I love how honest you are with the reviews Coop. It’s one thing to say the handles suck just in the video, but you said it to their face. That’s the kind of reviews we need.
They dont answer the phone. They ignore emails. Take 3 weeks to ship an item. Will receive a returned item and not issue a refund unless threatened with a charge back.
@@MoSec9 They don't respond to emails. If you contact them about an issue, expect to wait 1-2 weeks for a response, if you get one at all. They recently sold me flip down safeties that each had a pin welded at an angle, making them unusable. First, they took nearly a month to ship the safeties, even though they said they were in stock when I ordered. When I emailed them about the delay, took two weeks to get a response. When I received the safeties and saw they were defective, I emailed REP again.....this time, it took exactly a week to get a response. REP immediately refunded me without question and told me to, and I quote, "throw them away." Meaning, throw the safeties away. They were so messed up, REP didn't even want them returned. The way they responded led me to conclude they got a bad batch from China and they knew it and were selling them anyway, hoping people wouldn't complain and if they did, instant refund. They didn't even ask further questions or request additional photos (you can only provide one photo when contacting through REP's website). They just refunded instantly. It just seemed......shady? Whatever. My entire Gym is Rogue, EliteFTS and Kabuki. I will never buy another REP anything.
The Ares system is a big deal. I've been agonizing on whether to go with REP or Rogue for my rack upgrade for months, and this was the thing that tipped the scales in REP's favor. Ordered my PR 5000 this morning.
You can bench with spotter arms outside the rack and also have a friend stand inside the rack. You can do the same for incline so you don’t have to worry about the bench hitting the weight stack. As for low row, adjust the footplate out and sit on the bottom of a decline bench so you’re not on the floor. Provides a much better experience.
Just in awe. Truly impressed. It wasn’t that long ago Rep contacted Coop and said, “we want to compete with the big boys.” Ladies and gentlemen, the favored contender has entered the ring.
Absolutely would love a comparison video of Ares vs Athena/lat pull down combo. Either way, the constant innovation from Rep has made my rack buying decision an easy one. PR-5000 will be ordered soon.
@@woonminika4023 can’t say for certain, but looks like coop is using a 93” rack. But Rep makes ares for both 80 and 93 inch. Based on what I’ve read, there’s still plenty of range of motion and effectiveness with 80 inch
Coop, U NAILED IT AGAIN I Love the way U found out what U wanted to do and U became the Best at it. Your reviews hit every detail of the product U are reviewing and man U are fun to watch. U seem to be just like a lot of us guys who do not compete but just love lifting weights and U relate so well to your viewers. I'm really Glad we have U out there showing and teaching us about all the products. Thnkx Man
I'm a new subscriber and fan of this channel and I'm impressed with what I've seen so far. I love your knowledgeable, in depth, no Bull Shit, No Self Serving Sales pitch equipment reviews and I most definitely would love to see a comparables video on the Rep Ares.
💯Rogue is just sitting back and letting their fanboys do their marketing and selling. With that mindset, they lose in the innovation race and disregard their customer service.
I don’t know about quality but definitely better innovation, absolutely. I definitely wish I had the option to add something like this to my Rogue monster 4 post but Rogue is completely stagnant. They buy other equipment companies but are doing nothing to bring more value and innovation to big expensive products people have already purchased (vs Rep). I’d swap my Rogue in a heartbeat for this.
@@jasonburns6411 That's going to be a long, long wait. Rogue has the same exact accessories available for their Monster racks than when I bought my 4 post ~3-4 years ago.
You can definitely move to benching on the front uprights if you need to, you have a potential 620 lb counter weight and a 900+lb rack, would be highly skeptical of it somehow tipping unless you're pushing massive weights. And if you really want to be safe you could probably throw on the Front Foot extensions to feel extra safe.
Wow, thank you Coop, and especially thank you REP for this product. I´ve been waiting and excited for your review for a while. It´s truly an amazing product. Really looking forward to the day when REP going finally expand to the UK and I am will be able to build my entire REP Fitness PT studio/home gym and get to use this phenomenal product.
Thanks for putting this out. I've been eyeing this for a bit, so a few weeks ago I started taking down my DIY pulley system from my rack every time I use it so my wife gets frustrated setting it back up when she goes out to the garage. It's a long game and soon I'll hit her with, "You know we could solve this issue with one of these ..." When it comes time I'm just gonna show her this video, so thanks!
This thing def. adds a lot of versatility in a small amount of space. It'll be interesting to see how this compares to the Athena for people's use case.
This piece is making me seriously consider swapping out all my rogue equipment for rep and thus saving even more space in my small garage gym.... great job on the review coop!
They are getting the orders out. My order time line for the Ares is: order date 8/3/22 and delivery date is 9/30/22. Really looking forward to using this. Great timing with this video, it makes me feel a bit better spending so much money on this and the PR-5000. Thanks Coop!
@@WalkingLegacy I really like it. I'd say though being over 6 ft. I wish I could of had the 93" rack, but have a low ceiling. Oh and the D handles, like Coop said, they suck. Total Fisher Price feel to them. Also, I'm a novice lifter and I probably would of skipped the weight upgrade. One thing I did about a week ago was buy some 23" stainless steel chain with carabiners on Amazon for the low row cables. Makes it a lot easier to use it sitting on the ground. Hope that helps.
@@Relentless0neFPS Good to know. I am having a hard time pulling the trigger on purchase but I am this close to buying it. I can't decide between a full rack and the half rack.
Been watching your channel for a while now. Gotta say, the production value is really getting outstanding. Thanks Coop and GGR team. Cheers to your continued success!
they've been promising for over a year to have a version of Ares that connects to existing plate-loaded lat pulldown so that existing owners could simply add Ares in a most cost-effective way vs splurging on a brand-new setup that replaces what they have, but clearly existing owners aren't a priority.
Amazing review and impressive product. Definitely am considering trading in my Rogue RML-390F for a Rep rack + ARES. I made the mistake of thinking I needed the Flat Foot rack since I didn't want to bolt it to the floor. Rogue has invested no resources into making the rack compatible with accessories like the Slinger cable system and the Trolley Arms.
I wish Coop/Sam can do a playlist on step-by-step "assammblies" for the most popular racks out there (like REP ARES series, ROGUE, Force USA etc...). It would be (HIGHLY!) beneficial to the home gym community.
If you're building this alone. Get a multi position ladder, and use powered ratchets. If you want to do it right you will have to loosen all the rack bolts. It took me, alone, about 14-16 hours to build. Well worth it
Also curious of the same idea... on their website visualizer, the rack + lat/low row looks awesome. Def wouldn't mind doing plate loaded lat/low row + selectorized weights for the Athena.
@@quackhead8938 yeah, might be right, it looks very congested on the rack and i can't imagine the athena fitting in between the 16"' cross members with the RBS there.
That was my thought: Plate loaded lat/low row and then Athena for the functional part. I think it could be a great idea to do a build up. I'm planning to get a 4 post with the lat/low row and then eventually add the weight storage and the Athena at the same time I think.
@@Wetterwet It's not hard. Just time consuming. I was putting mine together by myself. What is holding me up is missing plastic liners for one of the trolleys. But, REP is sending them. Make sure you lay everything out and inventory first. Also, have your tools ready. Their install video does help a lot.
If only Rogue had a competitive option, I reached out in regards to get something similar to the Ares and their best response was either a Monster Cave or their Functional Trainer + Rack. Rep Ares provides the best overall value. Would like to see if Rogue would do something similar
can't wait for the comparison of other compact racks. especially reps vs prime fitness vs GeForce. also would love to know if rogue or shrines jammer arms would fit in a primefitness hlp rack. thanks love watching your reviews.
Couldn't this issue be resolved regarding the low row by buying a 3x3 attachment for your feet and chucking it on one of the cable attachments? Would be good to see some troubleshooting on that as well as a12 month re-cap on your thoughts. Love ya work Coop, GGR team, an of course ASambly!
You can't uses rogues hip thruster bench because they have different widths. With that being said they need to make a hip thruster bench or a leg attachment for the pull downs
I’d like to see this side to side with something similar from life fitness…. When you get to the $4,000++ price range, you gotta compare it to the competitors…especially if your rack is a wall mounted one, or just not compatible with ares, adding the price of a new squat rack I. The price
"I'm so glad they didn't like chimp out..." I lol at that bc it reminded me of my mom always almost knowing a saying, but mangling it. I love your page, been looking at it a lot. Great work!
Thanks for the reviews.. I’ve been researching home gym equipment for about a year now. We were building, so I had plenty of time to plan it out. This rig is hands down a win win for me. I do a lot of cable training and a lot of pre exhaustion mostly with cables. I don’t see the width of the cables as an issue. I prefer to do flys one handed so you can go past center and get a better pump. I’ve been watching all your REP Fitness product reviews in the last few days, Oh and the flooring video. Lots of good info and tips.. I decided to go with the REP PR5000 6 post rack with pretty much all the attachments, bench and dumbbells with rack. and decided on 3/8” rubber roll flooring. Looking forward to getting it all set up. your videos were a big help thanks.
I was really debatig if I should get theses over traditional free weights. I'm glad I made the purchase. They are easy to use and hold on to. I like that you can do 1/2 lbs. It's quick to change the weight as well
For the functional trainer aspect adopting something like what can be found on a cybex bravo 450 would make it go wide (and narrow with everything b/n) but would increase the value... You'd have a true all in one FT replacement then
Great review! So, a con you can work around (band pegs), assembly (only do it once and then the con is eliminated), low row pulleys (ok, that one is legit), accessories (not a con since you can buy other brands), no human to assist on the last rep (dig deep and stop being a quitter).
Really great overview and it's nice to see Sam get in on the action by himself on camera regarding assembly. I like how this review was divided up into various aspects of the rack and its use.
Definitely compare it to the Athena, and it’d be tough since you’d have to separate the front two uprights from your setup, but reviewing the Ares just as the “half rack” setup (shown when you mentioned the basement friendly 80” version in the vid).
Great video! Appreciate the detailed review. I’m curious whether you think this can be put on a Rogue rack somehow, and/or if you think Rogue will respond at some point to this offering.
Rogue does not have an 80" or 93" rack. Rogue's racks are 49" vs 47" wide. Rogue does not have a 16" weight storage option. The cable lengths would not be the right length, so they would not work.
Great review. Wish this was announced before I bought an Inspire functional trainer. I would love this to save space in my base, but it's just not practical for me to replace everything :\
Would love to see rep bring out a Smith Machine Kit- That would truly make this the best All in one trainer for the home. Till then the Force USA range probaly have the most options. Minus the trainer either the Rep or the Prime HLP are probably the best
Great review, thank you sir. Do you think it's possible to attach the high/low fixed cables to jammer arms for resistance? Not sure if the angles would be too off for smooth movement. I'm also stuck with a rogue for the moment, but want to seat this up against its back where my rhino is sitting.
First, let me say I love your reviews. You guys rock! Moving on to this review... This is a game changer and Rep seems to be doing a great job of stepping things up. I know from other reviews you've done that competitor attachments seem to fit with the PR-5000 as part of this setup. Will the Prime Prodigy attachments like their low row foot plate (which can really facilitate mid rows) and their lat pulldown seat work on the Rep PR-5000? Those are much better in my opinion for quick outside rack changes. Thoughts? thx
I was wondering the same thing. Might be more advantageous to put them in the middle posts (6-post rack) so you can use high and low fixed- position cable attachments.
Same here! I was wondering if the low-row pulleys could attach to the Iso/Jammer arms with small extension chains. That could open up all sorts of movements with a different strength curve like Hammer Strength rows, Chest Press, Leg extentions. Missed opportunity?
What rack depth do you recommend for a basement home gym? I have a good amount of space but would you say 30 or 41? I want to do Incline bench with my squat rack and will be built with the ares. What do you recommend?! Thanks!
Bro..instead of using the low row from the back...knowing that proper seated cable rows,the cable needs to be roughly chest height...so just do low rows from the front of the rack using one of the sides as you can adjust the handle height. If it's not heavy enough I'm sure there's a simple fix (attachment)for that.
I the innovation Rep has brought to this market. It’s gonna push Rogue to compete with something similar or better. But I definitely gotta change my wishlist to upgrading to a Rep PR5000 for sure.
Hey coop I've got a 6 post rack with 41" crossmembers in the front. My posts have weight storage on the back, rogue's jammer arms attached to the middle post and nothing on the front posts, I was wondering your thoughts on integrating the ares into this setup, if it is possible to have rogue's arms on the front posts along with the ares or if i would / should keep the rogue arms on the middle post, the only reason I am hesitant is that the space between the 16" crossmembers is pretty narrow to get into to move the jammer arms up and down with the weight storage there.
If you want to have a human spot in rack. Most can move the bar to front of rack. So that’s cool as long as you have space for bench out front and can get through the uprights.
@@greentube461 True. I was referring to inside the rack. You won’t be able to move far enough back to do incline bench on a 4 post Ares. It is only compatible with 16” cross members.
Just did a quick build on the site and if you don't have a cage it's about 4 grand for a 6 post model with a few attachments. That's a lot of money but it really is a lot of functionality too.
I love how honest you are with the reviews Coop. It’s one thing to say the handles suck just in the video, but you said it to their face. That’s the kind of reviews we need.
Really didnt expect that clip haha
Their customer service sucks even worse.
@@reconstructionwouldhavesav9472 Yep, it just does. Nowhere near good as Rogue's. But the products are solid.
They dont answer the phone. They ignore emails. Take 3 weeks to ship an item. Will receive a returned item and not issue a refund unless threatened with a charge back.
@@MoSec9 They don't respond to emails. If you contact them about an issue, expect to wait 1-2 weeks for a response, if you get one at all. They recently sold me flip down safeties that each had a pin welded at an angle, making them unusable. First, they took nearly a month to ship the safeties, even though they said they were in stock when I ordered. When I emailed them about the delay, took two weeks to get a response. When I received the safeties and saw they were defective, I emailed REP again.....this time, it took exactly a week to get a response. REP immediately refunded me without question and told me to, and I quote, "throw them away." Meaning, throw the safeties away. They were so messed up, REP didn't even want them returned. The way they responded led me to conclude they got a bad batch from China and they knew it and were selling them anyway, hoping people wouldn't complain and if they did, instant refund. They didn't even ask further questions or request additional photos (you can only provide one photo when contacting through REP's website). They just refunded instantly. It just seemed......shady? Whatever. My entire Gym is Rogue, EliteFTS and Kabuki. I will never buy another REP anything.
Man, this really looks like a great option for people with small spaces looking for all-in-one versatility. I agree, REP really outdid themselves!
The Ares system is a big deal. I've been agonizing on whether to go with REP or Rogue for my rack upgrade for months, and this was the thing that tipped the scales in REP's favor. Ordered my PR 5000 this morning.
Same
You can bench with spotter arms outside the rack and also have a friend stand inside the rack. You can do the same for incline so you don’t have to worry about the bench hitting the weight stack. As for low row, adjust the footplate out and sit on the bottom of a decline bench so you’re not on the floor. Provides a much better experience.
Should you really have to do ALL that, though??????? For a product you're paying an arm and leg for?
@@cakeeater2368 You can do whatever you want. Nobody cares
Why did he say you can't really have a guy spotting your bench? The space inside the rack doesn't look inhibited at all
How would you have a safety?
Why am I addicted to fitness review videos?
I would LOVE to see you review the 4 post configuration. Pretty sure that is what I'm going to go with myself.
Just in awe. Truly impressed. It wasn’t that long ago Rep contacted Coop and said, “we want to compete with the big boys.” Ladies and gentlemen, the favored contender has entered the ring.
And Rogue KO'd their shit into the Shadow Realm. 🤣
@@cakeeater2368 rogue hasn't innovated in a while
@@patrickmurphy8008 This is BS 😂
Absolutely would love a comparison video of Ares vs Athena/lat pull down combo. Either way, the constant innovation from Rep has made my rack buying decision an easy one. PR-5000 will be ordered soon.
I'm hoping that rep does some good black Friday deals on their racks and attachments
@@REDHEADEDvlog I planned to wait for Black Friday but couldn’t wait…just place the order for the PR-5000 and new flooring.
I think my wife would kill me... haha
hi @Mario, do you know what is the rack heigh from the video they demo?
@@woonminika4023 can’t say for certain, but looks like coop is using a 93” rack. But Rep makes ares for both 80 and 93 inch. Based on what I’ve read, there’s still plenty of range of motion and effectiveness with 80 inch
It's incredible that this is where we are in the home gym sphere now. Very innovative stuff from REP.
Coop, U NAILED IT AGAIN
I Love the way U found out what U wanted to do and U became the Best at it.
Your reviews hit every detail of the product U are reviewing and man U are fun to watch.
U seem to be just like a lot of us guys who do not compete but just love lifting weights and U relate so well to your viewers. I'm really Glad we have U out there showing and teaching us about all the products. Thnkx Man
I'm a new subscriber and fan of this channel and I'm impressed with what I've seen so far. I love your knowledgeable, in depth, no Bull Shit, No Self Serving Sales pitch equipment reviews and I most definitely would love to see a comparables video on the Rep Ares.
Rep is putting out better quality than rogue these days huh.
💯Rogue is just sitting back and letting their fanboys do their marketing and selling. With that mindset, they lose in the innovation race and disregard their customer service.
I don’t know about quality but definitely better innovation, absolutely. I definitely wish I had the option to add something like this to my Rogue monster 4 post but Rogue is completely stagnant. They buy other equipment companies but are doing nothing to bring more value and innovation to big expensive products people have already purchased (vs Rep). I’d swap my Rogue in a heartbeat for this.
Just wait for Rogue to do this better.
@@jasonburns6411 That's going to be a long, long wait. Rogue has the same exact accessories available for their Monster racks than when I bought my 4 post ~3-4 years ago.
That said, I hope they adjust to the competition as they are officially getting lapped by Rep with this product.
Now this is one of the super expensive pieces you have reviewed that I could see saving up for. This is a pretty rad piece of equipment.
I’m not gonna lie this is one of the best equipment review I’ve seen thus far and im totally sold! Please keep up with the videos! Love the input!
You can definitely move to benching on the front uprights if you need to, you have a potential 620 lb counter weight and a 900+lb rack, would be highly skeptical of it somehow tipping unless you're pushing massive weights.
And if you really want to be safe you could probably throw on the Front Foot extensions to feel extra safe.
True
Wow, thank you Coop, and especially thank you REP for this product. I´ve been waiting and excited for your review for a while. It´s truly an amazing product. Really looking forward to the day when REP going finally expand to the UK and I am will be able to build my entire REP Fitness PT studio/home gym and get to use this phenomenal product.
Thanks for putting this out. I've been eyeing this for a bit, so a few weeks ago I started taking down my DIY pulley system from my rack every time I use it so my wife gets frustrated setting it back up when she goes out to the garage. It's a long game and soon I'll hit her with, "You know we could solve this issue with one of these ..." When it comes time I'm just gonna show her this video, so thanks!
LMFAO. Brilliant. Keep us posted.
Very astute points about the width of the rack and how the cable stack protrudes. So much to love still!
This is exactly what I need for my garage gym. Great review.
This is vintage Coop! I enjoyed seeing the excitement over this piece of equipment.
Comparing the Ares to Prime's Single Stack would be very valuable.
Definitely coming - Coop
@@GarageGymReviews Would also love to see a review of their belt squat attachment with this.
I think a better comparison would be the Prime HLP.
This thing def. adds a lot of versatility in a small amount of space. It'll be interesting to see how this compares to the Athena for people's use case.
This piece is making me seriously consider swapping out all my rogue equipment for rep and thus saving even more space in my small garage gym.... great job on the review coop!
That would be the dumbest move of all time
I agonized about getting this or the rogue rm-6 with weight stack slinger. I went with rogue but it was a difficult choice.
@@cakeeater2368I personally don’t mind a rogue rack, rep benches and what not. Selling the rogue stuff would most likely pay for the Rep replica
Please do a video on the best attachments for the Ares. Thanks Coop!
They are getting the orders out. My order time line for the Ares is: order date 8/3/22 and delivery date is 9/30/22. Really looking forward to using this. Great timing with this video, it makes me feel a bit better spending so much money on this and the PR-5000. Thanks Coop!
How are you liking it?
@@WalkingLegacy I really like it. I'd say though being over 6 ft. I wish I could of had the 93" rack, but have a low ceiling. Oh and the D handles, like Coop said, they suck. Total Fisher Price feel to them. Also, I'm a novice lifter and I probably would of skipped the weight upgrade. One thing I did about a week ago was buy some 23" stainless steel chain with carabiners on Amazon for the low row cables. Makes it a lot easier to use it sitting on the ground. Hope that helps.
@@Relentless0neFPS Good to know. I am having a hard time pulling the trigger on purchase but I am this close to buying it. I can't decide between a full rack and the half rack.
Been watching your channel for a while now. Gotta say, the production value is really getting outstanding. Thanks Coop and GGR team. Cheers to your continued success!
they've been promising for over a year to have a version of Ares that connects to existing plate-loaded lat pulldown so that existing owners could simply add Ares in a most cost-effective way vs splurging on a brand-new setup that replaces what they have, but clearly existing owners aren't a priority.
Need a belt squat video for this asap!
Quit holding out on us Coop - you were in Colorado with these guys. Show us the Athena! Awesome review on the Ares btw. Thanks dude
Amazing review and impressive product. Definitely am considering trading in my Rogue RML-390F for a Rep rack + ARES. I made the mistake of thinking I needed the Flat Foot rack since I didn't want to bolt it to the floor. Rogue has invested no resources into making the rack compatible with accessories like the Slinger cable system and the Trolley Arms.
I wish Coop/Sam can do a playlist on step-by-step "assammblies" for the most popular racks out there (like REP ARES series, ROGUE, Force USA etc...). It would be (HIGHLY!) beneficial to the home gym community.
Rep is doing some amazing things! Very nice piece for the home gym.
Truth! I sold my Rogue Monster lite rack and ordered a Rep Fitness PR 5000 and Ares. Rogue just has nothing to compete with Ares right now.
I love this! It needs to be all clear coat steel, I love the 41” tremendous value
I will be waiting for the comparison with the Athena. Great review Coop!
If you're building this alone. Get a multi position ladder, and use powered ratchets. If you want to do it right you will have to loosen all the rack bolts. It took me, alone, about 14-16 hours to build. Well worth it
I want to see how the rep Athena and lat/low row would look and work together when it comes out. In my mind that would be the best build.
Also curious of the same idea... on their website visualizer, the rack + lat/low row looks awesome. Def wouldn't mind doing plate loaded lat/low row + selectorized weights for the Athena.
I dont think Athena and lat pulldown stack. That's why Ares
@@quackhead8938 yeah, might be right, it looks very congested on the rack and i can't imagine the athena fitting in between the 16"' cross members with the RBS there.
That was my thought: Plate loaded lat/low row and then Athena for the functional part. I think it could be a great idea to do a build up. I'm planning to get a 4 post with the lat/low row and then eventually add the weight storage and the Athena at the same time I think.
They made a new rear base stabilizer so you can combine
Damn you to heck!!!! Mine is partially finished due to missing parts. I'm currently waiting for REP to ship out the replacements.
I’m dreading the assembly a bit..
@@Wetterwet It's not hard. Just time consuming. I was putting mine together by myself. What is holding me up is missing plastic liners for one of the trolleys. But, REP is sending them.
Make sure you lay everything out and inventory first. Also, have your tools ready.
Their install video does help a lot.
Haha! I feel for you, man!
If only Rogue had a competitive option, I reached out in regards to get something similar to the Ares and their best response was either a Monster Cave or their Functional Trainer + Rack. Rep Ares provides the best overall value. Would like to see if Rogue would do something similar
can't wait for the comparison of other compact racks. especially reps vs prime fitness vs GeForce.
also would love to know if rogue or shrines jammer arms would fit in a primefitness hlp rack.
thanks love watching your reviews.
Couldn't this issue be resolved regarding the low row by buying a 3x3 attachment for your feet and chucking it on one of the cable attachments? Would be good to see some troubleshooting on that as well as a12 month re-cap on your thoughts. Love ya work Coop, GGR team, an of course ASambly!
You can't uses rogues hip thruster bench because they have different widths. With that being said they need to make a hip thruster bench or a leg attachment for the pull downs
Due to Coop's honest feedback, by the time I'm able to purchase one, all the things he complained about will be fixed. Thanks Coop!
I’d like to see this side to side with something similar from life fitness…. When you get to the $4,000++ price range, you gotta compare it to the competitors…especially if your rack is a wall mounted one, or just not compatible with ares, adding the price of a new squat rack I. The price
Can definitely do that. Have their top functional trainer as well as the Freemotion in house. - Coop
"I'm so glad they didn't like chimp out..." I lol at that bc it reminded me of my mom always almost knowing a saying, but mangling it. I love your page, been looking at it a lot. Great work!
Haven’t watched one of your videos in a while and notice the big upgrade in production. Nice job
Really detailed review 💯
Thanks Coop, great reviews
Waiting on Ares vs Prime Prodigy review. Thank you Coop
Definitely 👍🏼
I like your true and honest opinion of this equipment
I want to see how you figure out a belt squat option. Keep us posted!
Thanks for the reviews.. I’ve been researching home gym equipment for about a year now. We were building, so I had plenty of time to plan it out. This rig is hands down a win win for me. I do a lot of cable training and a lot of pre exhaustion mostly with cables. I don’t see the width of the cables as an issue. I prefer to do flys one handed so you can go past center and get a better pump.
I’ve been watching all your REP Fitness product reviews in the last few days, Oh and the flooring video. Lots of good info and tips.. I decided to go with the REP PR5000 6 post rack with pretty much all the attachments, bench and dumbbells with rack. and decided on 3/8” rubber roll flooring. Looking forward to getting it all set up.
your videos were a big help thanks.
@Coop can you show us the ideal setup of Ares along with iso arms? Is that even possible!!!
Finallyyy!! Love you coop
I was really debatig if I should get theses over traditional free weights. I'm glad I made the purchase. They are easy to use and hold on to. I like that you can do 1/2 lbs. It's quick to change the weight as well
For the functional trainer aspect adopting something like what can be found on a cybex bravo 450 would make it go wide (and narrow with everything b/n) but would increase the value... You'd have a true all in one FT replacement then
Good point.
Great review! So, a con you can work around (band pegs), assembly (only do it once and then the con is eliminated), low row pulleys (ok, that one is legit), accessories (not a con since you can buy other brands), no human to assist on the last rep (dig deep and stop being a quitter).
Really great overview and it's nice to see Sam get in on the action by himself on camera regarding assembly. I like how this review was divided up into various aspects of the rack and its use.
Definitely compare it to the Athena, and it’d be tough since you’d have to separate the front two uprights from your setup, but reviewing the Ares just as the “half rack” setup (shown when you mentioned the basement friendly 80” version in the vid).
Great video! Appreciate the detailed review. I’m curious whether you think this can be put on a Rogue rack somehow, and/or if you think Rogue will respond at some point to this offering.
Rogue does not have an 80" or 93" rack. Rogue's racks are 49" vs 47" wide. Rogue does not have a 16" weight storage option. The cable lengths would not be the right length, so they would not work.
My gym just replaced all their old barbells with REP Gladiators and they’re awesome. Not a bad company.
Great review! Super excited...mine arrives this Friday!!!
Finally, what we have all been waiting for.
do you think you could still use jammer arms with this?
For anyone looking on an update, they offer the band pegs as an option now.
They also offer a belt squat attachment.
Good job Sir. Well done
Good on you Coop. Another well done vid. Cheers
Me watching this with my $50 eBay cable pulley:
*interesting*
Great review... now please post an Athena review and comparison.
Great review.
Wish this was announced before I bought an Inspire functional trainer. I would love this to save space in my base, but it's just not practical for me to replace everything :\
Now... can you add the iso arms to this beast and have everything in one rack?
Really wish this would've come out before I got a regular functional trainer. It would be so nice to have a rack and a FT in one package to save space
Would love to see rep bring out a Smith Machine Kit- That would truly make this the best All in one trainer for the home. Till then the Force USA range probaly have the most options. Minus the trainer either the Rep or the Prime HLP are probably the best
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Well you messed my head up. I was about to pull the trigger on a G20 but you are so pumped about this Rep, do a video to compare. Thanks
Great review, thank you sir. Do you think it's possible to attach the high/low fixed cables to jammer arms for resistance? Not sure if the angles would be too off for smooth movement. I'm also stuck with a rogue for the moment, but want to seat this up against its back where my rhino is sitting.
Need to play with this. Love the idea! - Coop
First, let me say I love your reviews. You guys rock! Moving on to this review... This is a game changer and Rep seems to be doing a great job of stepping things up. I know from other reviews you've done that competitor attachments seem to fit with the PR-5000 as part of this setup. Will the Prime Prodigy attachments like their low row foot plate (which can really facilitate mid rows) and their lat pulldown seat work on the Rep PR-5000? Those are much better in my opinion for quick outside rack changes. Thoughts? thx
Can you attach the functional trainer cables to jammer arms?
I like the idea but the functional trainer trolleys are above the jammer arms.
I was wondering the same thing. Might be more advantageous to put them in the middle posts (6-post rack) so you can use high and low fixed- position cable attachments.
Same here! I was wondering if the low-row pulleys could attach to the Iso/Jammer arms with small extension chains. That could open up all sorts of movements with a different strength curve like Hammer Strength rows, Chest Press, Leg extentions. Missed opportunity?
There should be a comparison between this and the Rogue Monster/Monster Lite Cave!
I have a Rogue RML-390F Monster Lite Rack. Will the ARES be compatible with it if I got the 4 post style? Great vid!
What rack depth do you recommend for a basement home gym? I have a good amount of space but would you say 30 or 41? I want to do Incline bench with my squat rack and will be built with the ares. What do you recommend?! Thanks!
Bro..instead of using the low row from the back...knowing that proper seated cable rows,the cable needs to be roughly chest height...so just do low rows from the front of the rack using one of the sides as you can adjust the handle height. If it's not heavy enough I'm sure there's a simple fix (attachment)for that.
Crazy you can get this for 30% off now. Still would probably pay up for the 2.0 at this point.
I the innovation Rep has brought to this market. It’s gonna push Rogue to compete with something similar or better. But I definitely gotta change my wishlist to upgrading to a Rep PR5000 for sure.
I just purchased the Ares but wish I would have seen the Bodycraft RFT machine before I did. I love the adjustable pull pin safety's.
Can this fit in a 4 post rack or only works with a 6 post rack?
It will fit in a 16" 4 post rack.
Is the ares bolted to the ground for installation?
It's bolted to the rack, which makes the rack sturdier...it's not moving anywhere 😂
Can you squat with a barbell in this rack?
yes
Hey coop I've got a 6 post rack with 41" crossmembers in the front. My posts have weight storage on the back, rogue's jammer arms attached to the middle post and nothing on the front posts, I was wondering your thoughts on integrating the ares into this setup, if it is possible to have rogue's arms on the front posts along with the ares or if i would / should keep the rogue arms on the middle post, the only reason I am hesitant is that the space between the 16" crossmembers is pretty narrow to get into to move the jammer arms up and down with the weight storage there.
8:18 "it has a nice sound" doesn't play the sound :(
Awesome review video!👏
If you want to have a human spot in rack. Most can move the bar to front of rack. So that’s cool as long as you have space for bench out front and can get through the uprights.
Coop, I heard the floating pulleys in the rear of the rack twist a lot. Has this happened to you and is there an easy remedy??
Over time, the cable stretches and unwinds. In the beginning, I had the same issue, but worked it out with a bit of use and became no big deal. - Coop
You can connect the carabiner directly to the other carabiner for the close grip btw
Ares vs. Selectorized Lat Pulldown + Athena?
Has anyone tried the belt squat attachement with the ares yet?
Boxes sitting in my garage!!! Coop, you need to make a half rack, 4 post review on the ares.
I would think it would be no different from a 6 post rack, except you can't lift inside the rack and there would be no way to do incline bench.
@@markhalstead2386 You could in half rack mode, with spotter arms out front. Worthwhile tradeoff imho
@@greentube461 True. I was referring to inside the rack. You won’t be able to move far enough back to do incline bench on a 4 post Ares. It is only compatible with 16” cross members.
@Garage Gym Reviews, Thanks for the in depth review! What are you using for the assisted pull ups?
Just did a quick build on the site and if you don't have a cage it's about 4 grand for a 6 post model with a few attachments. That's a lot of money but it really is a lot of functionality too.
I hope Rogue makes something similar
Would love REP to expand to UK shipping! Any ideas when this might happen? Such great innovation
Is there a way to attach the jammer arms as well ?