Back Attack! Bells of Steel Lat Pulldown Low Row Review

[@GarageGymLab]

What are your thoughts on the Bells of Steel Lat Pulldown/Low Row?

[@dertrendtrader]

Looks overall great, but: the bar at the top from which the rope comes down is much too long! This means that you can hardly activate your complete lats at all because you have to lean too far back.

[@BELLSOFSTEEL]

Really appreciate the in depth look at our lat pulldown! We hope it serves you well! 😎😎💪💪

[@dakotahayden6937]

Can you tell me the length of the lat pulldown with the foot rest removed?

[@cheyennem9218]

Stoked to see you back! Your tips alongside your reviews are so materially useful, it's crazy more reviewers don't include that sort of thing

[@GarageGymLab]

Thank you so much, Cheyenne!

[@authentichealthcoach4142]

Amazing review as always brother! Your tonality of speech and rhythm you speak at is top grade! thanks big guy

[@GarageGymLab]

Thank you so much, my friend. Means a lot.

[@SteveKelly1]

Your reviews are so thorough and well produced, im excited that you’re back!! I hope you get your hands on the upcoming Rep Adonis

[@GarageGymLab]

Thank you, Stephen! I’ll definitely be getting one!

[@lastfirst2241]

Based GGL back in the saddle

[@Nick-1828]

Love what BOS has been doing lately but still very satisfied with my selectorized lat low row on my Rep PR 5000. Even if I had the space, I’d still choose my rack attached selectorized to save space

[@GarageGymLab]

Can’t blame you! Big fan of rack mounted solutions.

[@Adampunishment88]

Glad to see your back!! Great review, my friend has one and loves it. What happened to your prime single stack??

[@GarageGymLab]

Thanks for watching! I still have it - it’s at the home gym.

[@marckspal]

I wish someone would invent a proper low back row, where you can sit down and row, for the home gym community

[@cjjames83]

Google ATX

[@redwhiteandblueblood]

ATX trinity tower

[@hby7768]

OMG youre back!

[@GarageGymLab]

We’re back!!

[@BrandonSchwartz1]

Keep them coming Adam. Great review. Cant beat your video structure and details

[@GarageGymLab]

Thanks so much, Brandon!

[@liftsalty]

Nice!! This is definitely the one I'd buy if I were in the market. I think with the gympin/weight peg you'd typically still want the selector pin inserted below it as well - that should take care of any misalignment issues with the selector shaft.

[@GarageGymLab]

Good point, although I still think there would be a problem if the distance between the band pegs and tethered selector couldn’t fit the change plate on the pin

[@shmser8401]

I've been eyeing this machine since they released the new version. I'd love to own it, but my plate loaded rack attachment is getting the job done for now.

[@airgordo4]

Excellent review.. not sure how the prices compare directly but the Fray Fitness model still looks better than this or the Titan model… for those of us in the 3X3 1” hole ecosystem I still think that the Rogue slinger+low row makes the most sense overall. Especially for us taller guys who can get it at 108” upright height if needed.

[@GarageGymLab]

Thanks for watching! I haven’t tried the Fray model, but a solid home gym option for sure.

[@craigfern2741]

Great review. I noticed the Stepr next to the Lat pulldown. Will you be reviewing that any time soon?

[@GarageGymLab]

Thanks for watching, Craig! Yes, I’ll be reviewing it soon.

[@GavinBrown]

Thursdays are great again 😉

[@dakotahayden6937]

Can you tell me the length of the lat pulldown with the foot rest removed? Thanks for the review.

[@Pootickle]

You mentioned the weight stack is 1/1 ratio. Website says the low row is 2/1. Can you clarify?

[@brandonlong2796]

Looks so good!

[@twistedbarbell3950]

Great review Adam👊🏾

[@GarageGymLab]

Thank you, Marcus!

[@michaelpietrzak2067]

I love mine except the range of motion. Kinda wish they had a 200 or 250 pound stack option. I am pretty strong and will never need 300 lbs.

[@GarageGymLab]

Thanks for sharing your experience, Michael!

[@brettroberts6407]

Well done! Thank you.

[@carps_gym]

Thought you were a big Prime single stack guy. Still a thing or you replace it with this?

[@GarageGymLab]

Still love the Prime. It’s at my home gym.

[@thisguyrighthere4634]

I like plate loaded because i can move it around easier and you can get one for $500 or less like one from Titan and Giant lifting

[@GarageGymLab]

Thanks for sharing! So much easier to move around.

[@NPow94]

I see the STEPR in the back. I would love to get a review on that.

[@GarageGymLab]

Coming!

[@NPow94]

@@GarageGymLab awesome! That’s something that my wife has been asking about adding to our home gym.

[@jjar1]

How did you get the double pulley that hangs to hang straight/parallel? Just put mine together and it seems to hang at an angle and the cable isn’t completely straight.

[@Just_Me]

Fantastic review as always. I've missed your reviews. One thing that I think would have been helpful in this review is for you to talk through why this piece is an important addition to your gym. I always figured that if one could do pull ups/chin ups (with or without band assistance) and bent over row/pendlay rows with a barbell that working with a lat pulldown and low row wasn't worth the investment of added time in the gym let alone money spent. That may well be incorrect, but I'd be interested in your perspective on this as you seem to know what you're doing and obviously have gone ahead and made the investment.

[@GarageGymLab]

Great thoughts! May be a good standalone video! Appreciate you.

[@stefanomancini6569]

I think the advantages of a lat pull down vs barbells and pull ups , is the lower chance of injury, as I get older , doing pulls up are getting more difficult

[@Jeff-rn4be]

Just curious, did you replace this with your old Prime Fitness single stack? Which did you like better?

[@GarageGymLab]

I still have the Prime unit. It’s overall better just due to the versatility of the column. You may want to also check out the REP Adonis coming out soon.

[@50CalFitness]

I guess you're reviewing again. That's cool. Happy Thanksgiving.

[@GarageGymLab]

Happy to be back, and happy thanksgiving!

[@David.Eng.]

What did you do with the prime fitness let pulldown? Why did you get rid of it?

[@GarageGymLab]

I still own and use it. It’s in my home gym.

[@HughLeFitness]

We same height brother!

[@GarageGymLab]

Cheers to us!

[@TheXILLR]

why did you switch to this as opposed to your prime single stack?

[@GarageGymLab]

I still have the single stack!

[@TheXILLR]

@@GarageGymLab Ignoring price. Which one do you like better?

[@electricflys]

How do you like your stepr?

[@GarageGymLab]

Like it! Will have a review out soon.

[@marksimmons5839]

Im going with this or the REP Adonis. I just have to see what the Adonis will cost.

[@GarageGymLab]

I can’t wait to try the Adonis!

[@marksimmons5839]

@@GarageGymLab I look forward to your Review!

[@revoltfinance]

Adonis will cost between 2000-2500 depending on features. That price may not include the detachable seat. REP owner has an AMA on Reddit.

[@marksimmons5839]

@@revoltfinance Thankyou...thats not as bad as I though it would be....

[@seanhwy9761]

you forgot to mention the low row is a 2 to 1 ratio cutting your weight stack in half which make this not that useful of machine. A 180lb intermediate male will low row 200 lbs which is a lot more than 155lb this machine offers. Most people can low row more than a lat pull down I don't know why they keep cabling these backwards.

[@Clownlife432]

“It is thicker then most”. That’s what she said.

[@mariolp2999]

Way too expensive at 2000 dollars...............