
For people who like to work out together, reviews recommend the BodyCraft X2 Family Xpress, which features two 200-pound weight stacks and three exercise stations (plus an optional fourth). It comes with an adjustable-position cable system for dumbbell-type exercises, an abdominal crunch station, and a leg press with resistance up to 400 pounds. The seats are fully adjustable to accommodate users of different heights, and most reviewers say the BodyCraft home gym is a very good investment. There's no deck for working pectorals, but one reviewer prefers cable arms for their versatility anyway. The BodyCraft X2 home gym takes up a lot of space, and reviewers say the assembly process is a huge headache -- the gym comes with more than 150 individual parts. If you don't need two weight stacks or can't spend this much, consider the Body-Solid EXM1500S (*Est. $950). It only has one 160-pound weight stack, but owners say it's a solid value.
In general, reviews are scarce for home gyms, but we found decent reviews for the BodyCraft X2 gym at Home-Gym-Review.com and ConsumerGuide.com. Neither of the reviews is especially timely, however, and there's no indication that the gym was personally tested. We also found a brief review at MadeMan.com, a men's-interest website.
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This review praises the BodyCraft X2 Family Xpress for its versatility -- as in sport-specific exercises -- and adds that staff members didn't want to stop playing with it. Reviews are done by industry experts, but testing methods are informal.
Review: Body Craft Family Xpress 2 Stack Home Gyms, Murray G. Hughes
2. MadeMan.com
MadeMan.com recommends the BodyCraft X2 as one of the top five home gyms, but the analysis here is rather superficial. Editors like that more than one person can use the BodyCraft X2 home gym simultaneously, and they say it targets every muscle group.
Review: 5 Best Home Gym Machines, Aric Mitchell, April 17, 2010
ConsumerGuide.com provides a brief single-product review of the BodyCraft Family Xpress home gym, giving it the highest possible rating for performance and ease of use, with slightly lower ratings for features. Though it rates lower for value, editors still judge it a best buy -- but many of the other 36 home gyms reviewed here get a similar recommendation, and testing isn't documented.
Review: Expert Review: BodyCraft Family Xpress, Editors of ConsumerGuide.com, June 16, 2005
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