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I took 2 pieces of 1/4 inch x 1 steel about 6 or 7 inches long and drilled 3/8 inch holes in them. One hole in each end, one in the center. I connect the two rear lower pulleys together on each side with the metal pieces to double the weight while using either the leg attachment or doing back work. It works great. Pulling both at the same time prevents one of the pulleys in the back of the machine from functioning, making the weight heavier, just in the same way as the weight can be increased on the smith bar.

No problem bro!

Thanks man, I plan to make some more videos on it soon

Glad it helped you bro!

Yeah that works pretty good also, I just prefer the way I showed a little more

You're going to love it, the worst part is putting it togther though lol. Don't try to rush and you'll enjoy it. Also make sure you have it exactly where you want it before you put the weights on it because it ain't going nowhere after that. Even without the weights it's super heavy. If you have any more questions let me know

Matt Tolbers Thanks Matt! Will do. Appreciate it.

Matt Tolbers I’m loving the machine Matt. I do have one question. Did you have any trouble putting the pins in the weight stacks? One is perfect. I have to apply pressure from the top of the other for the pin to go in. Thanks.

Only time is if I have a heavy attachment hanging from the cable it slightly lifts up the plates so gotta push it down a bit to put pin in. Sounds like you need to adjust the pulley that is directly above the weight stack

No problem bro!

Thanks my brother!

Crazy, I didn't know they made a gray version previously. Glad you found some new tips, enjoy that machine!

thanks!!

How are the RAILS holding up after 2 years ? Are they still operating Smoothly?

Rails work perfect still, just gotta keep them oiled

Mine still has tension at the top. I have a feeling your cable goes straight from the pulley on the leg attachment to the hook. Make sure after the cable goes through the pulley it then goes infront of the ankle pads then hooks up. Hopefully that makes sense

Yeah full range of motion for sure. I'm 6'1

Thanks bro, I agree :)

Hey Gayle, send us an email if you are experiencing some trouble. service@Inspirefitness.net

That’s if you don’t have the inspire fitness ft2 with the cable to connect for weight. You can just use weight plates instead of connecting it to the cables.

Hey no problem! I highly recommend the bodyfit program! bbcom.me/3l0Sx1q

I ordered it from Amazon at the time, but not in stock currently. I’d recommend ordering it from precor home fitness website. Looks like it’s pre order at moment and will ship in 4+ weeks. That’s probably your best option right now.

No problem!

Nice bro, you’re going to love it!

Yes here’s a video where I demonstrate it. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/abqJi9V_uN-7lKc.html

Thanks man, I try to explain the key things I feel people should know

Thanks bro, I’ll probably make another video soon with more info about it

It shouldn't shake very much at all even while using your body weight for pullups. I do have the extra weight plates but that shouldn't make much of a difference. Sounds like whoever put it together didn't do a very good job lol. My pins don't get stuck at all, you can adjust it if they do when putting it together.

You can make it double weight for some workouts by just connecting both the bottom middle pulleys like I did for the seated rows. Also get both the extra 50lb weight stacks and put the 5lb adder plates on the stacks. The pull downs use both pulleys. That should be more then enough for most workouts, if you need more pull one of the weight stack pins out a bit and put a 45lb plate on it. I've only done it once, but used to do that trick at the gym all the time.

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Hey Jonathon, it actually comes with a very nice booklet with quiet a few workouts for each muscle group. I know Inspire Fitness has a nice app they should have even more workouts demonstrated

Well I have the extra weight stacks, which go up to 210, so half that would be 105 I guess which feels like a lot of weight. But at the top middle there are 2 pulleys next to each other that you could connect together and make its twice as much if you need to. So basically there’s no way your maxing out the machine for tricep pulldown unless you’re hulk

Matt Tolbers awesome! But does that mean the maximum you can do for chest press or cable flys using the wide pulleys is 105lbs?

It would be that per arm so double total. It also come with 2 5lb plates you can put on top of Weight stack so that would be 110 per arm

On a side note, you can double the weight of the stacks when using the smith bar, so that's great for bench presses / deadlifts /squats/barbell rows... On each of the height adjustable carriages on the sides, there's a chrome bar with a space at the top to attach the linkage from the pulley. When you do that, you double the weight because you're attaching two cables to the smith bar via the carriages on each side.

Thanks bro, yeah I definitely would buy the extra weight plates if you can. Pretty easy to add later though if you want to use it for awhile and see if you’ll need them. You can attach the two low middle pulleys or top two together to double the weight for most exercises so it’s not a must. Just nice to have for only a few hundred more.

@@MattTolbers Good info brudah, thanks...stay safe and healthy!!

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Hey Ron, you're gonna want a minimum of 4ft, if you can get 4'6'' you will have plenty of room. The bench with the leg attachment stick out away and when you go to do leg extensions or curls your feet will make it stick out more which is why I recommend 4 and half feet if you can.

@@MattTolbers Thanks Matt! Will do, Ron

It will be close to 1000 pounds so downstairs would be best if you can, but depends if you have enough ceiling clearance. I'm sure many people have it upstairs, I just don't know how much weight your house can handle. Many people put super big heavy fish tanks in there house without issue but I don't know enough about what a floor can handle to say. If you find out some info let me know!

You're going to love it! Can do SO much with just one machine it's crazy!

Have you found a reputable seller online for the FT2 ?

It’s as smooth as cable smith machines, but not quiet as smooth as smith machines that just use weight plates.

It comes with the FT2

That's way to many questions to answer, you can find all the info on inspire website. It comes with many attachments and can fit in most rooms depending on the height of your ceiling. Defiantly worth buying if you want the best all around home gym machine.

No problem! This is the one I have, but is currently unavailable amzn.to/2RFyvR0

@@MattTolbers thanks for the link I’ll see if I can find it elsewhere. Appreciate the videos and tips

Hey Shalin, squats work great but you have to options on how to do it. Either on the first rep you have to lower the spotter arms to the desired height and then twist your wrist to disengage from them and then continue your reps, and on the last rep either go down to the safety spotter arms and step out or go down and twist your wrist to engage with it and bring it back to the top. Other option is set your squat bar with the spotter arms at the lowest you want to go down and then get underneath it and push up, do your squat rep and then step out from a bent position after your last rep again. Sorry if that sounds confusing, I should make a video demonstrating these things. Basically it's not as big of a pain as it's sounds, but if you're trying to do super heavy when you're pushing yourself for only a couple reps it's not ideal for that situation. For medium weight higher reps it works great. If they could incorporate some type of J cup you could move separate from Adjustable pulley/safety spotter arms that would let you start and stop at whatever height you wanted while leaving the Adjustable pulley/spotter arm where you wanted it, that would be awesome. Hope that makes sense and helps.

The extra weight plates plus the 5lb add on is 215lbs each stack. It would be cut in half but you can connect both stack at the middle bottom for double the weight or top middle. Also the extra weight stacks don’t add any slack at all over not having them. When you don’t have the extra weight stacks is just gives you a metal spacer in the place of the weight stack so nothing changes. When using the smith bar you can do the 1:1 ratio and get full weight of each stack plus the bar

@@MattTolbers Thanks for answering my question. Does your machine have the extra weight plates ? Can you recommend any reputable online sellers of the FT2 ?

Mine is at a slight slope, but doesn’t effect anything. There is a way to adjust that rod a bit If I remember right. Hope you can get it fixed or find a solution.

Check plumb of the guide rods. If it’s not then shim the machine.

Hey bro, with the add on weights it's 215lbs of true weight for pulldowns and seated rows. The smith bar goes up to 460lbs

@@MattTolbers 450lbs on smith( 210 + 210 + 20 + 5 + 5) if you have 10 lbs more , I will be happy to know where it came from. Also, you can use the smith bar for doing leg press by puting both tower at number 7 then you lay on your back with both feet put under the bar and you push up with your leg. Still safe because if your foot slip, the bar should stop on the stopper at 7 position.

It says 460lbs on inspire website. And yes you can do leg press with it, only done it once though. Going to by a real leg press though when they come back in stock

@@MattTolbers ok, maybe the bar weigth 30lbs instead of 20lbs, but i belive I have weighted it at 20lbs. I will need to look again🤔

It's very smooth, especially at lighter weights similar to regular smith machine. Once you start to get really heavy like over 300lbs it feel a little more like a weight stack smith machine. Honestly that's something a little hard for me to judge, but that's what I'd say. It works very well and doesn't feel cheap

Matt Tolbers thanks man

Sorry for late response, the feet are 4ft

Definitely worth the money and no there’s not another bench that is compatible with the cable system that I know of.

two 4x6ft stall mats should be plenty

Hey bro, it's very stable when doing pull ups. Only tiny shakes which you can't feel, I do have the extra weight stacks though. I have my pull up bar set at highest level and the top of the bar is about 87"

It’s 83” to 88” depending how high you set the pull up bar

No you don't have to start at the bottom for your first rep. You start at whatever height you want with the weight selected and then you spin the bar forward a bit to disengage the safeties do you reps and when your done at your top height you spins the bar back to neutral a bit and it will lock the safeties in place. Hope that answer your question

Mat can you make a video showing you doing that for both the squat and bench press ?

Yeah that’s one way, I just found it more comfortable doing it the way I showed in video.

Nice man, you’re going to love it! Here link to the mats I got www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/4-ft-x-6-ft-x-3-4-in-thick-rubber-stall-mat?cm_vc=-10005

Rep Fitness may still have benches in stock

Nice man, I looked into the g6 also but the Inspire FT2 with the weight stacks being built into the smith bar and not having to change all the weight plates was big for me. You're able to put the ft2 right in the corner of the wall because you don't have any bar sticking out that you need to rack weight plates on and also love how it attaches to the bench for leg work. The G6 is very nice option though, especially if you need to lift more then the max of 460lbs that's on the FT2 smith bar. I already had a power rack and can't squat or bench more then 460lbs anyways so I'm good lol.

@@MattTolbers that's very true the ft2 you don't have the smith machine pegs sticking out. I still wanted the option of benching barbells so the g6 fit best for me. So that bit of sacrificing a bit of room worth it for my situation. I wanted the ft2 for a couple years now. It was almost a last minute decision to decide on the G6 opposed to the ft2. Either one are great decisions.

@@DoritosResidue You got a great setup, enjoy that bad boy!

Hey Albee, it only comes with that piece if you bought the bench and ft2 combo. So since you didn't buy the bench yours wont have one. If you can get your hands on the scs bench I highly recommend getting one to go with your ft2

@@MattTolbers Hi Matt, thanks for the reply. If my understanding is correct you are basically saying that that piece came with the bench and not with the FT2 itself? My other question is regarding the engagement and disengagement of the smith bar: I find it hard to do , is facing the machine or away from the machine supposed to be the right way? Sometimes both sides don’t engage or disengage simultaneously as if one side is stuck. Any tips or advice? Thanks

Yes if you buy the bench you’ll get the piece you are looking for. It doesn’t matter which side you are on to disengage the smith bar, you just turn your wrist the other way to do it. If your having problems doing it something must be a little off. Did you have a professional install it or did you do it yourself? It may be something like one weight stack cable is loser then the other and needs to be adjusted

@@MattTolbers Hi Matt. Thank you for your reply. Do you know if you can do dips on this machine? If so how. Thanks for your time.

@@albees1984 You could lean over the smith bar and attempt, but I wouldn't recommend it. I just buy something like this amzn.to/3sy04tg or if you have a power rack get a dip attachment.

The pullleys are made of plastic, but protected by metal.

@@MattTolbers tnx for letting me know 👊

No problem bro!

I'm not sure what you mean by catching, what's catching? Did you put it together or pay a professional to do it?

@@MattTolbers I did both but the folks never came out so I put it together on my own. Sometimes the cable for the weight stacks seems lose and when I try to squat it seems to take more effort to lift it. So I'll get in the squat position, start to stand and it pauses once all that cable it taut, and I have to put more effort to continue the move. I tried adjusting the cables so that it's right but it still does it.

Yeah sounds like one or both of the cables are lose. Try tightening it in the back where the cable ends and bolts into the base. Also you can tighten it at the big pulley on top of the weight plates.

@@MattTolbers I'll try and keep you updated! I appreciate the help!

I figured it out. The upper rear pulleys weren't fully pulled so it created some looseness. I appreciate the help!

Yeah I did it myself. It’s not hard to do, it’s just time consuming and not something I would try to rush through. It is all packaged super well and really good step by step instructions. I just spend a few hours each night after work for a few days and got it done. You could do it in one day if you want. I also recommend the extra weight stacks.

Matt Tolbers I appreciate the info. Yeah, I ordered the extra weight stacks!!

Unless your lifting over 500lbs with multiple lifts I’d go FT2 for convenience and space saving alone.

Here's the one I got. It's currently unavailable but maybe try inspire website amzn.to/2RXa11X

Matt Tolbers thank you so much!

Also, can you explain what the 1:2 ratio means for the weight stacks?

Basically whatever weight is selected on the weight stacks it’s actually only half that weight because of the pulley system. With the smith bar your able to make it 1:1 ratio though so whatever weight you select will be that much weight

Matt Tolbers thanks!

Now I feel stupid I bet 16 plates at 10lbs each plus the 5lbs add on DUH. Please disregard my stupidity while I wait patiently for my FT2 to be delivered. ;-)

You got it correct, each is 10lbs. You can get the 50lb extra weight stacks to get it to 210 plus 5lb adder each side.

Yes I did it myself. It comes in tons of little boxes that are all labeled by step and has good instructions. It does take a good amount of hours to put together, just work on it a few hours each day after work and you’ll get it done

@@MattTolbers Thanks for spending your time answering me.Greetings from Spain!

Of course, I’m here to help!

I set mine up myself - I had a pickup truck at the time. I believe the entire package (not including the bench) was around 600lbs. They wanted $500 to deliver and install it, so I had a friend help, and we did it over two days.

Depending on how high you set the pull up bar, it ranges from 83” to 88”

Matt Tolbers thank you for the feedback!

@@MattTolbers I am thinking about purchasing the FT2. My ceiling is 85/86 inches high. Is that enough space for assembly??

Yeah I did it that way for awhile, I’ve just found the way I demonstrated it to be more comfortable for me. Either way works, thanks for your insight

@@MattTolbers Understood - I couldn't tell if you knew that, based on how you described your method - all good though, keep up the good work! I love my FT2!

Thanks Antonio! I believe it’s the best home gym machine you can get

@@MattTolbers Did those D-handles come with yours? My FT2 is the older version, so it has gray paint, and the D handle on mine has flat edges, they aren't tapered like yours, and I'm interested in where to get them, assuming you like them

@@MattTolbers 100% agree ! I have a few free weights (power blocks and more), but there really isn't anything that I need to do that I can't do with this machine. Granted, I can't do cleans and then drop the bar (though that might be an option, I wouldn't want to test it) I can still use the straight bar attachments by hooking them up to the carriages on the sides, and do things like bench press with that bar, instead of just using the smith bar, so you still have to work to keep the bar balanced, but anyway - you know we could talk all day about this setup, so I'm going to leave it here. Peace out!

It was all shipped on a pallet and has a special delivery date. It’s all broken down in manageable parts to carry, and I recommend spreading out all the parts before install because they are all labeled for steps. Really good instructions to follow and put together yourself, just takes some hours to do.

@@MattTolbers Can you share with me a reputable company to buy this machine from ? I’ve found a couple places online that use several different names for that one specific company and than I read the reviews on social media and I am finding out that most of the companies are SCAMS. So now I need a trusting and reputable company to buy this online ! Any suggestions?

@@rambojohn7118 same

I have the 50lb add on plates for each stacks plus the 5lb adder plates, so each stack is 215lb max. 215 on this machine feels heavier then most pull down machines I've done in gyms. Usually at the gym I can max out the machines pretty easy. If your super strong either do more reps or pull a pin out a bit and slap a plate on it for more weight. I've done that when doing some heavy ab work

@@MattTolbers does the weight multiplier only work for the Smith bar or each of the 6 pulleys? Their website says: " Weight Multiplier Doubles weight for heavy lifters, while using the smith bar" TIA

I have a video where I review it and the link is in the description

Matt Tolbers great thanks

The ForceUSA G6 is very nice, but I still think the FT2 is better for most people. The FT2 takes up less space and can be placed right in the corner of a room since there is no bar that sticks out the side that needs to be loaded and have space on side and behind to load it. The Smith bar on the ft2 is attached to weight plates and goes up to 460lbs with the extra weight plates and the 1:1 option it has. So unless you need more the 460lb often it will be alot quicker to change weight by just switching a pin compared to removing and adding weight plates. Also the ft2 has cables that attach to the leg attachment on the bench and you're able to do extensions and curls quickly and smoothly while just using a pin to change weight. The FT2 has two cables at the top in the middle right next to each other that can be attached together and double the weight of pulldowns or any other workout you need to pull down compared to only half that weight on the G6. The FT2 also has two pulleys right in the middle at the bottom which can be attached together for seated rows or any low pulley workout which would be double the weight the G6 can do. Those are just a few of the big things that stand out. The G6 power rack part is nice though forsure, just depends how much weight you need to lift and if that overrides the benefits I mentioned on the FT2.

@@MattTolbers excellent comparison write up! that was very informative.

Yes

All the time

@@MattTolbers That's good to hear. A double cable stack is so versatile... You could almost skip the power rack if you had to choose one or the other. I'm more into the powerlifting side so I grabbed a rack (cheaper), but if I have the space and the gold pieces in the future, I would definitely consider adding this unit. Thanks for the review.

Free shipping :)

Looks awesome! I actually watched your powerblock video the other day lol. One thing I would recommend you get for your gym is a barbell rack or "gun rack" for your bars. Very cheap and will get them off the ground.

Matt Tolbers agreed, I do need to organize that corner with the barbells 😆 I’ve seen several of ur vids, ur garage gym is awesome 👊 stay safe man👍

If it's doing that, it means there is not enough tention on the cables. Move your bench out a bit once cables are connected to increase the tension on the cables and see if that makes a difference.

OK thanks Matt..will do!

If it still makes noise, hook it up the second way I mentioned which is without the extra cords. Without the extra cords there should be anything that can bang.

OK thanks..great idea.

Not going to tell you what to do with your money, but for me it was 5K well spent 😁 and yes it has and adjustable height pull up bar

@@MattTolbers Thank you very much brother for the reply! I've been eyeing this and or the FTX from costco haha we'll see

Always bro!

Lol. I ordered one about 3 months ago and I finally received my tracking number. It’s due to hit my home gym this Thursday, just n time to as I’ve lost about every once of muscle. Great video

Bro you gotta be pumped! I’ve also taken the last 2 months off from lifting because driving for UPS is crazy this time of year. Now that Christmas is over and I have vacation time I’m getting back on it!

Absolutely. F the fat. Lol.

Hey appreciate your feedback but the way I showed has works great. My issue with trying to use the upper ones like your said with the regular Seated row bar is the feet get in the way. You can make it work though. Thanks for watching

I know it’s expensive, but totally worth the price for what you get!

Definitely still worth it!

Not sure what exactly you’re are referring to, but there’s nothing that takes me more then a few seconds to do in real time. It may have seemed long because I’m breaking it down slowly for you to see lol

Fair enough Matt, thank you.

Well at my house... where I have one of these.... I don't have any retarded rules like... wipe down everything you touch, or, wear masks when you walk in, or, check in on arrival, or wait for losers to get off machines, or no grunting, or sorry we are closed because the government says Covid is a thing and gyms have to close, or, the gym is open BUT you have to get an experimental injection of unknown ingredients and undocumented and now proven to be hidden side affects, or, the gym is open and now you don't need to get an experimental injection but only as long as the government allows gyms to be open to people who have common sense etc etc etc ... plus fight for parking, etc etc... Nah. I'm not a loser... so I just get what I want... and I don't bother with other peoples stupid rules or insane world views in my house. $5K is nothing to me compared to putting up with beta personalities that have wet noodles between their ears and soggy bread for balls and their stupid rules and like I said insane world views that seem to lead to limiting free movement. Nah. I'll just get jacked and ignore all the normies. My name is Rick Dangerous... and when others say jump I say kiss my ass make me or do somethin about it.