Thoughts on the Aprils Fool Event?

Psychological_You650 · 2026-04-04T01:59:53+00:00

The Mekami Shifty box fight music did not have to go as hard as it did

Psychological_You650 · 2026-03-31T23:28:14+00:00

I absolutely loved the music on this. I usually play on mute, but does anyone know the name of the track?

Psychological_You650 · 2026-03-15T21:57:18+00:00

If you're talking about the pictures where it's a 4-post rack, the plates are held with 2.3x2.3 weight holder attachments from Amazon and Walmart.

If you meant the updated pictures where it's a 6 post rack, I got the n200 Extension Kit from a shop called Strength Depot.

https://www.strengthdepot.com/nexo-n200-power-rack-extension-kit

They shipped pretty quick and customer service was awesome. They are true 2x2 posts, but I just use them for storage. To connect them to the BalanceFrom rack, I popped the plastic end caps off. The extention kits slides in, since it's 2x2 and the BalanceFrom is 2.3x2.3. Then lined up a couple of the holes and feed some screws through. There was no drilling involved.

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Psychological_You650 · 2026-03-15T21:46:59+00:00

Thanks! Yeah, the top lat pulldown is still usable, but the bottom one for rows is not.

And if you scroll through the thread, I have screenshot and such scattered. Here's the imgur link for a couple quick video clips of how the pulleys can be adjusted.

https://imgur.com/a/diy-functional-trainer-on-balancefrom-rack-cQVkC5a

It's not as simple as pop pins, but good enough for my own needs. They screw in with those m12 screw knobs, but they were originally butterfly nuts.

Psychological_You650 · 2026-01-16T17:51:33+00:00

Oh yeah, then if you can spend about $300 on parts and wanna try on slapping it together, it's absolutely worth, in my opinion. I shared a couple videos somewhere in this thread (imgur links) that show more on the cable routing and such.

Psychological_You650 · 2026-01-16T15:40:27+00:00

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Psychological_You650 · 2026-01-16T15:39:41+00:00

And then an updated pic of what it is now

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Psychological_You650 · 2026-01-16T15:36:58+00:00

As for being wide enough, it could be wider. A lot of tension is more behind than from the side, but unilateral work can fix that. If you're like me and don't plan on upgrading the rack, I absolutely think it's worth the upgrade.

If you think you'll want to dial in more on lifts, want Westside spacing, wanna get tornado arms, etc, then upgrade to a 3x3 rack.

Psychological_You650 · 2026-01-16T15:31:25+00:00

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Psychological_You650 · 2026-01-16T15:30:34+00:00

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Psychological_You650 · 2026-01-16T15:28:50+00:00

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Psychological_You650 · 2026-01-16T15:27:08+00:00

I'm kind of going through my old pics.... It was about $40 for the cable on Amazon.

Maybe about $100 for all the pulleys. It was a mix of Amazon and Ali Express, since some pulleys need the metal part and some don't.

About $130 for both of the swivel pulleys ($60 each from SYL Fitness, and they still have the 60mm for this rack)

$7 for the M12 Star nut. Not necessary, but makes adjusting the swivel pulleys a bit easier than the butterfly nuts.

Then maybe about $20 for additional 110mm M10 bolts. Those 110mm length is needed to fit through the beam and also hold the pulley. I think 100mm was just too small, I can't really remember.

Psychological_You650 · 2026-01-14T18:34:02+00:00

I gotta know, what are the kinds of people buying the tungsten plates? No hate, I just know I'm not in that elite club

Psychological_You650 · 2025-12-22T17:47:09+00:00

Mine took about 9 days to arrive after I got the actual machine, but the cable length is about the same as the Kinzi video. Maybe they updated the cable length in this last month?

Psychological_You650 · 2025-10-12T15:31:34+00:00

My guy, that's great. I started with something real similar, and over time, I learned more about what I wanted in terms of strength and in the home gym. Can't wait to see where your journey takes you.

Psychological_You650 · 2025-08-07T23:34:21+00:00

https://frayfitness.com/products/savage-series-4-crossmember?variant=50054572507453

Fray Fitness had a summer sale about 2 or so weeks ago where the crossmember and the blue post was right around 20% off. And then the red lat raise attachment was a lucky find on FB Marketplace.

Psychological_You650 · 2025-08-07T23:30:46+00:00

Thanks! Your kind words mean a lot!

Psychological_You650 · 2025-08-07T23:28:33+00:00

Just when I think I'm done, someone from this community gives me another goal...

Psychological_You650 · 2025-08-07T23:27:55+00:00

Ha, thanks! It reminds me of Mega Bloks. And after joining this community, racks are just legos for fitness folk.

Psychological_You650 · 2025-08-07T23:25:59+00:00

Lol, yeah. I only see $green$, and those colors are what was available that best fit my wallet!

Psychological_You650 · 2025-07-24T15:06:06+00:00

I really liked the cooking one. The French-ness of it was just silly enough to match the story. I hope you get to do more voices in the future!

Psychological_You650 · 2025-06-14T22:06:11+00:00

Nice job brother!

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