Hey guys, today's video is about doing a review on the Max Pro Portable Gym. Its an all in one portable gym machine. I highly recommend it to people if you travel a lot or have no space for a home gym.
I like the fact that they don't have negative resistance because there are limitless way to train with negative resistance. I can actually use this in between regular weight training to minimize injuries.
@@derm75 That's not true. When you release the cable on one of those machines and if you don't resist, the cable would fly back. That's negative resistance. Whether it's as good as free weights is debatable, but those cable machines do have negative resistance. Not so for the MaxPro. I've tried it, when you pull, you will feel the resistance. Once you stop, there's no force pulling you back. It's a weird feeling, but I do have a feeling that it could be easier for the joints. Personally, I wouldn't use it as the main training equipment, but it may be useful if you use it between two days of free weights.
I think if they would've added the eccentric resistance into this machine, then this would reach a much greater market as far as sales. I wonder in 5 or so years if this company will upgrade this device by including eccentric resistance? I hope so.
Yea I think the technology is not quite there yet. But I've used the Max Pro every single day for 11 months and I've got some great results from it. Definitely an A+ product for its size and portability.
@@selfhelp9175 so what has your experience been like with using this machine? How do you put on muscle size, and achieve hypertrophy with this? Are the cables easy to replace if needed? I've been looking into getting a home gym...Tonal, Speediance, or Vitruvian...all these are A.I. powered but not portable. Of course maxpro is an option as well.
@@kriskarl1333 just watch my videos. I personally bodybuild with the Max Pro with a sandbag everyday. It definitely builds muscle but there's an adjustment period in the beginning. Hope this helps.
Another reason there isn't resistance going down must be for safety. That way if you accidentally step off while during a heavy squat, the machine does not snap up at your body/face or something. This shouldn't happen with proper usage, but this prevents dangerous accidents that would have inevitably happened if there was resistance in both directions. I think the wheel resistance system makes it hard to create exact resistance so they put generic numbers on the dials instead of actual resistance weights because it will differ from unit to unit. I'm not sure yet, but resistance could also change over time... they machines actually get smoother with use but are a bit "bumpy" to begin with, which the company warns about in their instructions
Max Pro didn't "leave out" negative resistance; it requires an entirely different technology. Cables've been in common use since Universal's multi-exercise machine in '57. Resistance in both directions w/virtually no injurious accidents in 64yrs.
@@jacobperry3129 I don’t see any such videos w/a universal multi. Even if there are, “virtually no” = no meaningful #: If you found a dozen, factored into 100s of 1,000s of sessions in 64yrs: virtually none.
Thank you for that comment in your review about about no felt weight going back down. I feel that both positive and negative phases of movement are necessary for a more complete workout. I think I'll just stick with my resistance bands for travel (they can provide both pos and neg phases while being portable and light).
@@millmassive I have an old pair of Reebok triple-braided bands. Yes, they can build muscle, they provide crazy amounts of resistance. Though I will always prefer free-weights when I can (doing squats with heavy bands gets awkward fast).
@@millmassive I would recommend them, but I don't know if they are still being sold. I got lucky years ago and bought them at like Ross or Marshalls. Amazon does have some good options for triple-braided bands, I just don't have personal experience with them.
You mention no negative resistance, an aspect of isokinetics. Another characteristic: The faster you pull, the harder you need to pull. A very slow pull'd barely be resisted, if at all. Would you say that this is the case with Max Pro?
No I didn’t get it. The wall track system is awesome but it’s not exactly portable. I want everything to fit inside my backpack. Hence why I didn’t get it.
It's better than dumbells because it's portable. 300lbs of dumbells aren't. I'm 52 and have lifted every year since the age of 21. And, even without negative resistance, you reach muscle failure.
That was really helpful, man. I agree with you: it has its use but does not quite replace dumbbells. Resistance in the downward motion is also required to build muscles. This is definitely a good alternative when traveling, as you said. Good job, thanks for the video.
@@stoppernz229 In swimming you maintain tension as the water causing resistance is most of the time all around. Both positive and negative will build muscle a lot faster. Especially negative, but anyways, as a travel tool, this does build everything else. For home, not having the negative is a bug downside, but still better than not working out
@@SimpleAndyRock You do not maintain tension when swimming..... anyway keep my first comment in context.... I replied to someone who said you absolutely need negative reps to build muscle , you do not, it is false. Negatives reps are good, have many good benefits but that's NOT what we're talking about, not what my comment was about.
@@stoppernz229 you don't consciously maintain tension but subconsciously you do. Because water itself is a force of resistance. But anyways, I did agree you can still gain muscle without negative resistance. Just less, however. I may still get this thing as it looks killer for travel.
Hello. I'm very interested in the Max Pro Portable Gym. I understand that is not what your channel is all about, but you do mention this product often. That being said, how is the strength of the product when attached to the door AND the resistance is high (above the 20 dial). I've been trying to research videos of this example, but most don't show or talk about the resistance set during the exercise example they present. The reason for my interest is to see if the damage can occur easily to the product.
Contact them.about the rubber grip part coming off. They know this and will help fix it. Also there was a issue with bar bending for some on early models shipped. So if that happens, they will work to fix the issue.
does the "dial in" resistance weight exactly match the the weight of dumbells? does the resistance clutch wear out with use? does it provide the sam resistance going up and going down, the positive and the negative?
That fact the the negative doesn't exist is concerning and a reason I won't look into this thing. The last video I watched never mentioned it. I can see its usefulness but it's not going to replace much.
Can you please tell me where you purchased your one from? I purchased one through a certain site and I received something completely different and rubbish. It was a fraudulent site.
Hey, Dude! I'm from Korea! I'm also thinking about whether to buy this product, but there is no review of this product in Korea yet, so I'd like to ask you some questions! What is the resistance in the eccentric contraction process? For example, when I do bench press using Maxpro, can I get the exact resistance in the direction of gravity after pushing up the handle? In other words, can I get an exercise effect in the process of stretching my chest muscles? Or is the functional effect of Maxpro great even if it is impossible? I used a translator because I am not good at English. But please answer me. Thank you!
Yes. There is a 3 day break in period. After that, You will need to recalibrate it to make sure both sides have equal amount of resistance. But even with perfect resistance. There is 2 movements that are always choppy. They are barbell squats and barbell bicep curls. Hope this helps.
The bands are pretty solid actually. You only need to change them 1-2 years depending on usage. I've been doing some pretty solid lifting with these for a whole year with no problems. Hope this helps.
Look everyone a portable gym that can fit in a backpack. It is almost useless unless you also have an adjustable bench in your backpack as well though.... Your kidding me right?
@Dermot McNeill Unless gravity does not exist in your gym, what you say is untrue. The cable is attached to the weight stack. It has to provide resistance as you perform the eccentric portion of the movement.
@@selfhelp9175 there are two versions. One has bluetooth and it's more expensive. I'm not even sure what the point of the bluetooth is, maybe classes or something. Though I believe the non-bluetooth price has increased a little bit
