Best Home Gym Machine: A Dealer's Honest Ranking by Room and Budget

For one person, the best home gym machine is a single stack gym with a leg press. The Body-Solid Powerline P2X is our value pick at roughly $1,850 to $2,050, and the G6B is the step up in build and warranty.

Choose a dual stack gym like the G9B when two or three people train together, or a functional trainer when you want free movement cable work. Whatever you pick, plan the room around the working area, not the frame.

Quick Decision Summary

• Best value for one person: the Body-Solid Powerline P2X with the leg press, roughly $1,850 to $2,050. You get six stations and a leg press that loads up to 420 lb.
• Best built single stack gym: the Body-Solid G6B, roughly $3,200 to $3,500 with the 210 lb stack. In a home, its warranty covers the frame, pulleys, cables and pads for life, but the leg press is an add on.
• Best for two or three people: the Body-Solid G9B, roughly $5,100 to $5,500, with two separate 210 lb stacks and a leg press. The EXM3000LPS is the two person option at roughly $4,500 to $4,900.
• Best for free movement cable work: the Body-Solid GFT100 functional trainer, roughly $2,300 to $3,000 by stack size. Two people can train at once, but each handle carries half the stack.
• Skip a machine for now if your budget will not reach our lowest priced home gym, the P2X without a leg press at roughly $1,500 to $1,600. Our home gym budget guide shows what to buy first instead.

Best Home Gym Machines Compared

Every machine below is an active WorkoutHealthy product. The prices are our own, shown as ranges because prices change.

P2X width planning: Body-Solid lists the leg-press build at 66 in wide on its PLPX attachment sheet but 74 in on its P2X sheet. Use at least 74 in of planning width and confirm the exact configuration before ordering.

What Actually Separates the Three Types

A home gym machine puts a weight stack and a set of cables on one frame, so you can train without loading plates. Federal activity guidelines call for muscle strengthening work on all major muscle groups on two or more days a week, and one good machine can cover all of them.

The three types differ in how many people can train at once, how the handles move, and how much room they take.

Single stack home gyms

One weight stack feeds every station, so one person trains at a time. A partner can alternate sets with you, and on the G6B you never change a cable to move between stations.

The movement paths are fixed, which makes them easy to learn, and you can press hard without a spotter. These are the smallest machines here, and the P2X without its leg press has a 71 x 50 in frame.

Dual stack multi station gyms

Two separate stacks share one frame, so two people can train at the same time without touching each other's weight. On the G9B, a third person can use the leg press because it moves on its own.

The price of that is size and weight. The G9B frame is 89 x 76 in, Body-Solid rates its working area at 132 x 87 in, and the 210 lb build arrives as 15 cartons weighing 997 lb.

Functional trainers

A functional trainer is two towers with pulleys that slide the full height of each tower. You choose the path of every rep, so presses, rows, crossovers and wood chops all come off one machine.

The catch is the pulley ratio, because each handle on the GFT100 carries half the stack. The 160 lb build gives you about 80 lb per handle.

A functional trainer also has no leg press and no leg extension seat. It needs about 10 x 8 ft of clear floor because the cables reach well past the towers.

A fourth option: rack and cable combos

If you also want to lift a barbell, the GPR400 with the GPRFTS attachment joins a 1,000 lb rated power cage and a cable crossover on one frame. Each handle gets about 105 lb from its 210 lb stack, and you supply the barbell and plates.

Our Ranking: The Best Home Gym Machine for Each Buyer

This ranking starts with the most likely buyer, one person training at home, and works outward. Each pick says who it fits and what would change our call.

1. Best value for one person: Body-Solid Powerline P2X with leg press

The P2X runs roughly $1,850 to $2,050 with the leg press and the 210 lb stack. It covers presses, pulldowns, rows, leg extensions and leg curls, and its swivel side pulleys add rotation and single arm work.

Its leg press doubles the stack, so it loads up to 420 lb. The build without the leg press costs roughly $1,500 to $1,600 and is listed at 50 in wide. For the leg-press build, allow at least 74 in of planning width because Body-Solid's published measurements differ.

What would change our call: the P2X is rated for home use, with 10 years of coverage on the frame and welds and 1 year on parts. If you want lifetime parts coverage at home, step up to the G6B.

2. Best built single stack gym: Body-Solid G6B Bi-Angular

The G6B costs roughly $3,200 to $3,500 with the 210 lb stack, or $3,600 to $3,900 with 260 lb. Its press arm converges like a pair of dumbbells, and it includes a real Perfect Pec station with swiveling arms.

In a home, Body-Solid's warranty covers the frame, pulleys, cables and pads for life. The machine is rated for home and light commercial use.

What would change our call: the leg press is an add on. The GLP leg press adds roughly $1,050 to $1,150, and the frame takes only one side attachment at a time.

3. Best for two or three people: Body-Solid G9B

The G9B runs roughly $5,100 to $5,500 with two 210 lb stacks, or $5,800 to $6,200 with two 260 lb stacks. It has seven stations, including a leg press that loads up to 420 lb, or 520 lb on the 260 lb build.

Two people can lift on separate stacks while a third uses the leg press. Split three ways, the 210 lb build works out to roughly $1,700 to $1,833 per person training at once.

What would change our call: if you only ever train with one partner, the EXM3000LPS gives two people their own 210 lb stacks and a 420 lb leg press for roughly $4,500 to $4,900. Its frame is 91 x 73 in, and Body-Solid does not publish a stack upgrade for it.

4. Best for free movement cable work: Body-Solid GFT100

The GFT100 costs roughly $2,300 to $3,000, depending on whether you pick 160, 210 or 310 lb stacks. Two people can work opposite sides at different weights, and the chin up bar is built into the frame.

What would change our call: each handle gets half the stack, and you cannot swap to a bigger stack later as a simple add on. Strong lifters should skip the 160 lb build, which gives about 80 lb per handle.

5. Best if you also want a barbell: GPR400 with GPRFTS cable crossover

The GPR400 with the GPRFTS attachment costs roughly $3,000 to $3,300. You get a 1,000 lb rated cage with safeties and a pull up bar, plus two 210 lb cable stacks with 40 pulley heights per side.

What would change our call: you still need a barbell and plates, and the room needs at least 8 ft of ceiling. If you never plan to lift a barbell, a stack gym is the simpler buy.

The Number on the Weight Stack Is Not the Weight You Feel

Every machine in this guide lists a stack weight, and at some stations that number is not what you lift. Pulleys can double the load at one station and cut it in half at another.

The table below uses the ratios published on our product pages. It is the fastest way to size a machine before you order.

Three rules that come out of the table

Size a single stack gym by your pulldown and row. On the G6B, those two pulls run out of stack first, so our advice is to take the 210 lb stack unless you already pull more than about 180 lb on either one.

Size a functional trainer by the per handle number. Cut the stack in half, then compare it with your heaviest single arm row or cable press.

For example, a lifter who rows 90 lb with one arm has already outgrown the 160 lb GFT100. The 210 lb build gives 105 lb per handle for roughly $2,450 to $2,650.

Do not judge a leg press by the stack. A 210 lb stack gym with a doubling leg press loads up to 420 lb, so it is not the light option it looks like on paper.

Price and Total Ownership

Sticker price is only the start, so here is what each machine costs per person who can train on it at the same time. The math divides each price range by that head count.

For a household of two or three, the G9B and the GFT100 cost less per person than any single stack gym here, and the EXM3000LPS beats the G6B. For one person, that edge disappears, so a single stack gym is the better buy.

For the full cost per station math on the G9B against separate machines, see our multi station gym vs separate machines guide.

The leg press add on changes the G6B math

A G6B with the GLP leg press totals roughly $4,250 to $4,650, which is close to the EXM3000LPS at roughly $4,500 to $4,900. The EXM3000LPS includes a leg press, a pec station and a second stack, so pick the G6B only if you want its Bi-Angular press arm on a one person frame.

Warranty, freight and assembly

In a home, Body-Solid covers the G6B, EXM3000LPS, G9B and GFT100 for life on the frame, pulleys, cables and pads. The P2X carries 10 years on the frame and welds and 1 year on parts.

These warranties list cables, pads and grips under normal wear, which is why the P2X's 1 year parts coverage is the real tradeoff for its lower price. Shipping is free in the continental United States, with some exceptions.

Most of these machines take a full day to assemble, and professional assembly is available if you ask us for a quote before you order. Freight arrives curbside and inside delivery costs extra, so plan who will help unload.

If you are still weighing a machine against a membership, our home gym vs gym membership breakeven math runs the numbers.

Space, Delivery, and Installation

The frame size on a spec sheet is not the space you need. Plan for the working area, the ceiling and the delivery path, in that order.

Measure the working area, not the frame. The G6B frame is 83.5 x 58.5 in, but its press arms and lat bar sweep an area of 85 x 84 in.

Check the ceiling with your tallest user. The stack gyms stand 83 to 84 in tall, and a tall lifter on a lat pulldown needs more room than the frame does.

Walk the delivery path. Compare the longest carton with every doorway, hallway and stair turn, and skip an upstairs room unless the cartons can make that climb.

Build it where it will stay. These machines weigh about 540 lb and up once assembled, so put them together in their final spot with two people.

For room planning rules and exact G9B dimensions, see our multi station gym footprint guide.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best all in one home gym for a small room?

The Powerline P2X without the leg press has the smallest frame here at 71 x 50 in, plus about 2 ft of clearance on each open side. It still gives you five stations on a 160 lb stack for roughly $1,500 to $1,600.

Can two people use a home gym machine at the same time?

Only on a machine with two stacks. The G9B and EXM3000LPS give each person a separate 210 lb stack and the GFT100 lets two people work opposite sides, while single stack gyms like the G6B take turns.

How much ceiling height does a home gym machine need?

Plan on at least 7 ft for the stack gyms in this guide and 7.5 ft for the GFT100, or 8 ft if you want to use its chin up bar. The GPR400 cage with cables also needs 8 ft or more.

How long does it take to assemble a home gym machine?

Plan on a full day with two people for most of them. Body-Solid puts the G6B at about 3 hours for professional installers, while owners report 9 to 10 hours for the EXM3000LPS.

Is a functional trainer better than a home gym machine?

It is better for free movement cable work and for two people at once, but each handle only gets half the stack and there is no leg press. A stack gym is better if you want guided presses, rows and leg work.

Should I buy a used home gym machine?

It can save money, but cables, pulleys and pads wear, and warranties such as the P2X's cover only the original buyer. Check the model on the CPSC recall list, and read our new vs used home gym equipment guide first.

Final Recommendation

Buy the Powerline P2X with the leg press if one person trains and you want the most machine for the money. Buy the G6B if you want the better press, a real pec station and lifetime parts coverage at home.

Buy the G9B or EXM3000LPS if two or three people will train together, and the GFT100 if you want free movement cable work. Buy the GPR400 with cables only if you also plan to lift a barbell.

Before you order, check four things: your ceiling height, the working area, the longest carton against your delivery path, and your heaviest pulldown or row. Call us at (855) 228-7348, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm ET, or request a quote for assembly and delivery.

References and Sources

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd edition." 2018. View the guidelines. Accessed September 2026.
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. "Recalls and Product Safety Warnings." View the recall database. Accessed September 2026.