Gym Monster 2 Smart Home Gym, Upgraded AI-Powered Home Workout Machine, Multi-Functional Smith Machine, Full Body Strength Training Fitness Equipment, All-in-One Workout Station

I’ve been using the Speediance Gym Monster 2 for a few weeks now, and I can honestly say it’s revitalized my home workout routine. This thing combines everything I need for a full-body workout.Initial thought on build Quality & Design:The build quality is exceptional. It’s solid, sturdy, and feels premium right out of the box. The design is sleek and compact, which is great for home gyms where space is at a premium. Despite being space-efficient, it doesn’t compromise on functionality or features. The machine has a professional feel to it.Rowing Machine:The rowing machine is one of the standout features for me. The resistance is smooth, adjustable, and provides a great full-body workout. I’ve used it for both cardio and strength-building, and it has really helped me increase my endurance and upper body strength. The rower’s design also allows for a natural and comfortable rowing motion, which minimizes strain on my joints.Incline Bench:The adjustable incline bench is a game-changer. I use it for a variety of exercises like chest presses, incline dumbbell presses, and even some bodyweight exercises. The adjustment mechanism is quick and easy, and it’s very stable even when lifting heavier weights. The padding is comfortable, and I don’t feel any discomfort even during longer sessions.Ease of Use & Versatility:The Gym Monster 2 is intuitive to set up and adjust. Whether I’m going for a heavy lift or a high-rep endurance workout, I can easily adjust the machine to suit my needs. The ability to switch between different types of exercises without having to move around a lot of equipment is fantastic. It really allows me to focus on my workout, not on setting things up.Final Thoughts:If you’re serious about working out at home and want an all-in-one solution that can handle a variety of exercises, the Speediance Gym Monster 2 is definitely worth it. It’s a top-tier machine with excellent build quality, versatility, and performance. Highly recommend for anyone looking to take their home gym to the next level!

This replaces an entire dumbbell rack, a C2/Rogue rower, cable machine, squat rack, etc. I use this mainly in offline mode to do HIIT weight training and cardio. I use the eccentric mode setting to ensure I get maximim gains in the least amount of time. I row daily in the free weight barbell mode with 95 lbs. concentric/130 lbs. eccentric. I use a wrist-mounted, universal interval timer (Gym Boss+) which has a combined tone and vibrate mode, and mainly use it for rowing in offline, free-weight mode. Sprint interval training rowing of 20 sec work and 10 sec rest for 7.5 min is the most efficient cardio workout. Any more than that and you wear your body out with free radicals and more stress on joints/etc.For squats, I use the belt squat attachment, since traditional barbell squats place unnecessary stress on the spine and increase CNS fatigue. The belt squat helps to avoid spinal injuries and combined with a good set of stable squat shoes (.75" incline, TPU heel, etc.), you can avoid knee injuries. Be sure to remove the platform cushioning pad to have the most stable platform as possible for squats (most squat platforms have hardwood on them to avoid any lateral movement in knees when lifting heavy). Belt squat machines are replacing reg. squat ones because they're safer and more effective. Squat University has great info on form.Also, I use Versa Gripp straps to train harder so that my grip strength for the day doesn't limit how heavy I can lift.This machine has silky smooth resistance. Watched some reviews that said this one has smoother resistance than the first model, so that's why I went with the Gen 2.Some reviewers also said the Gen 2 cooling fans are quieter than the first model, so that's another reason I went with the Gen 2. This machine is ultra silent, even when pulling full resistance.The overall sound level was another factor for me, so that's why I went with digital weights. This has ridiculous resistance with minimal motor whine to do stealth cardio/lifting with shared walls, ceilings, and floors.I went with this, instead of the Beyond Power Voltra, because of how compact everything is and the unlimited power on tap w/out the need for batteries. The GM has a small footprint in storage mode and it's very fast to set up and store to quickly knockout workouts. The Tonal requires a recurring membership and a permanant install, the Voltra requires a Power Rack (which takes up more space for similar GM features), and the other digital weight systems were either too underdeveloped or too large and made for commercial gyms.Since this is a precision, high-tech system (prob servo-like motors under the hood), be sure to use a quality surge protector/power conditioner to protect your investment and provide the smoothest resistance possible. For the 110 volt model, the manual says any voltage spike that reaches 260 volts can potentially damage the machine, so any lightning storm or power plant surges could potentially damage the machine. To ensure the machine never receives any surges and has the cleanest power possible, I recommend using a high-quality surge protector/conditioner that completely eliminates surges (SMP technology) and never wears out (doesn't use MOV surge protection). The best surge protector with this high tech surge elimination tech (SMP) and power conditioning at a reasonable price is the Furman Power Conditioner (PST-8). Another thing is that since I'm feeding the machine ultra-clean, conditioned power, this could be why my resistance feels extra smooth. Similar to how unconditioned power can create noise in audio systems and affect the sound quality, the same electrical noise may likely affect how smoothly the motors operate.Also, since digital weights are new tech that's still in the early adopter phase, expect there to be some issues that will eventually get worked out in updates/future models. During your workouts, use common sense and determine the level of risk you're comfortable with based on your current setup. I'm considering developing a manual "spotter arms" system as a fail safe in the event of a software glitch, bluetooth spotters/controls disconnecting, etc (I'll post my solution here later once I figure it out). All digital weight systems will have these similar issues though. And none of these home systems have the robust/redundant safety systems that you will find on airplanes. So the main thing is to use common sense, especially when you are lifting heavy.During heavy rows and similar exercises where a potential broken cable/attachment may hit your eyes, it makes sense to wear high-impact (ANSI Z87+) rated safety glasses. Accidents can happen and you only have one set of eyes. For example, the Liver King blinded himself in one eye when he snapped some resistance bands and they hit him in the eye. A great ANSI certified Z87.1-2020 (latest standard) with Z87+ (highest impact rating available) pair of safety glasses is the KleenGuard Maverick by Kimberly-Clark (established industrial brand and ANSI certified products). These are the best looking and certified Z87+ safety glasses I've found (w/clear or tinted sunglass lens options).Overall, I think this machine works great and provides more value than anything else currently. Speediance is the leader in the compact, complete-ownership, multi-machine home gym category. Eccentric weight is the future to accelerate gains and save time (auto extra weight on negative reps means you go at the same pace as the positive/concentric rep, instead of slowing down the negative rep with trad weights to make it harder), so this feature alone makes it worth it for me.It would be great to see a future Speediance model that has an even taller cable tower with a center cable mount and at least 400 lbs.