmm interesting, I was considering the 1:2 as my style of training is bodybuilding and thought half the stack was sufficient...wondering why the cable would be longer for 1:4 though? (I don't understand pulleys tbh
I love this piece. The dual cable stuff doesn't bother me b/c I wouldn't have a lot of that in my programming anyways (powerlifting). I do however own an attachment called the scap strap which emulates reverse flies really well. I'll try to show it in a video soon.
“Maybe I should have called Coop” goated 🐐😂
:) just jokes
@@BasementBrandon Hilarious though lol
By 2022 Brandon will add a second story to his gym by digging out another basement under this basement
“Sub-Basement Brandon”
I like your thinking.
I like how you took a jab at Coop with the hands comment 😆
Just poking the bear. Have to take shots at the top dog!
I just ordered this single stack in green with black shield, foot plate and lat seat attachments, the family bundle of RO-T8 handles, and the small Kaz handle because of your video review. Thank you for the great content. Stay big.
Damn big ol order! Hope you dig it.
This guy is the OG when it comes to basement home gyms and he’s here showing all of us newbie basement gym owners he’s still on top.
I appreciate that but a lot of the people who watch these videos have nicer set ups, they just don't youtube it!
Compliments on the integration... for the algo
Dude I went over by like a minute, they should pay me double!
13:00 Wife: i bet hes texting other girls Brandon: thinking he has sausage fingers because he cant screw in two screws lmfao
truth.
Hot take: Brandon officially has Coop beat
Haha he has like 4 of these!
At least Brandon looks like he uses the equipment he has in his gym.
Not bad for 2800USD. I will have a look but deep down I really prefer simple things late loaded lat pull down that weight stack. But this setup looks solid. Nice neon colour cap to stand out.
Check out my review of the Texas Strength System lat pull low row. It’s plate loaded if that’s what your looking for.
Thanks man!
Love the detailed review as always. Would love a review on the GHD and some prime handles if you ever pick any up.
For sure!
Man, that white is CLEAN! Great video, brother. Assembly looked much easier than I expected. Appreciate the shoutout too 🤙
I was dreading it thinking I was going to mess the cable run up, so glad I didn't have to do that!
dang foot plate is 225 😭 sugar daddy brandon sponsor me lmao
It's not even that great of a footplate!
Titan Fitness has improved bigly the last year
Titan still gonna Titan
this!
@@BasementBrandon Can you do an updated video on Titan Fitness? Does everyone deserve a second chance?
@@andre500o There QC has improved, but they still have shady business practices including stealing a design I put out there without acknowledgement. I'd rather just not deal with them.
Anxiously awaiting your full review if this piece. A lot of questions hanging out there for many potential buyers, including me. Seat wobble, stretch for those of us in the 6'1" height range, etc. Subbed for the upcoming review.
The seat wobble is there, but in use isn't that noticeable IMO. Stretch is fine using standard handles but if you start daisy chaining the PRIME ones, I could see an issue.
So I have the selectorsized Prime Prodigy Rack and I got lucky when I ordered mine as they where running a promotion. The rack was $5500 and that included the J cups, spotter arms, weight pegs, landmine, lat pull down seat and low row foot plate. But in addition to all that stuff I did order all the handles and a few other attachments so it did still drive up the price. For me it was money well spent because I also have a basement gym, but it's only about 175 square feet and I wanted something that offered a ton of variety. I absolutely love it and would recommend Prime products to anyone who can afford them with their budget. Can't wait for your review Brandon.
Sounds like a good get!
Titan has come a long way. I would definitely agree with you a couple years ago about Titan. But man, they are producing quality stuff now. Their prices are also creeping up too!
That's the issue. Horrible reputation and well deserved makes it hard to get people to buy their stuff. Especially when the competitors make nicer gear at similar prices. Rule of thumb on titan. If it's something simple they're OK. If engineering is needed look elsewhere.
Their lat pull down is prob their best piece but it keeps going up in price. They still have a lot of issues and shady business practices which make it a no for me.
Their quality is still in the toilet as evidenced by many posts.... I'll never own Titan anything, I'll save and buy quality every single time
I agree with a lot being said here. I truly do. I definitely agree with shady business practices and bad reputation.
In December of 2020, I bought a short Titan squat stand. I was really impressed with the powder coating and quality. It cost me $250 and it’s now at $320. If I bought the same stand even in December of 2019, I’m 99% sure the quality would of been shit. And I’m sure the packaging too lol.
I also bought their EZ rackable curl bar at the same time for $100. It’s now going for $120. Beautiful curl bar. I wasn’t going to go with rogue because I couldn’t justify the money for a piece of equipment I use like 2-4x a month. The knurling on it is great. IMO the best curl bar at that price point.
About 8 months ago, I purchased the X-3 sandwich J-hooks. The quality of the J-hooks are OK but you can tell they are knock offs. They get the job done so I can’t complain. They recently (like this month) came out with T-3 sandwich J-hooks which I decided to purchase. The quality of the j-hooks are almost on par with rogue’s. I still can’t get over how good they are. It’s kind of ridiculous. I’m talking about a matter of less than a year and the quality has drastically changed. I would of gone with rogue but rogue doesn’t make 2x3” sandwich j-hooks. Their infinity line up doesn’t even have plastic lining through the j-hook. That was a tough call for me because I’m such a rogue fanboy that I want to support them as much as possible. And I’m pretty sure I’m done buying from Titan (although I’m eyeing their strongman wheelbarrow) but it does blow my mind how far they have come.
I did see someone’s X-3 recently (in a FB video) and it looked really well built. I’m not saying to buy Titan. All I’m saying is the quality has increased dramatically.
Gym addition is no joke. Help this man with his gym addition with code Basement lol
Lol. Luckily I'm not a hoarder and sell a ton of stuff.
Thanks for the review. I had been looking at this piece and decided on the Free Motion Dual cable Cross- I didnt have a functional corner to fit it in my garage. And i coach more athletes in baseball, tennis, and lacrosse so I liked the ability to have different athletes performing different drills at the same time. But thanks again for the review as i am always helping clients build their own gyms.
Solid piece!
Brandon, I am on the verge of ordering one of these! I'd love your thoughts on getting a workout on it and how much variety it offers in terms of exercises you can do with it. I have a super small setup. Basically a power rack, barbell with weights, simple adjustable bench, and a dumbbell setup. I think this would add a lot of versatility for a single piece of equipment. I can't think of another single piece that offers a larger variety of exercises.
My use is prob a bit different, but I predominately use it for most back movements (vertical and horizontal), tricep work, face pulls, and sometimes some bicep work.
Glad I got caught up on videos enough so I saw this before Brandon sold it on Craigslist.
Hah this thing won't be moving!
Just here for the algorithm...
appreciate you
For my poor boys out there I can highly recommend the $200 Titan Fitness V3 plate loaded pulley. It's probably the most used piece of equipment in my gym. I have the Prime Fitness Trap Bar which is an immaculate display of engineering so I can imagine how much nicer the Prime pulley is. Gains are gains though so a few rattles here and there is no biggie.
Right on!
Hey Brandon, I just received my Prime Single Stack and recently found out that Prime did a rolling change that all Uprights of the Prodigy Racks and Single Stacks will include 4-way hole spacing and laser cut numbers marking height adjustment options for attachments. You and Adam are the only ones I see which these bad boys so wanted to pass the message along because I know some people were concerned about that.
Good to know, but also bad. Should have been doin this from the start :)
@@BasementBrandon yep but you know how companies gotta test it out first and let the consumers make the recommendations. Felt the same with Rogue and their laser etched number on the uprights .
That coop comment was savage 🤣
He's a good friend!
Regarding the screws/ bolts next to the bottom of the stack, would you have access to them if all the weights are in the raised/ up position? Like, if you were to do lat-pulldowns with the whole weight stack, hold the weight up in the highest position and then tighten the screws, so that the stack isn’t in the way
Def would but didn’t want to decapitate my wife 😂
@@BasementBrandon I guess I see your concern haha. I definitely put safety at the highest priority. Glad you guys got it done though!
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Really like the look of your setup. It's looking good in those colours. Expensive piece of equipment, I am considering one, but all options are really expensive/around the price of this + the shipping to Norway is probably bonkers.
oh yeah no way that will work out well in the end!
Looks great but yea I would have to get rid of that green as well.
It will be going!
@@BasementBrandon lol 😂
You said Sorinex would be cheaper than Prime for a single stack. How much cheaper?
Well for their lat pull down/low row. It's $1999 before shipping and tax, so based off my experience that's prob going to be be around $3000 delivered.
Keep em coming... I like how prime let's you adjust the height on that front cable so it's much more than a low high row. Really clean look and consistency with gym 3.1(?) Wonder if that rep rack will make the cut or will pop up in the Facebook marketplace place...
Time will tell... :)
Thought about buying this but the price stopped me. Ended up going with the Titan plate loaded pulley tower. I know it’s titan, but it works great and you can’t beat the price!
That plus a rack-mounted lat pull / low row seems like the best move for most.
Right on!!
What are the dimensions? -Overall H with the lat pull down pulley. The Length of one side of the V-Base (legs) and the overall width
Overall footprint is 62L x 63W x 92H in.
That Coop slight! 😆 What a sweet lat/low. Congrats on the new equipment!
Thanks dude!
I checked this out, the Sorinex, and the Rogue versions as well and really wanted to pull the trigger but for the life of me I couldn’t figure out what I would do with a single stack with a single pulley. Facepulls? That’s the only functionality I could see for myself vs just a lat pull/low row machine. Granted this one has the 1:1 lat pull at the top, which in my opinion makes it more justifiable for the cost than the Sorinex or Rogue version. Still though, would be legit if the adjustable pulley had arms, even if they were the short ones like the Hoist MI5 and the Titan copycat that just launched.
Yeah I really just wanted a dedicated lat pull/low row that was selectorized and could be customized some.
@@BasementBrandon Looks like you picked the best one too. I think if I was in the market this would be the one I would get also. I know it costs a bit more but I couldn't see myself buying a Rogue/Sorinex single functional column that didn't have the 1:1 lat pull included like this does, or buying their dedicated lat pulldowns when the Titan is half the cost. This was pretty much the only premium direction to go IMO. Sick piece in all white too.
Those 2 damn screws stumped me at first too! Luckily, we found that if you have someone to help, you can have them row the entire stack up, and then you can easily fit your hands in there with the stack up in the air. Just make sure you work fast and your partner is strong enough to hold the 350lb 2:1 stack up.
Ah didn’t want to decapitate my wife lol
Beautiful piece of equipment. Looking forward to a video on your Sorinex storage rack!
Will do!
My man my man! Brandon spending them Benjamins like he’s got the printing press down there. First the man can afford shipping from the strength co, and now he’s gone Prime Time!!! Your stimulating the economy all by yourself. Colors are awesome.
$200 of the total was for the pallet. Lol
It's just b/c I need the tax write offs :)
I’ll be that guy and advocate using this for accessory work like external rotations and face pulls. Lots of extra cool stuff you can do with pulleys!
Good point! I actually did face pulls last week for the first time in a long time!
They should include a disclaimer. Coup sized hands needed for assembly.
lol got him
Yeah now I have to have a lat pulldown lol. I'll be going with Fray Fitness though. I know you're behind on reviews but any chance we can get a quick basement gym tour?
I'll do that soon, was waiting on this one to come in.
@@BasementBrandon thanks I know you've done plenty of them in the past but I've noticed you got quite a bit of equipment in this year.
high shipping cost and no installation services is deal breaker for me on Prime Fitness given that other high end fitness equipment makers like Rogue Fitness and Life Fitness provide either free shipping or low fees plus installation services. I had same issue with Sorinex wanting 2k for delivery/shipping fees. Plus in 2024, the cost for Prime Fitness HLP rack is almost 6k plus 3k in shipping fees and taxes. Almost 9k versus the new Rogue Fitness power rack and functional trainer for under 6k.
Yeah some of these prices are so out of control it makes my original purchase price look like a bargain lol.
I got the plate loaded version. Way easier to break the news to the wife when I told her it can adjust from 2 to 1 to 4 to 1. But mine cost 4k. 800+ for shipping.
Ah I feel for ya!
Quality piece of equipment. The color choice and footprint work beautifully to tie in with the rest of your gym! It's coming together nicely!! Thanks for the sponsorship segment too...reminded me it was time for a shake :)
Haha appreciate ya my man!
Content is always top notch. Much better than the channel “Top Floor Thomas”. Just comparatively.
Sincerely, Middle floor Matthew.
Maybe we can get a place together
Just in time for the TF single stack functional trainer launch ....
That thing has a 4:1 ratio and a small stack, pass!
@@BasementBrandon free motion is the dream functional trainer ...cheapest I’ve ever seen it is 4K from a local gym chain that closed down last year. You gotta gave that online coop money to afford one...
A wise moving asking the BIL for help! The corner footprint is perfect for the basement. Would love to see the review on this and hope you like the Transformer and Kaddilac bars as much as I do, been getting stronger with lighter weights and different angles and cambers. Keep up the great work! Let's see what Coop has up his gold plated sleeve tomorrow...
I haven't worked the transformer in too much yet. I'll probably do that after this training cycle ends though!
@@BasementBrandon I got my training partner one too and we call it the "Humbler" at first you need to drop your weights by 15% but it sure builds your lats and setting PRs in a few months.
I thought I was splurging buying a prime 4n1 handle haha! Super nice set up, best gym reviewer out there!
Thanks Josh, appreciate that!
glad you have a sponsor. keep it legit and honest and we'll stick with you!
I appreciate that!
Been waiting for this video
Hope it answered some questions outside of how it is to use lol.
The quickest dig at Coop
He’s like my little brother. VERY LITTLE.
Another great product highlight. Keep them coming.
Thanks George!
Brandon I love the review. I decided to cancel my order on the Titan Lat tower weight stack and go with prime. I know it’s a huge price difference but I strongly believe in you get what you pay for, quality! My question is how long did you receive the Prime unit after ordering?
I think they quoted me like 8-10 weeks and it took the full 10 weeks.
Another great video. Your vids keep me motivated mate, big love from Aus as always!
Thanks as always my friend
I enjoy the rep fitness in-rack pulley system, yet still enjoyed watching the whole vid. Well done.
Thanks for taking a look!
First bite gang - nice! So pumped for this!
Thanks for taking a look early!
I love that it doesn’t force you to sit on the floor for the low row.
True that!
That thing is awesome man.
However, if I told my wife I spent $4400 on just a single stack for the garage gym I had better be wearing a military spec bomb suit.......because shit is about to get real 😂
Luckily this coincided with her starting to train again and she loves cables.
@@BasementBrandon yeah my wife did the same thing and loves the cables on the Rep PR 5000 rack I got back in July last year and the bells of steel belt squat rack I got. I do refuse however to get a set of “body pump” bars and plates. That’s what the Bella bar is for....awesome video.
The program you emailed me is working nicely btw the way. I think after I finish I will try the Texas method since I am still new to the game
@@garrettsalmon8369 Nice man, kick some ass!
I got the double stack HLP for Prime and the things a beast! I also hate the green they use for the pins and knobs so I’m looking forward to what you’ll do, and hopefully I can do the same.
Gonna give it a few before I start hacking away
Would love that Surplus strength review
Will get to it soon. GarageGymLab just released his.
Any updated feelings on her? Pretty sure I’m about to pull the trigger…any insight or what not with what’s come out lately and the unit itself is appreciated. Thanks dude.
Love mine. Would recommend 10/10 as long as your'e cool with the price and lead time (I think it's about 12 weeks right now). The biggest downside is their sales support. They don't have a lot of communication and you'll prob have to be the one reaching out to ask them stuff. It's also annoying they charge a 4-5% credit card fee (few hundred bucks). Lastly I just hate how they won't do away with the prime green, but I've made videos on how you can black it out.
@@BasementBrandon yeah, I’m experiencing the lack of sales support atm. Thank you for the insight and additional detail, pulling the trigger once they decide to take my money. Appreciated as always.
Really liked the idea of Prime's HLP racks for space savings but not so much from a wallet stand point
I feel that!
Been waiting in the basement for the next vid to drop
Nice spot to hang out!
Hey Brandon, how confident are you in the cable on this thing? Just eyeballing, it looks about half the thickness of the cable on the Life Fitness lat pull/low row at my local gym.
Of course, I don't know the ratings of each cable or if the standards are different for the home vs. commercial markets, but since Prime is selling it as a commercial piece of equipment, I don't understand why there would be such a big difference in cable size.
I figured I would ask you since you probably regularly pull the entire stack :-)
Full stack on the adjustable column for rowing movements and no issues!
Prime shipping coasts are outrageous. I’m in NJ next to PA and they quoted me today for the same package as Brandon has with the shipping being $660 more than what it was for Brandon and I live closer. I am unable to make a pickup. Also there’s a 10 week wait as of today. I know they make a good machine but their freight charges is just crazy. If someone lives on the west coast or in the middle of the country than be prepared to pay $1000 probably for shipping , I’m going on what they want to ship just to NJ.
It could also be shipping recently has gone up, at least according to my sorinex rep. I had a shipping quote go from $600 to $1000
@@BasementBrandon Yes your right. I paid almost 1100 for NY. But I figured this was a 1 time pain so I lived with it
Very helpful video about the setup! In the Garage Gym Lab review video of this cable tower, I recall Adam talking about how the lat pulldown seat has some slight movement when in use, which is somewhat concerning especially for the price point. If applicable, I’d appreciate your take on this and any possible fixes for the issue. I look forward to the next video! thanks!
Still there, but I think it also depends how much you brace yourself. I think you can probably shim it to clean up the slop but will mess around with it and try to cover in the eventual review.
Brandon, do you still have this and if so, what are your thoughts after a yr+ of using it? Would you buy it again or go a more economical route?
I do and I love it. I would buy this again 10/10. If you have the budget, it's fantastic.
Finally a real lat pull down 👍. Prime makes nice stuff.
Thanks tim!
I decided to give juggernaut AI a try after watching your videos. Been on the program for about a month and I'm very happy with the program - though I do think there could be more upper body/bench volume!
Glad to hear! Hopefully it will adjust accordingly if you've been rating everything as too easy.
Would be nice to see the action on the machine in use, as well as how easy switching modes from lat pulldown to seated row is. Finally, would love to see what ROM you get on the lat pulldown seated as you are a taller gentleman.
Will def do for the review
When you do a review. Can you please compare it to commercial equipment. Does it feel solid? Flimsy? The seat, everything. My standard is commercially equipment feel. I can't stand equipment that doesn't feel like commercial gym. This unit save a ton of space compare to buying a 5 stack jungle gym. Thank you
Will do. It does feel quality at first use, although the seat is a bit different as it's also meant to be removed.
Gonna take you up on your offer to prioritize a full review for this piece!
Ok!
That Blender Bottle looks like a sippy cup in Brandon's hands... Daaang
I always think I have bigger hands but whenever I shake my dad's hands I feel insecure lol.
It looks super simple to build everything looks very nice with your other equipment
It is!
Can you talk about how much of a full stretch you can get on this machine from a taller person’s perspective?
I can get a full one with a regular attachment. I think the issue will come into play if you're using the ones from Prime that daisy chain together.
Great vids… might be off topic here, but wondering how this machine is working out for you? Also, I’m seriously considering the prodigy rack. Any thoughts on the rack?
This thing is awesome. I need to do a review soon. The rack is basically two of these together. For me (and powerlifting) a basic rack makes more sense, but if you're into more bodybuilding style training the prime would prob work better.
@@BasementBrandon thank you …
Is there any other single stack / pull-down that can do both cable exercises, pull-downs, and rows all at the same time?
There are cheaper options, but most don't include both a dedicated lat pull and an adjustable cable column as a single stack in this small footprint.
With some ankle straps you can perform some leg curls, extensions, etc. Greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽
most def!
🤣🤣🤣🤣 “shouldve called coop” 🤏
:)
Last time I came this early I wasn't a father
I can relate to this statement.
Congrats. I do not think that it is expensive. You paid for a premium items. It is very easy to get it if someone prioritize. I am building not a gym due to space but a wellness center. I have a very tiny space. I am still waiting for Rogue and Rep to send me their stuff. All I had to do is to skip my vacation and buy all that I wanted. I like your set up and watch your Video. I am thinking of several mods to to my RM 390 based on your Video of the rep fitness rack. Good stuff keep up the good work
appreciate the kind words!
Hey Brandon... I am looking at potentially buying this piece, but am curious if the height is enough for a taller person to allow a full stretch on lat pulldowns etc. Your feedback would be appreciated. Cheers
It can be. I'm just under 6'4" and can use a full ROM on most standard attachments. I think where the issue is going to be is if you want to use any of primes handles as they tend to hang down lower.
You can lift the whole stack and secure it attach it to something else and then tighten them!
That's a lot of stack! lol
Def here for that review on the sorinex ghd. She’s gorgeous...idk how much you weigh but you think I’ll be good with abram 2.0 at 200 lbs myself? Thanks dude. Jealous of that prime equipment too. 🙏🏻💪🏻
I sold my abram and it was great for me weighing anywhere from 210-240
Im like this alot because the color option and it seems really stable. But im still leaning towards the rogue lp2 because its alot cheaper and im pretty sure it has 1:1 ratio.
Some trade offs I think. The Rogue is 108" so take that into consideration. The stack is only 300lbs vs 350lbs (a weight pin would fix this). The Prime has an adjustable cable column where the Rogue does not. The Rogue also ships fully assembled and you'll have to provide your own forklift to take delivery.
great review! how long did delivery take on this?
I believe right at 8 weeks when they quoted me 6-8.
Hey Brandon, Is this suitable for a full stretch for someone that's 6'3" with an 80" reach?
It depends on the attachment. I'm a similar height.
primary tools are Back widow and traditional lat bar.
With you being a taller guy, I’m interested if you can get a full stretch doing lat pulldowns on the Prime?
I can, but depends on the attachment. Most of Primes are out since they have multiple pieces to attach and hang down quite a bit.
Can you tell me how much wall space it takes up when in the corner? It does not look like it is much, which is great for my small gym. Expensive? Yes, but it is less than selling my Rogue rack, buying a Rep rack and an Ares or side mounted single stack. I can't fit a large functional trainer like a Rep Fitness FT 5000 in my gym. At 6'2", the FT 3000 is not an option and still would be a challenge to fit in the gym.
Takes up very little if you can actually get a corner for it! Are you looking for dimensions?
@@BasementBrandon No. I ended up ordering a Rep Fitness Ares, so I won't need it. No space for a separate functional trainer.
Hey Brandon have you reviewed your GHR? I see GHR in almost every program, but I don't have one. GHR alternatives could also be an interesting video
I do have a video on if you should buy one or not! Will review this one soon.
Hey Brandon, do you know what the size of the holes on the top corss member portion is? I am interested in this weight stack due to the relatively compact footprint, and would like to ideally find space for storing accessories off hooks up on the cross member.
Mine appear to be 5/8 inch but I think they may have updated the design.
Would you say that assembly was super easy...barely an inconvenience?
I would
Hi Brandon, thanks for this review! I'm in the market for one of these. How smooth is the pulley on the adjustable portion? Is it gym quality?
Mine has been outstanding!
@@BasementBrandon Thanks Brandon!
That's a nice piece of equipment and I appreciate the story about the screws. Kinda disappointed that you had to ask for help getting it downstairs.
Me too lol
Must be nice having money to spend on a piece of equipment of this caliber. I have a valor fitnes plate loaded pull down. It does the job for the most part but I don’t really overload it because I’m scared I might snap something lmaoo.
Gained a lot of strength over the years at commercial gyms and garage gym equipment is just not the same as commercial stuff.
I'm actually pretty frugal outside of the gym. I can't remember the last time I bought myself clothes, shoes, etc.
How long is each leg? Plus what’s the width of the actual single stack without the legs?0:
I'm not sure off hand.
now that you've had this over a year. Would you recommend this? wondering if it bothers you that you cant do dual arm movements (e.g. reverse flys) I just been looking into this...
You will make better gains doing every movement unilaterally.
I just ordered the plate loaded version, because of the versatility of being able to do 1:2 and 1:4 on the column, so I can use a sled harness with it (1:4 for speed work and it’s a 15ft cable…..) if you are going to do the selectorized, I’d still go 1:4 and get a pin from bells of steel if you require more weight on the column than 87.5lbs on the handle (350/4=87.5)
@@zacharykennedy5752 hmmm interesting, I was considering the 1:2 as my style of training is bodybuilding and thought half the stack was sufficient...wondering why the cable would be longer for 1:4 though? (I don't understand pulleys tbh
I love this piece. The dual cable stuff doesn't bother me b/c I wouldn't have a lot of that in my programming anyways (powerlifting). I do however own an attachment called the scap strap which emulates reverse flies really well. I'll try to show it in a video soon.
@@BasementBrandon awesome im excited to see it!
Will this they ship assembled if requested? Debating between this or the rogue LP2 but i hate seated rows from the floor so I’m thinking this.,
I don't believe so.
I only see on Prime's webiste their HLP Selectorized Single Stack that retails for $2,800 not $4,200.
I cover this in the video, 2800 only gets you the unit, no attachments (like the lat pull seat and low row footplate) or shipping, tax, etc.
if i have my horse stall mats in a spare bedroom for a few years, once i take them out, will the rubber smell linger?
Prob for a little bit.
Man that is nice! Lift he stack up and block it so you can reach the screw next time. 💪💪💪
Good call! I just had nightmares of decapitating myself or losing some fingers lol.
Lol! Car jack maybe!
Nice setup!! Are you going to review that peloton?
Most def!
@@BasementBrandon awesome. I will keep an eye on that for sure