Pumping out the content. REP has been really pushing the needle forward across their portfolio.

Coop went in on it! Always thankful for the integrity and honesty, reasons this channel is my go to.

Awesome unit/easy setup. I had a completely different experience with the assembly of this unit. I suspect this review was done with a very early unit and REP Fitness has taken feedback and made adjustments. Super impressed with the ease of installation and set up as well as the quality of this trainer. Came in a standard uline wood packing crate - just bend the tabs back to open. Plan to spend some time to unpack, unwrap, inventory, and organize the parts. Everything will go faster if you do. Once the parts were organized, it took 2 of us about 3 hours to fully assemble. Very straightforward - no issues. I had read reviews discussing the difficulty of installing the cables and hole alignment issues. My unit came with the cables already installed. I had no issues with aligning bolts into holes. Everything went surprisingly smoothly. Also, I checked the welds based on this review - they all look reasonably clean - again they probably got an early production unit. Exceeded expectations. I'm just starting to do workouts with this FT. It's been a game-changer in terms of creating much better workout routines - more variety, more eccentric move options, more isolation opportunities, great for rehabbing (I have a shoulder issue). Silky smooth operation. I'm 65. Long term fitness fan. 6', 175lbs. The compact footprint and height of this unit are perfect. The footprint was a big driver for me because I only had a limited floorspace section of my garage to put this in. By the way this is 58" WIDE - NOT 68" - the Rep Fitness website is correct (vs. this review). I like doing pullups as part of my workouts. My only complaint is I wish the pullup handholds offered a better shoulder width neutral grip position (helps avoid shoulder and elbow issues). Overall very happy with this product. Honestly, for basically the price of a Peloton, this is a great addition for anyone doing strength training.

@RepFitness- here is a free one: Take this and add a single arm to each side that rotates 180 degrees horizontally (and locks in) so we can adjust the WIDTH of exercises along with the height. Like a vendetta strength jammer arm turned 90 degrees, and the handle attachment point at the end. It would allow you to shrink the footprint in, but still allow enough width for chest flys.

Do it Coop! Diy a storage system!!!

Hey Coop, I feel like you unleashed on this FT with the call outs to REP, I love it and I love REP products. Please keep the honest reviews going. I had noticed in previous videos softer critiques of products, which I would then order and after using it, wonder why you didn't rip it apart or call them out. Thank you for producing content that is enjoyable to watch and not just a money grab.

I absolutely love REP Fitness. Good people and good products. Top notch. This may end up in my garage soon.

Great video Coop! Would love to see something on the Rogue FT-1.

Love my Inspire FT2 for home gym has it all !

Hey Coop. Long time fan. Just wanna say I wish you use the machine/product more in future reviews. Lately, it’s been a lot of you talking while sitting down, with a lot of B roll. That is nice and all, but I think we need more use of the product in real time :)

I love rep but this review was BRUTAL 😂 Coop doesn’t hold back and I love it

I want these companies to make more budget friendly dual arm functional trainers. The prime fitness dual arm functional trainer cost $6k rep has their horizontally fixed trainer for $2k. It doesn't cost $1,000 to create 1 arm.

Merci pour le test! 👍🏽

I've seen you mention the prime fitness single stack many times and would love to see a full review on that!

Love to see the hoist mi6 or mi7 reviewed by you!

11 minutes in, and Coop convinced me that the Athena is probably the best route for me. Thanks Coop.

Waiting for review of the Torque F9 Functional Trainer. I remember seeing a teaser many months ago that you might do an in-depth review but haven't seen it yet!

Rep should just pair the Athena w/ their in-rack storage shelves & use angled brackets & wider front crossmember w/angled attachment point to widen out the front posts, similar to Rogue’s FT-1 functional trainer design.

That weight stack on this drives me nuts as well Coop. Round numbers!

Respect Coop! Looks like I’ll be waiting for a prime, freemotion, or tuffstuff

I think that you are right on in your criticisms.

Hey Coop, I’m new to the channel. Awesome content. I couldn’t find anything about REP ARCADIA FUNCTIONAL TRAINER.

Thanks for the awesome review. I was feeling a bit pissed because I bought the first version of the ft 5000 and they unveiled this newer one. Now, I don't feel Iike I missed out on much. But, I have to admit I'd like the extra pulley height.

Hey Coop, great content! I had pre-ordered this and it’s currently sitting in my garage (not yet assembled). Any additional tips on assembly to help streamline the process?

literally just ordered this FT 3 weeks ago, it's been really great and comparatively with the price vs others, I don't think I could've gotten better value.

Okay hear me out, crazy idea that would be crazy expensive. Would solve the inrack cable problem with the cable arms being so close. What if you make jammers arms that the cables could feed thru and then could lock into position in the transverse and frontal planes when you want to use the cables. that way they would act as jammer arms when you aren’t using the pulleys but then could be positioned like free-motion duel cable stack when using the cables

Leg press/hack squat combo reviews please! Mine sucks lol

yes. please come up with a storage system or some ideas to fix.

Great video as always! Have you ever heard of Major Lutie Power rack? Saw it’s budget friendly with a lot of accessories with the power rack. Didn’t know if it was great quality or not. Looking to get a quality price friendly power rack this summer. Idk if you have ever reviewed it before I know it’s been out for a bit

Looking forward to learning about the storage system, bud. Can’t wait to put it on my Life Fitness Dual Adjustable Pulley. Also, what shirt are you wearing in this vid? It’s sick!

Mine came with all the cables pre-run. The only one I had to Tage apart was on the stack itself. I put mine together by myself in about 2 hrs.

Nice, Hopefully they listen to Coop! I love the idea of a stand alone functional trainer but the value for an Ares or Athena I feel is way better, especially after watching this review.

Seems like you could get two Bells of Steel cable columns with stacks, connect them with a cross member (or just bolt both to the wall) and you’ll get a functional trainer that is wider, with more versatility (because it works with BOS rack attachments), a heavier stack (because you can switch from 2:1 to 1:1), for a roughly similar price. That’s probably the way I would go at this price point if you needed a functional trainer separate from a rack.

Yes, please give us a "coop-ified" storage solution. Planning to buy this.

Glad I went with the 2k Inspire SF3 for my home gym

Scathing review!

Might be the rest of the world saying use the metric system... move with the times coop😂 love the reviews, keep them coming

This is not the bulletproof isolator. LOL

What's up coop , love your videos I would love to see you review the inspire SF3 thats sold at Costco. I know you reviewed the FT2I would like to see the Sf3.

Would love to see you do a review of the Trak fitness Trackbar pro X and handles. They also make a rowing machine bar that's supposed to allow you to kinda row like you would with actual oars. edit : the trackbar pro X is the one that looks like a rail, which handles can laterally slide on.

I like the dead space on my trainer as I have is slightly away from the wall and then have my sandbags stored under the crossmember

I think that you should definitely show 'em how it's done.(with the storage) awesome T, bar don't lie

Have you reveiwed the FT Smith machine combo units? I am very interested in getting one of those.

Feels like the perfect video to get you once again to do a cable attachment video. Would love to see one on the range of attachments, D handles in particular (rogue, rep pro, etc) and Maximum Advantage Grip attachments. Figure MAG, what's unique about them and which ones you'd recommend if you only get one or two. And then maybe how they compare to some of the more affordable clones

I've been waiting for this one! Edit: after the review I’m disappointed and might wait for the v3.

Totally agree on the weight increments. Just look at the metric (kg) too, they are not in even numbers. Yes please, "coop-ify" the storage on them, would LOVE to see that. Thank you for another great review. You're really helping me figure out what's worth and not worth looking at for my own home gym.

I have v1 and totally agree with the terrible storage system. Please find a solution so we all can upgrade it. It took 2 people and took many hours to put together. Was frustrated at some point and definitely they can improvement in the future.

Coop - would love to see some Powertec content. They’ve been in the home gym game for years. Curious what your take would be on their Levergym and even their functional trainer.

Need a review on the jacked up power rack pro functional trainer !!

I think a modular metal peg board system. Id love to store my CoC set spread out and monster bands.

I'm proud of you! Call them out!! 1.2

the only thing truly wrong with the version 1 was the top pulley height which they fixed. yes it wasnt totally revamped, but it wasnt needed to be. they only thing that was stopping me from ordering the version one was the height and with that fixed i ordered right away (waiting on delivery) unless you wanna spend 5k on a free motion ft this is the best bang for your buck hands down.

I want that Shirt COOP! 🔥

Coop - what kind of joggers are you wearing? Thanks!

Honestly, why doesn't REP make some angled crossmembers and a wider multigrip pullup bar with their Athena to give it that wider v-shaped traditional functional trainer footprint? Then you'd retain all the functionality of the 3x3 uprights with 5/8 or 1 inch holes (including height options) and they'd need minimal new engineering or parts.

Brandon you ever review any of the French Fitness products? I'd like to see you review the French Fitness FFS Silver Dual Adjustable Pulley functional trainer.

I'm really looking for a budget leg press machine for my home gym. Are vertical leg press machines any good and can do a video on the best budget leg press machines for home gym?

It almost looks like you could invert the trolley handles and put on the opposite post so the handle faces down. Then assemble the actual pulley part to the handles

Get RX’D makes a storage racks with functional trainers on the sides. Please review it, I can’t find any online.

I'm in Colorado and have almost all Rep gear. I think the reason this product is different than most of their stuff... I get the sense they didn't design this from scratch. Instead, they have a manufacturer just modify some existing thing that they make. Maybe even made in the same factory as the Lifetime one that it's based upon.

Nice "Bar Don't Lie" shirt

On the cable crossovers, drop the pulleys about 6 inches and get closer to the machine.

How about the Atlas M810 functional trainer squt rack and smith machine.

Review Leg Press/Hack Squat Combos!

can you review the new Force USA Compact Leg Press & Hack Squat

I want to see rep do a prime/freemotion style FT

What happened to the Titan Nemesis? That was cool.

Do the storage system!

Have you ever tried the Eisenhorn gym? Reviewed it? 👍

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to lock in feet when doing lat pulldowns on a functional trainer machine? (Apart from buying a bench with a leg hold down pad)

What do you think of the French fitness fsr 90?

Would love to see the force G6, much more expensive but more functional?

Do they make squat bar supports for it?

What is he distance between the uprights with the pulleys? How does it compare to the Arcadia?

Please start doing reviews on powertec equipment.

Please tell me how many mm the holes on the stack are !? Thinking I can just get a plate load pin in there to give the stack more weight !? Also is there a bar we can connect the two pullies with together for even more weight ?! Help

I want to see you develop a new storage solution for it. Something like this.... That "Instructional Diagrams" need to go. Not for this audience. Replace that with wall control or pegboard so the user can define a storage arangement for handles, attachements that works for them. That lower set of "pegs" should be replaced by a flat shelf for dumbbells/kettlebells etc, and then a second one of those just off the floor. Add one of there standup benches to this and you have a whole gym that stores in a very small space, like the corner of a basement.

The bells of steel cable machine pls.

Can you please do the rogue one!!! Pretty please

Hey Coop why not review the Atlantis NM 200 that is one of the best

What are the width and depth dimensions? I’ve seen like 4 different numbers depending on the review/sit ranging from 58-72 inches wide.

coop when are you gonna review the rogue ft-1? I need a coop review before I'm gonna shell out $6500, show us the the cadillac!

All they have to do is add the weight stack and trolleys from the ARES and this would be perfect.

Can you get a full stretch on chest flys??

Can you review Jacked Up Fitness All-in-One Functional Trainer Power Rack Pro based from Temucula California Jacked Up Gym?

Great review. Considering how amazing Ares and Athena are, this is definitely a disappointment. A good weight stack weight and I’d buy this now even with the wonky metric measurements but just too short. Even as good as Ares and Athena are, ALL of their products are too short, they need someone over 6’3” to work on the design team.

Coop always talks about every nut and bolt of the equipment he reviews, great video for GGR Also loved the bobblehead thumbnail, give us more hahaha

Time for functional trainers to get more innovative. I have seen a few innovative ones but this company called Atlas - models AL-3075 and AL-3101. As well, Inspire made a more affordable version of the FT2 called the SF3 with a built in Smith machine. These other ones are fine but don't really provide much more functionality as compared to cheaper models - maybe this Rep fitness one is a little wider than a cheaper model with a few more options for the chin up grips - doesn't seem to do anything else different from a basic unit.

still prefer my xmark functional trainer! had their ft 5000 version 1. to short for my short 5'5" self and felt "cheap." xmark working flawlessly going on 3 yrs of constant use.

Hello. Im 5"9 with I think normal length arms. Do you think I could get good enough Stretch for flys?'

Come up with that design!

Lets see the Coop upgrade package

How much do the weight stacks inc by

Coop another fantastic video, I’d love to see a comparison of the Inspire Fitness Functional Trainer Models FTX, FT1 and CFT that shows the real difference between the models and if the prices are worth the upgrades.

Do the Rogue Functional Trainer

Looked into the rep functional trainers and immediately wrote them off for the weird weight increments.

Wanna hear about Rep’s new Utility Bench

I agree with you 100% regarding the new pulleys. I was expecting to be greeted with the same nice aluminum pulleys that were on the Athena when I put mine together. Instead I was greeted by pulleys that were similar to pop can quality, wafer thin, and what I can only describe as worbly when they rotate. If I knew this ahead of time, I honestly would have went with the GF nylon pulleys. I'm looking into upgrading the "upgraded" pulleys soon.

Can anybody speak on the 3000 model?

Rogue FT-1 next!