The BodyCraft Jones Club Machine is the next generation of Smith machine! BodyCrafts revolutionary 3-D technology allows movement in two planes! The innovative Jones Club features Bar Hooks and Safety Spotters that follow your every move! The industrial grade LM25 linear bearings and hardened steel guide rods ensure smooth natural and unrestricted user-controlled exercise. Now you can move up and down forward and back both securely and effectively. Or lock the system into place for more traditional Smith exercises. Because the bodys natural movements can be utilized within the Bodycraft Jones Club Machine all free weight exercises can be performed.And this sophisticated fitness equipment features 10 gauge steel construction for superior durability and strength. Safer and more effective than any Smith machine or Power Rack on the market the Jones Club Machine from BodyCraft crushes the competition.

• Jones Club Dimensions: 55in W x 44in L x 83in H / 500 lbs.


• Constructed of 3in x 3in 10 gauge steel


• All moving parts glide smoothly on industrial grade LM25 linear bearings and solid hardened steel guide rods


• Bar hooks suspended atop heavy duty dampening springs


• Next generation of a smith machine! Safest Free-weight device ever made for the solo lifter!

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Good device

The LifeSpan Stretch Partner is a machine I use in conjunction with other stretching devices to maintain flexibility. I am 58-years-old and being flexible become more important each passing year. A person could do the same routine from the floor and without the machine but I have found that having it provides more motivation. My only complaint would be that this machine seems to be designed for a woman or smaller-than-average person. More detail ...

Overall a decent purchase

Pros:

Very solid. I am 6' 2" 230lbs and have been training for 15yrs and feel comfortable on this machine regardless of how heavy I go.



Great range of excercises that can be performed. the top attachment allows me to place the wide grip bar included in it and perform chinups. The footbar for seated cable rows also allows support to do situps.



Minimal footprint. fits in the corner of my bedroom.



Cons:



Sparse directions. I am fairly machanically inclined but had trouble with the direction which was basically just a diagram. The completion of the pulley system should have had it's own set of directions.



Too short for taller users. If you are over 6' like me you will have trouble with the range of motion not being long enough on back excercises. I believe in a very full range of motion and sometimes have trouble even at the gym though.



Friction. The attachement for the weight slides along grabs preventing a smooth movement as one would be accustomed to from the gym. I'd noticed the gym machines have a fitting for a gease gun to keep their weight attachments lubricated. I greased the bar the weight attachement slides along and viola it eliminated much of the sticking and the movement was better. Again no mention of this in the directions.



Overall I am happy with my purchase and use my machine regularly. If I could change one thing I would lower the seat 2 to 3 inches which would eliminate the range of motion problem for taller lifters.



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Junk

This is not a good machine if you can lift any substantial amounts of weight. It's a little unstable. The hooks that lock into the holes so you can spot yourself don't always line up very well and that kind of sucks when you've just tired yourself out and you want to rack it but you can't...More detail ...