I do think both the Handy Gym and Max Pro are a great step forward in the home gym market. How often do you have to repair the Max Pro as I am rubbish at repairing things. I am a carer so time is important to me.
I don't have to repair at all now. But if I did it would only take me 5 secs. Like I said most of the problems were manufacturing issues in the beginning. The only time you should take it apart now is when you want to change the cables every 2 years or you want to tighten up cables. If you do have any issues just watch my videos. Hope this helps.
looking for a gym for low impact weights had 5 rotator cuff surgeries. do it break easily? i was looking at the tonal but dont want that high price tag then a monthly fee. is this a good machine overall
After two weeks of owning the Maxpro, the rubber on the handles is getting tacky and sticky (potential sign of deterioration). I use the unit exclusively indoors in a space with AC. Hopefully Maxpro will consider using harder, more high quality rubber in the future.
You mentioned no other machine which doesn’t require power, I wondered if you had seen the Handy Gym. It’s small portable and doesn’t need power. Handy Gym also has concentric and eccentric which I believe Max Pro only has concentric. Might be worth having a look.
Yea just by observation I would still say The Max Pro completely smashes it out of the water. The handy gym seems like a royal pain in the ass to setup (you have to constantly tie it to an anchor point between exercises etc). You also can't do any of the traditional barbell movements e.g. bench press, incline press, deadlifts, squats. Which you can do with the Max Pro. Plus the resistance is very limited and must be placed in the center when using a footplate as opposed having the resistance placed on both ends like a traditional barbell. It's definitely not for me.
@@selfhelp9175 It was the fact that Handy Gym has eccentric as well as concentric which I thought made it a serious contender. I am worried about all the videos about Max Pro when you have to keep taking it apart. I am no mechanic so I don’t think the Max Pro is for me it might be over time but too many teething problems.
@@johnkeys8332 Yea I think you guys place way too much value on the eccentric phase. It's combination of years of hard work, diet, and training that is ultimately going to determine how well you will look in the long run. I mainly use The Max Pro with calisthenic movements and I have great body for my age (I also don't take steroids either). So I have realistic expectations of how much muscle I can gain naturally. Most people will only weigh 150lbs on stage after 10 years straight of lifting heavy weights at the gym. Not many people know this and when they figure this out. You can see why so many RU-vidrs jump on the riods and never come of them. Anyways I hope the handy gym works out for you.
I just sold my max pro on ebay for over $400. I didn't like it because it has no eccentric function at all so I much prefer the Handy Gym which I just got.
Received mine as a gift, maxpro won’t even talk to me cause I didn’t order it (don’t have order number or email address associated). Level 1-9 moves fine , 10 barely can get it to move and nothing after that. I have a short video I’d like to share showing you can you please leave contact info so you can help me since I have no other choice. Thank you!
