Tonal Revisited: BEST or WORST Home Gym??
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- Is Tonal worth the money? How does it really stack up? This is everything you need to know and more.
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I've worked with @TonalStrong over the past 4 years. I like the unit so much that I decided to do this review outside the normal scope of work in my contract.
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Paul, thank you for the updated video with Tonal! My wife and I have ours being installed 10 JUL 24, we can’t wait! We are converting one of our bedrooms to a gym. We also have a Hydro Pro, so I think between both machines we should have very effective workouts! Have you tried a Hydro? I will definitely look for you on the Tonal site. Stay safe, strong, and keep inspiring!
That’s fantastic. You’re going to love it! Haven’t tried a Hydro yet
@@PaulSklarxfit hi Paul, we received our Tonal yesterday! I went through the strength assessment, I was blown away on how much resistance Tonal gives back! It had me breaking a sweat quickly! Definitely looking forward to this journey. I didn’t see you yet as one of the trainers, anytime frame?
@@MarioGomez-gt4ed glad you are getting to experience it. July 11 look for it.
I've had Tonal for about 3 years now and feel the same. It's where I've worked out exclusively since getting it. Nearly 18M pounds lifted and went from 150 lbs to 190 lbs. Best shape of my life. It's maybe the most life-changing purchase I've ever made.
Love to hear it. Big gains💪🏼
How has the reliability been for you. Any fraying on the cables, noisy, parts replaced etc? Had ours for 2 years but not near that amount lifted. No issues yet, quiet as can be still.
It isn't going to be for everyone,but, Personally, after owning one for over 3 years if mine broke and was not fixable, I would buy a new one and still want to use the subscription. It adds enough value to my life that it is worth every penny to me. I tried custom workout for 3 months based on a workout program I bought but then went back to the Tonal coached programs, it was way better. For me the flow and less thinking and more lifting works better.
Life changing for me 2 1/2 years in. I'm interested in building muscle. 2 things that are amazing about tonal- ability to train past failure without a spotter and - ease of use in that there is no need to load weight or manage dumbells, set up for movements is about sliding the arms and pishing a button to select the resistance desired. Not just a home workout but one is able to do things that can't be done in a coventional gym.
Got tonal 6 months ago. +15lbs of
Muscle. Now working in getting sub 15% body fat.
I can’t wait to cancel the monthly at month 13. Memorized the workouts so membership will be obsolete.
Overpriced monthly, but the hardware is say is worth the $
Very cool machine and I appreciate the second review years later. The monthly subscription is the only off putting thing for me. But that’s just me personally.
I don’t think you are alone regarding the subscription. It’s probably the biggest concern for most people.
@@PaulSklarxfit But as you alluded to in the video, with all the information it stores it’s probably worth it. Thank you again for the review, and happy Father’s Day. #nodadbods
I will have mine installed July 26th. I’m so excited!
You are going to love it. Congratulations 🙌🏼
Love my tonal. Had it for 4 months now and use it 4/5 times a week. Incredible investment.
I just found your channel a few weeks ago when I was researching Tonal. I've been thinking about getting one for the past year.
I did not realize you were here in Charlotte! I'm 5 miles from your studio! I'd love to see it in person.
Hopefully this review helped💪🏼
Hey Paul,
Loved your video back in 2021, definitely motivated me to buy a Tonal. Really happy to see this update, and have already tried your custom workouts.
That being said.... What are the chances of you putting out a program on Tonal? Vs. Just the two custom workouts. It would be great to see and follow along with a week-to-week program that you would suggest for the machine.
Thank you for being an inspiration and positive example of what a natty physique can look like.
Glad to hear that. I’ll see what I can do.
Awesome machine! I've had it for three years and absolutely the best exercise unit. You can easily workout at the comfort of your home n living room. You won't ever be lazy to workout!
Good bench to partner this with an iron master pro bench with the pull-up and dip attachments.
Luv this!!! Still using my pull up bar and the floor of course! Cool machine! Will be in NC end of June- gotta check out your spot!!
Glad you enjoyed it
Does Tonal allow for X-Reps (extended reps at the end of a set with a 4 to 6 inch range of motion until failure) without the unit thinking you are cheating the range of motion? I like to do X-Reps (invented by Steve Holman & Johnathan Lawson) at the end of each set after pushing to positive failure. It would be great if Tonal was able to do it without turning off the weight because it thinks you're struggling with the weight.
Great machine, switched off as soon as you mentioned monthly membership. Similar to Peloton.
Paul - fan of the channel and this was a good first exposure for me to Tonal. What would REALLY help me make a decision is to see you in action on it with more examples. Suggestion - can you do a Tonal series…..Chest Day, Back Day, Arms Day, Leg Day, etc. specifically curious to see how well it handles the “big 7” exercise like Squat, Deadlift (or RDL), Overhead Press, Bench Press, PullUp/Chinup, Bent Over Row, Lunge, Dip, etc. Also, could you use your own incline bench or would the machine not know how to match up to that?? Finally, what about PaulSklar promo code?? 😊
Yes I’ve used my own incline with it. It’s versatile enough to allow me to completely utilize it. Here are e few examples of in action work: instagram.com/p/C6lydQQOKdb/?igsh=MWd6dnlmMWwzNnNvYg==
If you dont mind sharing, what is your strength score?
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Do you get mri's? I would be interested in what your levels of subcutaneous fat are. It is important, you looked really healthy, superficial sub cutaneous must be reasonably low or not at all low? Its healthy as you know. IU aspire to a build like yours in a sense but I think ill maybe always have more of a covering maybe of subq. Anyway I like your content mate.
Can you use it as a guy that is 6.8?
Monthly membership to keep features? Not buying it on principle alone. I'm fine with the option to sign up for virtual trainers, or buy physical accessories for a one time fee, but this pay us to keep functionality model that is spreading like a cancer doesn't work in my car, my gaming hardware, or this. I'm out.
It'd be cool without the bloody freakin' subscription
Big fan of you Paul but I'm sorry, you shouldn't lose the intelligent modes if you cancel the subscription. that should be included in the $4000 price. and you cant compare to a gym membership because you dont have to pay $4000 up front on a gym membership and you can go to a great gym for way cheaper than $60/month. once you use this equipment for 1-2 years and have your routines down you should be able to end the trainers and workouts portion of tonal.
I don’t disagree with you. Unfortunately I don’t run the company.
@@PaulSklarxfit I know and don't begrudge you one bit for promoting it. Thought maybe tonal would listen to customer feedback once sales start to decline like with Pelton. subscription is great for a new lifter ( I was looking at this for my 60 year old mother) but an advanced person would like to have this without the subscription. I do think there is room for company growth to sell both versions. just guessing, but 20% of people wont buy one just because of the subscription.
So any pulling exercise where i can pull more than my own body weight id be better off just doing body weight movements because id be lifting my body off the bench. Like pull ups and rows.
If you were to try to do the same thing with bodyweight work, you would have to add weight to your body to get the same benefit.
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Да,уж... Каждый тратит свою жизнь по-своему.
Wish the monthly subscription wasn’t so much.
I hear you. It’s my understanding that the costs for trainers, new programs, development, upgrades, features, etc are not cheap.
@@PaulSklarxfit I understand. I’m getting ready to retire this September and want to get the unit. Will have to see if I can work that into my budget for now. I prefer to work out at home than a gym. Thanks for the review.
@@BellofattoBrews of course. If you are going to get one, look into their payment plans to see if that is a better option. Enjoy it.
Hey, Tonal owner here... Keep in mind (in case you don't already know) that for the single $60/month membership, it allows for unlimited accounts. Your partner, children, friends, family, etc. Depending on how many gym memberships you would potentially be offsetting, it honestly pays for itself rather quickly in my case. Plus you can team-up on workouts, my wife and I often work out together.
@@losballatopg thanks I appreciate the info. It’s one thing that I have talked to the wife about, wanting her to use it also if I get one. Thanks again.
This is all fine, but I don't want anything I pull hard on to be wall mounted in my home. You'd think they'd adapt this to a standalone unit.
The design is meant to be space saving and sleek. You can pull as hard as you want, but the only way it comes off the wall is if your studs completely detach and fail, which means you have a much larger problem.
Skipping ropes stand the test of time. I got a video here on how to use one correctly
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$59.99 a month after a $3k purchase is just stupid.
Buy used? I have two now and haven't hit the initial purchase price. As for the $60/month... I have 3-5 people who use each of the machines regularly and it's just the one subscription per machine. A lot cheaper than a gym membership for 6-10 people.
Just hoping to share some insight, not disagreeing with your comment ;-)
@@losballatopg Thanks. Definitely a smart move when you have a few folks.
@@losballatopg How was the process for buying second hand? Did you use Tonal's relocation kit or did you install yourself?
@@stvnchng4755 I installed myself. I was rather intimidated by the information online regarding relocation and the idea that for some reason I would be unable to connect to Tonal's services, but everything worked as smoothly as a first-time setup. The only recommendation I might make would be to have whomever you purchase from give a call to Tonal and "confirm" that the unit is "released" from their account/ownership. (doesn't seem to be required to transfer, but for peace of mind)
Nothing beats free weights.
Overpriced
It’s definitely not cheap, but like anything else, you get what you pay for. I have 4 Keiser Performace trainers and a Lifetime Fitness multi cable station at my studio that were far more expensive and don’t compare to what The Tonal can do.
Easy to say. Ive had it for about 4 months now and it is an incredible investment and a fantastic machine/piece of tech.
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