Marcy Smith Machine with Bench SM-4033

I am a 45-year-old male with on and off history of weight lifting. I am recovering from a complicated forearm fracture 7 month ago, restarted weightlifting as part of my physical therapy. By now I have reached a level with multiple exercises where the weight started to be heavy - so, I was looking for something keeping me safe while I am working out alone in my garage. Not sure where exactly saw this machine online, but I liked what I read about it. I liked the Smith-machine part of it, as well as the separate pulley system with two height-adjustable handles, with the low-pull cable, and with the pect machine part. My only concern was the incline of the Smith-machine, but eventually I pulled the trigger. My heart skipped couple beats when (very fast) got an email with the subject "Unexpected problem with completing your order..."! And then my heart skipped again when I saw that the carrier will be FedEx (the email was just notifying me about multiple packages sent by FedEx), I had very unpleasant experiences with them for couple months now. However, the five packages showed up next day - thankfully FedEx left them without needing my signature (as they originally notified me). I guess, the boxes were so heavy that nobody would just take them... :) Because of the heavy stuff inside, the cardboard boxes have seen better days... but inside turned out to be perfect. Few minor scratches, but nothing serious (no bent or missing parts). I just want to highlight here that each of the 5 boxes were heavy (do recommend some cart or somebody's help if you need to carry longer distance). The included manual for assembly is extremely straightforward. I am no mechanic or engineer, but had absolutely no issues assembling the machine. Well, I had two minor ones: I switched the Smith-machine guides with the rear pulley guides; and I mounted some pulleys before looking at the cables - both of these were looser errors, easily fixable. It took me (working completely alone in my pace) approximately 6-7 hours/two evenings with the corrections of my mistakes. To avoid mistakes, I would suggest to always look couple steps ahead. An another suggestion: make sure that you assemble it where you want to use it, or at least very close - this thing is heavy (specially if you are alone). The assembled machine came out as a beast! It is massive and sturdy. I did use silicone lubricant for the guide rods - specifically the rear weight pulley was moving very hard/not returning to the base with light plates. The solution turned out to be loosening the lower and upper screws holding those guides. So far I have spent 2x 3-day cycles on this machine and I could not be more satisfied! The incline of the Smith-machine does not bother me at all while doing bench presses and squats. It is quite a liberating feeling that the weights will not pin me down even if my healing arm fails during the bench presses! As nothing is/can be 100% perfect, I could mention two things here: a lat pulldown attachment, and a little bit lower bench. I am too high to use the lateral side pulleys for lat pulldowns, and the bench is high to push my legs into the ground while bench-pressing. But these are minor issues, I have found solutions. I have attached a pulley to the middle of the pull-up bar on the top, and used an extra cable (both from Amazon) to the lower-middle pulley; then using the loaded Smith-machine barbell over my thighs to hold me down. For the bench presses I put flat weight plates under my feet. Overall, I am very satisfied, cannot wait my next session on this machine!

4/1/2020 Update: Cable flies are perfect on this machine, your pecs will respond very quickly. The supplied bar that attaches to both adjustable pulleys is extremely versatile for a variety of exercises: lat pull downs, tricep push downs, rows front raises. Give it a try and see what works for you. I posted a new picture with the bar attached. FIRST: if you do not see it listed here for the $1598 I paid, buy it directly from Marcy! The seller who has it here for over $3000 is seeking to take your money! Second: This is a very sturdy piece of equipment that delivers big for less than $2000! I am nearly finished with assembling the system. This is a preliminary review based on shipping, assembly and value. I will post an update after using the system for a few weeks. The assembly is actually very straightforward. As long as you’re comfortable using a couple of wrenches and reading exploded view diagrams you’ll be fine. Be patient, it will take time to locate parts between the different boxes and bags contained therein. If you have room to lay each unwrapped piece out do so, it could help cut down the assembly time tremendously. This is a high quality piece of equipment. The supplied accessories make it a great value. The foot plate for rowing is the main flaw I’ve found so far. It is a totally flat plate, not ergonomic for a natural foot/ankle position. I need to reach out to Marcy to replace two of the bench leg pads. One cover was punctured in shipping and two pads have permanent deep depressions in them from shipping. They’ve been out of the box for several days but haven’t returned to a smooth round shape. More to come after I finish the assembly later this week. UPDATE: Running the cables and attaching the pulleys is not difficult, tedious and repetitive but not difficult. The smith machine is very smooth and has a natural range of motion. A couple of issues I have with the system are the butterfly attachment and the foot plate for seated rowing. The arc of the butterfly motion seems too long. When performing seared butterflies I noticed I am reaching out to keep my arms in contact with the pads as I complete reps, as if the bars are too far away from me. I have just over a 6ft-3in wingspan and and never had this issue with any other seared butterfly. I suspect either the support the arms attach to is an inch or two too long, or the back pad needs a spacer between it and the frame it connects to. A significant enough spacer will force you forward enough to maintain a natural range of motion while performing butterflies. The last issue with the fly arms is that they touch at the peak of the motion. This will result in cosmetic damage to the ends of both arms over time. Simple fix is a rubber 2in sleeve over then ends of both arms but since that’s not provided, I will wrap mine with electrical tape. The problem with the foot plate is it is flat, not ergonomic for a natural foot position. Some of my photos will show the foot plate and the support for the butterfly arms. The Marcy customer service representative was very helpful when I called to request the replacement pads and some rubber end caps.

UPDATE: Marcy's customer service replied to my email and they were eager to help and resolved the issue quickly. Product support is very important to me, so I changed my 4 stars to 5 stars. Boxes arrived (5 of them) pretty beat up, but once I removed everything from the boxes and found no visible damage. The equipment is all very well made and I felt it was a good purchase. Instructions could use a little help, but the diagrams have been pretty easy to follow so far. At one point, I had to install the guide rod sleeves onto the guide rods. I cannot get them on even after filing the edges off the rods and spraying WD-40! I then tried gently tapping them on using a rubber mallet. That's when I noticed ball bearings on the floor. I emailed Marcy, but have not yet received a reply. I will update this once I hear from their customer service

After a lot of research on similar home gyms, I purchased this as it seemed to have the most bang for your buck. Assembly was relatively easy with the assembly instructions on YouTube. I used a battery powered impact gun and t-handle Allen wrenches to make assembly super fast. Once set up this machine is beautiful, sturdy, and makes a remarkably small footprint for the amount of options available to you. In my first few uses, anything that utilized the cable pulley system seems rough, and I had believed I bought a piece of junk. But, after 6-10 uses it seems to have broken in and has become really smooth in its operation. For the price you pay, Marcy included so many little additions you really feel like you get a ton for the money. Its been a great machine that has everything you need to ditch a gym membership.

Seriously this machine has everything you need and more! Everything is high quality and I'm just so impressed and happy! Plus the company was amazing to work with and so accomidating as I live in Canada! If you want a great reliable machine I highly suggest you hit that button and commit!

Todo bien con el articulo, solo la comunicación con el vendedor no es buena

Muy completo, permite poner y quitar elementos para personalizar el entrenamiento. Ahora bien, requiere un espacio considerable para poder disfrutarlo. Lleva un tiempo montarlo todo, y es fácil equivocarse. Yo tardé una semana en hacerlo, y tuve que rehacer varias cosas, luego descubrí que hay vídeos en YouTube que te llevan de la mano paso a paso. Una llave de carraca (de varios tamaños!) es esencial. Al montarlo se da uno cuenta de lo brillante que es el diseño, y lo bien fabricado que está.

Pourquoi les poulie sont tel dur quand je fais du sport

Tardó en llegar, difícil de montar si no eres especialmente habilidoso o lo intentas sólo. Con dos personas se monta mucho mejor y si te ayudas con el vídeo del montaje, con paciencia la montas bien. Tras llevar dos meses entrenando con ella y someterla a cargas medias a elevadas, responde muy bien hasta la fecha. Las poleas a priori parece que soportan pesos importantes, pero hay que engrasarlas porque si le pones poca carga se quedan atascadas en los rodines. Le doy la máxima puntuación porque cumple, de momento, todas mis expectativas, aún manejando cargas elevadas; ni un solo crujido o tambaleo de la misma. Por ponerle un pero: la jaula es enorme montada, por lo que debes tener buen espacio (+ 20 metros cuadrados) si quieres entrenar sin sentirte agobiado ni darte golpes con la barra fija. El banco es grande también y algo pesado, pero resistente al peso del usuario(peso 100 kilos más el peso que le meta a las mancuernas o a los presses); levantándolo bien se transporta de maravilla con las ruedas que lleva.