Seated Calf Raise Machine, Adjustable Calf Machine Leg Extension, for Home Gym, Waist, Arm Training

PACKAGING: I quickly received the product in several days. The box and product were undamaged. All the parts were in plastic bags, separated by foam dividers within the box. Nothing was missing. Loose parts were in a sealed envelope. All the fasteners were identified and plastic wrapped on cardboard. Each of the parts had a paper label with its part number on it. The instructions were included and easy to follow. The holes for bolts all aligned without issue. I think we had it assembled within 20-30 minutes. CONSTRUCTION: The product is solid and well-constructed. Welds are not an issue; I would NOT worry about welds failing (component parts are also bolted together for extra rigidity). It has a matte black finish and should be durable. Seats and pads are adequate. Floor to seat cushion height is a comfortable 20.5 inches. It is not the most comfortable calf-raise machine that I have used, but I am comparing it to commercial-grade equipment costing hundreds more. OPERATION: It gets the job done! MINUSES: Because of the design, the knee pads *could* eventually be prone to shifting a little. They can be easily moved back into position and retightened if indeed that happens. The unit sometimes seems wobbly because the long seat tube has a single connection point by design, but it is stable. WOULD I RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT? Unless you are a heavy lifter, I think it offers a lot of value for the money.

I am very happy with this for the price. It is made with very thick steel and works perfect. Some people complained in the reviews about the machine wobbling. The machine is very sturdy but if you put the washers, that go under seat, on the OUTSIDE of the bracket, then the seat and lifting part will have play in it and wobble some but it's not going to fail on you and may help with stabilizer muscles. However if you don't want some play in the movement of the machine place the washers on the inside of the bracket (even though it's challenging to thread the bolt) and the play will be completely gone. Either way its a great machine for the money.

It's cheaply built but it doesn't have to be a world beater for it to function as intended. I'm very satisfied with this machine, so far. The two inch adapter sleeves are functional not ideal. I replaced them with something better for $20. I wasn't expecting to have to do that. Truth be told, I didn't HAVE to do it. I could have made what came with it work. It just wasn't ideal.

Overall a good product, the pads that sit above the knee area are pretty cheaply made and they will slide as you do your set. Also the material on the pads is weak and you can feel the cushion moving around. But for the price, it’s not bad and gets a good calf pump.

I read some reviews that said it was wobbly. Simply tighten up all rhe bolts and it's fine. For the price it's great! Solid and more then does the job! Easy to assemble with or without instructions. Sturdy and easy to use. The catch for the weight is sturdy and clears the work out area. Make suet you tighten all the bolts all the way. Seat is Solid and is built like most others. I have assembled and used many pieces of equipment and this is just fine. Knee pads are fine. Don't expect heavy duty commercial quality and you won't be disappointed. For $130 it out performs equipment 3 times the price.

The only way anyone could write a 5 star review on this is if they were paid to do so. Assembly wasnt horrible even though some hardware nuts/bolt were mislabeled any reasonable person could figure it out. Then came securing the two bushings there is so much play and slop when tightend up I got some extra washers and placed them between the frame and the bushings on both sides to take up the play this was under the seat as well as the safety catch. Great I though that will take care of it. Unfortunately even snugged as far as they will go still enough play that the entire unit it wobbly. The cross member that gets mounted on the front to hold the weights also has play where it mounts to the frame. Not enough room there to slip in washers and the steel is too thick to bend to it stays loose. The knee pads are as tight as they can go but they still twist and turn so the pads collapse and the edges dig into your legs with just 90 lbs on the posts. And the entire unit wobbles because of the two loose bushing mounts plus sitting on level ground there is wobble at the base legs dont make even contact with the ground. With 90 lbs on it it feels like the unit is going to collapse under you when using Just absolute junk. I was not expecting commercial quality and i would be satisfied for the money if it wasn't such a death trap. I was going to just toss in the dumpster at this point and eat thee $100 since i have $100 of my time involved already so $200 in the hole. Instead I am going to drink a six pack so i get in the right frame of mind unbolt it all throw it in the box and send back and recoup the purchase price at least. Absolutely the worse purchase ever made.

The machine does what it's supposed to, strengthen your calves. Those customers who say it's wobbly it's because they aren't cranking down on the bolts that go through the bearing/bushing were the seat pivots. If you don't, it will wobble. But the bearing/bushings can be tightened to remove the wobble and will still pivot smoothly. I had to modify a few things to make it work better for me and my clients (I'm a personal trainer) but it's well worth the money spent. Why spend 6x as much for something that does the simple thing of holding some plates and moves in a short range of motion. The box was beat up really bad and was retapped. Somewhere along the line in shipping a part fell out. Not Aosom's fault. I contacted Aosom and Mehran helped me out. I got the part in 5 days! Thanks Mehran :)

I'm a personal trainer and have dealt with alot of different kinds of gym equipment and to sum it all up this is a really great piece of workout equipment for a really awesome deal. Can't beat the price, size, or quality! Buy it and use it...you'll like it.