Pendulum Squat Machine PS01

I love my pendulum squat. I sold a V-Squat machine that always bothered my knee. There was just something about the motion that didn't agree with me and gave me a lot of pressure/pain under my kneecaps. I placed my order for the GMWD Pendulum squat on a Friday night and it arrived the following Wednesday. It came in 3 large boxes and was very well packaged. Every part was individually wrapped in plastic and some had cardboard on them. There was plenty of Styrofoam and corrugated inside to keep parts from sliding around. Nothing was damaged.

Assembly was very simple with some of the best instructions I've ever seen. Literally anybody should easily be able to assemble this machine. I do recommend using a ratched and wrench. You'll need a 16mm, 19mm, and 21mm socket. It does come with very thin/short wrenches but if you use those, plan on it taking at least an extra hour to assemble. I build the whole thing in about 2.5 hours.

The Pendulum Squat is very stable. I'm 6'3" and fit in it fine. I did need to drill an additional hole for the safety stop pole. Even all the way out, it wouldn't save me if I failed a lift. I'd be sitting on the floor before it caught the arm.

The actual Pendulum squat maneuver is amazing. I'm tall with long legs so when I free weight squat, I can never get my legs below parallel. On the Pendulum, I can get my rear all the way down and touch my ankles with ease. In 30 years of lifting, I've never achieved such depth before. It's incredibly comfortable too. Zero back or knee strain and at the very bottom, my ankles are basically in neutral position with no flex or extension. The machine is very humbling. I normally do 3x15 barbell squat with 280 but can only do 20lbs on this machine.

What an amazing machine! I highly recommend it!

Clean, small footprint, all black. Great for the price,nothing else competes unless you're spending 3x more. Bearings have grease ports. Assembly is doable solo with an impact driver but the pendulum and springs might need some help. The hardware was on labeled cardboard which is a relief at this price point and made assembly very straightforward. Footplate and foot angle takes some trial and error, but range of motion is smooth (I'm just over 6' with no issues). Labeled hardware and full-size manual were a nice touch. Started with no additional weight to figure out angles. I have no complaints given the price and size and would buy it again.

First thing is that it was very straightforward directions and took about an 1 hour 15min to get it working with 2 people. Second Wow works smooth and very easy on the back & shoulder area and even on my old knees.Last thing I really felt my legs with lighter weight and can easily justify the space (small studio) which is not that much compared to other pendulums. I must also mention how responsive & helpful customer service was!!! Excellent company. 2nd machine i have purchased from them

I've had the pendulum for almost a month now and we love it, you don't have to load it with 4+ plates to get to failure around 8-10 reps. 10/10.