REP FT-5000 V2 Functional Trainer Review - I Need More!

Has REP continued their streak of innovations with the updated FT-5000?

0:00 - REP FT-5000 V2 Functional Trainer Review
0:51 - Overview
2:36 - REP FT-5000 v2 Dimensions & Footprint
5:52 - Uprights and Trollies
8:33 - Missing Design Refinements
9:15 - Pulley Materials
12:39 - Weight Stacks & Cable Ratio
16:10 - Multi-Grip Pull-Up Bar Design & Materials
17: 21 - Accessory Storage
18:40 - Assembly Process & Difficulty Level
22:30 - How Does the REP FT-5000 v2 Stack Up to the Competition?
25:05 - Final Thoughts

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[BasementBrandon]

Pumping out the content. REP has been really pushing the needle forward across their portfolio.

[johnpeters]

Awesome unit/easy setup. I had a completely different experience with the assembly of this unit. I suspect this review was done with a very early unit and REP Fitness has taken feedback and made adjustments. Super impressed with the ease of installation and set up as well as the quality of this trainer. Came in a standard uline wood packing crate - just bend the tabs back to open. Plan to spend some time to unpack, unwrap, inventory, and organize the parts. Everything will go faster if you do. Once the parts were organized, it took 2 of us about 3 hours to fully assemble. Very straightforward - no issues. I had read reviews discussing the difficulty of installing the cables and hole alignment issues. My unit came with the cables already installed. I had no issues with aligning bolts into holes. Everything went surprisingly smoothly. Also, I checked the welds based on this review - they all look reasonably clean - again they probably got an early production unit. Exceeded expectations.
I'm just starting to do workouts with this FT. It's been a game-changer in terms of creating much better workout routines - more variety, more eccentric move options, more isolation opportunities, great for rehabbing (I have a shoulder issue). Silky smooth operation. I'm 65. Long term fitness fan. 6', 175lbs. The compact footprint and height of this unit are perfect. The footprint was a big driver for me because I only had a limited floorspace section of my garage to put this in. By the way this is 58" WIDE - NOT 68" - the Rep Fitness website is correct (vs. this review). I like doing pullups as part of my workouts. My only complaint is I wish the pullup handholds offered a better shoulder width neutral grip position (helps avoid shoulder and elbow issues). Overall very happy with this product. Honestly, for basically the price of a Peloton, this is a great addition for anyone doing strength training.

[Matt-pbgv]

Coop went in on it! Always thankful for the integrity and honesty, reasons this channel is my go to.

[buckleydowdle]

@RepFitness- here is a free one:
Take this and add a single arm to each side that rotates 180 degrees horizontally (and locks in) so we can adjust the WIDTH of exercises along with the height. Like a vendetta strength jammer arm turned 90 degrees, and the handle attachment point at the end.
It would allow you to shrink the footprint in, but still allow enough width for chest flys.

[CoCody_]

I want these companies to make more budget friendly dual arm functional trainers. The prime fitness dual arm functional trainer cost $6k rep has their horizontally fixed trainer for $2k. It doesn't cost $1, 000 to create 1 arm.

[ulrikvonliektenstein]

Hey Coop. Long time fan. Just wanna say I wish you use the machine/product more in future reviews. Lately, it’s been a lot of you talking while sitting down, with a lot of B roll. That is nice and all, but I think we need more use of the product in real time :)

[GeorgeTheGreekTD]

Great video Coop! Would love to see something on the Rogue FT-1.

[MotoMatt]

I absolutely love REP Fitness. Good people and good products. Top notch. This may end up in my garage soon.

[richardjennings]

11 minutes in, and Coop convinced me that the Athena is probably the best route for me. Thanks Coop.

[jwhudson]

I love rep but this review was BRUTAL 😂 Coop doesn’t hold back and I love it

[tactech]

Love my Inspire FT2 for home gym has it all !

[FreddyMacT]

literally just ordered this FT 3 weeks ago, it's been really great and comparatively with the price vs others, I don't think I could've gotten better value.

[gooji]

I've seen you mention the prime fitness single stack many times and would love to see a full review on that!

[jacsbein]

Rep should just pair the Athena w/ their in-rack storage shelves & use angled brackets & wider front crossmember w/angled attachment point to widen out the front posts, similar to Rogue’s FT-1 functional trainer design.

[tryenss]

Okay hear me out, crazy idea that would be crazy expensive. Would solve the inrack cable problem with the cable arms being so close.
What if you make jammers arms that the cables could feed thru and then could lock into position in the transverse and frontal planes when you want to use the cables. that way they would act as jammer arms when you aren’t using the pulleys but then could be positioned like free-motion duel cable stack when using the cables

[timl]

Seems like you could get two Bells of Steel cable columns with stacks, connect them with a cross member (or just bolt both to the wall) and you’ll get a functional trainer that is wider, with more versatility (because it works with BOS rack attachments), a heavier stack (because you can switch from 2:1 to 1:1), for a roughly similar price. That’s probably the way I would go at this price point if you needed a functional trainer separate from a rack.

[roybabcock]

Love to see the hoist mi6 or mi7 reviewed by you!

[scottywood]

Might be the rest of the world saying use the metric system... move with the times coop😂 love the reviews, keep them coming

[tarell]

Totally agree on the weight increments. Just look at the metric (kg) too, they are not in even numbers.
Yes please, "coop-ify" the storage on them, would LOVE to see that.


Thank you for another great review.
You're really helping me figure out what's worth and not worth looking at for my own home gym.

[adrianbillionaire]

Thanks for the awesome review. I was feeling a bit pissed because I bought the first version of the ft 5000 and they unveiled this newer one. Now, I don't feel Iike I missed out on much. But, I have to admit I'd like the extra pulley height.