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Looking for a home smith machine like all in one. Whats best deals and reliability? Was looking at mikolo m4. Seen Walmart has good prices but they say m4 2.0 but can't find it on there site and so many different options. Just need something for when I can't make to the gym
 
MBW212 said:
I actually heard from a few people, aliballa has very good quality home gyms
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I've got 5 pieces from China. They are all good, but you're going to be waiting 3-4 months.

Jk4eva12 said:
Looking for a home smith machine like all in one. Whats best deals and reliability? Was looking at mikolo m4. Seen Walmart has good prices but they say m4 2.0 but can't find it on there site and so many different options. Just need something for when I can't make to the gym
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Echo Strength makes a really solid Smith/Cable rack.
 
WED said:
I've got 5 pieces from China. They are all good, but you're going to be waiting 3-4 months.


Echo Strength makes a really solid Smith/Cable rack.
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Agreed, and I hate to say it, but the quality of a lot of the Chinese stuff rivals much more expensive European or US made stuff. At least in the home gym space, can't speak for commercial.
 
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Waiting months for shipping from overseas would drive me insane when building a home setup.
 
My bad, looks like your quote came through blank, brother! Let me know what you were thinking about for the home gym setup.
 
soumikr said:
Waiting months for shipping from overseas would drive me insane when building a home setup.
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There's no way I could wait that long.
 
What about this contraption 😂
 

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I bought a mikolo m4 2.0 elite with all upgrades
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This is one of the brands I was checking out..

How's the wobble and stability?

With one of the models, it appeared that the cable crossovers, could be adjusted so the outriggers spread further. Does yours do that?

What's the pulley ratio, is it 1:1 or 2:1
 
Vision said:
This is one of the brands I was checking out..

How's the wobble and stability?

With one of the models, it appeared that the cable crossovers, could be adjusted so the outriggers spread further. Does yours do that?

What's the pulley ratio, is it 1:1 or 2:1
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I'm not even sure I'm still putting the numerous pieces together. I just researched youtube reviews and added better pulleys and additional free bar. Came to like 2k through Walmart
 
Jk4eva12 said:
I'm not even sure I'm still putting the numerous pieces together. I just researched youtube reviews and added better pulleys and additional free bar. Came to like 2k through Walmart
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That's about the price that I was looking at, I think it was between two and three.

How many hours you got into it so far?
 
Vision said:
That's about the price that I was looking at, I think it was between two and three.

How many hours you got into it so far?
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Bout 1.5 hr assembly and halfway done i think. I guess for the money it's not bad from what I see and after that I'll prob get a hack squat I just get irritated putting everything I buy for my house together 😆
 
Nice! I bought one a few years ago from Walmart with 2 cables and some attachments for well under $500 to my door. It was the only thing I could find to fit my space. It has been great for my needs. Can do just about all things I would do in the gym. Yeah, its not as smooth, but for the price and availability, it beats it.
 
swollNnator said:
Nice! I bought one a few years ago from Walmart with 2 cables and some attachments for well under $500 to my door. It was the only thing I could find to fit my space. It has been great for my needs. Can do just about all things I would do in the gym. Yeah, its not as smooth, but for the price and availability, it beats it.
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Nice, that's a solid deal for the price. Smoothness matters way less than being able to train at home every day. Glad it's been working out for you.
 
I built out my home gym in July after 4 months with kettlebells. I wanted as complete a home gym as I could fit and did a lot of research, landed on Snode for functional trainer and adjustable dumbbells.

Snode All10 Pro
Snode AD80 adj dumbbells
REP BlackWing FID
REP Power Bar
REP leg extension/curl bench attachment
Wide/neut and close grip cable attachments
Upgraded cable handles
EZ Bar
Peloton (with FitSwitch)
Yesoul Rowing machine
Yesoul Treadmill
SaunaBox Solara

Using horse stall mats for gym flooring.

It’s 120sq ft of bliss that I don’t have to leave the house to use. With this setup there are very few movements I can’t hit from home. I wish the trainer was taller but my garage ceiling is 90” so I needed to go with an 82” trainer.

My home gym is my happy place, I think it’s the most impactful thing I’ve done on my fitness journey.


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I have a Rep Ares 2.0 and could not be happier. Quality of the pulleys and trolleys was a big factor for me in the decision and I tried multiple brands before deciding. If it was just a rack I would have chosen something different and cheaper.
 

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