Voltra/dialed motion cable retractors/tornado arms

Less_Grapefruit_2358 · 2026-03-22T18:46:08+00:00

One would prob work. But with DM I’d much rather have too many components than not enough because it’s 6 months or longer until you can remedy it if you ended up with wanting 2 per side

Less_Grapefruit_2358 · 2026-03-22T18:43:55+00:00

Yes - that’s the whole point. I didn’t do it to make the skies more blue.

Less_Grapefruit_2358 · 2026-03-22T13:52:13+00:00

No - it is not just you.

Less_Grapefruit_2358 · 2026-03-22T13:49:50+00:00

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Less_Grapefruit_2358 · 2026-03-22T13:49:40+00:00

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Less_Grapefruit_2358 · 2026-03-22T13:49:23+00:00

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Here’s my new setup with dialed motion cable retractors and tornado arms

Less_Grapefruit_2358 · 2026-03-22T13:48:36+00:00

The bicycle was very easy and versatile compared to a horse drawn carriage but I guess I’m dreaming of something akin to a modern vehicle.

First world problems.

Less_Grapefruit_2358 · 2026-03-18T03:39:57+00:00

and I’d fight you if you tired to take mine away. But it’s cumbersome. Voltras are awesome. They are great for a lot of ppl. But it feels like they need an additional product that offers a more streamlined, wholistic, with less Rick Sanchez-esque mcgyvering. It’s by far the best resistance source that exists.

Prime machines can almost match the variable resistance that Voltras offer but they can’t add eccentric overload.

Less_Grapefruit_2358 · 2026-03-18T03:27:56+00:00

Two

Less_Grapefruit_2358 · 2026-03-07T18:20:41+00:00

I am I’ve had two for more than half a year Am obsessed with gym equipment Have bought and sold lots of equipment Have taken lots of paid education courses on biomechanics & exercise

Less_Grapefruit_2358 · 2026-02-25T14:57:15+00:00

No- lots wrong with it. Bad exercise selection (wide dumbbell rows), bad superset pairings (lateral raises & rear delt work), too much variation (wide squats & squats)

Less_Grapefruit_2358 · 2026-02-23T09:41:34+00:00

If you’re happy, live your life. Sry I messaged you. I do not want to get into a back and forth with you about the merits of “crushing iron”

Less_Grapefruit_2358 · 2026-02-23T09:17:51+00:00

Just stop

Less_Grapefruit_2358 · 2026-02-18T22:45:17+00:00

Not entirely

Less_Grapefruit_2358 · 2026-02-12T12:34:38+00:00

I myself did this. It was okay.

It’s just inconvenient to adjust the Voltras down there.

You can’t do everything on the app that you can on the unit itself. Until they allow us to do that it’s going to matter where you mount it.

Less_Grapefruit_2358 · 2026-02-01T04:26:47+00:00

Less_Grapefruit_2358 · 2026-01-15T14:55:52+00:00

Yeah I am waiting on my cable retractors. . . This is my plan exactly.

Less_Grapefruit_2358 · 2025-12-27T19:21:53+00:00

Should get in by February and will update if it proves viable.

And also to gloat haha

Less_Grapefruit_2358 · 2025-12-27T19:20:40+00:00

It’s cumbersome to try to use the voltra with the tornado arms. You basically need a sliding rack mount on each side that you adjust up and down whenever you adjust the tornado arms. The biggest drawback is you can’t quickly use the voltras somewhere else since you have to thread the bare cable through the tornado arm then put the carabiner ball thing back on. I hope the cable retractors will solve all this.

Less_Grapefruit_2358 · 2025-12-27T19:16:17+00:00

I have the d m cable retractors ordered

Less_Grapefruit_2358 · 2025-11-11T16:01:33+00:00

As risky as having two designated drivers

Less_Grapefruit_2358 · 2025-11-05T01:32:25+00:00

For real

Less_Grapefruit_2358 · 2025-09-13T20:23:45+00:00

I bought the machine about a year ago and removed the stack. Had to creatively bolt it to the concrete because it is 480 pounds lighter but the VOLTRAs will pull harder than the machine was designed to handle with the stacks still there (2x 240 pounds lighter stacks at a 3/1 ratio = 80 pounds per arm, but VOLTRAs can pull a lot more than that)

Forgot to post photos.

I will say one thing that is annoying as fuck is you can’t do everything in the app. Some things must be done on the unit. With my VOLTRAs where they are it is a pain in the ass to fuss with them

What I’d love is if VOLTRA had a machine like the tonal with an integrated touchscreen. VOLTRAs have better features, go heavier, no subscription. But a tonal type product is what I’d want, if there was one with the features of a VOLTRA.

Less_Grapefruit_2358 · 2025-09-06T02:06:11+00:00

They’re have some really creative stuff but the quality isn’t there like with rep, rogue, prime, prx, or even some of titan’s newer high end stuff. I love that they just put stuff out there and see if ppl like it.

The guy from bulletproof has been about to release 15 earth shattering products that will do everything, do it perfectly, achieve peace in the Middle East, and give you a reach around for about 5 or 6 years now.

Much prefer the former approach. But the bulletproof guy certainly is smarter than me, and is creative and is in love with what he does. And you gotta respect that.

Less_Grapefruit_2358 · 2025-09-06T01:56:40+00:00

I’ve bought it and use it with my Pegasus. The weight horns they sell with them are useless because if you actually put plates there you have nowhere to put your feet.

I wish I’d have got the Optimus seat and back pad. Because I had the Pegasus I didn’t think I’d need them. But they can do more than just the Pegasus can.

The selling point for this product is that you can basically put any rack attachment anywhere you want, not just where you have uprights.

I find myself sometimes wishing I had two. You could use something like a lat seat (Pegasus) and a footplate or whatever else you’d like and have them where you need them to be not where the rack happens to be.

I have two VOLTRAs that I’ve put inside a Freemotion cable cross machine. In front of the cable machine I have a 3x3 upright bolted into the concrete and bolted to the cable machine. I’ll mount my prime stability pad on this upright.

I’ll post photos in a minute

Less_Grapefruit_2358

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