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Talk to a home gym specialist| Weight Stack (SM-25) | 2 x 74kg (148kg total) |
| Stations (SM-25) | 6-in-1: Power Rack, Smith Machine, Cable Pulleys, Chin-up, Dips, Barbell Landmine |
| Frame (SM-25) | Powder-coated 16-gauge steel (1.5mm) |
| Warranty | 12 months on parts |
If you want one corner of the garage to cover barbell, Smith and cable work, this package pairs a 6-in-1 power rack with two 74kg weight stacks and a 110kg Olympic plate set, 100kg of it bumpers (130kg all up with the 20kg barbell). The rack runs on 16-gauge steel with J-hooks rated to 180kg and safety spotters rated to 200kg, so it handles heavy compound lifting from day one.
It suits a lifter building a complete home set-up who trains alone, since the Smith station, adjustable spotters and 8-level BN-9 bench let you work squats, presses and cable movements safely without a partner. The 20kg SPARTAN205 barbell and Lock Jaw collars round it out, so you can load up and start training the day it is built.
What sells me on this set-up is the 2x74kg cable stack paired with a full Smith and power rack: you can run a complete session without leaving the one station.
At 296kg assembled and 218cm tall, it's a permanent fixture, so confirm your floor and footprint first. The 110kg plate set and 20kg barbell mean you're lifting properly from day one.
Adela Ledvinkova · Bachelor of Exercise & Sport Science · Our In-House Fitness Coach
The SM-25 is the anchor of this package: one frame that runs six stations, so you can train legs, back, chest, arms and core without owning five separate machines.
The 16-gauge steel frame (1.5mm wall) is powder-coated and weighs 296kg assembled, which is the kind of mass that stays planted under a heavy set.
What this means for you: At 218cm tall it clears a standard 2.4m ceiling, but measure your room first so the frame and your chin-up reach both fit.
If you want to understand how the six stations flow together before you commit, the walkthrough video shows the Smith carriage, cable travel and attachment changes in real time.
Watching the setup move helps you picture how it fits your space and training split.
What this means for you: A two-person job with 16 assembly steps in the manual, so the video is a useful preview of what you are building.
Two independent stacks give you 148kg of selectorised resistance, so you can load a heavy back row on one side while keeping the other stack set for lighter accessory work.
The 2:1 cable ratio changes what the plates actually feel like at the handle.
What this means for you: With a 2:1 ratio the handle load is roughly half the stack weight, so plan your numbers around feel at the grip, not the plate count.
The package ships with the attachments that make a cable column actually useful day to day, so you are not hunting for extras after delivery.
That covers pulldowns, pushdowns, curls, rows and landmine work straight out of the box.
What this means for you: Between the pulldown bar, curl bar and single handles you can run a full upper-body cable session without buying a single add-on.
The guided Smith bar fixes the path of the lift, which makes it the station I point first-timers to for solo squats and presses when there is no spotter around.
The bar runs on Olympic 50mm sleeves so it accepts the bumper plates in this package.
What this means for you: The Smith guides the bar for solo accessory work, while the free-weight rack beside it covers the heavier barbell lifts long term.
The BN-9 is a full flat-incline-decline bench, so it moves from heavy flat pressing to incline and decline angles without you swapping benches mid-session.
At a 350kg max load it has headroom well beyond the barbell and plates in this package.
What this means for you: Eight backrest and four seat positions mean you can dial in a genuine incline for chest and shoulders rather than one fixed angle.
A proper 7ft Olympic barbell is included, so you are squatting and pressing with a full-length Olympic bar from day one rather than a stubby starter bar.
Eight needle bearings (four per sleeve) keep the sleeves spinning cleanly through cleans and snatches.
What this means for you: A 317kg rated bar with needle bearings is specced for serious loading, so it grows with you well past your first year of lifting.
The bumper plates let you drop a loaded bar safely and keep the floor and plates intact, which matters once you start training deadlifts and cleans at home.
The 100kg of bumpers comes as four pairs, plus a pair of 2.5kg and four 1.25kg Tri-Grip rubber change plates for small jumps. The change plates are rubber-coated, not bumpers.
What this means for you: The 1.25kg and 2.5kg plates give you small, honest progression steps, which is how most lifters actually add weight week to week.
Each contact point on the frame carries its own rated capacity, so you know exactly where the limits sit before you load up and train alone.
The 350mm safety spotter arms catch a missed rep so you can push close to failure without a training partner.
What this means for you: 200kg-rated spotters mean you can train heavy barbell work solo with a real safety net under the bar.
Four weight pegs and an upright barbell holder are built into the frame, so your plates and bar stay off the floor and within reach between sets.
Keeping the loading area clear is the difference between a usable home gym and an obstacle course.
What this means for you: Storing every plate and the bar on the frame keeps a roughly 1.9m x 1.5m footprint tidy and ready to train.
This is a two-person build of around 16 steps, and once it is up you have a 12-month parts warranty behind the package.
I would rather tell you the honest effort up front than have it arrive as a surprise on your doorstep.
What this means for you: Set aside a proper block of time and a second pair of hands, and try it through the 100-day money-back guarantee on eligible stock to confirm it suits your space.
| Frame (SM-25) | Powder-coated 16-gauge steel (1.5mm) |
| Stations (SM-25) | 6-in-1: Power Rack, Smith Machine, Cable Pulleys, Chin-up, Dips, Barbell Landmine |
| Weight Stack (SM-25) | 2 x 74kg (148kg total) |
| Weight Stack Composition (per stack) | 12 x 5.7kg plates, 1 x 5.6kg plate |
| Cable Ratio (SM-25) | 2:1 (Unilateral Pulley Ratio: 0.49; Bilateral Pulley Ratio: 0.98) |
| Smith Machine Bar (SM-25) | 203cm with Olympic 50mm sleeves |
| Smith Bar Weight (SM-25) | 11.5kg |
| Chin-up Bar (SM-25) | Multi-grip double chin-up bar |
| Dip Bars (SM-25) | Height adjustable, removable |
| Adjustments (SM-25) | 10 height positions for J-hooks, safety spotters, and Smith machine bar |
| Safety Spotter Arm Length (SM-25) | 350mm |
| Weight Storage (SM-25) | 4 pegs, compatible with 25mm and 50mm plates |
| Barbell Storage (SM-25) | Upright holder for 50mm Olympic barbells |
| Included Attachments (SM-25) | Landmine Handle, Straight Curl Bar, 2x Single Arm Handles, Lat Pulldown Bar, Leg Roller, Extension Chains |
| Adjustability (BN-9 Bench) | 8 backrest levels (decline, flat, incline), 4 seat levels |
| Barbell Included | CORTEX SPARTAN205 7ft 20kg Olympic Hard Chrome Barbell |
| Barbell Bearings | 8 x Needle Bearings (4 per sleeve) |
| Barbell Grip Diameter | 2.87cm |
| Barbell Length | 7ft (213.36cm) |
| Weight Plates Included | 110kg: 100kg CORTEX Olympic bumper plates plus 10kg CORTEX Tri-Grip rubber plates |
| Plate Set Composition | Bumpers 2x20kg, 2x15kg, 2x10kg, 2x5kg; Tri-Grip 2x2.5kg, 4x1.25kg |
| Collars Included | 1 pair Cortex Olympic Lock Jaw Collars |
| Load Capacity (Smith Machine) | 150kg |
| Load Capacity (J-hooks) | 180kg |
| Load Capacity (Safety Spotters) | 200kg |
| Load Capacity (Chin-up Bar) | 200kg |
| Load Capacity (Weight Storage Pegs) | 50kg per peg |
| Max Load (BN-9 Bench) | 350kg |
| Max Load (Barbell) | 317kg (700 lbs) |
| Assembled Dimensions (SM-25) | 186cm x 151.4cm x 218cm (L x W x H) |
| Machine Weight (SM-25) | 296kg |
| Assembled Dimensions (BN-9 Bench) | 116cm x 74cm x 119cm (L x W x H) |
| Net Weight (BN-9 Bench) | 24kg |
| Bench Height (BN-9 Bench) | 46cm from ground |
| Backrest Pad Dimensions (BN-9 Bench) | 79cm (L) x 24cm-28cm (W) |
| Seat Pad Dimensions (BN-9 Bench) | 30cm (L) x 24cm-28cm (W) |
| Warranty | 12 months on parts |
Effort: a two-person job, 16 assembly steps in the manual. Tools: a spanner and an Allen (hex) key (bolts and fixings are included).
Yes. The SM-25 stands 218cm tall, so it fits under a standard 2.4m (2400mm) Australian ceiling with about 22cm to spare. Check your own ceiling height first, and allow for your head clearing the bar on chin-ups. The full footprint is 186cm long by 151.4cm wide, so measure your floor space before building.
You get four parts working as one setup: the CORTEX SM-25 6-in-1 power rack with Smith machine and two 74kg cable stacks, the BN-9 adjustable bench, a SPARTAN205 7ft 20kg Olympic barbell, and a 110kg Olympic plate set (100kg of bumpers plus Tri-Grip change plates) with a pair of Lock Jaw collars. The rack also ships with landmine, lat and cable attachments.
Plenty for serious training. The J-hooks hold 180kg, the safety spotters 200kg, the chin-up bar 200kg, and the Smith station 150kg. The barbell itself is rated to 317kg. The cable stacks run 148kg total at a 2:1 ratio, so each handle feels roughly half its stack, about 36kg from a full 74kg stack. The bench handles up to 350kg loaded.
A 2:1 ratio means each handle feels roughly half the weight you pin on its stack, so a full 74kg stack works out to about 36kg at one handle. In exchange the cable travels twice as far, which gives smooth, controllable resistance for lat pulldowns, rows and isolation work.
Plan your room around the rack first: it measures 186cm long, 151.4cm wide and 218cm high. The BN-9 bench adds its own 116cm by 74cm footprint. Leave room to walk around all sides and load the barbell. This is a permanent build, not a fold-away, so confirm the space works long term.
This is a two-person job, and you'll want the help given the SM-25 frame weighs 296kg assembled. The manual runs to 16 steps and recommends two or more people; a spanner and an Allen (hex) key do the job, with all bolts and fixings included. Set aside a proper block of time and lay the parts out first.
Take photos before you start assembly and send them to support@cardioonline.com.au within 48 hours of delivery. We lodge the freight claim, organise replacement parts or a full unit, and stay across it until you're training. You won't deal with the courier or CORTEX directly. With a heavy multi-station rack like this, check every box against the parts list first.
The package carries a 12-month parts warranty, handled by us here in Australia. If it's not right, our 100-day money-back guarantee applies when the product page shows the badge: return it within 100 days, as-new and disassembled in the original packaging with all parts. We refund the product price and your original delivery fee, with no restocking fee. We organise the return freight; you cover that cost.
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Download the user manual (PDF)Customers said this comprehensive power rack system works great after assembly. "Shipping was brilliant" and delivery service was helpful. Everything functioned properly and looked excellent upon setup. Positive experience with product quality and delivery support.
Recieved the pack last weekend, 2 half days for a single person yo put it together, between meetings and mum duties, only needed a 2nd person for one part of the build. I section for the fully was a little off and required to ve widened to get the wheel in. Quality of the parts is fantastic for a home gym, it really elevates the space it's in.
SM25 6 in 1 power rack Review and Assembly tips I was quoted $600 to assemble the machine, but I declined thinking I could do it myself as long as the instructions made sense. Although most of the instructions was ok, certain parts were frustratingly vague. I can only say thank you to David from the Boronia outlet for being patient with me and giving me a few tips along the way. Assembly took me 2 weeks to do (working full time with a family stuff slotted in between). If I was to do it again, I could probably finish it in 2 days knowing what I know now. Here are some tips that hopefully would help others in a similar situation. 1. Download the latest manual from their website. You will find it at the bottom of the product information page. Do not Google it, it might end up with a manual for a different version. It might look the same, but it isn't. Trust me. 2. Assembly is a 2 person job for certain parts. I really am amazed if David can do it by himself, but for certain steps it would be a lot easier and maybe safer if someone was holding part A steady whilst you are trying to fix on part B and C etc... 3. Think of the best position to put the machine in the room. It is important you don't have it too close to a wall, as a final part requires you to slip on a sleeve to the end of the smith bar and you could find yourself like me where you don't have enough room to slip it on and the machine is already loaded up so it is not easy to reposition! I had to reverse a few steps to partially remove the smith bar in order to put on the sleeve. 3. There are a lot of bolts to tighten. Best to have a good socket wrench set rather than relying on the included basic tools. 4. When installing the feet to the back beam, make sure everything is square and equal distance. Measure the distance between the front of the legs and the back of the legs to make sure they are the same. It will become very hard to adjust later when loaded with weights. I found I couldn't install the front top beam later because the bottom feet were not in a perfectly square position. 5. There is an earlier step where you rest the weight stack rods onto the bottom legs. They kind of dangle there as they fit loosely and there is nothing securing them at the top yet. You load the weights on the rods and hope it balances without tipping over. If it tips, you can expect to see some deformation in the hole where the rod slots into. Later you are meant to slot the other ends of these rods into the beam at the top. I was surprised to see that the rods were 30mm too short to slot in at the top. I was told you have to lift up the rods so they are not actually touching the base anymore in order to slot them in at the top. You then tighten the grub **** at the top so the rods are essentially hanging from the top. 6. The part involves fitting the smith bar gave me the most trouble and I was stuck on this for over a week. The instructions need a lot of improvement. For a start, Part 27 "Smith Slider" are 2 different parts. They are not the same. one has a little stopper arm on it and needs to be fitted differently to the other. The stopper arms needs to be at the top. It will not work if the slider is fitted upside down and the stopper is at the bottom. 7. There is no guidance on how far in the smith slider should be positioned on the smith bar. This initially caused an issue where one hook never sat flush to the peg. You have to centre the sliders until they both roughly sit equally on the peg. Also later steps like putting on the front top beam might also help square things up and help the hooks sit better. Overall I am happy with the machine for the price. I guess if I paid for a similar set up costing 5 times as much I would might had had less problems. Who know... I am deducting one star for the bad instructions and not every part being numbered. Some were numbered and some where not...surely not that hard to put a number sticker on the remaining parts. 2 of the upper steel boards came with scratches to them and one of the pins had rust on the end. I am still deliberating whether to raise a warranty claim to get these parts replaced. Probably not at this stage as I need to get on with other things. Hope this is helps others.
Just assembled this for my son . The instructions are pathetic. The images are blurry and the same instructions where doubled up . Parts where not labelled and some where labelled incorrectly. The parts that where plasma cutted where not deburred before powder coating. Some parts where not welded together straight some parts where not bent straight. Some parts should be made out of a better grade if steel to last. Pulleys are very cheap and I cannot see them lasting extended period of time. I have evaluated this as a metal fabrication point of view. I can see how I can repair these items in the future being a fabricator buy trade. A consumer should never have to plan how to repair a brand new item in this case I have. The proportions of this item are small but due to my son's height of 178 cm it works good . For taller people I think they may be disappointed. The function does as described. I think if they spent $250 more on the materials and charged accordingly the product would be perfect.
Ok, seriously impressed with this. Wasn't expecting a whole lot for the price to be fair, but the quality of the build and ease of putting this together makes it not just excellent value for money but a fantastic piece of equipment in it's own right. Went together so easy (yes I'm a little handy, instructions aren't great but diagrams are pretty good). What I really like is that I feel like I can use it with full confidence. Everything works, everything fits, its smooth and its stable. 10/10 would recommend.
Very Happy with my purchase, Rack is versatile in so many ways,will look to expand my gym in future,recommended.
Shipping was brilliant. The gentleman was wonderful and very helpful in getting it off. My husband assembled it, and everything worked and looked great.
Amazing product. Works perfectly and it looks great.
The set is great and was pretty straightforward to put together. Our only problem was the screws werent labeled for sizing so we had to measure them before using to make sure we were using the correct ones when building initially. Some of the photos in the manual showed the incorrect orientation of parts, so was a little bit of messing around. Only needed 2 tools for the whole build
Its pretty good, no legitimate complaints. I was worried for the price it would be a little flimsy but so far so good. I had a nut that didnt **** and they sent me a replacement reasonably quickly. Made a couple of mistakes assembling it, the instructions could be a little better and some numbering and quantities on the screws would have been really helpful, but overall it wasnt particularly difficult. The weight isnt enough for seated rows or pull downs, so Im doing bent over rows with the smith machine and single arm pull downs. The smith machine seems fine, doing the leg press in reverse as the angle on the foot attachment doesnt feel quite right to control heavy weight. Overall absolutely no regrets, particularly for the price, and very satisfied with the quick response to a part issue
Firstly can I say, lifespan customise service and product are to a good standard I would recommend these products to other people. BUT, the instructions that are provided are very poor, they are hard to read, nothing in the boxes are labelled, it felt like that all the parts where just dumped in with little care. If I could recommend that lifespan have another look at the instructions and see it from a customer point of view. Thanks
Easy to set up. Solid build. But need few changes to it such as when I sit to do the bench press, my elbows touches the side metal. Due to that I have to always make sure my elbows are abit more in. Can't do wide bench presses. Also purchased the chest fly upgrade and had to return it back as while purchasing there weren't any proper picture or instructions on how much more space needed to attach it. When took it out the box then only realised needed that extra space which I didn't have. But overall customer service was good and manage to return back the item.
Happy with this overall. All pretty good quality. So far my only comment would be that the pully system isn't very good when doing pull downs. The way the pulley's have to both connect to the pull down bar forces them to turn inwards a lot and the cables are pushing against the sides of the wheels quite a lot. It's a very functional gym though. I'd say I'm still happy with it.
took a whole day pretty much to put together by myself, not a hard job.. it actually surpassed my expectations for quality and function. I couldn't be happier
I brought and ordered it on 4th Sept 2023, to help me getting back ontop of my health issues. It arrived on 17th Sept at depo and i picked up on 18th Sept.. Absolutely Super quick turn over, the workers at Broadmeadows depo help me load, perrrfect..Thankyou.. Its all together now, EASY Assembling and Easy As Instructions to follow..I'm excited, i now can do workouts in my own time and privacy.. I have gone over everything to check for any faults or crappy welds as others have said.. PERSONALLY 100% PERRRRFECT.. This is why i gave the whole setup 5 STARS and also 5 Stars to the staff.. Thankyou.. You ask would i Recommend. YES 100%..
We bought this during EOFY sales, bargain of a buy! We do love our new gym, set up in our shed, took about a day to put together, we did notice the quality of welding was average at best (my partner is a welder), many dags and messy welds thus the 4 stars. The only other thing that bugs me is that the weights aren't marked. But for the price, honestly, a very good start to a home gym set up! Everything works well and the many exercises we're able to do is fantastic! Thank you!
Cant thank you enough for this machine and your service. You kept us continually up to date with the delivery progress and the product is better than we imagined. Such strong, good quality and very versatile for exercising every part of the body. We were pleased with the packaging and all parts were included thank you.
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