Beyond Power VOLTRA I - LONG Term Use Review

I received my first Beyond Power VOLTRA I back in the middle of 2023. I might have been the first “home gym guy” with one. It was a prelease version that needed a few tweaks, twists, and edits.

In early 2024 the team sent me the official release Beyond Power VOLTRA I, the same thing you’d buy today. We’ve been using and abusing, testing and taking notes for the past year to collect our ideas around this potentially revolutionary piece of home gym equipment.

My goal today is to look at my past year worth of experience with the VOLTRA I system and talk about the performance, the parts, the longevity and durability, you name it, with the ultimate goal to help you decide if this is the right purchase for your home gym, or not.

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Timestamps
0:37 - Intro
4:22 - Battery
8:23 - Cable
11:24 - What Does It Feel Like?
16:18 - 1lb Adjustments
18:35 - Tech and Features
26:41 - Is It Portable?
29:18 - Additional Considerations
31:18 - Durability
32:24 - Color Options
32:52 - Twin Mode
32:21 - VOLTRA vs FT2
35:45 - Overall Thoughts
39:00 - Wrap-Up

[Mrwatson]

If these things were $1000 a pop I think they would completely revolutionize the functional trainer trend in the home gym community. Incredible video, Brandon sent me!

[GlucksGym]

The amount of work that went into this is incredible. Well done Joe.

[ironleafgym]

Easily one of the more in-depth reviews I've found on the Voltra, thanks for your effort in putting this together.

[pretty.noodles]

Hard not to leave a comment on such a thorough work of art. Thanks for being substantially thorough- I’ll 100% go through that affiliate link if I end up pulling the trigger on a Voltra

[coltonkennelly]

First video of yours that I have watched. Phenomenal, extremely well done! Subscribed

[andersonhirt]

I bet in the next few years that Milwaukee, DeWalt, etc will come out with their own versions of this for a fraction of the cost and using batteries that can be shared with the rest of your tools.

[djbakasan]

Started with one and enjoyed it so much that I later bought a second about 2 months later. Initially it was to be able to do things like flys or attach them to a bar for twin mode. What I’ve been happily surprised with is how much I use them in tandem to be able to have two movements setup at the same time. Because it’s so quick to setup and adjust I now use them way more in this fashion vs anything needing/benefiting from twin mode. I probably use my Voltras 75% of the time over my dual Athena setup now.

[BasementBrandon]

Joe out here dropping 40 min videos and all i can muster is <60 second reels 😅

[aptn]

Loved the review and felt that it was positive with some understandable reservations. The amount of time and dedication it took to review Voltra was really impressive. Looking forward to the next one Joe!

[Dr_TattyWaffles]

Your best review yet! I think your point about tech in the home gym is an important one especially considering the nature of the industry, where inexpensive copycats are an inevitability.

[panic.attack]

As soon as you mentioned PT use cases, I thought, "Hell yeah, this guy has really thought about this." I recently had a bad wrist break and my grip strength is going to be hard to get back, and so PT is exactly what I have in mind for this.

[leftyrighty]

Amazingly thorough review, thank you Joe! Thank you for investing the time to try it out and to generate such a helpful review!
I love the versatility and upgradeability of this! Probably won’t be one of the early adopters as I got dual Athenas less than a year ago and that’ll work for me for the foreseeable future. But had I not just invested in the Athenas, I probably would be one of the early adopters.

[TheCarterHomeGym]

Wow! Very thorough and helpful review, Joe! These things seem to be game changers, but obviously, the price is a tough pill to swallow-- especially for two. I appreciate the time and effort you put into this video.

[CloaknDagger]

Super high quality review, great and in depth on a product a ton of people are curious about. Well done!

[MaratLevit]

Great review Joe. Covered everything I wanted to know about the VOLTRA I and the closing remarks are spot on.

[kql]

Nice review and great to see you bonding with your daughter, they grow fast!

[aptn]

Awesome review Joe! I also love having the reps and sets counted for me on the device. Being able to take this on and off my rack to keep the rack a bit cleaner was nice. I think being able to mount it on the rack, on the wall, from the floor makes a device that really doesn’t have a clear competitor right now. Loved the review man!

[fwiffo]

Very in depth! In a few years and price cuts, I could see these becoming very popular.

[timk]

Finally got around to watching this, great comprehensive review as always! Love what you said at the end about real iron vs tech. Definitely will be looking to add some version of this in a few years once the price comes down, but I would never want it to be my entire gym.

[DylanKJohnson]

Fantastic review mate! The end point with regards to tech in the home gym is also spot on imo. For a lot of people I think that is going to be the main sticking point.

Anybody who is even slightly technically inclined knows just how fast things advance and basically become obsolete. On top of that, most things nowadays are only built to last 2-3 years or until the next "newer and better" piece of tech comes along. Breaking that stigma in particular is going to be hard for a lot of people I think.

Regardless, great video and great work! Hopefully one day I can get my hands on one and play around with it! I can already imagine a number of uses for them in combination with my lever arms 😅