Multifunction Steel Home Gym 150lb Weight Stack Machine

Love the gym, sturdy holds up well. Easy operation. Works great for a home gym. Does all the necessary works we need.

The Good: Easy to put together, great resistance, great instructions for assembly. The Bad: Put aside at least 3.5 hours for assembly (and plan to have to take breaks), the cable is a bit short (though you can get an extender online easily), don't expect the top cable to go past your waist if you are standing. The bottomline - Great, affordable starting/intermediate machine. If you're not a hardcore lifter, the 150 is plenty to work with. I highly recommend it.

Overall I am happy with the performance of the equipment. Quality is fairly solid and it just looks nice. However, there are a few things to note for anyone interested in buying: - It took me 3 hours to assemble. I didn't mind as I love to build stuff out of the box, but for your average Joe, it may not be as enjoyable. - Length of cables isn't that long. I am 5'7" and I stretched the cable until its hit the equipment. I have to be mindful to not overextend. Anyone over 6' will have even bigger issues. - Attachments that came with equipment aren't the best, will probably need to buy separate ones.

The machine came very quickly, shorter than expected. The boxes were beat up pretty badly, but there was no damage except for one scratch on one piece. I’m fairly handy and have a full compliment of tools to make it a bit faster than the provided tools, and it took me about 2 1/2 hours to put together every direction was just right if you stared long enough, I would recommend it to anyone who has patience to assemble. great machine.

I'm not quite 6' tall and I'm somewhat skinny, and I barely fit on this thing. However, its a decent machine. Needs longer pull distance as you can hit the limit without a complete rep, but it's adequate for a light home gym. Semi-quiet operation and easy to set up if you are patient with the directions. If you're high maintenance, find someone else to do it. I've attached pics as it progressed.

Took 7 hours to build, but worth the effort. Good build quality and multifunctional. Could be a little more smooth while operating.

Excellent workout machine. Doesn't take up a lot of room. Easy to assemble.

After 50 years of spending some time in gyms, I decided that it was time to set up a small gym in an unused room at home. I’m retired and it’s not convenient to just hit up the gym on the way home from work as I used to. And I no longer bench press 350 lbs. And then there was Covid. I bough the Marcy brand as it is a well known and respected name in the fitness industry. I could have bought a no-name brand with more features for a similar amount, but I felt better putting the money into a name brand I trusted. Unfortunately, I think I made a mistake. What I got appears to be a rebadged no-name Chinese unit that would have been much less if it didn’t say “Marcy”. Anyway, here are my observations: • Delivery: o This is shipped in 3 boxes; one large box with the main structure and 2 smaller boxes containing the weight plates. My delivery driver apparently had trouble with this as they couldn’t seem to make it to the porch, and left it in the driveway. If you live in an apartment or condo where this has to go up some stairs, this could mean that you would be the one hauling the boxes up the stairs. • Assembly: o The 26 page instruction manual is pretty good. Pictures only, but pretty easy to follow. There are a few things to note: o If I were to do this again, I would do things in a different order than instructed o The instructions direct you to install the guide rods (17) for the weight stack to the rear stabilizer (4) first. But then it won’t stand on it’s own and when you try to install the base frame (3) it is difficult to get the bolts in (from the bottom) without a helper or having the guide rods bang into the wall. Similarly, when you assemble the other pieces that attach to the base frame, the bolts all go in from the bottom. So I suggest the following: Assemble parts 2, 3, 4, & 5 on its side. Put a piece of tape on the heads of the carriage bolts to hold them in place. I would also bolt the seat base (25) to its support (6) in place at this time as well. Then install the guide rods (17) and stand upright. o The parts kit is clearly labelled with reference numbers to all the hardware in a blister pack. They refer to the larger pieces by number, but there are no numbers on the parts—you just need to compare them to the pictures in the instruction manual to identify them. o Do not tighten any of the bolts (not even snug) until all the main structural pieces are in place. I had “snugged” the bolts and there was a severe misalignment between the main vertical backbone and the top support. I could not force the holes to line up until I loosened ALL of the bolts. o There are no torque specs for how tight to tighten the bolts. This is a little concerning because as you are bolting through any hollow tube, round or square, there ideally should be a support tube within to prevent collapsing of the tube when the bolts running through them are tightened. Since this has no such support tubes, it is easy to overtighten the bolts and deform the tubes. It is my belief that over time & use these tubes will collapse somewhat anyway. o The plastic pulleys have a bearing in the center, but you also need to be careful about overtightening. o The pivots for the chest press/fly arms that the cables attach to will bind if overtightened. It’s easy to do. o The pulley system is somewhat confusing. I’m pretty sure Rube Goldberg was involved in the design here. Take your time and you’ll get through it. • Observations after assembly: o The seat base is crooked. This is due to the nut-serts not being installed correctly at the factory. o The foam pads for the leg extension/curls only use the interference fit of their ID to hold them in place, and this is what in turn holds the cross-bars in place. It’s easy to drag them loose as you get on & off the machine o The pads for the Flys are uncovered foam. They’re going to get kinda gross after absorbing sweat and skin oil after a while. They should have some kind of washable cover. o The threaded quick-links for attaching the pull-up/curling bar are highly inconvenient. Every gym I’ve been to uses a snap type carabiner (this is what’s actually shown in their ads). This was probably mandated by some attorney that’s never picked up anything heavier than a briefcase. • Operation o The weight plates are 10 lbs each, but the effective weight changes depending on which set of pulleys are engaged. There is a chart in the instructions correlating what number plate equals what amount of weight. Also, because the plate numbers are on the shroud and not the plates, and the shroud sits somewhat in front of the plates, it can be difficult to tell exactly which plate you are on depending on what angle you are looking from. o Flys: Feels a little notchy. Still working out the issue. Might have a bolt somewhere that’s too tight o Chest Press. Works pretty well. The U-shaped loops offer a high & low position for your hands. No rubber grip—just bare metal. Might be an issue if your hands are sweaty. The handles creak. I think this is because where the handles insert into the main arm, the arm is concave on the inside where the flat base of the U-shaped bar bolts to it. This results in a small area of actual contact and I believe that eventually the 2 surfaces will deform slightly. o Lat Pull-down: I’m 6 feet tall and would like the top position to be a bit higher. I cannot get a full range of motion. The bar should be high enough that you have to stand a little to reach it. o Upright Row: It cautions in the instructions that when doing this you must stand on the front foot of the machine. Not doing do can make it tip over backwards. This assumes everyone using this has read the instructions. Also, the manual shows a much larger foot plate to stand on than what is actually there. Additionally, since this runs though the lower pulley for the leg extensions, the pulley and crossbar sometimes want to come with the cable. It would be nice if this could be pinned in place. Same for standing curls or seated rows facing the machine. o Preacher curls: It didn’t occur to me until I started using this, that the preacher pad does not have a U-shaped cutout at the bottom as most similar machines do. As such, on this one the cable drags against the bottom of the pad when you reach the top of the curling position. It would also be nice if there was some kind of stub or mount on the back or side that the preacher pad could attach to when not in use, instead of just dropping it on the floor. o Leg Extensions: The seat back is not adjustable. Personally, when doing leg extensions I prefer my back to be pressed against the seat. It is several inches away. If you’re using a little heavier weight, a pair of handles would be nice as well. o I also noticed that with some of the lighter weights the coiled tether for the plate pin sometimes gets caught between plates

Was a little skeptical about this machine but it works amazing took some time to put together and 2 people were needed to assemble but its holding up to daily usage