With Aaron Curls in the Rack as the guest analyst, we discuss pulleys, plate-loaded machines, loadable vs. adjustable dumbbells, and more!
- (0:50) Summary of all results
- (3:59) Pulley Data
- (15:53) Plate Loaded Machines
- (19:10) Adjustable vs. Loadable Dumbbells
- All Other Charts
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(0:50) Summary of All Results
- 1:1 Pulley Ratios are the most popular choice for lat pulldown and functional trainer ratios. 2:1 was a close second though with functional trainers. 4:1 was not of interest to many at all.
- With a number of different lat pulldown type pulley options and price emphasized, the basic option is ideal for most beating out rack attached, plate loaded, and selectorized.
- About 2 out of 3 have a low interest in all in one trainers.
- Only about 5% don’t have a bench at all and 36% own multiple. If you do some math, about 59% have a single bench. From previous polls we know that is likely to be an adjustable bench.
- More people own bumper and iron plates than each on their own. 37% own both, 36% bumpers only, 24% iron, and 3% own other/none.
- In a battle of plate loaded machines, the functional trainer narrowly beats out the lat pulldown, leg curl/extension machine, and belt squat (in that order)
- There is some, but not a lot of people watching YouTube while working out. 57% state they never watch and only 8% say over 50% of the time.
- Only a small amount own a Whoop (10%), and the overall interest from the rest isn’t too high with about 3 in 4 of the rest not wanting one.
- Lastly, over 2 times more people would choose adjustable dumbbells over loadable.
(3:59) Pulley Data
- About 1/3 don’t have any idea what their ideal “pulley ratio” is for either the functional trainer or lat pulldown. When you take those out, you’ll see that a 1:1 ratio is the winner for both.
- To start, you’ll see that basically nobody wants a 4:1 ratio. Then with the lat pulldown about 65% want a 1:1 ratio vs. 32% wanting a 2:1. It’s a bit closer for functional trainer with 49% voting 1:1 and 46% 2:1.
Alright, next up, “which pulley system are you most likely to get? Price was emphasized.
- Overall, the responses for this next question were relatively spread out, but when it comes to the most likely pulley system you’d get for home gym, the largest response went to the the most basic option.
(15:53) Plate Loaded Machines
- This was a repeat question from last September where the order was Lat Pulldown, Functional Trainer, Belt Squat, and then Leg Curl/Extension.
- There was some changes this time around and all were in the 20’s in terms of percentage, so it was pretty close. The functional trainer was in first with 29%, lat pulldown (2nd) with 27%, Leg Curl/Extension (23%) and then belt squat 21%.
(19:10) Adjustable Dumbbells over Loadable Dumbbells for Most
- 26% said they had no interest in either, but adjustable dumbbells did receive about 2.3 times more votes than loadable with a total of 51.9% of the votes vs. 22.3%.
- In the Instagram post, many mentioned the convenience of adjustable dumbbells and then a few said the durability of loadable dumbbells was more important for them.
All Other Charts
