Hey Adam, I just bought this machine and reviewed it on my channel and wanted to let you know that Prime Fitness did a rolling change recently and that all Prodigy Racks and Single Stacks will now include 4-way hole spacing and laser cut numbers marking height adjustment options for attachments. Wanted to pass this along since your review was the one I used to decide on my purchase. Have a great day!!
That's a great piece of equipment. The price is actually really on par with most residential functional trainers. I agree on more holes on the post, and a more stable seat. I would like a option to mount to a wall or rack. Eliminating the extra legs. Also a feature to add height to the top pulley . I luv the 2 to 1 and 1 to 1 ratios. This is getting my curiosity going for sure. Thanks for the awesome review.
@@GarageGymLab hey i cant get an answer from the company but if i am female and single, can they deliver to a room and assemble? I am willing to pay but there isnt any mention of that on the website. thanks
Prime needs to move to Texas so they can pay less in taxes and lower the price on their stuff. Holy freaking cow. Man if you gonna go that route just get the $6000 home gym/functional trainer. Love the pin that has the Olympic add on. My thinking was buy some plate mate magnetic bars to micro load to the stacks. For $3000 the seat should be locked in and not budge. Definitely agree with the holes being all over the machine. Personally I think more people would like to see the 3” square tubing so they can use their Rogue, Sorinex, or Rep attachments. The thing that’s going to make buyers happiest is having different attachments from different companies all work together. Windows did the same thing with computers decades ago. They had their platform and would allow others to build on top of it. The more adaptable/functional it is, the more people will want it in their home gyms. Thank you for reviewing this so soon after your new gym video. Awesome content and video/sound.
Thanks so much for the comment and for watching, buddy. I’m in total agreement on cross compatibility. As consumers, it’s a great thing for us and it only helps companies with marketing their products. Nobody wants to be locked into a single ecosystem.
I bought mine based on this review. This is the best single stack ever. It’s amazing. For those who want to know, it arrives unassembled. It is utterly a premium unit. Beyond words. Best single stack I have ever used period. I use mine daily. Stack is 350 lbs, you will totally feel it. 3rd party attachments work on it without issue. The 1:1 ratio on the lat pull down is AMAZING!!!!!! I am becoming so much stronger on this. I will post my video for this later.
@@GarageGymLab Thanks. I got all of the attachments in the video and the lunge pad. 100% amazing. Your review is right on. I also use this as my anchor for K08 and TRX without any problems.
I am extremely glad I found this video! I’m buying this system. It saves me buying the Titan lat tower and rep functional trainer I was going to purchase. Huge space savings over the two separate machines.
Man I jus grabbed a Precor Functional Trainer. If I had seen this a month ago I woulda gone this route. The theme of the 3x3 beams just fits so well with the garage gym feel. This is a nice unit.
I have a Prime Prodigy Plate Loaded rack and it is amazing! Best piece of equipment that I’ve ever used. I would say that the buying experience/customer experience was a nightmare!
Solid review, very informative and a lot of good tips I always get from your videos like gym pin. Helpful for anyone who is setting up a garage gym currently.👍👍
Thanks for the informative review. I really wanted to get this piece, but after shipping and attachments, it started to really add-up. Freight to the West Coast was just shy of $1k and the seat/low row attachments were also a few hundred a piece. I think one area they could improve on to reduce their freight cost is not having their equipment shipped fully assembled. I know they tout that as a convenience, but most home gym owners like tinkering with their equipment and don't mind spending a few hours for assembly. I also thought their high pulley was 2:1, I wish they were clear on their website that it was 1:1, that might have actually convinced me to get it instead of the route I went.
Just realized you haven't been posting videos for the past couple of years. Fooled me, these last two videos are premium production quality. Keep up the great work, love your site!
Great video! I'm never going to buy it (just going to stick with the cheapo weight plate wall mount cable machine) but I just love watching your content. You helped me pick my barbell, the Mammoth.
It's compounded by the astronomical shipping. If they could cut the shipping and maybe add some form of payment options I'd have a piece or two from them.
Great review Adam. It is a great cable machine for sure. Price is a little high when you add bunch of attachments but you get what you pay for. Thank you 💪
EXCELLENT review! THANK YOU so much for sharing, but that's a lot of $$$$$ for the working person, I had to go with the Bells Of Steel plate loaded version, maybe someday when if I win the PowerBall.
Appreciate you watching and for the kind words buddy! Just getting back onto TH-cam after a long hiatus. Been more active on IG and website the past couple of years. Excited to be making videos again!
Garage Gym Lab dude thanks bro, I have a home gym and had it complete before the pandemic so it's good to see well edited good home gym content. I hate the IG scene so, there are people out there like me who stick to TH-cam(no I'm not old my dude, in my 30's). It's good to see you have a script but even better bc you can tell you're reading from it. Really well done my dude. Thank god for home gyms especially here in Michigan where people get winter fat real quick as it's winter here 11 months of the year.
Agree about the side hole spacing - it would allow for the sorinex bulldog bad, the straydog neck machine, and the sorinex rack mounted leg curl machine. I have a RML rack, so having a 3x3 column is super nice but the lack of things i can use with it due to the side holes is very annoying. But I do love this piece!
Snagged a freemotion dual stack dual arm cable cross. I think it may be the most versatile of functional trainers. A rich man had a company move him and he let them keep it at the warehouse and never came back for it. They sold it to me for $1000 :). They didnt even know what it was haha. It was posted as "exercise equipment" no tags or anything. Sold my FT 5000 (absolute piece of crap, not smooth and does not feel like a commercial machine)
I picked one up from a company that sells used gym equipment right when the gyms closed down. I love it but for some exercises ide like to have something that will allow me to connect both cables together.
Really nice!!! At some point soon hopefully, I can design this kinda stuff myself...so a good starting point here,as it has so many things I wanted to add myself...the foot lvl adjustment is 1 ofem,I've an old house,nothing is really lvl ,so it would have to be adjustable...nice channel, rly good vid bro!!!
@@DanesinTexas hard to beat rep for the money right now. Rogue has more refined attachments for the most part, but you can bring many of those over to the Rep rack. I like what Rep is creating and their attachment pipeline looks intriguing.
Great review. Their price is always outrageously more than I expect. Buying American shouldn’t break the bank for the average American. Love their products but awaiting a Rep or Titan clone I guess. Maybe Rogue can design something better and land somewhere in the middle. THAT would be amazing. :)
Contacted Prime. Dang!! They’ve got too many good options. Looking at this single stack led me to the HLP Selectorized Rack and their Functional Trainer! Have you put your hands on these?? Love the look, quality, versatility of all!! This will be painful to pick
Question: if one of your buddies bought that machine from you because they needed a piece of equipment right away and they paid the same amount that you paid for it would you turn right back around and buy another one or would you buy the lat pull down from Titan Fitness at half the cost? I guess what I’m wondering is -“ Is the versatility of the prime machine so much that it justifies the higher price?” Would you do anything differently if you could go back in time? Thanks in advance for your advice. LOVE your gym setup.
Great content, great review, big fan of your video! May I ask -- what did you pay for this? I may be mistaken (and if so I apologize), but I seem to recall a post a while ago where you received this unit for free from Prime?
To clarify my intent here - I’m just wondering if your perspective is unconsciously skewed. For example, if someone spent however much the total cost is to ship with all the attachments (3.5k? 4K?) and they have a wobbly seat, they may inherently find that to be unacceptable whereas someone who received it for fee may refer to it as annoying.
My quote with shipping and recommended attachments is 5 grand. Also while doing seated rows the weight resistance will only be at 175lbs and a seat that moves with lat pull downs. Almost purchased this unit, but just can’t ignore the those 2 issues
Could you buy two of these and essentially have a cable crossover? I already have the prodigy selectorized rack... and fucking love it. That said, while it is essentially a rack and functional trainer - not all traditional cable crossover moves translate all that great to the narrower functional trainers. Also.... my prodigy rack I got I opted for the 2:1 ratio on the adjustable pulleys. Would like something with a 4:1 ratio for buttery smooth movements on stuff like chest flys and lateral raises, etc. Been looking at the single stack plate loaded version which goes for $2500.... 2 of them would be $5000..... which is about the price of a quality traditional crossover machine.... or CHEAPER than a freemotion articulating arm functional trainer. I'd get the actual Prime functional trainer but 1) it's at a 2:1 ratio and 2).... it's $1500 more at $6500 vs getting 2 single stack plate loaded units for, again, $5000.
Thanks for the review. Question: How did the unit arrive ? Where the base legs that are V’d out , were they disassembled from the rack to make it easy to move into an apartment gym? Also we’re the weights in a separate box and not assembled. My point is the less it comes assembled in my case the better so I can move it to my apartment.
Hey bud. It shipped basically fully assembled, standing up, but with one of the legs off to the side. It’s easy to remove the plates, which is pretty necessary in order to move the piece. Once in place, takes a few minutes to reload them.
Hey Adam, I know you mentioned tall people may have a difficult time. I am 6ft tall with decently long arms and I would probably just use regular lat pull down bars with this. Would I be able to likely get a good stretch?
Excellent review! I REALLY want to pull the trigger on this, but a little worried about the seat movement on a machine that will likely cost me 4K after shipping. Have you found a workaround? Does it bother you much while pulling heavy weight. I have thought about the idea of using a plastic shim, but for 4K, should I have to? Maybe they should add a fastener to the back, like on the side of the foot plate.
@@GarageGymLab That is great news. If that is the case, I think I may bite the bullet this week. Love the versatility with this thing. Too bad Rogue didn't do something similar with their new "monster cave." A dual adjustable pulley with a lat pull on one side, plus Rogue's free shipping would have had me cutting holes in the drywall of my garage ceiling to get the extra 2 inches I need for that setup :)
The only reason I chose not to buy this unit was the shipping cost Prime Fitness quoted me for a Florida delivery. Close to $900 just for shipping from PA to FL!!!!?!?! If it was less then I could have stomached then $$$ but I can’t see over $4k for a single stack cable system being worth it for an average budget home gym consumer. Just my opinion here.
Maybe one day I will upgrade. I bought a basic plate loaded lat pulldown 4 plus yrs ago for about $500. Its given me no problems. It's kind of hard to justify this expense simply for accessory lifts.
Can you use the lower foot plate for belt squats ???? This would be awesome if possible, of course limited by weight stack but I am thinking plate loaded
I'm in the early stages of my own build. Across the board, Prime's products (especially the prodigy line) are what I'm looking for when I get to my upgrade stage
i find it pretty sh***y of them that they dont include the lat seat and low row foot plates in the cost considering thats what the damn thing is meant for, so really its another 500 on top of that
Great review, I was considering picking this up but I have a Life Fitness G7, and my only complaint about that unit is the weight stacks aren’t very heavy along w the ratio. I want to replace my cheap Body Solid lat machine so that’s why this popped up on my radar. I’m curious what the attachments go for price wise, do you happen to know?
Looking to add to our garage. What are your thoughts on this vs say Rep FT 5000 for versatility? I realize lats would be missing, but anything else or thoughts in general if there can be only one? Thanks
I couldn’t see how that upright that has the trolley attached it rigged up, but would it be possible to swap that out for a standard 3x3” upright? Maybe one from Rep or Titan that would have holes on all sides instead of just front/back.
These companies are making a killing. I have a vintage DP universal gym set with lap pulldowns, curling station and a rowing station with 200 lb of weights. $75. Footprint is only a 3 ft by 3 ft area. Gets the job done.
Adam, do you trust prime fitness to delivery all of their products with satisfaction. I am looking to get the prime fitness leg press but there are limited videos on the products, especially someone that is not affiliated with them (like you). Your feedback would be greatly appreciated
I didn’t like how the lat pull down seat wobbles. That does sound annoying. Could you replace the front upright with one from Rogue and then use the Rogue lat pulldown seat?
I've watched so many videos on home gyms lately. How come I see lots of squat racks and not many people with those multi exercise cable home gym machines? I am taking about the ones with lat pull down, leg curl attachment, lower pulley option? I was able to get my hands on a cheap used 200lbs stack one in June and love it. With some adjustable dumbells, pull up bar, and resistance bands I feel set. However, I do not see any new garage gym setups with this type of equipment. Is there a reason why?
@@GarageGymLab Thanks for the response, do you have the larger size handles or small? There's no real description on their site around who should buy one vs. the other.
I don't know if you can answer this, but would you expect there to be any difference in the feel of the plate-loaded versus selectorized version (evenness of the pull, smoothness, durability, etc.?). Thanks. In my opinion, not too much of a cost savings with the plate-loaded, however.
It has the 1 inch holes on the main post, but do you know what size the holes on the other post and cross member parts are? I am interested in this piece and want to try and find storage hooks that could fit on those smaller holes.
Hey Adam, I just bought this machine and reviewed it on my channel and wanted to let you know that Prime Fitness did a rolling change recently and that all Prodigy Racks and Single Stacks will now include 4-way hole spacing and laser cut numbers marking height adjustment options for attachments. Wanted to pass this along since your review was the one I used to decide on my purchase. Have a great day!!
That's a great piece of equipment. The price is actually really on par with most residential functional trainers. I agree on more holes on the post, and a more stable seat. I would like a option to mount to a wall or rack. Eliminating the extra legs. Also a feature to add height to the top pulley . I luv the 2 to 1 and 1 to 1 ratios. This is getting my curiosity going for sure. Thanks for the awesome review.
Thanks for watching and commenting! Prime actually does have a height extension piece if you ask.
@@GarageGymLab i am female and not great at assembling things do they offer assembly with delivery?
@@GarageGymLab hey i cant get an answer from the company but if i am female and single, can they deliver to a room and assemble? I am willing to pay but there isnt any mention of that on the website. thanks
Prime needs to move to Texas so they can pay less in taxes and lower the price on their stuff. Holy freaking cow. Man if you gonna go that route just get the $6000 home gym/functional trainer. Love the pin that has the Olympic add on. My thinking was buy some plate mate magnetic bars to micro load to the stacks. For $3000 the seat should be locked in and not budge. Definitely agree with the holes being all over the machine. Personally I think more people would like to see the 3” square tubing so they can use their Rogue, Sorinex, or Rep attachments. The thing that’s going to make buyers happiest is having different attachments from different companies all work together. Windows did the same thing with computers decades ago. They had their platform and would allow others to build on top of it. The more adaptable/functional it is, the more people will want it in their home gyms. Thank you for reviewing this so soon after your new gym video. Awesome content and video/sound.
Thanks so much for the comment and for watching, buddy. I’m in total agreement on cross compatibility. As consumers, it’s a great thing for us and it only helps companies with marketing their products. Nobody wants to be locked into a single ecosystem.
It's worth the price.
Prime fitness is really awrsome but, not having access to prices and stuff its awfull
Companies who sell products with ghost prices are not to be trusted.
@@jeremiahbachmann3901 It's all to make you call and get talked into buying something.
I bought mine based on this review. This is the best single stack ever. It’s amazing. For those who want to know, it arrives unassembled. It is utterly a premium unit. Beyond words. Best single stack I have ever used period. I use mine daily. Stack is 350 lbs, you will totally feel it. 3rd party attachments work on it without issue. The 1:1 ratio on the lat pull down is AMAZING!!!!!! I am becoming so much stronger on this. I will post my video for this later.
Thanks for sharing, bud! Glad you’re liking it! Looking forward to your video.
@@GarageGymLab Thanks. I got all of the attachments in the video and the lunge pad. 100% amazing. Your review is right on. I also use this as my anchor for K08 and TRX without any problems.
Was it a pain in the ass to assemble?
@@tomturnerrrr You need at least 1 other man to help you.
still waiting for ur video
I am extremely glad I found this video! I’m buying this system. It saves me buying the Titan lat tower and rep functional trainer I was going to purchase. Huge space savings over the two separate machines.
Enjoy!! Glad the video was helpful.
Thank you for the detailed review. I ordered it last night in large part because of this video
Glad it was helpful, Kelly! Enjoy it!
Great video! This product has been on my radar for almost a year now. Looks like it will continue to be there until they make it with side holes.
Appreciate you watching bud!
Really hoping you upload more consistent now! Love the content.
Thanks buddy!
Agreed
@@stock__s4 appreciate you, man.
Man I jus grabbed a Precor Functional Trainer. If I had seen this a month ago I woulda gone this route. The theme of the 3x3 beams just fits so well with the garage gym feel. This is a nice unit.
Agreed! Thanks for watching bud.
I have a Prime Prodigy Plate Loaded rack and it is amazing! Best piece of equipment that I’ve ever used. I would say that the buying experience/customer experience was a nightmare!
Such a nice piece! Thanks for sharing, Chase!
Yeah I would agree with this statement for sure. They also charge you a credit card fee on top of the shipping keep that in mind.
Dude you are very sympathetic. I really enjoy your videos. keep on doing more videos
Appreciate you watching, bud!
Solid review, very informative and a lot of good tips I always get from your videos like gym pin. Helpful for anyone who is setting up a garage gym currently.👍👍
Thanks for watching and for the kind words buddy!
Thanks for the informative review. I really wanted to get this piece, but after shipping and attachments, it started to really add-up. Freight to the West Coast was just shy of $1k and the seat/low row attachments were also a few hundred a piece. I think one area they could improve on to reduce their freight cost is not having their equipment shipped fully assembled. I know they tout that as a convenience, but most home gym owners like tinkering with their equipment and don't mind spending a few hours for assembly. I also thought their high pulley was 2:1, I wish they were clear on their website that it was 1:1, that might have actually convinced me to get it instead of the route I went.
Hard to disagree with any of that! I agree, they should make it clear on the site about the 1:1 high pulley
This thing is beautiful
A real stunner!
@@GarageGymLab Just ordered one based on the video review. Thanks,
@@theowaf8822 happy it helped, man! Let me know your thoughts when you get it.
@@theowaf8822 how much is it?
@@st8tjacked It's not much. Just to ask them about it. Making my last payment on it this week.
Just realized you haven't been posting videos for the past couple of years. Fooled me, these last two videos are premium production quality. Keep up the great work, love your site!
Thanks, Philip! Appreciate the feedback and kind words. Excited to be back on TH-cam!
Great video! I'm never going to buy it (just going to stick with the cheapo weight plate wall mount cable machine) but I just love watching your content. You helped me pick my barbell, the Mammoth.
Thanks for watching and for the feedback, buddy!
Coop just got more handsome... and this one even lifts!
and he's 6-10
Thanks for this review. And for putting out more content! Lovely new gym! Can’t wait to watch more and more videos 🙌🙌🙌
Thanks so much for watching!
Only bad thing is the price point. Not justifiable for most average joes. Prime fitness makes top stuff but sheesh that price
Definitely not inexpensive.
It's compounded by the astronomical shipping. If they could cut the shipping and maybe add some form of payment options I'd have a piece or two from them.
Very good review. You are eloquent and speak very well. I was looking for the price also and could not find it. Thanks for the info
Deepdirk
Thanks for the kind words and for watching!
Great review Adam. It is a great cable machine for sure. Price is a little high when you add bunch of attachments but you get what you pay for. Thank you 💪
Thanks for watching and for the feedback, Milan!
Glad you are back and make videos.
Thanks, Aaron! Glad to be back!
Great video! Especially with the amount of information and explanation that you provided.
Thanks for watching and for the feedback!
EXCELLENT review! THANK YOU so much for sharing, but that's a lot of $$$$$ for the working person, I had to go with the Bells Of Steel plate loaded version, maybe someday when if I win the PowerBall.
Thanks for watching! I have the Bells of Steel selectorized, and it’s very nice for the money.
Inspire FT2 for the win if you’re really looking
How the hell do you have such few subscribers? This is quality content and a fair review!
Appreciate you watching and for the kind words buddy! Just getting back onto TH-cam after a long hiatus. Been more active on IG and website the past couple of years. Excited to be making videos again!
Garage Gym Lab dude thanks bro, I have a home gym and had it complete before the pandemic so it's good to see well edited good home gym content. I hate the IG scene so, there are people out there like me who stick to TH-cam(no I'm not old my dude, in my 30's). It's good to see you have a script but even better bc you can tell you're reading from it. Really well done my dude. Thank god for home gyms especially here in Michigan where people get winter fat real quick as it's winter here 11 months of the year.
@@docz313 haha congrats on taking the plunge on home gym life! Appreciate the kind words again, my friend. Chat soon.
@@docz313 cheers, brother. Enjoy the process! It’s a fun journey!
Agree about the side hole spacing - it would allow for the sorinex bulldog bad, the straydog neck machine, and the sorinex rack mounted leg curl machine. I have a RML rack, so having a 3x3 column is super nice but the lack of things i can use with it due to the side holes is very annoying. But I do love this piece!
With you! Thanks for watching bud
Thank you for sharing this video. I love this machine. Definitely considering buying
Thanks for watching!
It's nice, but I'm broke af. I'll stick with my cheap titan
Lol, dude I’ve been wondering if I should get the Titan??
I have Titans and use it every day. I love it
Yup works great for under $200!
Titan lat pulldown/row combo doesnt ship outside the US. Was my best option and gave me the extra cable movements
Titan is awesome for the home gym I love it and don’t understand all the hate
Snagged a freemotion dual stack dual arm cable cross. I think it may be the most versatile of functional trainers. A rich man had a company move him and he let them keep it at the warehouse and never came back for it. They sold it to me for $1000 :). They didnt even know what it was haha. It was posted as "exercise equipment" no tags or anything. Sold my FT 5000 (absolute piece of crap, not smooth and does not feel like a commercial machine)
Man, what a score!
I picked one up from a company that sells used gym equipment right when the gyms closed down. I love it but for some exercises ide like to have something that will allow me to connect both cables together.
Great review. Very detailed. Thanks for posting!
Thanks for watching and commenting clay!
I wish they weren’t so expensive 😭😭😂 u shld upload more these videos are great!
Appreciate you, bud!
Really nice!!! At some point soon hopefully, I can design this kinda stuff myself...so a good starting point here,as it has so many things I wanted to add myself...the foot lvl adjustment is 1 ofem,I've an old house,nothing is really lvl ,so it would have to be adjustable...nice channel, rly good vid bro!!!
Thanks for the feedback buddy!!
Great vid 👊
Thanks for watching bud!
@@GarageGymLab as much as I like that PF, I’ll spend my $3k on a rack👊 you recommend Rep over Rogue?
@@DanesinTexas hard to beat rep for the money right now. Rogue has more refined attachments for the most part, but you can bring many of those over to the Rep rack. I like what Rep is creating and their attachment pipeline looks intriguing.
Awesome vid! Great content, very informative
Thanks for watching and for the feedback!
Great review. Their price is always outrageously more than I expect. Buying American shouldn’t break the bank for the average American. Love their products but awaiting a Rep or Titan clone I guess. Maybe Rogue can design something better and land somewhere in the middle. THAT would be amazing. :)
Great work! This Prime piece is excellent! Hey what is the music that you use in the video intro? Thanks!
Thanks for Watching bud! Song is One Last Breath by Ikoliks.
This is SWEET. Great review. Does the pulley swivel left to right???
Thanks bud! Yes, it sure does.
Contacted Prime. Dang!! They’ve got too many good options. Looking at this single stack led me to the HLP Selectorized Rack and their Functional Trainer! Have you put your hands on these?? Love the look, quality, versatility of all!! This will be painful to pick
I got the Prime Functional trainer and it was worth every penny, they are top of the line.
Thanks for sharing buddy! They make great stuff!
How much was their FT with shipping included?
@@Matt34677 I want to say it was around 6k shipped when I bought it about 2 years ago
Question: if one of your buddies bought that machine from you because they needed a piece of equipment right away and they paid the same amount that you paid for it would you turn right back around and buy another one or would you buy the lat pull down from Titan Fitness at half the cost? I guess what I’m wondering is -“ Is the versatility of the prime machine so much that it justifies the higher price?” Would you do anything differently if you could go back in time? Thanks in advance for your advice. LOVE your gym setup.
hey there! I would unquestionably buy it again. It's a fantastic piece.
@@GarageGymLab oh wow ok. No doubt or hesitation, even at double the cost. That says a lot.
Thank you sir!
Great content, great review, big fan of your video! May I ask -- what did you pay for this? I may be mistaken (and if so I apologize), but I seem to recall a post a while ago where you received this unit for free from Prime?
To clarify my intent here - I’m just wondering if your perspective is unconsciously skewed. For example, if someone spent however much the total cost is to ship with all the attachments (3.5k? 4K?) and they have a wobbly seat, they may inherently find that to be unacceptable whereas someone who received it for fee may refer to it as annoying.
My quote with shipping and recommended attachments is 5 grand. Also while doing seated rows the weight resistance will only be at 175lbs and a seat that moves with lat pull downs. Almost purchased this unit, but just can’t ignore the those 2 issues
Great video. I enjoyed it very much keep up posting such interesting videos. Will be back to watch more in the future
Thanks so much for watching and for the feedback, Steven!
Thank you Cosco, just order my FTX Functional Trainer. $1299 free shipping not bad .
Nice! Enjoy it.
I didn’t know the top of the footplate can be for calf raises! I thought it was supposed to protect my attachments. Thanks!
Yeah, give it a try!
Could you buy two of these and essentially have a cable crossover? I already have the prodigy selectorized rack... and fucking love it. That said, while it is essentially a rack and functional trainer - not all traditional cable crossover moves translate all that great to the narrower functional trainers. Also.... my prodigy rack I got I opted for the 2:1 ratio on the adjustable pulleys. Would like something with a 4:1 ratio for buttery smooth movements on stuff like chest flys and lateral raises, etc. Been looking at the single stack plate loaded version which goes for $2500.... 2 of them would be $5000..... which is about the price of a quality traditional crossover machine.... or CHEAPER than a freemotion articulating arm functional trainer. I'd get the actual Prime functional trainer but 1) it's at a 2:1 ratio and 2).... it's $1500 more at $6500 vs getting 2 single stack plate loaded units for, again, $5000.
Thanks for the review. Question: How did the unit arrive ? Where the base legs that are V’d out , were they disassembled from the rack to make it easy to move into an apartment gym? Also we’re the weights in a separate box and not assembled. My point is the less it comes assembled in my case the better so I can move it to my apartment.
Hey bud. It shipped basically fully assembled, standing up, but with one of the legs off to the side. It’s easy to remove the plates, which is pretty necessary in order to move the piece. Once in place, takes a few minutes to reload them.
@@GarageGymLab hey! Great review. I’ve just ordered this unit and I’m wondering how easy it is to remove the plates? Is it just a couple bolts on top?
@@clodoveo1997 congrats, bud! It’s very simple. Easy to follow instructions will show you how.
Good review! Any suggestion for similar piece of equipment that would fit in a 88 inch ceiling basement?
Great review. I definitely would like this over the others.
Thanks for watching buddy!
Hey Adam, I know you mentioned tall people may have a difficult time. I am 6ft tall with decently long arms and I would probably just use regular lat pull down bars with this. Would I be able to likely get a good stretch?
I don’t think you’d have a problem.
Great video Adam!
Thanks for watching, Aaron!
What about a double arm cable piece...which should I buy?
New to the channel. Great content!
Thanks for watching and for the feedback!!
Hello! Do you think the MONSTER RACK MOUNT LAT PULLDOWN SEAT would be a better option then their pulldown seat?
Excellent review! I REALLY want to pull the trigger on this, but a little worried about the seat movement on a machine that will likely cost me 4K after shipping. Have you found a workaround? Does it bother you much while pulling heavy weight.
I have thought about the idea of using a plastic shim, but for 4K, should I have to? Maybe they should add a fastener to the back, like on the side of the foot plate.
Hey Sam! I believe the issue has been fixed as has been reported by some recent purchasers.
@@GarageGymLab That is great news. If that is the case, I think I may bite the bullet this week. Love the versatility with this thing.
Too bad Rogue didn't do something similar with their new "monster cave." A dual adjustable pulley with a lat pull on one side, plus Rogue's free shipping would have had me cutting holes in the drywall of my garage ceiling to get the extra 2 inches I need for that setup :)
Great review, all bases covered. Side note: did anybody think it sounded like he was saying gem pen and not gym pin?
The only reason I chose not to buy this unit was the shipping cost Prime Fitness quoted me for a Florida delivery. Close to $900 just for shipping from PA to FL!!!!?!?! If it was less then I could have stomached then $$$ but I can’t see over $4k for a single stack cable system being worth it for an average budget home gym consumer. Just my opinion here.
Hard to disagree! Shipping is very costly and prohibitive to a lot of home gym owners.
Great review. How much was shipping?
Just put a deposit down on one. The 350lbs weight stack, size and versatility sold me.
Congrats, Kevin! Enjoy it.
how much was it?
@@markjones9479 $2800USD with 350lbs weight stack, Row attachment $225, Lat Pulldown seat $350, shipping to Canada $742.
@@kevinprendergast5885 thanks for including shipping, Id have it shipped to Canada too, did you get any import taxes or was that included in shipping?
Your gym is so clean 😻
Great content, keep it up!!!
Compelling, but at 92" it was just too tall for my basement gym, I needed 87" or less.
Great Review! Thank You
Thank you for watching and commenting!
Maybe one day I will upgrade. I bought a basic plate loaded lat pulldown 4 plus yrs ago for about $500. Its given me no problems. It's kind of hard to justify this expense simply for accessory lifts.
Nothing wrong with that!
Can you use the lower foot plate for belt squats ???? This would be awesome if possible, of course limited by weight stack but I am thinking plate loaded
Great review!
Thanks, Jon!
I’d love to see you review the prime adjustable bench.
Can I use the MONSTER RACK MOUNT LAT PULLDOWN SEAT from rogue?
Great review! Quick question, how tall are you? I only ask based on what you said about the tower possibly not being suited to taller people. Thanks
Thanks buddy!! I’m 5’8”
@@GarageGymLab I should be fine then at 6’. Thanks Bro
@@ArK18 anytime buddy! You should be 100% good at 6’
They need to get rid of the wobble. That would drive me nuts! Hope they make a few changes, then it will be perfect
I'm in the early stages of my own build. Across the board, Prime's products (especially the prodigy line) are what I'm looking for when I get to my upgrade stage
They make for some awesome upgrade pieces
Very nice! Where did you get your V shaped bar BTW? Thx
Thanks bud. It’s from Elitefts. Press down bar with 4” balls
Thank you very much. It's very helpful. Unfortunately, it's out of stock. Again, thank you.
Oof. That price tag was literally double what I expected.
i find it pretty sh***y of them that they dont include the lat seat and low row foot plates in the cost considering thats what the damn thing is meant for, so really its another 500 on top of that
I would love to get your opinion on Prime fitness attachments before I place my order.
Thanks
Great review, I was considering picking this up but I have a Life Fitness G7, and my only complaint about that unit is the weight stacks aren’t very heavy along w the ratio. I want to replace my cheap Body Solid lat machine so that’s why this popped up on my radar. I’m curious what the attachments go for price wise, do you happen to know?
Thanks for watching buddy! I believe they’re in the 200-300 range.
Looking to add to our garage. What are your thoughts on this vs say Rep FT 5000 for versatility? I realize lats would be missing, but anything else or thoughts in general if there can be only one? Thanks
excellent review thank you
Thank you for the feedback!!
I couldn’t see how that upright that has the trolley attached it rigged up, but would it be possible to swap that out for a standard 3x3” upright? Maybe one from Rep or Titan that would have holes on all sides instead of just front/back.
Still planning to put out a video on all their attachments?
These companies are making a killing.
I have a vintage DP universal gym set with lap pulldowns, curling station and a rowing station with 200 lb of weights. $75. Footprint is only a 3 ft by 3 ft area. Gets the job done.
fantastic review
Great video ! I was currently talking to a sales rep from prime to add this piece to my gym! My FBI agent is watching and led me to this video lol
Ha! Thanks for watching and commenting, buddy
@Garage Gym Lab How did you adjust the tension on the cable for the adjustable pulley? How did you get the nut to the bottom??
Which are you favorite prime handles/rot8 family attachments and why? Thanks.
Adam, do you trust prime fitness to delivery all of their products with satisfaction. I am looking to get the prime fitness leg press but there are limited videos on the products, especially someone that is not affiliated with them (like you). Your feedback would be greatly appreciated
100%. They’re legit. I just got several things from them and everything was perfect.
I didn’t like how the lat pull down seat wobbles. That does sound annoying. Could you replace the front upright with one from Rogue and then use the Rogue lat pulldown seat?
I've watched so many videos on home gyms lately. How come I see lots of squat racks and not many people with those multi exercise cable home gym machines? I am taking about the ones with lat pull down, leg curl attachment, lower pulley option? I was able to get my hands on a cheap used 200lbs stack one in June and love it. With some adjustable dumbells, pull up bar, and resistance bands I feel set. However, I do not see any new garage gym setups with this type of equipment. Is there a reason why?
Great review
Thanks for watching, buddy!
Great review! Unrelated question, but how do you like those Kaz handles? I'm interested in them but having trouble finding any reviews.
Thanks, Sean. The handles are amazing. Love them and use them often
@@GarageGymLab Thanks for the response, do you have the larger size handles or small? There's no real description on their site around who should buy one vs. the other.
@@sean5389 I have the large and I would recommend the large. I don’t have very big hands either.
I tend to move every few years back and forth over seas. Will this be a problem to take apart and put together every few years?
I don't know if you can answer this, but would you expect there to be any difference in the feel of the plate-loaded versus selectorized version (evenness of the pull, smoothness, durability, etc.?). Thanks. In my opinion, not too much of a cost savings with the plate-loaded, however.
They should make a belt squat platform/ attachment
I wonder if the Gym Pin would work on an Inspire FTX Functional Trainer?
It has the 1 inch holes on the main post, but do you know what size the holes on the other post and cross member parts are? I am interested in this piece and want to try and find storage hooks that could fit on those smaller holes.
Why would you chose the 4/1 ratio of you could buy the 2/1 and effectively use half the weigh of the 4/1?
Mby for rehab or for women...
Thinking about buying the prime foot plate attachment. Is the foot plate hole spacing compatible with the Rep PR5000?
Does this have to be bolted down?
nope
I work for the company that manufactures Prime Fitness. Prime Fitness is top notch quality and rugged construction
American made
Thanks for sharing, Russ! Agreed - everything I’ve seen from them has been top notch.
Buy once cry once. Buying this in Feb for sure.
Looks like the shipping is starting to get crazy for the Unit. Almost 1100 for New York