Gold's Gym Power Series GS 2500: A Compact Budget Gym

The Gold’s Gym Power Series GS 2500 is a compact single-station gym with one stack and four cables. It’s an entry-level model for newbie users who are on a budget and want a basic machine that’s easy to figure out.

The Gym

Gold’s Power Series GS 2500 home gym is designed for free motion cable crossover exercises to target your chest, shoulders, back, and triceps by performing pull downs, triceps pushdowns, high chest flies, and more on the high pulley. Then you can focus on your back, shoulders, arms, and chest by performing reverse flies, chest presses, kickbacks, and more with the low pulley.

The Gold’s Gym Power Series GS 2500 features:

• 150 lbs DuraStack Vinyl Weight Stack
• Lat Bar
• High Pulley Station, 15+ Exercises
• Low Pulley Station, 40+ Exercises
• Standing Squat Station
• 4-pad Leg Developer
• Removable & Adjustable Seat
• Max user weight – 250 lbs
• Dimensions – 80"L x 66"W x 82"H
• 90 Day Warranty on Parts and Labor
• Accessories include – Ankle and Hand Straps, Exercise Chart, Weight Stack Shroud

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The Buzz

Trainers point out that the Gold’s Power Series GS 2500 home gym offers only the basics. Small to average size users may find this machine to be a tremendous value and it will fit very well into a small apartment. Its Pros are: the standing squat station, lat bar, and compact design. On the other hand, the Cons are: it’s noisy, has a poor range of motion, it is hard to switch to the next exercise, and a 150-lb weight stack is too limited for a user who can press quite a lot more.

Gold’s home gym users who have submitted their own reviews on the Power Series GS 2500 have mixed reactions to their machines. While some (smaller) users have had no problems with ergonomics, average to larger size users have issues with wobbliness and fit. Additionally, many users also cite the awkwardness of changing to the next set-up, and a not-very-smooth resistance feel on the cables.

Our Take

The Gold’s Gym Power Series GS 2500 home gym is an affordable model for the newbie to resistance training. Its MSRP is $499 but we’ve seen it for $399 on sale. While it has an attractive design, the quality of the workout experience isn’t what it should be. Compared to other great gyms and functional trainers we discuss on this site, this is not the one we would purchase for our money.

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