The Best Fitness Sportsman Gym 20 – A Compact Gym for Under $500

The Gym

The Best Fitness Sportsman gym 20 offers a combined Press Arm / Pec Fly mechanism, high and low pulleys, and a 150-lb weight stack on a no-change pulley system.

• 150 lb weight stack
• Pressing Arms
• Padded Pec Fly
• High / Low Pulleys
• No-Change Cable Pulley System
• Dimensions/Wt – 78"L x 64"W x 47"H / 263 lbs
• Warranty: 3 years frame, 1-year parts
• Accessories included are wide grip lat bar, and low row bar

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The Buzz

The no-cable change design on the Best Fitness Sportsman gym 20 allows quick and easy transitions from one exercise to another. The cable system features superior 2200 lb. test nylon coated aircraft quality cables and fiberglass pulleys with sealed ball bearings.

The dual Press Arms for bench press and pec flys (both are chest exercises) use a natural arc that simulates free weights for better muscle development. The Best Fitness BFMG20 Sportsman Gym has a high pulley station with a wide grip lat bar for working the back and shoulders, as well as performing triceps press downs and extensions, and a low pulley station with a narrow bar for rowing (an excellent ab exercise). The leg extension / leg curl works the upper and lower legs. On the low pulley station, you can perform the following exercises: curls, upright rows, shrugs, oblique bends, bent over rows, adduction, abduction, and front/side deltoid raises.

There are a number of satisfied home gym reviews that have been written on this product, leaving the kind of positive feedback you would expect with Body Solid home gyms. With just a 150-lb selectorized stack, the BFMG20 Sportsman Gym is not a machine for heavy lifters, but it is enough to keep light lifters progressing up to the limit.

Our Take

We aren’t usually swayed by a compact gym that costs just $428, but for a Body Solid product, we’ll gladly make an exception. At just 79 inches tall, the BFMG20 fits into most rooms and basements with headroom to spare. It’s ideal for seniors, small adults, and anyone who wants the safety and advantages of machine resistance training that also offers proper body positioning for fewer strains and injuries. If you have limited budget, this Best Fitness Sportsman Gym 20 is a Good Buy.

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