Powerline Home Gyms – The Good, The Bad, and the Average

Powerline Home Gym Reviews
The budget line of Powerline home gyms and power racks are made by Body Solid, one of the best manufacturers of fitness and gym equipment in the world.
With that kind of lineage, it is a shame that the quality of the home gyms from Powerline lag far behind the quality found in Body Solid equipment.
Limited Warranty Coverage
That suspect quality is reflected in the limited warranty you get with Powerline home gyms. Instead of Body Solid’s guaranteed lifetime coverage of everything (pads, cables, pulleys, etc.), the Powerline Warranty is 10 years on the frame and only 1 year on the parts.
According to the company’s website, coverage may require you to send a defective part to them, in the original package, for repair or replacement. To wit, the warranty states:
To obtain warranty service, you must return the Product to Powerline in its original container (or equivalent). You must pre-pay any shipping charges... In addition, you are responsible for insuring any Product shipped or returned.
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While Powerline’s fitness equipment is affordable and many home gyms are patterned after the same multi-gyms made by Body Solid, it does not make sense to go with Powerline equipment until they improve the warranty coverage. You are taking a chance that you will have to repair or replace pulleys, cams, cables, seat pads, etc. For a home gym, go with a Body Solid unit for a few dollars more and don’t worry about the warranty: everything is covered – forever.
Powerline’s Best Products
The best buy in Powerline fitness equipment is in their affordable power rack, squat rack, Smith machine, benches, and free weight machines. They are well constructed, sturdy, and are above average quality. Not only will you save money by getting a Powerline rack or bench over competitor models, these items generally get good to rave reviews from satisfied customers. So check out the racks and benches, but don’t bother with the Powerline home gyms. There are better deals out there.
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Model Reviews
Powerline PHG1000X Single Stack Home Gym - Compact footprint, convenient front access design, offers the basic exercises of a beginner’s unit.
Powerline PCCO90X Cable Crossover - An affordable and versatile addition to your home gym. Reviewers are surprised and pleased by the quality of this unit.
Powerline BSG10X Home Gym - An excellent starter gym for the novice lifter. Sturdy and durable, 40+ exercises, backed by Body Solid's legendary 10 year warranty.
Powerline P1X Home Gym - A budget single stack gym with optional leg press station geared towards beginners new to weight lifting.
Powerline P2X Home Gym - Chest, shoulder and incline presses, lat pull downs, rows, leg curl, and leg extension exercises; optional functional training arms.
Powerline Smith Machine - A complete system including the base Smith gym and a ton of freebies — FID bench, pec, lat, leg, preacher stations, and a 150-lb stack.
Powerline Power Rack - One of the best investments you can make; this cage is getting 4 and 5 star ratings at every review site online.
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