MARCYMultifunctional Workout Station 100lbs to 200lbs Stack Home Gym for Weightlifting and Bodybuilding

It came in a million pieces, but the visual instructions were sufficient for this somewhat handy guy to assemble it within a few hours by myself. All the hardware was well organized and labeled. I think it was step 10 that left me scratching my head, but I took a break, made some chamomile tea, and when I came back it finally made sense. The gym seems very sturdy and all movements are smooth and offer a full range of motion for me, and I'm 5'10". I'm guessing those who claimed it does not messed up on the pulley system somewhere. The pull-down bar comes with a chain; however, I find it needs to be left off, unless you have short tyrannosaurus arms. All in all, I highly recommend this gym for this price range. It has all the basic functions for a well-rounded workout. I'm excited.

I purchased this unit to replace a Bowflex I purchased some 12 years ago.....I liked the Bowflex in that it did fold up into a smaller space when not in use, was easy to move if needed, but that unit did take more time to perform a complete workout because of changing attachments, and hooking and unhooking cables, and in my opinion was really not the quality of this unit (at least when compared to the earlier Bowflex model that I owned)......Although this Marcy unit does not fold up like the Bowflex meaning it requires a bit more space when not in use, I had the floor space for this compact unit and I like using this unit much better because of the simple, compact design and the ability to get a complete workout without having to add and / or subtract components .....This unit is a quality product and I consider it well worth the price....One reason I rated it a 4 was because it is taller than the 80 inches high as advertised........My workout room is a remodeled storage room with a sloped ceiling from 102 inches to 82 inches.....This unit was the only such unit I found that I thought would just fit on the back wall of my workout area because of its advertised height of 80 inches but since it is 84 inches to the top of the front of the unit, it did not fit where planned.....(And of course I could not determine that until I had unpacked and read the instructions enough to hold the major components together to see if it would fit where planned......Once I saw it was 4 inches taller than advertised and did not fit in the area I wanted to place the unit in, I was faced with either repacking and returning, or rearranging the planned layout of my room by moving some other equipment and using this unit in a different, less desirable area.)..... I also rated it a 4 because of the assembly time......The four hours I saw in some areas did not get it for me......My time was at least 8 hours for the whole project ....Unpacking (excellent packaging) and sorting out all of the parts took me an hour or so....All the small parts were well numbered but trust me, they need to be because there are vast number of them and there is not one piece of this unit that comes assembled from the distributor....Assembly was very slow using a step by step picture guide in very small print (every large component, nut, washer, bolt, pulley).....You will hunt and sort parts and assemble a step at a time.... And you will most likely have to redo at least a couple of the assembly steps because the assembly drawings just are not large and clear enough to fully understand the first go around.......I found what I thought to be good welds, quality fit and paint for the large components, and I was impressed with the excellent hardware quality......Once assembled as instructed, the unit feels sound and works very well....I expect years of quality service out of the unit.....I would highly recommend this unit for a home gym workout.....I consider the unit well worth the money.....Just be prepared however to have plenty of room to spread out your parts and to take your time and enjoy the assembly journey.....I also recommend you save the assembly instructions for future reference and build this unit where you plan for it to stay for a long while.....Considering the size and weight (400 pounds) of this unit, it is not something that I think you will be moving from room to room on a whim......

I ordered this product for my husband. I had my 16 year old son and his friend put it together. They did an excellent job and the weight set seems like a good quality.It came shipped and was missing 4 pullie’s. I contacted the seller and they shipped them out immediately so that my son could finish the set up. I think it took my son and his friend a little over 4 hours to put it together.My husbands only complaint is that he can’t adjust the seat. Rather than that, it’s a good piece of equipment for the price.

I’ve had this multi-station gym about a month and it is perfect for the price! I’m 6’4” and ended up building it on top of the wooden pallet it was delivered on to get a tall person’s height adjustment. I had to cut the pallet a bit and covered it with some black fabric ($10) from hobby lobby to make it look nice. Then I added and cut to fit some of those rubber exercise mat floor tiles. It turned out better than I expected. As many other reviewers said, the instructions are pretty bad. However, with the video and the instructions, it very doable. Took me a few hours over a few days but I wasn’t in a rush.Advice: leave the screws, nuts and bolts in their packaging until needed. But lay all of the frame pieces out so you can see and grab them easily. I accidentally put the arms on the wrong sides and couldn’t do the rows but it was an easy 5 minute fix. Great multi station gym and it absolutely DOES work for us tall people.