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I bet you have had lower back issues in the last two years

I think every case is unique..Specific opinion on your site..After watching your channel for years I believe you are a very stand up person with morals and ethics and you present pieces of equipment and accessories that you yourself would use and find value in it..I think your viewers trust your opinion and comments..I'm not a techy person but I can imagine how much time it takes to put 2gether a good video..taking up time in your day when you have a full time job and a young family..I would have no concerns with you specifically getting paid to review a product that you genuinely found value in..I'm sure you wouldn't showcase something you wouldn't use yourself..Just by asking your viewers for their opinion it shows your integrity..If you can make a little extra coin for your efforts..do it..At 63 yrs of age I can pretty much tell if its an item I wud need..ir use..I pretty much keep watching your channel out of interest and for new exercises and ideas..Not necessarily new eqipment..keep up the gr8 work

Mike appreciate you making this video. It's definitely a slippery slope to go down. My friend Lon who has a RUclips channel LonTV doesn't do paid promotional videos. Most every video he starts out with saying this product I purchased with my own money and the opinions are about to hear on my own and have not been influenced in any way. Sometimes he does get products from companies to review for free (or they sponser the video) and he notes this in the very beginning, that his opinions are his own and the company didnot get to review video before he put it out. He's been doing RUclips videos for years and he's built a brand reputation that people respect his opinion and know that what he recommends, just like you we know the product is going to be good and he always gives his honest opinion as do you. I understand the amount of time it takes to get a video made especially some of your longer videos that's a lot of your time. Yes you make revenue on the RUclips channel but, you don't have millions of subscribers. Everyone has to start somewhere. I don't know if taking a paid promotional video would lose some of your credibility with some of your fan base I'm sure it would. Others probably wouldn't even care. Again it's pretty much a double-edged sword anyway you look at it. A perfect example there is a woman youTube fitness person I watch Dr. Ennis. She mostly does exercise videos for rehab very rarely do I ever see her promoting a product but she did a promotional video for AG1 supplement which she said she takes personally and really feels the product is benefit so she wanted to share it with her viewers. She received a lot of flack for doing a paid video which she divulged .She responeded to some of the negative comments saying that the only reason why she agreed to do the video is because she really likes the product and she had been using it for many months before she decided to do the video.

It’s pretty easy to avoid bias reviews, but people gotta make money, so I don’t blame them to a certain extent. And for anyone complaining about free stuff, I think there just upset they didn’t get it for free. God bless bro

I don’t like paid reviews. Definitely biased if they give you a product and give your honest opinion that’s totally different. If you like the product and you get a little commission for the product you like I think that’s fine as well

I appreciate you for not going down the paid review rabbit hole. It's easier to trust someone when they haven't been paid for their opinion.

Mike, reality is that we as viewers can’t have it both ways. Content creators have to make a living and expecting you guys to not accept offers is not realistic. With that said, so long as you are upfront and honest and as Coop says continue to “serve your audience first” you should absolutely look into opportunities. We want you to win too! No need to feel guilty for exploring other avenues. I don’t think you are likely to push something you don’t believe in and I know companies will still work with you without restricting you to a script.

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Ah Steve here from the UK.... When wealthy people purchase a rolls royce or other high quality car they are praying for quality and prestige ... I think the X3 is the Rolls royce of Bars ......examples are everywhere people don't bat an eyelid at paying for the latest model I phone...... Quality costs

I would not be surprised in the slightest if Speediance Gym Monster 2.0 comes with a tread base platform.

I use loop bands,that is the only way I can get any kind of pump with my total gym especially legs.

i first saw this thing back in 2021. The creator of the company is www.youtube.com/@adam_frater who is a calisthenics youtuber. when it first debuted it was half the price it currently is. i believe it was 250 and then a year later it was 350 and now its like 450. not sure why they jumped the price? but they said do to the inflation and stuff. but when they launched it back in '21 the world economy was at its worst, so i dont buy the new reason. its a super cool concept and the reviews i saw originally and up to now have all been pretty positive but personally i could never go for the current price since i originally saw it for half what it is now. also on a side note their customer service is said to be pretty lacking and they ship pretty slow. but who knows it may have changed since last year.

Im buying this. I was going to the IM200 with all the attachments and it comes out to about the same but this is easy to set up and I can use it outside too.

Very cool!

I want to get the isochain because of battery longevity but the website says it’s discontinued, is there no other way to order iso chain at this point? I can’t find anything but isomax

How tall are you

I noticed the mention in the last video and now this... I am an easter egg... lol. Weird and unfortunate about that initial F89. Sole has had a great reputation, for years, for good build quality and (just in case) great warranties. I had wanted to get an f65 or F85, specifically, for years before finally getting an F65, and it has been fantastic with zero issues (and I definitely don't baby it). However, the heart rate monitor is junk. I wear a Tactix 7 Pro nearly 24 hours a day. It's shockingly accurate. I will sometimes be running up a steep incline with a weight vest on and my Tactix is showing a heart rate of 160bpm... then 170... then approaching 180 before I finally back off. The F65 built in monitor? It assures me that my heart rate is only in the 80s or 90s, lol. Comically bad.

I have this bike and am not sure I have it set up properly. Even with the no resistance (punched the red button), there is a lot of tension. I'm recovering from knee surgery, so sometimes I just want to move my knees without much tension. It's my first spin bike. People have told me to be careful when I stop pedaling because the wheel may keep spinning. Mine does not. It is never totally slack. I tried writing for support but haven't gotten very far. Somebody suggested checking the clearance and the ball bearings, but I'm not sure how to do that without precise instructions. Any suggestions? Thank you!

I thought I might need to consider indoor cardio last summer when Canadian wildfire smoke reached the Northeast. Other than that, I hope to never own cardio equipment except for sneakers, jumprope and mtn bike.

Free weights are better; however, something beats nothing any day. In a perfect world everyone could have a gym membership and always have time to get there or better yet have a fully equipped home gym. I have dumbells barbells and kettle bells but my heavy bands help me use really heavy resistance.

Mike, I can't with you 😂. "Seventh layer of hell" and the damn fan might work 🤣🤣🤣. Also, just as a long term viewer on my part, it looks like you are subconsciously going back to your origins of a beginning gym person but wanting to see if you can max out a commercial gym space in your garage space. Just my thoughts and I could be wrong.

I love the TG. Along with calisthenics and bands it works well, especially for older lifters....no joint pain. However leg exercises are not ideal for gaining size and strength. The key is time under tension. Sliding trainers make people flow through the movements. No.....slow down the cadence and you will feel the.muscles work. If you wanna be a.pro body builder then no the TG is not for you. It's great to just stay in shape. Don't forget proper diet with added protein intake

Only an IDIOT pays 1,500 for METAL. Yall are the reason the MARKET price is going up. STOP PAYING for OVERPRICED $h!t. Its messing it up for us broke folks.

My pick is Reebok treadmill (4hp, 12mph, 15 degree incline)…amazingly simple, has touchscreen buttons (I absolutely hate touchscreens) but has old school buttons. Not crammed full of tech features I have zero use for (along with the price mark ups that come with frivolous tech features) Walking treadmills still relatively new…cool seeing some advancements in max speeds. Mine that is collecting dust only maxes out at 4mph (total let down if you want to jog, run, zone 2 train)

do you ever do any stationary bike riding? theres a really cool video game called Zwift that you can play while riding and you can do races with other players a stationary bike + power meter pedals + clipless cleats are all you need

Both are amazing but the walking pad is definitely a space saver. I think I’m gonna get it for my next home gym

To repeat what I've said in the other video; I do use this and find it to be a handy tool that can be done anywhere. I feel I get some good results with it, though I have some critiques to give; I wish there was a noise system that lets you know that the balls are reaching far enough and when they are going off the mark to let you know how many reps you can do with the weight you've set it on. I feel like maybe instead of the words being printed on it, they can be engraved on in case the print wears off and you can still see the numbers. For the Green Giant and Black Beast, I feel like the two sliders should be connected together instead of being separate to make it more convenient. Also, more options for leg exercises would be great.

I enjoy my Titan Fitness Wall Mounted Pulley Tower (Tall) but I have to load the plates (I'm lazy). There is a convenience factor in a stack but not for 3x the price and that stack doesn't have small enough increments. Mine doesn't have foot plates, but this gives me an idea. Thanks for a great review.

X3 bar and foot plate using resistance bands works

love these interviews!

Really enjoy your videos. One issue I found with my XLS was the amount of slop or play on the top casters to the glide rails. There is so much play that the outer guides on the board catch on the end of the glide rails on the down stroke on exercises like a squat. I remedied this by cutting the long outer caster spacer 1/8" shorter and adding 1/8" thick washer on the outside of the short inner spacer next to the caster. Did this on both sides. Now the play on the casters to the glide rails is the same as it is on my small frame total gym. (About 1/8" on both casters)

TOO MUCH MONEY

Great instruction! Valuable information...

This machine seems like a hybrid between a TRX and a FT…good blend of being suited for isolation (FT shines here) and compound/gold standard body weight lifts (TRX). Overall though, seems like a TRX would have more options for lower body lifts (hell, I still like using mine for sissy squats, pistol squats even owning a squat machine)

I haven't used my Total Gym much; I'm someone for whom it hasn't clicked. I like the gym, at home I use some kettlebells and dumbbells...the Total Gym is in the way. However, you effectively telling me to not expect much out of it for legs -- that was an epiphany. I think you're right; stick to it for upper body, do something else for legs. I was wasting my time trying to do the "whole body" exercise....

Think I spent around $275 used for mine I bought in the late 90s and had to drive 50 miles to get it. It was a little newer than this one that was white and had a digital speedometer and timer. At the time I wanted the new (at that time) version which was a cool modern charcoal grey and black and they were going for over $1000. About 10 years later my sister was looking for something for her place and we found her one of those old gold ones for like $100. Hers is even older than the one in this video as you have to wind up the timer. haha

Where'd you get those magnetic weight plates and the harness belt you were wearing while doing squats?

The Total Gym helped me regain my active lifestyle after major spinal surgery in 1991 and recently helped me avoid shoulder surgery. The system works, especially if you use it regularly.

I watched the TG infomercial a few weeks ago on Comedy Central. Probably been about 30 years since I watched one. A few hours later, I had the thought that I don't think they said the price once in the 1/2 hour. I haven't rewatched to confirm yet. But I do wonder how many grandmas order from QVC, think they will easily fold it up, intend to return it, and never do.

I saw a video of you earlier about 4 hours ago, i got on marketplace and actually found a 2022 model Fit for $60. Just got home and gonna put it thru the first session, for the price i got very lucky as it has the squat plate and wing attachments.

I do use this and find it to be a handy tool that can be done anywhere. I feel I get some good results with it, though I have some critiques to give; I wish there was a noise system that lets you know that the balls are reaching far enough and when they are going off the mark to let you know how many reps you can do with the weight you've set it on. I feel like maybe instead of the words being printed on it, they can be engraved on in case the print wears off and you can still see the numbers. For the Green Giant and Black Beast, I feel like the two sliders should be connected together instead of being separate to make it more convenient. Also, more options for leg exercises would be great.

the x 3 guy is a complete huckster. Anyone that says free weights is a waste of time is either clueless or a bs artist.

Great review, Mike! Do you know if vandetta adapter will work with these arms?

I picked one up a couple of years ago after seeing your videos. It's so easy to just hop on and get a good workout in a short amount of time. I think that's why its the only equipment I can stay consistent on.

It's very good video

"Hi Mike, could you please let me know where I can find the handle attachment you're using with the Total Gym GTS? I noticed it at the 6:39 timestamp in your video. Thanks!"

"Hi Mike, could you please let me know where I can find the handle attachment you're using with the Total Gym GTS? I noticed it at the 6:39 timestamp in your video. Thanks!"

yet again. great video mike and you’re looking good man. kinda like arnies special ops crew in predator. have been going though your older follow along workouts recently. have been mixing it up with pacing of the reps are feel of the exercises. definitely makes a difference to me anyway on the Total Gym and something i think that probably gets overlooked on the TG as a way of keeping things fresh and interesting for the body. anyway godbless and keep on truckin

“Not the best thing without some coaching…” Applies to anything else as well, though gym-goers don’t want to admit it.