I have a pretty impressive "home gym". After about 12 years of not updating any pieces, I decided to try this unit. I gotta say, I've been missing out. Absolutely LOVE doing legs now. I used to dread it due to bad joints, back pain etc.... this eliminated all that. Strictly hitting you hamstrings and thighs. No knee pain, shoulder pain, lower back pain from my old hack squat. Looks like she's going on marketplace!

This is a great review, thank you!

I just bought this model from temu , dont judge me😂😂... when i saw it was the same model that amazon sells, i said why not?? I paid $220 with free shipping. I received it today, i ordered it 6 days ago, and i have to say i was surprised that it came intact and its pretty sturdy (i already put it together. The only problem i have is that i bought it without looking at user height🤦‍♂️. Im 5.4 and my wife is about 2 inches shorter😅. For me it works fine at the lowest setting, but since im short too, ill do like someone mentioned above, i have some 2x4s there that ill cut down to size, buy some longer bolts from ace or hd and raise the pad, so my wife can use it too...

Man, that was a great comprehensive review. Thanks! 👍

Awesome review. I’ve been debating between this leg press and Titans leg press, but I’m definitely picking this one. Also because it’s $375 on amazon right now. Never used a vertical leg press before up until a week ago at my local gym because they just bought one, and man, it is hard! I instantly fell in love with it and made me want to go ahead and purchase one for my home gym. The 550 lb limit is way over what I originally thought I could lift vs the normal leg press. I know for a fact this vertical leg press is definitely going to give some great workouts on my leg days!!

Excellent thorough review Dad 👍 Back in my bodybuilding days in the 80’s they had one of these at the Gold’s Gym I trained at, same exact design with the three vertical plate horns .. but the Gold’s machine was loaded with standard not Olympic plates. Only thing I don’t like is the red powder coated parts but that’s obviously moot point in any piece of gym equipment. I think you’ve sold me on this model over the Body Solid, Valor, and Titan machines I’ve checked out. Thanks!

Great review, bought it using your link. Appreciate it!

I bought the same machine for a crazy discount during Prime Day. I love the machine. The only issue I feel that I have is exactly what you said with the range of motion. Im 5’10 and my knees are coming to my chest during the press. However, I want to try and get my knees deep into the hole. I think I’m going to try and shim up the back pad with some 2X4 and see it that helps. Thank you for the review. It helped me decide to buy this machine.

I got one barely used for $100. I also got a power rack , a bench with an attachment for legs and a bunch of little pieces like an ab roller , adjustable dumbbells, resistance bands etc that I can use to workout my whole body , I don’t need a bunch of bulky equipment.

Good review. Cheers.

Make the foot plate wider and longer

I bought one of these off Walmart. It was under $400 when I bought 6-7 months ago. Didn't work at all. The ball bearings in the one I got are total trash. I tried 4 different kinds of lubricant, nothing worked. Walmart refunded me my money. The actual build quality for the price though is decent. It looks really nice sitting in my gym, but is totally useless. I am actually going to try and find a different type of ball bearing and have a metal shop remove the original ones.

How tall are you? To get a sense of expected ROM from someone shorter/taller than you

Edit to my last comment: Your review is still great, but unfortunately once I received my vertical leg press it was literally missing so many parts. No instruction manual, and no bolts were included. Horrible service from GMWD and it sucks because I was sold on their product because of your review. Now I have to ship it back in a few days. There was no way to get in contact with the seller, I ended up just doing the return through one of Amazons robots. I ended up ordering a leg press through Titan fitness since they have some really great reviews and the customers are able to get in contact with a representative from Titan Fitness through the phone. Either way, thanks for the review, but overall horrible experience on my end because of GMWD sending me the vertical leg press with so many missing parts, no bolts and no instruction manual.

Where can I order it from

Can tell me how much because is unaivalble and therisn t?

I have the titan version and it’s not smooth :/

Easier and safer to enter from the other side. I do on mine.👍Just sit down and lay back. yw!😁=[[[------]]]=

Naw - design wise it sucks as a legs machine - there's huge risk of rounding your back. Beginneers or dirt poor garage gym owners would be attracted to it - but intermediates would see the pitfalls and downsides. If you really really want the holy grail of leg machine - get a proper belt squat.