BalanceFrom Multifunctional Home Gym System Workout Station with Leg Extension and Preacher Curl, 122.5LB Weight Stack, Multiple Models

This product was quite easy to assemble, on my own also, despite what some of the other customer reviews might say. I find it to be of very good quality and I’ve been getting great workouts and results from it. One of the main complaints of some of the other reviews is how they need to supposedly rig where the weight plates clip into the bar with the pin and the length of the cables because they don’t properly fit the way the manufacturer made them. That is incorrect! If you look at my pictures posted on how you properly attach the weight cable to the bar that goes into the weight plates (ABD I ENCOURAGE THAT ALL OF YOU DO) using the washers provided, it fits perfectly and works exactly as a manufacture intended. I was able to assemble this entire gym set on my own in about four hours. I am surprisingly pleased with how well it’s made and I’m grateful that I have it because I miss being able to go to the gym. This is a great piece of home gym equipment and I would strongly recommend it for anybody wanting to set up their own home gym. A++++++My home gym set shipped and was received in less than two weeks after I ordered it. Very fast shipping considering how large it is. It came in three separate boxes. But they all arrived at the same time.

(The prices of this kind of gym have all been raised because of the demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many web sites had this unit for sale around $299 prior to the COVID. )It took me months to get the gym I had ordered. I finally received my second gym. The first one was UPSd all over the country, from CA to OH to TX to CO to NC, back to OH. What arrived was a box with half of the weights, but no gym. Amazon had it returned. The second gym actually came in three boxes. Two of the boxes were the weights. The third box (strapped and taped everywhere)was huge and contained everything else. It had so many punctures and tears that I feared many parts might have dropped out on the way.Assembling it was straight forward. The manual/directions were very precise and accurate. I was amazed that I got it assembled without missing pieces. I did have to make a few modifications however.The gym is lightweight and not that sturdy on a concrete floor. In the seated position, my arms are too low for the pec apparatus. I will have to do some serious seat modifications. I never figured out how some of the weight set attachments actually work. This is one area the manual never addressed and the youtube video never showed. I'm guess the engineer just gave up.So far, I am getting it to work for me.

Ok, so first the good- the price was fantastic for the product, it was relatively simple to assemble (with one minor exception, which involved a rubber mallet and some banging on a grommet), and it is exactly as sturdy as it needs to be for the amount of weight it comes with. Basically everything that has to do with the actual product was/is great and I'm very happy. Had the delivery process gone smoothly, this would have been 5 stars all day.The bad- I received two boxes (of three) right on time. The contents of those boxes were weights. Just the weights. Nothing else. FedEx (who I despise and would give negative 10 stars if possible) drove the third package around the country on a "who's-who" of major cities tour for about a week and a half before FedEx declared that "oopsie, your package was damaged" and sent the package another 1200 miles to some FedEx center where, presumably, FedEx employees are currently pumping iron. After about a dozen emails with the seller (who was very responsive, but at the mercy of misinformation from FedEx), I finally received the third box (long after the promised delivery date). The box was damaged (again!) and there were loose bolts and washers interspersed with home gym parts. thankfully, it was all there, and, again, the product itself is great, so- 4 stars.

So far so good. Gym came in 3 separate packages on two different days. I put this together by myself in around 5 hours in our garage. Make sure you put the weight plates on in the correct position facing upwards. You will need two wrenches or sockets for all of the bolts. I used a crescent wrench and two different wratchets with sockets to put it together. Instructions are okay, no step by step or wording for the cable part. I would recommend putting it together in the location you will want it facing the way you will want it to as it can be quite heavy for one person to move once assembled. The back where the weight plates are feels a little top heavy as if it will fall over but once you are sitting on the bench to do the exercises it is just fine. All in all this is a great little home gym for under $500. Shipping did take awhile, but was worth the wait.

3 stars mainly due to package being destroyed during transport and lot of washers and nuts missing. Contacted support and got replacements.Machine will do most of what I was looking for. It's not.tall, so if you are over 5'9" you aren't going to get full range of motion. I am 5'10" and the bar on top can only come down to my stomach area. Donkey kicks are going to be a challenge with my long legs.Assembly directions were very hard to follow, and the video instruction was too fast and a slightly different machine, so again hard to follow. did figure it out eventually. Had to take pictures of each instruction page so I could zoom in to actually see the parts.No workout instructions came with it. Did not have any other type of instructions/ warning booklet either. Weights are not labeled with numbers.If you have a belly, don't put the belly cushion on the leg lifts. With cushion on I could not do a proper leg lift. I am not fat, just a large person over all. The seat is a bit tight for me to get into.For Prime Day deal, it is a nice addition to my home gym. Need to now find workouts instruction.