Smith Machine Home Gym System SM-4903, All-in-One Strength Training Cage with Weight Bench, Pulley, Squat Rack & Workout Station

I have only had this machine for a short time, so this review is based on assembly and as new performance. If I experience any issues with parts malfunctioning, I will edit. 1.) Know who you are buying this machine for. It is a “home” gym, and is not rated for the guy who wants to put 500+ pounds on the Smith bar, nor do I think it would hold up to a bunch of teenagers showing off to each other after football practice. My wife and I bought this for our 50th birthday present, because gym fees suck, and our kids all moved out, so I could knock down a basement wall to make a room it will fit. This will (should) work great for our 10-350 pound lifestyle. 2.) Regardless of where you actually purchase it, go see one at a brick and mortar if you can. The actual cage is deceptively small from photos. I am 6’3 and 250 pounds, and everything fits, but the cage is cramped. Range of motion for both the Smith and the cables is excellent though, even for my Grape Ape arms. 3.) Assembly is pretty straightforward, but tedious. With the exception of 5 minutes of help from my wife, I did it by myself in about 8 hours (12-ish beers) over the course of three evenings. I was super careful to lay everything out first. There are approximately 4.2 thousand pieces, (pic attached). so seriously, just pay attention, and don’t rush for the sake of finishing. At the very least, have a couple of ratchets with 5/8, and 3/4 sockets, along with 4 and 6mm Allen socket heads, and a 5/8 end wrench. If you don’t have this stuff already, just go to the hardware store and buy it. I promise it will be worth it 4.) It takes up more space than you may think from the dimensions. I have mine on a dedicated 12x12 mat, in a 16x24 room, and that is sufficient, but not roomy. 5.) You need more plates than you think. The cable slide towers need to be balanced equally side to side to keep from binding, in order to slide smoothly. So certain lifts, maybe like a seated row, that need a lot of weight, take up a lot of plates. Also the way the pulleys are set, there is a mechanical advantage of 2 to 1, so you are only getting half the resistance from your stack. It isn’t a problem necessarily, but if you are starting a gym from scratch, don’t think you are gonna get a standard 300 pound plate set, and it will be sufficient. Budget for at least eight 5#, six to eight 10#, and four 2.5# plates to help supplement your weight combos. 6.) The Smith machine is pretty good. It’s smooth, the catches and stops work pretty much effortlessly, and the range of motion is adequate, even for my tall frame. The only downside is that it is only rated for 300#. That’s fine for what we will use it for, but might be disappointing to a young dude in his 20-30’s, who is really getting after it. Keep in mind that it is a vertical column, so it will have that sort of awkward feeling in some stages, of some lifts. I have used less fluid, less smooth machines in gyms though, so if the weight limit isn’t gonna screw you up, it’s a pretty decent choice. 7.) The lift-offs and safety bars are quite solid and easy to adjust, and will work fine, but the holes don’t allow the lift-offs to be raised high enough for initially getting under a squat bar. It will be fine for my old half blown out knees, because I’m not ever gonna squat like a monster anymore, but a serious lifter would be kinda hacked off about it. Twenty years ago, it probably would have been a deal breaker for me. 8.) Cable pulls are smooth. While their positions are fixed in the corners, and don’t allow the full adjustability of a dedicated cable machine, the corner pulleys do pivot directionally, so they are quite smooth when doing diagonal type lifts like crossovers, or wide grip pull downs etc. The four point cables were the biggest selling point for us on this machine, and they did not disappoint. The pulleys, cables and and associated hardware are all standard stuff that could be bought at a good hardware store if something broke. The handles it comes with are kinda cheesy, so if you don’t already have them, budget for an assortment. It’s all preference, but at the very least, I would plan to buy D rings, a lat bar long enough for Wide Grip, and a rope. You could be in business for <$50. 9.) The Olympic adapters for all of the bars are nylon, and I do not expect them to last forever. Many reviewers complained of them bulging from over (or adequately) tightening the set screws, and having trouble getting their plates to fit on smoothly. I was quite careful not to over-torque, and they are holding fine for now, but I am expecting to have to buy new sleeves eventually. Save yourself the heartache, and just budget in the $120-150 now. 10.) Plan for alternate plate storage. It is so-so on this machine. I don’t think it will hold up to years of clanging 35-45’s around, and the end storage slots can’t hold larger weights without getting in the way of the cable slides. 10’s fit in there nicely, but 5’s and 2.5’s are too small to fit in there neatly. I use it for some plates, but if it wasn’t there at all, I guess I wouldn’t care. Just don’t plan for it to be some neat and tidy, all in one, storage rack. 11.) The bench is pretty much a turd. I knew this when I saw it in the store, and even tried to buy it without, but no go. It’s kinda flimsy, has no decline, and at 20” from the floor to the top of the seat, is entirely too tall. Even at 6’3”, I’m on my tip-toes to touch the floor, and my 5’5” wife has to use a nine inch wooden box. This bench will get you by, but in my opinion, budget for something better. A serious lifter would probably chuck it out the door on day one. If I didn’t already have another bench, I probably would too. Overall, I give it a 4. More like a 4 minus. Assuming it holds up, it is a very nice machine. Plan to change the Olympic adapters at some point, buy more pull handles, and buy a new bench. Plan for some extra plates you didn’t think you needed. If you add all of it up, and budget extras up to a possible $500 additional, I think you won’t have any surprises, or be disappointed. I would not recommend this to a very serious lifter, or put it in a situation where it’s gonna get a ton of hard use or abuse. For the smaller, or more middle aged, experienced lifters, who just want a super versatile option for a home gym, I do recommend. After a year of consistent home use by two and a half people, I am going to up my rating to a five. I have had zero problems with the machine, and as one gets more used to using it, it is simply fantastic for a home gym. In terms of maintenance, I have only consistently done the following: -I keep the square slides for the pull down machine greased up with white lithium. -I keep the ball bearings on the Smith Machine lubed with plain jane 3 in 1 oil. -I keep the pulleys lubed with dry silicon. I would not hesitate to recommend this gym.

This machine is great. The smith bar works well when you dont have a spotter, the only thing is when doing bench the safety stoppers are a little high (about 2 inches above my chest). This can be too might or low dor some people depending on size. I am about 5’10” and squating or doing military press all work and fit fine. The cablea work well as wel, lots of mobility with them. The only thing i would recommend is to get a chain to connect both the upper pullies to do lat pull downs so you dont have to move bench horizontal. One thing i atill need to figure out is how to do rows on this machine or a variant of it. The pull up bar works well and the dip bar does as well(it has not bent on me like other reviewers state). This machine can easily replace a gym, just note that it does have a max weight of 300lbs on the bar and 150 per pully system (use chain to connect pullies and increase it to 300 by pulling both at the same time), so this may not be a good system if you are an intense body builder. But for most people it will work perfectly. I have my machine on a thick matt that is on carpet and it moves a little when i bench or squat, however the teetering is minimal and does not pose a safety risk. The weight rack that is built in baret holds enough but to grt around this just leave weight on the pully system that you usually use. I did buy several attachments and clips and they all worked well with the machine. I would highly recommend it for the price. Assembly was time consuming since the pictures are small. However everything is numbered (small screws and all) but big pieces arent. Not a big deal as most pieces are unique. It took me about 10 hours to assemble alone simply because i messed up a few times but could easily take 1 person 8 hours to complete. Key thing to help you is to check the numberes big pieces with the pictures at the beginning of the manual to see what they look like.

Marcy SM-4903 Smith Machine y Power Rack con Cruce de Poleas y Banco EXPECTACULAR, tener un Gym en casa con todo lo necesario para realizar múltiples ejercicios Montaje muy sencillo ( si tienes experiencia IKEA, con ayuda mejor) Una gran compra

Me gusto mucho, pues puedo hacer mas ejercicios que antes no podia , integral en muchos aspectos, lo unico que me hubiera gustado es que bajara totalmente la barra , para poder hacer Hip Thrust , pero no importa lo sigo haciendo con la barra libre , mi banco y los discos sin tema. Tambien me gusto la barra smith aunque ya con mucho peso si cuesta girarla en su eje, buscare la forma de ver si puedo poner mas aceite En general me encando, no me arrepiendo , me gusto mucho!

Eccellente struttura dagli spazi contenuti ma assolutamente ben realizzata e completa di attrezzi per ogni esercizio.

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Si se arma con personas que tengan mucha paciencia y sepan interpretar el manual es claro pero en las fotos donde se usan piezas muy pequeñas hay que fijarse muchísimo pero todo esta bien, gracias. A nosotros al parecer nos toco una pieza mala ello lo veré ahora mismo con el proveedor porque apenas ayer se termino de armar.