Ironmaster 2000 Pec Dec, Dip Handles, and Ultimate Row Handle Review

In this video, I un-box, assemble, and review the Ironmaster 2000 / IM 2000 Pec Dec Attachment, Dip Handles, and the Ultimate Row Handle.
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[@Useruytrw]

Big fan 🙏here proud of being first to comment and say God Bless 🙏and more power to you. You have no idea how much we in the community await your detailed reviews especially beginners like me. And to top it all you reply to us is so encouraging that you go the extra mile for the greater good of the community👍

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

Thanks so much! It’s really great to hear the videos are helpful! I appreciate you watching and I appreciate your support.

[@schlagboy]

Thank you for another IM2000 video! I ordered one yesterday with the 460 lb. Olympic Set and various accessories. I hope it will be a nice addition to the Super Bench and attachments that I have been using for years. I always enjoy the many exercise examples that you provide in your content. The random comedy moments great as well. Thank you for all of the work you put into helping us with our home gym journeys.

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

Thank you so much! I always look forward to using the IM 2000 and I hope you like it as much as I do. Please let me know after you get it.

[@JohnSmith-jg4rq]

How do you like it?

[@johnbeverungen6570]

Thanks for the video. I always enjoy your thorough and detailed reviews.

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

I really appreciate it!

[@Fitforacting]

@9:28 I feel like it would be hard to redesign the Pec deck arms with the pop pins that the Superbench uses to hold the attaches in. Great review. I would love to see Ironmaster make some more attachments too. For the Im2000 and the Superbench 💯💯💯

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

Thank you, Reynaldo! I agree, it would be difficult to redesign the Pec Dec. I was thinking of something similar to Titan’s Pec Fly / Rear Delt Machine for the arm adjustment mechanism, but it would be tricky…especially with the plate posts on the spine of the machine. And I second, more attachments for the IM 2000 and Super Bench! 👏

[@marywalton293]

Another solid and thorough review. IronMaster has some really great products. Keep up the great work!

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

Thank you and thanks for your support! They really do! I’ve been very happy with all my IM purchases.

[@thebodybeatdownDiTi]

man..so many crazy attachments for all these machines..really cool to see how people think and innovate.. Good job!!

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

Thank you, BBD! I agree. It’s one of the things that makes Ironmaster stand out to me. Lots of versatility, ingenuity, and equipment that is well made.

[@IronmasterPro]

💪💪Great review AC (and guest announcer)! We appreciate your attention to details and full exploration of uses with each item. Cheers

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

Thank you so much, IM!

[@briand5047]

Great review. Ironmaster definately brings some creativity to equipment design. In the past, I had been on their website many times and only looked at their dumbbells. Until I found this channel, I wasn't aware of their other innovations.

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

Thanks so much! Me too…aside from the dumbbells, I knew about the IM 2000, but that was it.

[@JoseSuarez-bk3qg]

The Ultimate Row Attachment is a true winner of all the attachment featured in your review. There are so many exercise that can be done with that attachment and I’m glad you took the time to demonstrate them. What like about that attachment is you can use it on other brands of exercise equipment (power racks with a lat machine attachment and stand alone lat towers). I’m also impressed you can use it to do barbell lat rows with many variations. Overall this was a great review and I’m looking forward to the next video.

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

Thanks so much! I’m really glad to hear you like it too! I agree on all your points. It is a great addition to the home gym.

[@DoritosResidue]

Man, you are a good reviewer! I also have the ultimate row handle along with the gym pin and prime fitness cable attachments. I gotta say out of the all the attachments I mentioned the ultimate row handle is the best deal. I also love how the ultimate just feels like a robust heavy duty machine in itself. I have a review about it posted on ironmaster where I slept next to it the day I received it lol!

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

Thanks so much! lol! I read that review and remember it. That was so funny!

[@williamaustin6132]

Great video, looking forward to your review of the leg press attachment

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

Thank you, WA!

[@jeremiahjordan4422]

I'm liking the looks of that Ultimate Row Handle. Thank you for reviewing it and bringing it to my attention. It's out of stock now unfortunately. Hopefully they will get more soon. I have been looking for a solution for my lack of a functional trainer (I do have a lat Pulldown/Row), and this looks like it may fit the bill. I just purchased a Landmine, so the added versatility there would be welcome.

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

I think it will be a nice addition to your home gym. When you get it, let me know what you think.

[@DesignBuildLift]

Thank you for this review! 🙏 I am definitely considering buying the Ultimate Row Attachment now! 💸

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

I am glad to hear the video was helpful. Let me know what you think if you get it.

[@DesignBuildLift]

@@HomeGymHacksandReviews Will do - and of course I will use your affiliate link!

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

@@DesignBuildLift very much appreciated!

[@captain4825]

You do the best iron master videos, if I was looking to buy one of these I would want to see your videos.

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your comment.

[@stormlord3309]

Now that is what I call an attachment! So much versatility. Deffo want that when it’s available in England. Great review bud .

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

Thanks so much! Agreed! I just got done working triceps using the URH. I hope it’s available soon for you. Please let me know what you think when you get it.

[@stormlord3309]

@@HomeGymHacksandReviews I will do . I’m getting my IM dumbbells delivered today , much earlier than the expected Jan date . Can’t wait !

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

@@stormlord3309 that’s awesome! I am trying to get a set too…they are in high demand.

[@dogeshiba3518]

That ultimate row handle deserves its own video.. I think I want to buy it looks very versatile

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

Hey, DS! I was wondering where you’ve been.

[@dogeshiba3518]

@@HomeGymHacksandReviews I still watch you non stop..just not posting on other machines cuz I have no space for it in my house lol

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

@@dogeshiba3518 lol! Good to hear from you and I appreciate your support!

[@leftwinger764]

wait a minute....AC? didn't think so.....it's Hacky! And Hacky, had been a gentleman for once and introduced the lady. I also have to say everything....regards, LW

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

lol! LW, that’s right…you gave me the name Hacky a long time ago. I do apologize no one told the host. I will try to do better with pleasantries and formalities in future videos. 😉

[@Fitforacting]

@2:09 genius level 🦾🦾🦾

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

Thanks Reynaldo!

[@ATwJamie]

That is a good Saturday night in my book too 👍

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

The simple things in life…😊

[@Fitforacting]

@1:45 I need to try these 🙌

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

It’s a lower back saver!

[@fitnesslife1961]

Thank you very much, I subscribed, and here and on Instagram everything is very interesting, I also make simulators at home myself

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

Thank you!

[@LukesGarageGym]

MAAAN ironmaster is killing it!! I need a pec Dec for my gym. Miss those at the gym. Amazing review as always my man!!! Quality equipment!

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

Thanks so much, LMZ! I was missing a Pec Dec / Pec Fly in this room, so this is a nice addition and I’m glad IM brought it back.

[@blazefury8336]

Love your reviews! Does the pec deck get in the way at all for grabbing plates? I have my leg press directly behind the IM2000.

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

Thanks so much! I don’t have the pec dec set up on the IM 2000 anymore, but from what I remember, it did not create an issue when removing or returning plates.

[@redwhiteandblueblood]

Bought my URH in June, I think it'll be $190 well spent, haven't used it much for landmine rows but it did allow me to stand in a much wider less compromised starting position compared to my old Tbar row handle when I did do them, but I did use it alot on my high pulley system so I could do high rows sitting on the floor, so that was my lat work for a few months Good thing I bought the lat attachment for my Rugged rack last week, delivered on Thursday, put it up on Thursday night, completely braced the rack together and eliminated any wobble, don't think I'll need plate storage now for the rack to weigh it down, but yeah, Monday and Wednesday back and chest training sessions I think I'll give my URH an absolute beating, pretty excited to try out a heap of movements that I wasn't able to. Trained legs yesterday and did cable rope pull throughs for glutes/hammies as an accessory, boy I only needed a 10kg plate a side to get the work in, far better exercise than kettlebell swings as it creates time under tension but the cable eliminates momentum compared to KB swings which are 100% momentum Went to my local Bunnings also last week (Aussie Home Depot) and got them to cut a 1m chain in half, so hopefully I'll have enough chain length to do chest flys as I've got 8 carabiners to use now but also to extend length if needed, 3 small pear ones, 3 large oval ones and 2 large pear ones, looks like I will need 5 to perform the flys. Pretty excited with the amount of hacks/exercises the lat attachment and URH will open up however though

[@redwhiteandblueblood]

Also been experimenting with bands lately using the carabiners and a couple different cable attachments, like the triceps rope and 1 arm stirrup handle Small-medium bands seem to be the perfect option, fold them in half over chin up bar and it doubles the resistance but also eliminates a heap of play in them, works brilliantly for facepulls and stiff arm pushdowns

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

Glad to hear you got the URH. It’s out of stock here. A landmine, high pulley, and low pulley opens up a world of possibilities with the URH. And like you’re saying, throw in some bands and you’ve got a lot of possibilities for a small amount of money.

[@redwhiteandblueblood]

@@HomeGymHacksandReviews yeah, don't always need a functional trainer I think, just get creative, alter with different angles etc

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

For 6 or 7 years, my home gym consisted of a smith, high/low pulley, and the Multipress with leg ext / leg curl and I had some of my best gains ever. It forced me to get really creative…but I would have loved to have had the URH back then.

[@redwhiteandblueblood]

@@HomeGymHacksandReviews nice I think last year when I only had a dumbbell and bench set up when everything was sold out, I was able to lose a few kilos there as I had to switch up my training style to high intensity hypertrophy/HIIT as I only had light-medium dumbbells to work with, however was interesting to see that pattern there Come end of 2020 once things got back in stock I swapped over to strength as I had a rack and a barbell, but 2022 will definitely be a hypertrophy/fat loss/shred kinda year for me as I've had nearly a year of strengthening the lower back/hip area which is my weak points and have a legs routine to maintain that balance there, so hoping these new toys will kick-start the fat loss again now I've got a good base to work around

[@Burps___]

Thanks for the review. Do you know the exact weight of the Ultimate Row Handle so that I can deduct it from the weights lifted on anything using the upper cable pulley, and add it to the weight lifted for anything using the lower cable pulley, when I am recording/logging my lifting weights. Thank you.

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

Thank you! It weighs 10.2 pounds.

[@jamesdingess9988]

So I do have the prime handels but not a bar to hook them up to , would you go with buying a bar for the prime handels or buying the ironmind lat pulldown bar thanks need to make a good decision you have helped alot in the past and really main thing will be for lat pulldowns and low rows on a old commercial lat machine , but the lat machine is only about 88 inches tall I had the spreader bar was not so good cause of length

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

For lat Pulldowns, you may run into the same issue you did with the spreader bar…the R0-T8 handles hanging too low. In my review for the RO-T8 handles you can see what they look like attached to the Ultimate Row Handle - they will hang even lower than with a the Prime Long or Short Bar.

[@Useruytrw]

Hey Coach for pec fly motion can we add the padding on whole hand grip so shoulder have foam support ? Thanks and Blessings🙏

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

Are you talking about bending the elbow at 90 degrees and having the foam pads touch forearms and shoulders? If so, yes. I show it briefly in this video. If you need to be closer to the foam pads, you can put a rolled yoga mat behind your back.

[@Useruytrw]

@@HomeGymHacksandReviews Got it Coach, your ingenuity is what makes it special 😊👏👏👏👏

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

Glad to help!

[@airgordo4]

Hey man, when you get a chance would you care to get the width of that post the pecdec attaches to? The one with the weight pegs on it? Thanks

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

5 7/8”

[@airgordo4]

@@HomeGymHacksandReviews 🙏🏼 Thank you!

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

Glad to help!

[@powerplanthomegym]

Hey man, I see the pec dec comes with another cable with a hook. How easy is it to remove the cable that came with the IM2000 originally? Do you have to remove much or just a case of unclipping carabiners and then installing pec Dec cables like you’ve shown in your video? PS IM2000 on order with j hooks, spotter arms and Olympic sleeves 🤭🤩

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

Congratulations on your purchases! It’s just unclipping carabiners. The new cable doesn’t have a stopper…that’s really the only difference. It’s all very easy…just make sure the cable hooks to the bar then goes between the two upper pulleys rather than over both before connect to the pec dec cable. Otherwise, the cable will rub the upper frame of the IM 2000.

[@powerplanthomegym]

@@HomeGymHacksandReviews thank you 😊 I literally can’t wait 🤩 that’s awesome then, not too much fiddling about then thankfully. I’ll probably add it to my list 😉

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

@@powerplanthomegym I know the feeling! No, it’s not bad at all…seconds once you get the hang of it…the biggest thing is the bar needs to be empty. Please let me know what you think when you’ve had a chance to break it in.

[@JohnSmith-jg4rq]

I'm wondering the ease of attaching the hook to something else besides the bar for small muscle groups. The major problem I see with this equipment is you are limited to a minimum starting weight of 35 pounds(the weight of the bar I believe) which is going to be too heavy for small muscle groups worked when doing things like cable side lateral raises. It may also be too much for some individuals for other exercises.

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

With some straps or other type of tie down, you can attach a dumbbell to the hook, attach a small mesh bag (like Angles 90 sales) filled with small plates attached to the hook, etc. You are right. For 1 arm side lateral raises it would be very difficult with the weight of the bar.

[@RobGraham1]

I have an IM2000 and yes, you can attach a standard olympic loading pin to the hook at the end of the cable. Just raise the smith barbell to the top setting and lock it into place. Then you can do one arm curls, side laterals, etc. with weights below the minimum of 36 lbs when using the smith barbell as the plate holder.

[@JohnSmith-jg4rq]

@@RobGraham1 Would you buy the IM2000 again?

[@RobGraham1]

@@JohnSmith-jg4rq Yes. For my needs it's outstanding. I will reply later with more detail. Also, I created a cable crossover, with two pulleys, one on each sleeve of the smith bar. Works beautifully. I use the loading pin in the middle, so two cables attach to a carabineer on the loading pin. In fact since I place the pulleys on the smith bar, I can make them wider than the frame and thus get a better pec stretch than built in cables in a Force USA rack or a Rep rack with pulleys on the uprights. If I load the smith bar sleeves with plates, I can adjust the width of the pulleys. That's the only limiter for the IM2000, is not having two pulleys but easily solved with my contraption. Works for high pulley movements.

[@brianmccrum299]

@@RobGraham1 Could you please do a video detailing your contraption? Sounds awesome but I'm a bit confused.

[@andre500o]

How does this pec deck compare to another such as the Titan fitness one? Price and quality/feel as criteria. Also, the Ultimate Row Handle seems well worth it and also innovate.

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

I definitely agree regarding the Ultimate Row Handle. As for comparing this against the Titan: there are the obvious differences of one standing, one seated. One with handles and one without. The IM is considerably less expensive if you have the IM 2000 and the IM has a smaller footprint. I can max out the Titan’s listed weight capacity, but I have not tried / nor do I think I could max out the IM. The Titan gives you the rear delt option (although it lacks a full ROM if not hacked). Both are smooth, both feel effective to me. I don’t think one feels much more effective than the other…just different mainly because of arm position.

[@andre500o]

@@HomeGymHacksandReviews thanks for the feedback. noted. I went back to having a gym membership but still use the home gym every 4 or 5 workouts due to convenience

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

Glad to help!

[@jmk.3943]

With the Ironmaster ultimate row, viking press Can be done ? Thanks

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

I don’t think that’s an exercise I ever tried; I’m not sure it would be very stable.

[@solomoe2]

How did you label the holes

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

A silver sharpie. A black sharpie even works. It won’t last for more than a month, especially if you regularly use silicone on the slide rails, but it gets the job done.

[@JohnSmith-jg4rq]

I don't like the J-cups they offer and I can't find the specs on their website. Are the slide rails 2x2 inches and do you know the size of the hole diameter? I would want to use third party J-cups when I want to use this with free weights.

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

The slide rails are 2x2 and the hole diameter is 11/8.

[@RobGraham1]

you could get custom j hooks made. be aware the the holes on the uprights only go through the front, thus the "pin" of the j hook would have to be less than 2 inches. so I doubt any off the shelf j hooks would work. just take a look at how Ironmaster made their j hooks to see the short "pin". you could ask someone like black widow training gear to make them.

[@bananowy-chlopiec153]

hey this rack is good for very small rooms homegyms?

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

@@bananowy-chlopiec153 I think so.

[@thebodybeatdownDiTi]

hope you are ok? Havent seen a new video in a few days.

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

Hey BBD! All is well. My real job is taking time away from my fun job 🤣 Thanks for asking. I’ve been a little more active on IG lately, but I hope to have something up soon.

[@thebodybeatdownDiTi]

@@HomeGymHacksandReviews oh ok. im strange i guess. I think about people when they dont post for a while.I mean you never know whats up..see ya on here soon!

[@HomeGymHacksandReviews]

I am the same way, lol! Thanks again for checking BBD!