Question
Total Body Works Trainer
Have you tested the cheaper version of a “total gym” sold by Big 5 Sporting Goods with the name “Total Body Trainer” for $149? I was wondering about the stability of these and if they are a good bargain?
Answer
The gym you refer to as the Total Body Trainer is actually called the Total Body Works 5000 made by Weider (a division of Icon Fitness) that is sold by some big box and online retailers to hit that elusive under $100 price point that so many exercise equipment consumers get sucked into.
The Total Body Works 5000 is a sub-par machine with Weider branding that’s trying to capitalize on the popularity of the Total Gym and Total Trainer from Bayou. The sub $100 dollar price should be your first tip-off about the quality and durability of this machine.
The frame is flimsy and cheap, the glide board rails aren’t solid chrome, the handles are weak and it’s almost impossible to adjust.
The funny thing about the Weider Total Body Works 5000 is that the product isn’t even supported on their website, not a single mention of it anywhere! Are they trying to dodge the angry calls from people that want their money back on this ill conceived machine?
If you’re in the market for a glide board home gym, avoid the Weider (and Total Gym for that matter) and get yourself a Bayou Total trainer like my wife and I have in our training studio.
get the Weider Total Body Works from Weider.com on sale w/ free shipping
