Intro to Survey
The last hot or not survey took a look at a number of specialty items for the gym. This list included reverse hypers, lat pulldowns, a leg press, and more.
20 Second Summary
- The Rogue LP-2 beat out the Monster Rhino Belt Squat (Stand Alone) for the top spot. These were the only two with over 50% voting “hot.”
- The budget friendly option (Bells of Steel Pulley) was no match for the other strength machines. Either was a compact leg press.
- The REP FT-3000, Vulcan Kraaken-Hyper, Westside Scout Hyper, and Plate Loadable Lat Tower from Titan all had over 40% voting “hot.”
The Results
Based on Instagram Story Voting, the “Hot Rating” is an average of the points per vote where:
- Hot = 3 points
- Warm = 1 points
- Neutral = 0 points
- Cold = -2 points
Therefore, the highest possible average is 3, and the lowest is -2. Below are the results.
| Rank | Item | Hot Rating |
| 1 | Rogue LP-2 | 1.76 |
| 2 | Monster Rhino Belt Squat (Stand Alone) | 1.67 |
| 3 | REP FT-3000 | 1.55 |
| 4 | Vulcan Kraaken-Hyper | 1.55 |
| 5 | Westside Scout Hyper | 1.42 |
| 6 | Plate Loadable Lat Tower from Titan | 1.36 |
| 7 | Bells of Steel Belt Squat | 1.17 |
| 8 | Reverse Hammer | 1.01 |
| 9 | Force USA Compact Leg Press | 0.61 |
| 10 | Bells of Steel Pulley | 0.28 |
Highlights
- The Lat Pulldown Towers have recently become a hot topic among home gym owners and the Rogue LP-2 impressed. For reference it was voted just behind the Rogue Echo Bike, which was voted on a few weeks prior. The LP-2 beat out the Plate Loadable Lat Tower from Titan by a decent amount, but even this Titan option had 2 times more hot votes than cold.
- The Force USA Compact Leg Press did not fair well against the competition. Most scored at least 2x higher, which is somewhat surprising. It did beat out the Bells of Steel Pulley though.
- The REP FT-3000 came in 3rd and beat out the Rep FT-5000 (larger version) from prior weeks voting.
- In a battle of reverse hyper/GHD combos, the Vulcan Kraaken-Hyper easily beat out the more budget friendly Reverse Hammer from Bells of Steel, which had the most “warm” votes of all. The Westside Scout Hyper was voted in between these two.
- When comparing a couple of belt squats, the Monster Rhino Belt Squat (Stand Alone) wins against the Bells of Steel option.
- The Rogue LP-2 also had the highest hot/cold ratio with only 1 “cold” vote for every 10 “hot” votes.
That’s it!
All results of this V2 Version of the Hot or Not Survey can be FOUND HERE.