When Speediance reached out offering to sponsor a video about the Gym Monster 2,
I really wanted to use this opportunity and this machine to document my personal
fitness. My long-term goal is to measurably increase my cardio and lose
about 20 lb of fat over the next 4 to 6 months.
>> Yeah, bad news, David. We only have time to unbox the Gym Monster 2 and show it
off right here and right now. But, how about this? After this video,
you take it home. >> Oh. And then we'll do a Floatplane exclusive, LMG.gg/Floatplane.
You keep up with it, you hit your goal, you keep the machine. >> Done. Deal?
>> Deal. >> All right. >> No, wait, wait, wait. This is fitness video.
Deal! >> [screaming] [laughter] >> Of course, you don't even know what
you're agreeing to take home yet. Maybe we should actually do a workout and try
this thing. Question for you, Linus. >> Yes. What's the biggest obstacle for a
lot of people when it comes to gym? >> Staying motivated. This is very true. I
can't speak for everyone, but I know for myself, it's staying disciplined and
going to the gym regularly, especially after a long work day and a long
commute. >> Yeah. If I can work out with this thing in the comfort of my own home, I might
[music] actually do it. Said everyone
ever. >> I'm different. I'm special. All right. Well, the Gym Monster 2 might be the
machine for you, but why don't we give it a shot and see if it's any good.
>> Let's start with free lift mode. How strong are you, Linus? I actually don't
know. I don't really gym, bro. You have the strength of a 13-year-old child.
>> That is not what that means. >> I'm pretty sure LB means uh little boy.
All right, do you know how to do tricep extensions? What part of I don't really gym, bro, was unclear?
>> Bro, you own a gym. I know, but that Okay. >> Okay, so you'll go sort of elbow
straight. The point is to feel it in the triceps. My guess is I would probably
put you at like 40 lb to like really get a workout. So, 13 shouldn't be too bad.
So, elbows forward. >> Elbows forward. >> Don't move your arm, keep it straight
and then just extend that. >> And my fists, are they like a hammer or are they like this?
>> I would do hammer. Okay. That's how easy it is to get started.
>> Hold on, I'm going to fall. You can You can go one foot in front of
the other if you want. >> Oh, can you? Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's totally fine. >> Okay, well, why How did you make it look so easy? I've been to the gym before.
>> [laughter] >> Okay, why don't you explain for the
people what it is? Gym Monster 2 is an all-in-one home workout system that has
a variety of resistances, different angles you can pull from. It's
everything you need to get a really excellent workout at home, on top of a
digital control platform that allows you to control the machine, but also get
access to a variety of different training regimens that didn't fit a variety of needs.
>> Okay, 20 is a lot more than 13. I definitely feel it. Good, see? It's
working already. Yeah. >> Going to get you swole by the end of this video.
Unlikely. >> [laughter] >> One of the key benefits that David didn't touch on is it's super easy to
set up. No assembly, no drilling, no wall mounting, just unbox and go.
>> Do you want to see how easy it is to store?
Done. And there's wheels. It's plugged in right now, but you just tilt it and roll it anywhere you want.
>> Oh, cool. It's actually so sick. This is a sponsored video, just to remind you
guys, but David was actually this excited to do it when it showed up in
our ranch meeting. >> I like fought for this one. >> [laughter]
>> There's nothing fake about it. Uh next thing we're going to do is we're
just going to move these and try a different exercise just to show how easy it is to kind of do a variety of
exercises in quick succession, even in the free lift mode. Let's just do like a
bicep curl. Just for the camera, you face out this
way and just do bicep curl. Okay. Would I normally not
face that way? Uh I When I was using it, I was mostly facing the screen cuz then
I have easier access to the controls. Right, that makes sense. Okay. But, one
thing that's really cool is they actually include a Bluetooth ring where you can actually turn the weight on and
off, Oh. as well as once it's off, you can adjust the amount of weight you
have. That's pretty handy. >> It's super handy. And then so bicep curl
is the idea that I keep >> need probably doing more of a drag curl because the way that the cables work.
Kind of have your elbows go back. Yeah, you're trying to engage just your
biceps, but you're going to feel a little bit in the back. But you want to avoid using your back too much. A bit
higher? Higher. Like get up to your nips.
Yeah. Okay. Am I doing it right? Yeah. That Well,
where do you feel it? Here. So, I guess that's all right.
>> sort of the key with fitness is figuring out the way that works uh where you feel
it in the right spot. One thing you can also change is actually the type of
resistance that the machine provides. So, [music] I'm going to turn you off.
Okay. Impossible. All right. Actually, why don't you put those all the way down
and we can kind of take a look. Okay. There's actually multiple different
types of resistance. There's your standard, which is what you were using. Eccentric mode means that you have less
weight on the way up, which is a really good way of hitting muscles. So, you get
that time under tension cuz you could bicep curl 50 lb uh slowly on the way
down, but to actually bicep curl 50 lb per arm is
very, very, very hard. So, you can hit them in a whole different way and get a
whole different kind of workout. There's fixed speed mode, which no
matter how hard you're pulling, it's going to keep the speed regular to kind of prevent injuries. So, if you're doing
something that's more recovery-focused and you don't want to
move too fast. >> same with the Pilates mode, where it's
more about kind of slow, deliberate movements than it is about strong
resistance. And then there's the chain mode, which is what we're going to do so
we can test out the safety features. Oh, okay. Uh what are we doing? We're going
to do bench press. Oh, bench press. >> So, this is not included with the base
kit. You have to get one >> [music] >> uh level up. Okay. But you can get the
bench, you can get the rower over there, and a bunch of accessories that do come
standard. I guess I should show you how to unclip uh >> [music]
>> the handles. Super easy. There's just a big button. Pull, done. Easy peasy.
Okay. Uh what we actually should do is we should clip it on to the machine. So,
there's these. Mhm. We have these.
Do you know how to do a bench press? Based on everything you've seen so far, what would you imagine?
Certainly, yes. Thank you. That's very kind of you. So, what we're going to do
is we're actually going to show off our first safety feature, which is the safety start. Basically, what that means
is that up until a certain length, there'll be zero resistance. And then
once you get past that length, then the weight starts. >> Oh, yeah. So, now there's nothing on it.
>> We're going to go [music] 50 lb a side. So, that's 100 lb total.
We're going to go 30 lb a side. So, 60
lb total. >> [laughter]
>> I feel like one of the barriers for stuff like this is if you're like me and
you don't really know what you're doing, you don't really know where to start. Do they have like workouts [music] and
stuff? >> We're going to get to that. There's actually a an incredible amount of free
content you can access. Even as someone who does have a pretty comfortable
handling of the gym, was really impressed by it. I tried to work out on
Friday and I was sweating really hard. I'm going to put on the chain mode. Let's freaking figure this out. Okay,
you ready? >> Yeah. Turn on. All right. You're probably going to want more
weight, but this is good. >> That's really heavy. So, drive from your
feet. So, spread your legs out a little bit more. >> feet? How does that supposed to work?
>> It's So, you want to push from your feet, kind of arch your back a little
bit, and kind of push with your whole body. >> Huh? What the [clears throat]
Oh, okay. Uh full disclosure, I am not a personal trainer. My coaching advice is
very mid, but I used to look like this. >> [laughter]
>> Right now, we have the chain mode on, and what that does is actually simulate
[music] putting real chains on your barbells when you work out. So, that as
you lift it, more of the chain is getting pulled up by your muscles. So,
the weight increases at the end of the movement, adding up to 4 lb at the full
range of motion, but you're not going to full range of motion with the cables. So, we could actually turn that up if
you wanted. >> Are you saying my arms aren't very long? Uh just this movement, cuz you can go
like full shoulder press. So, that would be like the full >> Yeah, okay.
You're not that short. I'm feeling it more in like my shoulders and arms,
honestly. I really don't think I'm doing it right. Okay. >> One thing that you can't see is actually
how the machine shows you the power that you're pushing on both sides. So, these
bars will show you your left side and your right side if you're pushing equally, which is something I'm
genuinely concerned with when I'm at the gym, especially if I'm doing barbell
exercises. It's really easy to compensate on one side and over push
with right and just keep making it stronger and stronger while your left side gets weaker and weaker. This will
correct that. Oh, cool. >> [laughter]
>> It's nice to be able to just like rest with the safety start thing.
>> Yeah. And not have it squeeze you. It would be uncomfortable.
One thing I was going to get you to comment on, but I think might be beyond
your area of expertise is if the weight that's on the screen matches the feel of
the weight from the gym. So, I'm actually going to do it a rep right now
and tell you how close it feels to doing this workout at the gym. So, I'm doing
15 a side, which is, you know, 30 lbs
total. Um that's pretty low for a bicep
curl, but it should give me an idea. Really? Cable machines always have a
weird calculation cuz there's pulleys. And so, pulleys are, you know, making it
easier to work. >> Yeah. Literally what they do. >> Yeah. But, I would say that that's
pretty damn close to what 30 lbs feels like. Nice job, Speediance. Oh, left
side range of motion is too small. It yelled at you. Oh, that's pretty cool.
Oh, and it gives you a a workout report. Yeah, I like that it keeps track of your
reps. It gives you an average of your power. Uh and one thing you can do is
you can actually track all of your exercises as you go. The thing I'm really excited to show you is actually
the programs that are built in. Oh. We have all our workouts, which is 521
total built in. >> [music] >> And so, do you want to pick one? See what you like. Are you doing the
relaxation ones? Well, no, no, [laughter] I was showing you different things. What?
There's no shame in that. I want the sleep button, please.
I'll I'll do I'll do core strength and stability. Do you want to do it solo or
should we do it together? Sure. Yeah, well, we can do it together. >> I love that that that's actually an
option where you can trade it off. >> Yeah. This is also a good reminder that
the Gym Monster 2 doesn't necessarily come with everything. This is the
Pilates kit, which has like an extension for this board. >> Do we even need that though? I could
just put my feet on the ground. >> Yeah, I was just going to go on the ground. That's totally fine. Yeah, so
right now it's just go. Oh wait, are we starting over? Yeah. Oh, okay.
We'll go this way. >> see it though. All right, I guess we could do that. I
like that you chose the workout that doesn't actually use the machine.
>> [laughter] >> She's talking a lot. I feel like I'm missing out on Oh.
Well, it's a good time to show off our uh 2.1 audio system that's built in.
Woah.
It has breathing built in.
We're going to be 10 lbs per side. I can do more. And 24 lbs per side? That's a
lot. 14 lbs per side? Yeah, sure. So slow, controlled.
Oh. What extension The other one doesn't have the extension on it. [laughter]
My bad. We should call this video two guys with ADD attempt to work out.
[laughter] Oh man, she goes so fast.
Cool. Thank you.
Two more reps, but you're going to do more cuz we I think six of those were
not real reps. Listen. Listen. Here's my turn. Get out
of here. I think ankles probably your best. Oh, yeah.
Oh, okay. And you can just kind of drop it. It'll just >> Yeah, the it's not going to yank itself.
It's not like a real cable machine where it like just a bunch of weight's going to go slamming down. It uses magnets,
not weight. What? Yeah. Mhm. Oh, that's kind of cool.
>> Yeah. Uh turn me to 20-ish lbs. 20 lbs?
Good job, David. This was not the kind of workout I was expecting.
>> [laughter] >> All right.
Next exercise. David wants to do some more gym bro-y stuff.
>> Let's go strength. All right. So we can actually see what's in the
workout, which is cool. And then if you want, you can change the movements. If
you're like, "Oh, I don't like the dynamic shoulder circles." I can change that. Get your program tuned in exactly
how you want. You can add it to your workout calendar. That's pretty cool.
And then we need the barbell.
What are you so worried about? I don't know. Breaking my body. This is you'll
be fine. So, the maximum you can do per side is 110 lb, so 220 total. Like I bet
if you were really trying to impress a lady, you could deadlift 220 lb right
now. 3 2 1 Okay.
So, okay. It's going to be like right in close. Yep. And I'm going to be
Yep, that's pretty good. I'll probably a little too much leg bend, but Okay. Not
too bad.
I think I did it. All right. Every ding you hear is you doing it. Have you ever
done deadlifts before? Once. Okay. How did it go?
Fine. Okay. I also had a helper. One thing I both love and hate about this
machine is that you can't really cheat too many reps. Uh normally if I even in a group class
session, sometimes if I'm really tired, I kind of just like do fake half reps in
the corner and pretend like I did it because I'm too tired. The number doesn't really go up if you don't do the
rep, so it's hard to cheat this. There's obviously ways to do it, but what I
found is I was feeling more accountable to this machine than I was in any group
fitness class I've been in for a while. >> Nice. >> [music] >> I think it's your turn. Go.
You do it so fast. So, you get explosive power, baby. Get
my speed on my skates. If you go like slow, it's like
But there's yeah, all different kinds of ways of working out. And what I found is
that all my different ways that I like to work out I was able to do pretty good
on this thing. We're going to call it quits on the workout right now. One
thing that you can do if you don't like using the tablet to make your programs is you can actually connect to the
Speediance app, do your programs there, sync with your machine. There's also the
wellness plus program on the Speediance app, which is a AI powered nutrition
coach, exercise coach. It'll kind of suggest both meals
and workouts you you do. And so, it might be the right fit for you. That's
not the something that I'm Well, you don't really need that I
don't. I am the AI. And I think all that remains now then is to see if it works
for you. That's a pretty ambitious goal. You want to lose 20 lb?
>> so much lose both in life and on my body.
>> [laughter] >> Okay. >> Yeah. Let's see how it goes.
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