(FCD-STK) Selectorized Knee Lift Tower Station with Weight Assist Commercial and Home Gym Exercise Workout Equipment, 210 lb. Stack

It took 8 hours to put together and I am quite handy.. well worth it though, what a great workout. Doing chin-ups if you have long arms the unit will not allow you to straighten them.. the shorter your arms the better

I was looking for a good quality "Leg Raise" station and found a goldmine in the Body Solid Weight-Assist Knee Raise Gym. The metal is think, heavy, and beautifully painted. The welds are strong and the gym is sturdy. This is truely "commercial" quality. As I get older I've found most injuries come from those exercises where I can't adjust weight such as pull-ups or dips. This machine allows you to counter-balance as much, or as little, of your body weight so you can do both of these exercises safely and securely....as well as leg raises! This is a great supplemental gym if you already have a gym with a bench and leg station. Body Solid quality is the best on the market that I've found. My only complaint is the directions are a nightmare. They print them as "one set suits all" depending on which gym options you purchase and chain together. You'll end up with extra parts, directions that show assembly of things you don't have, etc. Be ready to do a little trial and error until you figure out what you need and don't need.

I have several pieces of Body Solid equipment in my studio and this is the first one that I am dissatisfied with. When you do find the weight level needed for a person to do a pull up there is vertually no eccentric (down phase) work being down. Also, if your height doesn't fall within a certain range the range of motion on the pull is either too short or too long. I as a fitness professional can see a manufactured fix with it. The chrome piece that the moving mechanism is on needs to be taller and have the lower chrome side pegs removed that stop it from going all the way down. Not for sure how to fix the lack of eccentric (down phase) work.

This product was just what I was looking for. The directions have a lot to be desired, but luckily my husband is pretty handy in these type of projects. Also some hardware is standard and some is metric. I do agree if your height doesn't fall within a certain range the range of motion on the pull is either too short or too long, but with some weight removed from the stack, all seems ok now.

This is my 11th Body Solid machine. This machine has the same tough construction as the others. The assembly instructions were little tricky because the weight stack is used by many other models and the instructions included the other models so you had to figure out what was applicable to this machine. No biggie. The vendor Andy Grenz IFITNESS DIRECT kept me updated on the delivery and was great to work with.

This is not as good as advertised. the pulley system does not give the best movement for your muscles. this may work for a light person but for men over 220lbs I would look for a different machine. I put it all together only to send back