Body-Solid Pro Lat Machine

by Body Solid

Product Features

• Body Solid's Exclusive Lifetime, In-Home Warranty Provides 100% Coverage for Every Part, Including Normal Wear Items
• Commercial Rated for Light Institutional Use
• No Cable Change Technology Makes Transitions Between High and Low Pulley Exercises Effortless
• Comfortable, Multi-position 8" Foam Rollers Lock You in Position for High Pulley Lat Work
• Dimensions: 82"H x 60"L x 32"W

Product Description

Finish your lat workout, let go of the 48inch lat bar and grab the 20inch seated row bar on the low pulley and continue working out. Features included patented nylon bushings to provide super-smooth movements. Pop pin adjustments, foam rollers and bar holders for high and low pulleys add order and convenience to your workout. A seated row foot brace and diamond plate stabilizers add extra balance and security to the best lat machine on the market today. Includes Lat Bar and Straight Bar. Weight plates and Olympic adapter sleeves optional.

Product Details

• Item Weight: 108 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 941 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000M0J4OQ
• Item model number: GLM83
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,609 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #94 in Sports & Outdoors > Exercise & Fitness > Strength Training Equipment > Home Gyms

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Overall a decent purchase, November 29, 2008

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R. Richardson "radone" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Body-Solid Pro Lat Machine (Misc.)

Pros:
Very solid. I am 6' 2" 230lbs and have been training for 15yrs and feel comfortable on this machine regardless of how heavy I go.

Great range of excercises that can be performed. the top attachment allows me to place the wide grip bar included in it and perform chinups. The footbar for seated cable rows also allows support to do situps.

Minimal footprint. fits in the corner of my bedroom.

Cons:

Sparse directions. I am fairly machanically inclined but had trouble with the direction which was basically just a diagram. The completion of the pulley system should have had it's own set of directions.

Too short for taller users. If you are over 6' like me you will have trouble with the range of motion not being long enough on back excercises. I believe in a very full range of motion and sometimes have trouble even at the gym though.

Friction. The attachement for the weight slides along grabs preventing a smooth movement as one would be accustomed to from the gym. I'd noticed the gym machines have a fitting for a gease gun to keep their weight attachments lubricated. I greased the bar the weight attachement slides along and viola it eliminated much of the sticking and the movement was better. Again no mention of this in the directions.

Overall I am happy with my purchase and use my machine regularly. If I could change one thing I would lower the seat 2 to 3 inches which would eliminate the range of motion problem for taller lifters.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pro lat pulldown, December 20, 2011

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Reader 45 - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Body-Solid Pro Lat Machine (Misc.)

Firstly, be sure to understand this ships as 2 packages and may not come on the same day. I was not aware of this, most likely my own fault, but don't be alarmed if you get what you think is the machine and you are missing the two tall beam attachments. However, there is no tracking information so one simply has to wait till both eventually arrive.

Once all parts arrive putting it together is pretty simple. However, be aware that you must feed the pulley cord through before installing the pulleys. This should be intuitive but I took a second look and hope I am not the only one who paused at this point. This took about 2 hours to un-box, check the parts and put together. I used a ratchet set and surmise not using one would take much, much longer.

The pulleys run well and do not create an overwhelming amount of friction. So far both bars that were included have held up nicely (Some lat-pulldown bars are cheap and bend). I am 6'4'' 250 and the range of motion is fine for lat-pulldowns, triceps extensions, seated row, upright row, and curls. Also, because of the plates near the seated row, or where you would stand for curls, pushdowns, etc. the machine does not tilt, move etc. as I have read about with others. the only time I can't get a full range of motion is when trying to do behind the neck pulldowns, which i am not a fan of anyway. Also, make sure you position the seat correctly or it will feel short and bunched, I made this mistake when I first put it in not realizing my error. Regarding weight, this machine has proved to take at least 3 45lb plates on each side, I can't lift more at this time but it feels like the machine is sturdy enough to take more. Thus, this machine works great. One should, however, purchase olympic adapters if using olympic size plates.

Lastly, for what you get the price is well worth it seeing as the machine allows for many isolated movements without changing anything other than maybe the weight and a bar. It is worth it simply as a triceps pushdown and curl machine. I would recommend this due to is versatility and sturdiness. As to long term use I can not attest to as of now.

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the Money, December 21, 2011

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This review is from: Body-Solid Pro Lat Machine (Misc.)

Solid as a rock. I'm happy with my purchase of this piece of equipment. It's definitely gym quality, though most gyms (at least ones I've been a member of) these days have weight stacks. I couldn't justify the extra expense of the weight stack version at this time.