SF3 SMITH FUNCTIONAL TRAINER

This has been a very well used piece of equipment as it gets used most lifting days. Fantastic price if you catch it on sale at Costco (price makes the membership worth it). So much so that you can add it to a power rack for supersets and for way less than some Rogue/REP all in ones. The option of not just having the cables but a smith makes the versatility of this piece that much better. Plus, the smith has the option of changing the cables from a 2:1 ratio to a 1:1 for max 330lbs. Heck yeah! It works incredibly smoothly and has a fantastic warranty, though it does have some downsides. Mainly height. It would be better if they at least increased the stack heights (sides) to the level of the center of the pull-up bar. Its height does make some movements more challenging requiring sitting or kneeling to get ideal ROM. The bench is relatively useless as it’s subpar and sits low. The only use I have for the bench is for seated presses on the Smith. The other negative is Inspire says you can add more plates… except you can’t buy them. Not on this model anyway. Regardless of the negatives I have loved having this in my gym as it opens up so much more exercises for a great price on sale via Costco.