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(5 customer reviews) 21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Solid, Easy to Use Home Gym,
February 14, 2007 D. Grant (Windsor, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Body Solid G5Series Weight Stack Home Gym Machine (Misc.)
Bought this from a local supplier after talking to several salesmen and doing some test drives.
This machine is not the typical, flimsy, entry-level crap you see at chain stores - it is built more like commercial gym equipment (not surprising, as Body Solid is a major commercial gym supplier) Lots of steel square tubing and 1/2" bolts here.
All exercises are connected to a single weight stack with the usual weight pin via a clever system of interconnected pulleys and cables. The mechanical advantage provided varies by station, meaning that the weight felt at a given station can be higher or lower than the actual weight stack - meaning that many exercises can offer different weights to different muscle groups without having to change the weight pin.
All settings on the machine (seat height, etc) are adjusted via spring-loaded, captured pop-pins, just like commercial equipment. As a nice touch, the seat has an integral gas cylinder that makes height...Read more
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Good gym but bad quality assurance by Body Solid,
May 9, 2011 Jeffrey Baker - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Body Solid G5Series Weight Stack Home Gym Machine (Misc.)
The Body Solid G5S is a nice gym but I think Body Solid has some quality check issues. I think I need to blame Body Solid and not the seller, Serious Steel, because I believe that the gym was drop shipped from Body Solid. It took 12 days to receive the gym after I ordered it. It then took 24 hours to assemble the gym. I spent three days, 8 hours apiece putting it together. But then I still couldn't use the gym properly after it was assembled until about another 15 days later. Let me explain why.
1. It took 3 days (24 hours) to assemble the gym because since the instruction manual was written Body Solid has changed the gym at least a dozen times. Instead of printing a new manual they enclose about 4 addendums to the manual. So you have to go back and forth and it is very confusing. But there are some changes that they decided not to tell the owner about, so you are looking for parts that are stated in the manual but the parts are different or are already attached...Read more
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Fantastic workout machine,
July 26, 2009 Michael Merriman "Papa Mike" (Albany, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Body Solid G5Series Weight Stack Home Gym Machine (Misc.)
If you want a great home gym, BUY THIS ONE - YOU WILL BE VERY PLEASED!! I bought this gym about 4 months ago and it was the best purchase I've made in years. My son and I use it on a regular basis, and it is changing the shape of our bodies. The quality of this gym is second to none, it is built to last. I am 100% satisfied!! :)
