Weider 2980 214 Lb Stack Home Gym

First, considerably more substantial than it appears in pictures; hard to believe they can market this for $200. As one reviewer noted it took about 6 hours to assemble. If you are already semi-fit you can do it alone (I did) but if you are just getting started or have medical issues get someone to assist you. Arrived promptly but one bolt was mismatched and one pulley broken; which customer service quickly rectified. Now for the last year I have been cycling a 17 mile loop 5 to 6 times a week and thought my legs were plenty strong but 2 weeks on this machine and hills that were a trial before now just glide by. And that old landscaping injury joint pain gradually diminished. In a word: exceeded my expectations.

I received in 2 very heavy boxes, they could had shipped in 3 or 4 boxes instead, and the side panels were missing and I still have the gym in boxes waiting to assemble. I contacted seller and they first said they will ship missing panels right away, but they didn't and 2 weeks later I contacted them again and they said to return it for a refund instead of them shipping me the missing parts, but the boxes are too heavy for me to pick up. And apparently I have to pay for the shipping back to them. I rather keep it and wait till someone comes to help me assemble it. The gym might be good but their customer service is not. I would not recommend buying from this company.

We really like this gym. It's a really good product for the money. It doesn't allow all the exercises I want to do but it does a good number of them well. I would recommend this gym for the average person who just wants to maybe build up a little bit and/or maintain muscle strength and tone. Big time body builders will probably want more but it's a good value. Instructions are pretty good but the way the manufacturer placed all the fasteners on the bubble wrap cards is really frustrating. Should come off in the sequence they're placed. As it is, it's a hunt for something every time. Also, they really could have standardized a lot of these nuts, bolts and washer sizes. Having a gazillion washer and nut sizes is unnecessarily complicated.

If you’re searching for a home gym that won’t break the bank, this is it. Assembly took me several hours as you must be extremely detail oriented to put this thing together properly. Using the machine, it does wobble slightly as the weights move up and down, but I’m wondering if that’s because I only weigh 115lbs and my body isn’t weighing it down. However, that point is null and void if your doing standing exercises anyways. The box arrived horribly damaged to the point that two of the weights were left on top of the boxes on my front porch because they had fallen out. I was really worried I would have missing parts, but luckily that wasn’t the case. My only real complaint is that the weights have no markings on them to indicate how much weight you are using for your workout. The set up instructions state that the workout manual has a guide on it so you know the weight settings, but it does not. I just base the settings off of what my body can handle. Overall, I think this gym is worth the money. I’ll take not having a weight indicator over spending hundreds more on another system.

The product came well packaged to prevent damage while shipping. The directions say it requires 2 people to assemble but I have practice putting together complicated things. It may have been easier with 2, but I managed by myself. The equipment is very sturdy! The directions say to assemble the equipment in whichever room you plan to use it in because it is extremely difficult to move due to size and weight . . . and they are not kidding! The only thing it didn't come with that I wanted was a tricep rope, so I ordered one separately. Altogether, I am very pleased with my purchase!

My son was wanting a weight set and rather than laying down a thousand bucks or more I found this for only a few hundred... It was one hell of an assembly and I ended up paying somebody $40 to do it not being said, this machine has everything on it that you need to get going. While obviously not as smooth and lubed as a professional quality one there is really nothing wrong with this machine at all. For the right price this is excellent value buy

After waiting almost 5 weeks for this to be delivered I came to find MANY parts were missing. There was no base or the bolts, nuts & washers & NO directions. Not that I could even put it together because of the missing parts. You get what you pay for. I would look elsewhere for a cable machine.

Love this machine, fricken excellent price. Takes a while to assemble, watched entire You Tube Video on How to Assemble Weider 2890 first and glad I did - its not hard but not easy either. Took me 3 hours with breaks and then had to finish a few days later for about an hour and a half, but I am physically challenged and it was like a work out for me. Worth every minute.