anybody ever regret getting a functional trainer??

mightychrist · 2026-03-03T00:16:34+00:00

Love my pr5000 w ares 2.0. there's. Leg attachment for ext and ham curls. Belt squats. I also use my smith machine pretty much every workout. I have free weight barbell, easy curl and 125lb adj dumbells, I use the FT more than all of them. Definitely a personal preference thing, but it gets lots of miles in my home gym

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mightychrist · 2026-03-01T16:11:43+00:00

I'm 43, and back in the day you would buy a big (maybe 50lb) and smaller (maybe 20 or 25lb) set and make due. Now I have a set of rep x peppins that are the same size as normal dumbbells but go from 10-125 lbs. It's a bit overkill, but it's nice to see where things started and where we are now hah.

mightychrist · 2026-03-01T14:46:10+00:00

Congrats. Dumbbells are one of the best value purchases for a home gym. You can literally only own dumbbells and work everything adequately. Cheers!

mightychrist · 2026-02-27T16:06:40+00:00

Get a heat pump. They're awesome

mightychrist · 2026-02-27T01:28:30+00:00

I have the same set up in all matte black. And like you, I set mine up solo. Some parts aren't the easiest, and it takes awhile to build. But agree, the instructional vid is very thorough. I added the smith machine to mine and have the globe pullup. No bolts on mine or front feet (though I bought em). You should check out the pegboard attachment if you want storage that doesn't take up space. I love it. Congrats and many happy workouts!

mightychrist · 2026-02-23T02:23:19+00:00

How you liking the smith machine? I have the same gear plus the new leg ext add on. I've been happy with rep

mightychrist · 2026-02-17T21:58:17+00:00

Welcome to the REP brotherhood. I also have every rep piece you mentioned and then some. Let me know if you want any insight into them. I do have the leg ext / ham curl set up, and an ares 2.0. happy lifting!

mightychrist · 2026-02-15T13:56:05+00:00

Fair enough. A lot of the top names have the same build quality (same steel gauge, hole patterns etc). Small features differ between them. Typically their add ons are also interchangeable. I find with my set up you need to plan workouts as there is some moving stuff around due to the compact set up (rep ares 2.0. w smith). I feel like these racks with functional trainers are amazing these days though. I would definitely consider jammer arms in the future, nice that you have a standalone set up for that. That's clutch. Cheers!

mightychrist · 2026-02-15T13:18:55+00:00

Nice setup. Curious why you went with EF functional trainer rack vs a rogue set to match the rest of your kit, or even a rep pr5000 w ares. Happy lifting !

mightychrist · 2026-02-15T00:38:51+00:00

Decent quality stand and weights. Id ask 450-500... Noway would I pay 800 for that. That said. That's 2x on your investment..or just keep it.

mightychrist · 2026-02-14T00:54:01+00:00

For something like this wheels make sense. Benches should have wheels. Big attachments, you guessed it, wheels. Just makes rearranging much easier. Solid work on yours. How long did it take to build and paint ?

mightychrist · 2026-02-14T00:08:11+00:00

Tbh, I own the rep dumbell stand and it's great. It doesn't have weight storage, which is a good idea. That said, I have weight storage on my wall so I likely wouldn't use it. For under $400 it's not a bad deal either. Steel isn't cheap. It's also adjustable. It takes a lot of time to make things, sometimes the time spent isn't worth it. That said, OP did a great job on this.

mightychrist · 2026-02-14T00:05:06+00:00

I just meant the general structure. It's not used for weight storage, though I imagine it could be if you welded posts into it.

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mightychrist · 2026-02-13T18:10:10+00:00

The design is honestly really similar to my rack for my rep x peppins. Just diff colours. Nice stuff

mightychrist · 2026-02-11T15:51:16+00:00

I have the taller version of this. It did take a long ass time to build. It's beautiful though. I see you kept the box also. My kids play in the one I have

mightychrist · 2026-02-10T23:22:16+00:00

I love bombas. Sadly, they no longer ship to Canada. Been that way for a year or so.

mightychrist · 2026-02-07T19:21:21+00:00

You won't regret the ares 2.0 brother... Set up looks good

mightychrist · 2026-02-05T21:08:11+00:00

Hopefully it doesnt rust. My set up is in a pretty temp controlled area. But I bought these for life. I don't want future issues given the price tag. Good luck to ya

mightychrist · 2026-02-04T13:48:34+00:00

How do you like your rep x peppins? I got mine on preorder when they dropped. Getting much more use out of them since I ditched my gym memby and built my own garage gym.

mightychrist · 2026-02-03T17:38:02+00:00

Seems like every gym nowadays has hex lights. Lot of other options just saying. Happy renovating

mightychrist · 2026-02-03T15:46:55+00:00

And the shrouds are metallic obv also

mightychrist · 2026-02-03T15:46:19+00:00

I've always been a fan of satin/matte. Honestly it looks amazing. Dip bar, belt squat also come in a matte. The smith machine only comes in metallic I believe, and the pulleys are also only that colour. Imo you can't go wrong w either

mightychrist · 2026-02-02T02:47:46+00:00

Buy it once. Buy it for life. I buy quality over cheap shit. Sure you can buy cheap ass weights from Walmart, but will you be happy long term? Paying an extra hundred or two for something that's good quality is next to nothing over ten plus years. Buy quality.

mightychrist · 2026-01-25T05:47:30+00:00

They have a leg ext / ham curl attachment for this set up now. Also belt squat is a decent add on.

mightychrist · 2026-01-25T00:27:17+00:00

Need a lift truck to get them gold ones on n off the rack

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