REP FT-5000 V2 Functional Trainer Review - I Need More!
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- Опубліковано 4 чер 2024
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0:00 - REP FT-5000 V2 Functional Trainer Review
0:51 - Overview
2:36 - REP FT-5000 v2 Dimensions & Footprint
5:52 - Uprights and Trollies
8:33 - Missing Design Refinements
9:15 - Pulley Materials
12:39 - Weight Stacks & Cable Ratio
16:10 - Multi-Grip Pull-Up Bar Design & Materials
17: 21 - Accessory Storage
18:40 - Assembly Process & Difficulty Level
22:30 - How Does the REP FT-5000 v2 Stack Up to the Competition?
25:05 - Final Thoughts
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Pumping out the content. REP has been really pushing the needle forward across their portfolio.
Now if only we can get a taller rack out of them to match Rogues tallest option
@@andrewvanbezooijen5181 yea, 85 inch is too short and I wished make a pro version that is wider and taller, 93inches is a good starting point - most ceiling height is 8ft because of the drywall standard size.
Coop went in on it! Always thankful for the integrity and honesty, reasons this channel is my go to.
Awesome unit/easy setup. I had a completely different experience with the assembly of this unit. I suspect this review was done with a very early unit and REP Fitness has taken feedback and made adjustments. Super impressed with the ease of installation and set up as well as the quality of this trainer. Came in a standard uline wood packing crate - just bend the tabs back to open. Plan to spend some time to unpack, unwrap, inventory, and organize the parts. Everything will go faster if you do. Once the parts were organized, it took 2 of us about 3 hours to fully assemble. Very straightforward - no issues. I had read reviews discussing the difficulty of installing the cables and hole alignment issues. My unit came with the cables already installed. I had no issues with aligning bolts into holes. Everything went surprisingly smoothly. Also, I checked the welds based on this review - they all look reasonably clean - again they probably got an early production unit. Exceeded expectations.
I'm just starting to do workouts with this FT. It's been a game-changer in terms of creating much better workout routines - more variety, more eccentric move options, more isolation opportunities, great for rehabbing (I have a shoulder issue). Silky smooth operation. I'm 65. Long term fitness fan. 6', 175lbs. The compact footprint and height of this unit are perfect. The footprint was a big driver for me because I only had a limited floorspace section of my garage to put this in. By the way this is 58" WIDE - NOT 68" - the Rep Fitness website is correct (vs. this review). I like doing pullups as part of my workouts. My only complaint is I wish the pullup handholds offered a better shoulder width neutral grip position (helps avoid shoulder and elbow issues). Overall very happy with this product. Honestly, for basically the price of a Peloton, this is a great addition for anyone doing strength training.
@RepFitness- here is a free one:
Take this and add a single arm to each side that rotates 180 degrees horizontally (and locks in) so we can adjust the WIDTH of exercises along with the height. Like a vendetta strength jammer arm turned 90 degrees, and the handle attachment point at the end.
It would allow you to shrink the footprint in, but still allow enough width for chest flys.
Do it Coop! Diy a storage system!!!
Hey Coop, I feel like you unleashed on this FT with the call outs to REP, I love it and I love REP products. Please keep the honest reviews going. I had noticed in previous videos softer critiques of products, which I would then order and after using it, wonder why you didn't rip it apart or call them out. Thank you for producing content that is enjoyable to watch and not just a money grab.
Great video Coop! Would love to see something on the Rogue FT-1.
I absolutely love REP Fitness. Good people and good products. Top notch. This may end up in my garage soon.
Love my Inspire FT2 for home gym has it all !
I've seen you mention the prime fitness single stack many times and would love to see a full review on that!
Waiting for review of the Torque F9 Functional Trainer. I remember seeing a teaser many months ago that you might do an in-depth review but haven't seen it yet!
Rep should just pair the Athena w/ their in-rack storage shelves & use angled brackets & wider front crossmember w/angled attachment point to widen out the front posts, similar to Rogue’s FT-1 functional trainer design.
Hey Coop, great content! I had pre-ordered this and it’s currently sitting in my garage (not yet assembled). Any additional tips on assembly to help streamline the process?
11 minutes in, and Coop convinced me that the Athena is probably the best route for me. Thanks Coop.
Love to see the hoist mi6 or mi7 reviewed by you!
Thanks for the awesome review. I was feeling a bit pissed because I bought the first version of the ft 5000 and they unveiled this newer one. Now, I don't feel Iike I missed out on much. But, I have to admit I'd like the extra pulley height.
Hey Coop. Long time fan. Just wanna say I wish you use the machine/product more in future reviews. Lately, it’s been a lot of you talking while sitting down, with a lot of B roll. That is nice and all, but I think we need more use of the product in real time :)
Great video as always! Have you ever heard of Major Lutie Power rack? Saw it’s budget friendly with a lot of accessories with the power rack. Didn’t know if it was great quality or not. Looking to get a quality price friendly power rack this summer. Idk if you have ever reviewed it before I know it’s been out for a bit
That weight stack on this drives me nuts as well Coop. Round numbers!
Respect Coop! Looks like I’ll be waiting for a prime, freemotion, or tuffstuff
Looking forward to learning about the storage system, bud. Can’t wait to put it on my Life Fitness Dual Adjustable Pulley.
Also, what shirt are you wearing in this vid? It’s sick!
yes. please come up with a storage system or some ideas to fix.
Mine came with all the cables pre-run. The only one I had to Tage apart was on the stack itself. I put mine together by myself in about 2 hrs.
Okay hear me out, crazy idea that would be crazy expensive. Would solve the inrack cable problem with the cable arms being so close.
What if you make jammers arms that the cables could feed thru and then could lock into position in the transverse and frontal planes when you want to use the cables. that way they would act as jammer arms when you aren’t using the pulleys but then could be positioned like free-motion duel cable stack when using the cables
Hey Coop, I’m new to the channel. Awesome content. I couldn’t find anything about REP ARCADIA FUNCTIONAL TRAINER.
I think that you are right on in your criticisms.
I love rep but this review was BRUTAL 😂 Coop doesn’t hold back and I love it
Nice, Hopefully they listen to Coop! I love the idea of a stand alone functional trainer but the value for an Ares or Athena I feel is way better, especially after watching this review.
Yes, please give us a "coop-ified" storage solution. Planning to buy this.
Merci pour le test! 👍🏽
What's up coop , love your videos I would love to see you review the inspire SF3 thats sold at Costco. I know you reviewed the FT2I would like to see the Sf3.
I have v1 and totally agree with the terrible storage system. Please find a solution so we all can upgrade it. It took 2 people and took many hours to put together. Was frustrated at some point and definitely they can improvement in the future.
Have you reveiwed the FT Smith machine combo units? I am very interested in getting one of those.
literally just ordered this FT 3 weeks ago, it's been really great and comparatively with the price vs others, I don't think I could've gotten better value.
Enjoy it, beats out nearly every one close in price! - Coop
Would love to see you do a review of the Trak fitness Trackbar pro X and handles. They also make a rowing machine bar that's supposed to allow you to kinda row like you would with actual oars.
edit : the trackbar pro X is the one that looks like a rail, which handles can laterally slide on.
I want these companies to make more budget friendly dual arm functional trainers. The prime fitness dual arm functional trainer cost $6k rep has their horizontally fixed trainer for $2k. It doesn't cost $1,000 to create 1 arm.
I think that you should definitely show 'em how it's done.(with the storage) awesome T, bar don't lie
Totally agree on the weight increments. Just look at the metric (kg) too, they are not in even numbers.
Yes please, "coop-ify" the storage on them, would LOVE to see that.
Thank you for another great review.
You're really helping me figure out what's worth and not worth looking at for my own home gym.
Seems like you could get two Bells of Steel cable columns with stacks, connect them with a cross member (or just bolt both to the wall) and you’ll get a functional trainer that is wider, with more versatility (because it works with BOS rack attachments), a heavier stack (because you can switch from 2:1 to 1:1), for a roughly similar price. That’s probably the way I would go at this price point if you needed a functional trainer separate from a rack.
Hi can you recommend me which crossmember to buy? Website say they sell in pairs i connect them both to make even wider or use one?
Do you recommend the rogue cc-1 crossover that wide enough for cable flys? Or what about the rogue ft1? The cc-1 too wide so overkill?
I like the dead space on my trainer as I have is slightly away from the wall and then have my sandbags stored under the crossmember
Feels like the perfect video to get you once again to do a cable attachment video. Would love to see one on the range of attachments, D handles in particular (rogue, rep pro, etc) and Maximum Advantage Grip attachments. Figure MAG, what's unique about them and which ones you'd recommend if you only get one or two. And then maybe how they compare to some of the more affordable clones
I'd recommend the medium supinate first, then the close supinate (happy to keep going in order of use). The knock offs all feel a bit "cheap" in comparison and I really like supporting an American made company. By cheap, I mean the grip / texture doesn't feel as high quality and I notice differences in the grip size and angle. The only ones that are "close" are the Prime...which are amazing and offer variability...but are expensive. I have all the Mag and all the Prime attachments for reference (weird flex).
Glad I went with the 2k Inspire SF3 for my home gym
Might be the rest of the world saying use the metric system... move with the times coop😂 love the reviews, keep them coming
the only thing truly wrong with the version 1 was the top pulley height which they fixed. yes it wasnt totally revamped, but it wasnt needed to be. they only thing that was stopping me from ordering the version one was the height and with that fixed i ordered right away (waiting on delivery) unless you wanna spend 5k on a free motion ft this is the best bang for your buck hands down.
Leg press/hack squat combo reviews please! Mine sucks lol
Working on getting them in! Any brands you want us to make sure we hit? - Coop
@@GarageGymReviewsforceusa makes one, could that be a possible review?
@@GarageGymReviews do the new compact Force USA one since it’s probably the cheapest option out there and then maybe some full size like body solid, Bodycraft F760, etc
@@GarageGymReviews would just make sure to cover the roller style for the carriage vs linear bearing ones so you can give opinion on feel of each
@@GarageGymReviews Would love to see a review on the Force USA one!
Brandon you ever review any of the French Fitness products? I'd like to see you review the French Fitness FFS Silver Dual Adjustable Pulley functional trainer.
I think a modular metal peg board system. Id love to store my CoC set spread out and monster bands.
Coop - would love to see some Powertec content. They’ve been in the home gym game for years. Curious what your take would be on their Levergym and even their functional trainer.
I 100% agree; please do a review on the powertec functional trainer deluxe, because there is no review on the internet for that piece by a person who doesn't work for powertec.
Need a review on the jacked up power rack pro functional trainer !!
I've been waiting for this one!
Edit: after the review I’m disappointed and might wait for the v3.
This is not the bulletproof isolator. LOL
Was hoping that
Still waiting! Won’t make my move until I see Coop’s review
I'm really looking for a budget leg press machine for my home gym. Are vertical leg press machines any good and can do a video on the best budget leg press machines for home gym?
Coop - what kind of joggers are you wearing? Thanks!
On the cable crossovers, drop the pulleys about 6 inches and get closer to the machine.
Get RX’D makes a storage racks with functional trainers on the sides. Please review it, I can’t find any online.
Please tell me how many mm the holes on the stack are !? Thinking I can just get a plate load pin in there to give the stack more weight !? Also is there a bar we can connect the two pullies with together for even more weight ?! Help
What is he distance between the uprights with the pulleys? How does it compare to the Arcadia?
It almost looks like you could invert the trolley handles and put on the opposite post so the handle faces down. Then assemble the actual pulley part to the handles
can you review the new Force USA Compact Leg Press & Hack Squat
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to lock in feet when doing lat pulldowns on a functional trainer machine? (Apart from buying a bench with a leg hold down pad)
How about the Atlas M810 functional trainer squt rack and smith machine.
All they have to do is add the weight stack and trolleys from the ARES and this would be perfect.
What are the width and depth dimensions?
I’ve seen like 4 different numbers depending on the review/sit ranging from 58-72 inches wide.
Hello. Im 5"9 with I think normal length arms. Do you think I could get good enough Stretch for flys?'
Scathing review!
I'm in Colorado and have almost all Rep gear. I think the reason this product is different than most of their stuff... I get the sense they didn't design this from scratch. Instead, they have a manufacturer just modify some existing thing that they make. Maybe even made in the same factory as the Lifetime one that it's based upon.
Time for functional trainers to get more innovative. I have seen a few innovative ones but this company called Atlas - models AL-3075 and AL-3101. As well, Inspire made a more affordable version of the FT2 called the SF3 with a built in Smith machine. These other ones are fine but don't really provide much more functionality as compared to cheaper models - maybe this Rep fitness one is a little wider than a cheaper model with a few more options for the chin up grips - doesn't seem to do anything else different from a basic unit.
Can you review Jacked Up Fitness All-in-One Functional Trainer Power Rack Pro based from Temucula California Jacked Up Gym?
What do you think of the French fitness fsr 90?
coop when are you gonna review the rogue ft-1? I need a coop review before I'm gonna shell out $6500, show us the the cadillac!
Review Leg Press/Hack Squat Combos!
It would be nice but I don't see that as a garage gym friendly piece.
I'm proud of you! Call them out!! 1.2
still prefer my xmark functional trainer! had their ft 5000 version 1. to short for my short 5'5" self and felt "cheap."
xmark working flawlessly going on 3 yrs of constant use.
Do they make squat bar supports for it?
Great review. Considering how amazing Ares and Athena are, this is definitely a disappointment. A good weight stack weight and I’d buy this now even with the wonky metric measurements but just too short. Even as good as Ares and Athena are, ALL of their products are too short, they need someone over 6’3” to work on the design team.
Have you ever tried the Eisenhorn gym? Reviewed it? 👍
What happened to the Titan Nemesis? That was cool.
I want that Shirt COOP! 🔥
Honestly, why doesn't REP make some angled crossmembers and a wider multigrip pullup bar with their Athena to give it that wider v-shaped traditional functional trainer footprint? Then you'd retain all the functionality of the 3x3 uprights with 5/8 or 1 inch holes (including height options) and they'd need minimal new engineering or parts.
Coop another fantastic video, I’d love to see a comparison of the Inspire Fitness Functional Trainer Models FTX, FT1 and CFT that shows the real difference between the models and if the prices are worth the upgrades.
We love our Inspire FTX, FT1 is definitely not worth the price increase. The only real difference is that FT1 can be expanded by purchasing weight stacks.
@@spencerd1079 FT1 is also slightly bigger. I got the FT1, and the stack upgrades. Worth it to me at the time.
Also, the price difference is only dramatic if buying the FTX from Costco. $1.3K is below what stores pay to even buy and stock the machine. Usually $1.8k. $1k difference is not worth is it if you don't care to be able to upgrade-
The current Smith system they have at Costco is the same price as the FT1. So, I'd recommend that ove the FT1 if someone had the space.
Basically, FT1 is currently a bad buy if you have the space or don't need to upgrade
I want to see rep do a prime/freemotion style FT
Hey Coop why not review the Atlantis NM 200 that is one of the best
Would love to see the force G6, much more expensive but more functional?
Coop always talks about every nut and bolt of the equipment he reviews, great video for GGR
Also loved the bobblehead thumbnail, give us more hahaha
Can you get a full stretch on chest flys??
How much do the weight stacks inc by
Please start doing reviews on powertec equipment.
Coop - why would you get this vs. getting the Athena or Ares. Just considering the value proposition here. The FT-5000 will always but JUST a functional trainer but the ability to build out and expand the Ares/Athena just seems like a better buy as an investment vs. getting a single purpose tool in the functional trainer. Just sitting on the fence right now debating what to get here from Rep.
My exact question, have you got any insight on this ?
@@adamfox1547 I ultimately figured it out just looking at the measurements and movements between the two. The range of motion is a bit more narrow or limited with the Athena/Ares. I ended up just getting the FT and plan to put the full rack in another room. The rack configurator options are basically endless but the price scales with your options and it gets out of control in a hurry if you aren't paying attention
I want to see you develop a new storage solution for it. Something like this....
That "Instructional Diagrams" need to go. Not for this audience. Replace that with wall control or pegboard so the user can define a storage arangement for handles, attachements that works for them. That lower set of "pegs" should be replaced by a flat shelf for dumbbells/kettlebells etc, and then a second one of those just off the floor. Add one of there standup benches to this and you have a whole gym that stores in a very small space, like the corner of a basement.
Do the storage system!
Looked into the rep functional trainers and immediately wrote them off for the weird weight increments.
Can you please do the rogue one!!! Pretty please
Nice "Bar Don't Lie" shirt
Nice review! I’ve never understood why people buy Rep functional trainers over Inspire and Bodycraft which seem to have much better finish for the price.
I agree with you 100% regarding the new pulleys. I was expecting to be greeted with the same nice aluminum pulleys that were on the Athena when I put mine together. Instead I was greeted by pulleys that were similar to pop can quality, wafer thin, and what I can only describe as worbly when they rotate. If I knew this ahead of time, I honestly would have went with the GF nylon pulleys. I'm looking into upgrading the "upgraded" pulleys soon.
You compare this to the Ares quite a bit, but the Ares is almost double the price even in the 4 post configuration.
Scouring UA-cam because I’m looking to buy one amongst many other things, the fact you said 4hr assembly has me turned off. If sides are already assembled why should I also have to weave the cable in through the pulleys???
one thing i like about this channel, they hit big companies hard to get their shit straight .. what i hate about it is that you give rogue a bit of a slack
The bells of steel cable machine pls.
Just a quick question - in your written review you say the front width is 68" but the REP website says it's 58". Was this just a mistake? I want to make sure I know the actual width before I buy. Thanks.
Same question. 58" works. 68" doesn't. Big difference.
I got a reply from REP. They confirmed the new front width is 58”. Direct quote “We can confirm that the front width of the FT-5000 2.0 is in fact 58" and not 68".” Btw the compact footprint for what you get and the relative quality of this unit is tough to beat. I’m 6’ and the extra height of this vs the FT3000 is much appreciated for pull-ups. I wish the assembly didn’t suck and it had a lower weight range for rehab. But all things considered this looks like a great option. I can fabricate my own pegboard for handles. I also don’t care that it comes with crappy handles. I’m going to buy the ones that work best for me any way.
BTW I ended up buying this product. Installation and assembly was super easy - 3 hours once it was unpacked. It came with all the cables pre-installed. I can confirm the unit is 58" wide (Not 68"). Great product!