The Hoist v5 Home Gym is the top of the line of Hoist home gyms that will feed every need you have for workout exercises in your house, as if having your own gym cornered in a room. Well, the machine is a bit big with an 81’’ by 43’’ footprint, but every inch is filled up with amazing workout options.

One thing that the Hoist v5 Home Gym enhances from previous versions is the 4D articulating press arm that can work back and forwards, side to side, up and down or rotational movements. It gives you the same feeling as when lifting free weights but more safe. This single stack gym has a lat pull down bar, leg curl and chest press, plus a chest high cable for a wide variety of dumbbell type exercises.

Hoist v5 Home Gym Specifications

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  Frame- 2’’ x 4’’ steel frame

• Pulleys- Wide groove pulleys on high, mid and low cable stations
• Workstations- 4: Pull up, Dip, Knee Up and Push Up Station
• Weight stack- 205 pounds
• Number of exercises- 20
• Dimensions- 81’’ long x 43’’ wide x 84’’ tall
• Warranty- Lifetime Frame, 5 years Moving Parts, 1 year Cable and Upholstery

High end quality home gym

The Hoist v5 Home Gym will offer you up to 20 different exercises, courtesy of the 4D articulating press arm that can do about any movement you can think of, making you feel just like when working with free weights. While the adjustable seat has 5 different positions that will allow you to find the perfect position for back and arms to perform your exercises.

The weight stack creates a resistance of 205 pounds, and you have a leg press station optional addition, but it will extend the width of the Hoist v5 Home Gym by another 34 inches. Great plus when buying one of these home gyms is Hoist offering a lifetime warranty on the 2’’ by 4’’ steel frame. These are some more features that you will find on the : 205 pounds Radial Lock Weight system, commercial quality rubber grips with aluminum end fittings, the split weight cabling gives 50% resistance to mid and low pulleys, upholstered roller pads with aluminum end fittings and strap handles with revolving grips.

It is expensive and you can find some less expensive options for the same type of home gym and range of exercises, but you may not find the quality design and the freedom of the 4D articulating press arm.

Hoist v5 Home Gym at a Glance…

Pros:

1. Quality materials and construction
2. High end quality workout system
3. Works small muscles
4. Lifetime warranty

Cons:

1. Occupies big space, 48’’ by 81’’
2. There are better and less expensive options

Buying one of these Hoist v5 Home Gym will take a toll on your savings, but it will save you money on trips to the gym, plus it is beautiful and great to workout with. The 4D articulating press arm is something that you have to try and believe in that feeling from a single stack home gym.

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Wow, and that is a big wow. The Weider Platinum Plus is a concept home gym for the future of home gyms. It is elegant, intelligent and a personal trainer for even the most demanding users of home gyms.

It is a bit high tech if you are used to old school gym muscle building machines, but its high tech features are all user friendly and anyone can learn to use them in a few minutes, after that you will be able to personalize your workout sessions and focus them on your own pre defined goals.

Weider Platinum Plus Home Gym Specifications

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  Console- 4 LCD windows

• Resistance- 240 pounds, 1 pound digitally controlled increments; can be upgraded to 340 pounds
• Programs- 9 preset workouts: 3 strength, 3 toning and 3 to burn calories
• Dimensions- 94’’ length x 47’’ width x 85’’ height
• Folding Bench- Yes
• Number of exercises- 75
• Warranty- 10 years

World’s first electronically controlled home gym

At the back of the bench of the Weider Platinum Plus you will find a digital control panel that with a few push of buttons can program your workout session. You can control the resistance with increments of 1 pound each, up to 240 pounds, or 340 pounds if you upgrade it. On normal home gyms the best you can get are resistance adjustments of 5 or 10 pounds each.

The resistance is performed by the cross bar, eliminating accident prone pins and stacked weights that easily injure hands and fingers. You only have to worry about pulleys, cables and the cross bar. It comes with a curl bar, curl pad and a leg attachment for preacher and hamstring curls.

It has 9 workout programs already in there, or you can set up your own complete workout program. From strength to toning and cardio programs, plus 75 exercises that will work your entire body and keep you out of the gym forever, you can kiss that card goodbye.

The Weider Platinum Plus features a high and low pulley, to which you can attach a pair of handles to work out your arms. The design provides a full range of movements that will maximize your efforts and will adapt to your personal training routine.

It weighs above 300 pounds, so you will need someone else to help you assemble it, but it can be easily folded for storage purposes after it has been used. Not really a deal breaker, but it doesn’t have a pec dec and the bar for lat pull downs has to be bought separately.

Weider Platinum Plus at a Glance…

Pros:

1. 9 goal specific fitness routines
2. Digitally built in personal trainer
3. Works every part of the body

Cons:

1. Assembly will take time and is a bit hard to do
2. Does not include a Pec Dec
3. The 855’’ height may make it difficult to fit 7’ high rooms

Seriously, it is a bit too much high tech after a few weeks working on it. For most users it will put them off and go for more reliable system with traditional resistance systems. Even so, it is great for other users to have ways to control their workouts and the digital console can help developing routines that effectively workout your entire body.

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