When Speedians reached out offering to sponsor a video about the Gym Monster 2, I really wanted to use this opportunity and this machine to document my personal fitness. My long-term goal is to measurably increase my cardio and lose about 20 lbs of fat over the next 4 to 6 months. Yeah, bad news, David. We only have time to unbox the Gym Monster 2 and show it off right here and right now. But how about this? After this video, you take it home. Oh, and then we'll do a float plane exclusive. LMG.gg/flowplane. You keep up with it. You hit your goal. You keep the machine.

Done. Deal. All right. No. Wait, wait, wait. This is fitness video. Deal. Of course. You don't even know what you're agreeing to take home yet. Maybe we should actually do a workout and try this thing. Question for you, Lionus. Yes. What's the biggest obstacle for a lot of people when it comes to gym? Staying motivated. This is very true. I can't speak for everyone, but I know for myself it's staying disciplined and going to the gym regularly, especially after a long workday and a long commute. If I can work out with this thing in the comfort of my own home, I might actually do it.

Said everyone ever. I'm different. I'm special. All right. Well, the Gym Monster 2 might be the machine for you, but why don't we give it a shot and see if it's any good. Let's start with freelift mode. How strong are you, Lionus? I actually don't know. I don't really gym, bro. You have the strength of a 13-year-old child. That is not what that means. I'm pretty sure LB means little boy. All right. Do you know how to do tricep extensions? What part of I don't really gym, bro?

Was unclear. Bro, you own a gym. I know, but that Okay. So, you'll go sort of elbows straight. The point is to feel it in the triceps. My guess is I would probably put you at like 40 lbs to like really get a workout. So, 13 shouldn't be too bad. So, elbows forward, elbows forward. Don't move your arm. Keep it straight. And then just extend that. And my fists, are they like a hammer or are they like this? Uh, I would do hammer. Okay. That's how easy it is to get started. Hold on. I'm going to fall. You can go one foot in front of the other if you want.

Oh, can you? Yeah. Yeah, that's totally fine. Okay. Well, why how'd you make it look so easy? I've been to the gym before. Okay. Why don't you explain for the people what it is? Gym Monster 2 is an all-in-one home workout system that has a variety of resistances, different angles you can pull from. It's everything you need to get a really excellent workout at home. on top of a digital control platform that allows you to control the machine, but also get access to a variety of different training regimens that can fit a variety of needs.

Okay, 20 is a lot more than 13. I definitely feel it. Good. See, it's working already. Yeah. Going to get you swole by the end of this video. Unlikely. One of the key benefits that David didn't touch on is it's super easy to set up. No assembly, no drilling, no wall mounting. Just unbox and go. Do you want to see how easy it is to store? Done. And there's wheels. It's plugged in right now, but you just tilt it and roll it anywhere you want. Oh, cool. It's actually so sick.

This is a sponsored video, just to remind you guys, but David was actually this excited to do it when it showed up in writer meetings, so I like fought for this one. There's nothing fake about it. Uh, next thing we're going to do is we're just going to move these and try a different exercise just to show how easy it is to kind of do a variety of exercises in quick succession even in the free lift mode. Let's just do like a bicep curl just for the camera. You face out this way and just do bicep curl. Okay. Would I normally not face that way?

Uh, I when I was using it, I was mostly facing the screen cuz then I have easier access to the controls. Right, that makes sense. Okay. But one thing that's really cool is they actually include a Bluetooth ring where you can actually turn the weight on and off as well as once it's off, you can adjust the amount of weight you have. That's pretty handy. It's super handy. And then so bicep curl is you're going to be probably doing more of a drag curl because the way that the cables work kind of have your elbows go back. Yeah. You're trying to engage just your biceps, but you're going to feel a little bit in the back, but you want to avoid using your back too much. Bit higher.

Like get up to your nips. Yeah. Okay. Am I doing it right? Yeah. Well, where do you feel it here? So, you're doing it right. That's all right. That's sort of the key with fitness is figuring out the way that works. Uh where you feel it in the right spot. One thing you can also change is actually the type of resistance that the machine provides. So, I'm going to turn you off. Okay. Impossible. All right. Actually, why don't you put those all the way down and we can kind of take a look. Okay. There's actually multiple different types of resistance. There's your standard, which is what you were using. Eccentric mode means that you

have less weight on the way up, which is a really good way of hitting muscles. So, you get that time under tension because you could bicep curl 50 lbs uh slowly on the way down, but to actually bicep curls 50 lbs per arm is very, very, very hard. So, you can hit them in a whole different way and get a whole different kind of workout. Oh, cool. Okay. There's fixed speed mode, which no matter how hard you're pulling, it's going to keep the speed regular to kind of prevent injuries. So, if you're doing something that's more recovery focused and you don't want to move too fast,

it's the same with the Pilates mode where it's more about kind of slow deliberate movements than it is about strong resistance. And then there's the chain mode, which is what we're going to do so we can test out the safety features. Oh, okay. Uh, what are we doing? We're going to do bench press. Oh, bench press. So, this is not included with the base kit. You have to get one uh level up, but you can get the bench. You can get the rower over there and a box of accessories that do come standard. I guess I should show you how to uncip uh the handles. Super easy. There's just a big button. Pull. Done. Easy peasy.

Okay. Uh what we actually should do is we should clip it onto the machine. So, there's these. Mhm. We have these. Do you know how to do a bench press? Based on everything you've seen so far, what would you imagine? Certainly. Yes. Thank you. That's very kind of you. So, what we're going to do is we're actually going to show off our first safety feature, which is the safety start. Basically, what that means is that up until a certain length, there will be zero resistance. And then once you get past that length, then the weight starts.

Oh, yeah. So, now there's nothing on it. We're going to go 50 lb aside. So, that's 100 lb total. We're going to go 30 lb aside. So, 60 lb total. I feel like one of the barriers for stuff like this is if you're like me and you don't really know what you're doing, you don't really know where to start. Do they have like workouts and stuff? We're going to get to that. There's actually a an incredible amount of free content you can access. Even as someone who does have a pretty comfortable handling of the gym, was really impressed by it. I tried to work out on Friday and I was sweating really

hard. I'm going to put on the chain mode. Let's freaking figure this out. Okay, you ready? Yeah. Turn on. Okay. You're probably going to want more weight, but this is good. That's really heavy. So drive from your feet. So spread your legs out a little more. Push from my feet. How's that supposed to work? It's So you want to push from your feet. Kind of arch your back a little bit and kind of push with your whole body. How what the Okay. Uh full disclosure, I am not a personal trainer. My coaching advice is very mid, but I used to look like this.

Right now we have the chain mode on. And what that does is actually simulate putting real chains on your barbells when you work out. So that as you lift it, more of the chain is getting pulled up by your muscles. So the weight increases at the end of the movement, adding up to four pounds at the full range of motion, but you're not going the full range of motion of the cable. So we could actually turn that up if you wanted. You're saying my arms aren't very long. Uh just this movement cuz you can go like full shoulder press. So that would be like the full You're not that short.

I'm feeling it more in like my shoulders and arms. Honestly, I really don't think I'm doing it right. One thing that you can't see is actually how the machine shows you the power that you're pushing on both sides. So, these bars will show you your left side and your right side if you're pushing equally, which is something I'm genuinely concerned with when I'm at the gym, especially if I'm doing barbell exercises. It's really easy to compensate on one side uh and over push with right and just keep making it stronger and stronger while your left side gets weaker and weaker. This will correct that.

Oh, cool. It's nice to be able to just like rest with the safety start thing. Yeah. And not have it squeeze you. It'd be uncomfortable. One thing I was going to get you to comment on, but I think might be beyond your area of expertise, is if the weight that's on the screen matches the feel of the weight from the gym. So, I'm actually going to do a rep right now and tell you how close it feels to doing this workout at the gym. So, I'm doing 15 aside, which is, you know, 30 lbs total. Um, that's pretty low for a bicep curl, but it should give me an idea.

Really? Cable machines always have a weird calculation because there's pulleys and so pulleys are, you know, making it easier to work. Yeah, literally what they do. Yeah, but I would say that's pretty damn close to what 30 lbs feels like. Nice job, Spedians. Oh, left side range of motion is too small. It yelled at you. Oh, that's pretty cool. Oh, and it gives you a workout report. Yeah, I like that it keeps track of your reps. It gives you an average of your power. Uh, and one thing you can do is you can actually

track all of your exercises as you go. The thing I'm really excited to show you is actually the programs that are built in. Oh, we have all our workouts, which is 521 total built in. And so, do you want to pick one? See what you like. Oh, you're doing the relaxation ones. Well, no, no. I was just showing different things. What? There's no shame in that. I want the sleep button, please. I'll I'll do core strength and stability. Do you want to do it solo or should we do it together?

Sure. Yeah, we can do it together. I love that. that's actually an option where you can trade it off. Yeah. This is also a good reminder that the Gym Monster 2 doesn't necessarily come with everything. This is the Pilates kit which has like an extension for this board. Do we even need that though? I could just put my feet on the ground. Yeah, that was just going to go on the ground. That's totally fine. Yeah. So, right now it's just go. Oh, wait. Are we starting over? Yeah. Oh, okay. I can't see it, though. Oh, right. I guess we could do that. I like that you chose the workout that doesn't actually use the machine.

She's talking a lot. I feel like I'm missing out on Oh, well, it's a good time to show off our uh 2.1 audio system that's built in. Whoa. It has breathing built in. We're going to give you 10 lbs per side. I can do more. 24 lbs per side. That's a lot. 14 lbs. Sure. So, slow, controlled. Oh, what extension? The other one doesn't have the extension on it. My bad. We should call this video two guys with ADD attempt to Workout.

Oh man, she goes so fast. Thank you. Two more reps, but you're going to do more cuz we I think six of those were not real reps. Listen. Okay, it's my turn. Get out of here. I think the ankle is probably our best. Oh, yeah. Oh, okay. And you can just kind of drop it. It'll do. Yeah. The It's not going to yank itself. It's not like a real cable machine where it like just a bunch of weight's going to go slamming down.

It uses magnets, not weight. What? Yeah. In here. Oh, that's kind of cool. Yeah. Uh, turn me to 20-ish lbs. 20 lb. Good job, David. This was not the kind of workout I was expecting. All right, next exercise. David wants to do some more gym broy stuff. Let's go. Strength. There you go. So, we can actually see what's in the workout, which is cool. And then if you want, you can change the movements. If you're like, "Oh, I don't like the dynamic shoulder circles." I can change that. Get your program tuned in exactly how you want. You can add it to your workout calendar. That's pretty cool. And then we need the barbell.

What are you so worried about? I don't know, breaking my body. This is You'll be fine. So, the maximum you can do per side is 110 lbs. So, 220 total. Like I bet if you were really trying to impress a lady, you could deadlift 220 lbs right now. Okay. So, okay. It's going to be like right in close. Yeah. And I'm going to be Yep. That's pretty good. Probably a little too much leg bend, but Okay. Not too bad. I think I did it. Every ding you hear is you doing it. Have you ever done deadlifts before? Once. Okay. How'd it go?

Fine. Okay. I also had a helper. One thing I both love and hate about this machine is that you can't really cheat too many reps. Uh normally, even in a group class session, sometimes if I'm really tired, I kind of just like do fake half reps in the corner and pretend like I did it cuz I'm too tired. The number doesn't really go up if you don't do the rep. So, it's hard to cheat this. There's obviously ways to do it, but what I found is I was feeling more accountable to this machine than I was in any group fitness class I've been in for a while.

Nice. I think it's your turn. Go. You do it so fast. That's how you get explosive power, baby. Get my speed on my skates. If you go like slow, it's But there's Yeah. All different kinds of ways of working out. And what I found is that all my different ways that I like to work out, I was able to do pretty good on this thing. We're going to call it quits on the workout right now. One thing that you can do if you don't like using the tablet to make your programs is you can actually connect to the Speedian app, do your programs there, sync with your machine. There's also the wellness plus program on the Speedian app, which is a AI powered nutrition coach, exercise coach, and it'll kind of

suggest both meals uh and workouts you can do. And so it might be the right fit for you. That's not something that I'm Well, you don't need that. I don't I am the AI. And I think all that remains now then is to see if it works for you. That's a pretty ambitious goal. You want to lose 20 pounds. I got so much to lose both in life and on my body. Okay. Yeah. Let's see how it goes. lg.gg/flowplane. And if you guys want to check out the Speedians Gym Monster 2, we're going to have that linked down below. If you guys enjoyed this video, the one I called was the destruction

of the house video cuz this kind of like a workout. You know, it's throwing the sledgehammer. Sure, why not? tearing down the tech house.