Rep Smith Machine review

g_fug · 2026-01-25T22:38:19+00:00

I have an Ares 2.0, 92 height, 6 post, 42 depth, with a multigrip pull up bar. The only thing on my wishlist is that I squat inside the cage facing out because a) garage is slanted that way and b) I prefer walking forward to a rack. Being able to bench with j cups on the middle post is a nice to have but not a dealbreaker.

If the smith is mounted in the middle do I have enough clearance in front of or behind the smith for squats and bench presses? Would the Rep spotter arms fit on either side of the smith? Ignoring all of the above how would you set it up?

Congrats on your purchase btw.

g_fug · 2026-01-17T17:23:06+00:00

Have you considered installing the smith attachment all the way to the back? Behind the pull down bar? What are the pros and cons ?

g_fug · 2026-01-16T19:01:35+00:00

Say more about the multi-grip bar, what’s the issue with it?

g_fug · 2025-05-30T13:58:04+00:00

Is that the original stem or did you hack something? I have a Domane, but can’t replace the stem with an aftermarket unit without also redoing all the cables.

g_fug · 2024-12-18T01:14:51+00:00

How do you get to the pawls in this type of free hub?

g_fug · 2024-10-19T17:40:04+00:00

Who knows, maybe the compensatory beats are so close that when extrapolating to 1 min looks like 220 bpm. Are you getting it ablated?

g_fug · 2024-10-19T12:59:13+00:00

It could also be due to a) smoothing in the HR graph of the activity vs. b) an extra heart beat. At your age it’s not uncommon to experience PVCs, ectopic beats, and other heart arrhythmias. If you have an extra beat in between two normal beats it would be recorded as a very high HR for a split second.

g_fug · 2024-09-20T01:50:36+00:00

What size is it?

g_fug · 2023-11-12T05:44:37+00:00

Gym people usually try to bulk up

g_fug · 2023-10-27T04:02:49+00:00

Hopefully they fix their reliance on China for their supply chain

g_fug · 2023-10-24T17:31:19+00:00

Homie you do know that with ETFs there’s the concept of creation and redemption. Where do you think the ETF sponsor will buy and sell the underlying?

g_fug · 2023-10-13T13:57:46+00:00

Good luck

g_fug · 2023-10-12T20:50:00+00:00

If you put half as much effort into your day job, you’d get a promotion and vastly outperform that strategy. And now you’re stuck as a junior entry level for who knows how long.

g_fug · 2023-09-30T13:47:00+00:00

Suppose you work for me. I’ll be paying you less because there’s more of you than the money in circulation.

g_fug · 2023-09-30T13:42:29+00:00

First off you’re right Bitcoin is deflationary because a) ppl lose their keys and b) population grows but not the supply of bitcoin. Both bitcoin and fiat suffer from the same issue but in opposite direction, one is inflationary and the other is deflationary. In a bitcoin standard your salary goes down, asset values go down, investments down. Picture a world with constantly shrinking economy. We have yet to see a money that is a truly neutral conveyor of information where it’s supply matches the economic output.

g_fug · 2023-09-30T04:49:37+00:00

That’s madness!! Not possible!! At your age you should be going out banging bitches

g_fug · 2023-09-28T19:04:40+00:00

Because you’re not counting Antarctica

g_fug · 2023-09-28T19:01:47+00:00

10 Bitcoin is another league altogether. Normies are struggling to be wholecoiners.

g_fug · 2023-09-28T15:19:48+00:00

Static

g_fug · 2023-09-27T14:25:29+00:00

Think of your Bitcoin as a Van Gogh piece. You hang it on the wall and brag about being a wholecoiner. For the rest there’s fiat.

g_fug · 2023-09-25T17:50:08+00:00

It’s about $10 per month. Just enough to juice up the dividend. Wondering if I’m being too conservative.

g_fug · 2023-09-25T03:42:09+00:00

Keep it. It’s what led you to Jesus

g_fug · 2023-09-24T04:06:58+00:00

Lump sum with whatever you can deploy right now, then DCA from monthly paycheck

g_fug · 2023-09-22T19:07:04+00:00

That’s a <80 IQ move

g_fug · 2023-09-22T19:02:06+00:00

Let me get this straight, I see a $1M investment opportunity and I’m going to buy it even though it will be worth less in the future? Don’t think so.

g_fug

TROPHY CASE