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 Amazing home gym July 25, 2010
Rami Alnajjar (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Good Day all
I never known these systems exists until seen one at sporting goods, it was total gym priced at $400, I fell in love with it using it for couple minutes in the show room, therefore I searched online for something similar with cheaper price tags and found Weider Total gym.
I received Weider 5000 couple days ago, it took me 30 minutes to put together, only few 4 screws. I was very impressed with quality and stability of the product. I thought for that price i would get something cheap. Weirder 5000 is very nice well built product even better that the once priced $400 and above. I used to go to the gym 6 days a week then due to kids and school and work visiting the gym twice a week is great for me. Weider gave me complete home gym and complete work out for both losing weight and building in addition getting ripped.
I'm 5'10" 210Lb, and this machine fit me very well. I believe after using treadmills for an hour a day then using Weider you will be able to lose weight and gain muscles add to that get your shoulders and back ripped.
if you need to add more resistance you can use the resistance cord provided with it which adds 50lb more resistance. also you can purchase ankle and vest weight to increase your weight for more resistance in case you are trying to focus on becoming bigger.
the machine wont replace the gym %100, but if you are busy and don't have the luxury of free time to go to the gum 6 days a week, this machine will do a good job.
The machine is way bigger than the picture of the product is showing. like other reviewers below said, it is almost 9' to 12' tall when extended it all the way.
Amazon gave me free two day shipping after 5 to 9 days free big saver shipping going to take more than 16 days for me to receive the product ( after making purchase on 20th of July, shipment said i should get it on 28th of July, two days later check package tracking and it showed the shipment still not shipped and I should get it by August 9th, called Amazon great customer service and moved it to two days free shipping, I received my product July 24th early morning.)
The product comes with big poster with more than 50 training positions.
Last but not Least. MAKE SURE TO FASTEN THE ALL THE SCREWS EVEN THE ONCE THAT ALREADY THERE SOME THEM ARE VERY LOSE.
Heavy, solid construction, countless excercises July 20, 2010
S. Robertson (Alpharetta, GA)
This thing weighed a ton, had to be dropped off by 2 man UPS team. Solidly built, great bang for the buck. Don't hesitate. Unless you live in a really small apartment or don't have the space to really let this thing stretch its legs because it is big. There are countless excercises you can create forget about the chart it comes with. There are four resistance bands as well, that actually do a good job.
 Good Product July 9, 2010
Danny
Great product but can be a little noisy around the pulleys, but a little DW-40 took care of it. Would recommend for anyone thats looking for an easy to use home gym and get great results...well worth the money!!!
Great for the money July 7, 2010
Matthew Seltzer (Las Vegas)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have a gym set up in my garage, and I get a great workout in there, using only two pieces of equipment: the Tower 200 and the Weider Total Body Works 5000. This is an excellent piece of equipment. I've been able to work so many body parts on it, and it's very easy to switch to different exercises to mix it up. The three things that I enjoy most about this machine (and the things that I never saw on the Total Gym)) are the foot plate, which allows you to do some great leg work, the four additional weight bands, so you can add more weight without having to adjust the machine, and the pull up bar at the top.
If you are looking for an all in one gym, this is one machine that will do everything! Get it while it's still cheap; the price went up since I've bought it, so hopefully it won't go up again.
 Spare Parts too expensive July 5, 2010
ExerciseGuy
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Iconfitness who owns the Weider brand charges an arm and leg for spare parts. Building this unit with spare parts will cost over $3300. The backrest is $188. The Foot Plate is $242. The two small wheels that will wear out are $51 each. Two big wheels that will wear out are $60 each. The 90mm pulley which will wear out is $53. The four bungee cords are $45 each. The list goes on and on.
The Total Body Works Gym 5000 is pretty solid and gives a good workout. The major concern is if I use this machine for serious exercising as soon as a part wears out I'll have to buy a new machine to replace it. If I can find a similar part that I can jury rig from Home Depot or a hardware store then a repair can be in the $5 to $20 range but most parts are very unique and can only be purchased from Iconfitness.
Knowing what I know now about the cost of spare parts I should have bought weights and a weight bench. That type of exercise equipment can last a lifetime or be re-purchased from many local department stores for very little money.
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