As an aging gym rat, it has become clear that injury rehabilitation and exercise variation is now more important than ever. I originally wanted to build my own kit but as I selected individual pieces it got real expensive, fast. I saw this kit and thought if the cables and pulleys are decent, than I can search out the rest. However, this kit is very solid, even the little loading pin! (I have two steel pins fro ironmind that weigh 5 lbs apiece) If you are looking to slam 250 lbs and go to town, then maybe not. But, to gain functionality in a home gym? Yes. 100% The rope is good, the clips are fine, the cables and pulleys are solid, and all the bits of hardware are plentiful and well thought out. The handles are meh but they function and are cheap to replace. The little instruction manual is even useful. Whoever laid this system out really thought it through and sourced good, economical parts. I generally don't reviews unless a product surprises me, good or bad. This pulley system is really, really good at this price point. I have used it 25 out of the last 30 days and I am very satisfied. Read more
I wish I had ordered this for my home gym years ago! The overall quality of this is fantastic. I was really surprised. Doesn't feel cheap at all. And set up is super easy. I simply hook it up to my pull up bar in the door frame. Takes about 20 seconds. Pile the weights on and go. I'm using standard plates and the loading pin measures about 13" tall. Plenty of room to stack a decent amount of weight on. For the last several years I've been using barbells and dumbbells. Basic stuff. But wow, it's so nice to have access to such a wide range of new exercises now! The only exercises that don't quite feel right are the cable flyes (when the pulleys are attached to a pull up bar) and bicep curls. With cable flyes in a gym, the pulleys are directly at your sides, which creates a constant tension on your chest muscles no matter where your arms are in the range of motion. When this set up is attached to your pull up bar at home, you have to step forward which moves the pulleys are behind you. So once your arms are pointed straight out in front of you, the tension is taken off your chest muscles and placed directly onto your shoulders and triceps. So at best you get the same stimulation you'd get from a dumbbell chest fly with the same limitations of that movement. For bicep curls, it just doesn't feel right when the loading pin is attached to the pulley and allowed to glide freely on the cable (like they show in the pictures). So an easy fix for this is to simply not use the cables. Load up the loading pin with your weights, attach the rope or straight bar to it, and do your curls that way. No cable needed. You get a lot more tension on your biceps that way than if you try to let the pulley glide freely on the cable. Otherwise, all of the tricep, shoulder, back and ab movements feel FANTASTIC with this set up. SERTT offers two different options for this set. One is a little cheaper and comes with fewer attachments and cables. I highly encourage you to spend the extra $10 on this one for the extra cables, attachments, and pulley. I'm constantly discovering new exercises to do and I wouldn't be able to do them without the extra equipment that comes with this $65 option. Highly, highly recommend this! Read more
Love this system. Connected it to my pull-up bar and use it almost daily. Pulleys are very quiet and sturdy. Able to lift large loads with easy. And all the extra attachments are fantastic. Works great with dumbbells, which is what I exclusively use. The only downside is I wish the straight bar was longer. It's about shoulder width, so very narrow. Not the best for lat pull downs. Read more
Honestly surprised by this. Save yourself the DIY money and don’t get the cable and pulleys from Home Depot and get this kit. If you price each item out at regular price or on sale this kit is easier and better than piecing out the pieces as a DIY. It’s not fancy and has all the items needed for a DIY pulley system in your garage gym. Grab another set of pulleys and loading pin and you can have a dual pulley system. I don’t know how long it will hold up for but it’s a good DIY kit and and as I mentioned cheaper than the Home Depot route. Read more
This is an awesome product, added it to my power tower for lat pull downs works perfectly, saved me from having too buy and additional piece of equipment and the price is really good for everything you get with it Read more
Great quality. Extremely satisfied. Read more
I upgraded my home (garage) gym equipment and this was a key piece of it. This has made a huge difference in my range of exercises I can perform at home, but more importantly, it has significantly increased my workout quality and results. This is a well rounded set that allows a wide range of workouts. I have a crossbar at the top of my squat rack that I can hook the top pulley to, this is way better than installing a hook or eye-bolt in the ceiling. The pulleys are very smooth, and the cables have a good quality coating that has shown no wear over the past few months. I have had 180 lbs on it before I ran out of room on the weight bar, and it is still smooth as butter with that weight. I haven't had any concerns that it will fail while using it. My only gripe is that the weights will swing forward and back with some workouts and it can affect my balance - ultimately that's the nature of this equipment setup and doesn't negatively impact my rating or review. Overall I'm very happy with this purchase, I use it multiple times a week, and I highly recommend this to anyone. Read more
generally OK set for a good price. the handle attachments are lower quality. the pulleys unfortunately are of poor quality - they don't spin smoothly and you can hear a dragging sound when you spin them. i had to request a return to obtain another set with functional pulleys. Read more
