VOLTRA I

I wish I could give this thing more than a 10/10 because it is AWESOME. It's literally changed the way I workout and has unlocked numerous new exercises I couldn't do in my home without a cable machine. I'm now incorporating more cable exercises than ever and actually prefer it to a normal cable stack at the gym. It's so easy to dial in the weight and increment gradually (1lb increments) vs the gym cable stacks that have increments like 3.75lb or just 5lb. Some have 2.5-5lb but that sometimes can be too much when trying to go up slowly. If I didn't need the leg machines at the gym, I'd probably never leave my house. I LOVE using this and get the most insane pumps! The constant resistance is amazing, and the ability to overload the eccentric or add a chains variation is just unbeatable. It's also made my workouts safer. Trying to tricep extension a massive dumbell over your head is kinda painful, mostly awkward and super sketchy the higher weights you go. Not with the Voltra! You can set it to auto-load, pull out the cable with your favorite attachment (personally, I love the rotating v-grip from rogue), and then hold position until it engages. Do a first rep to get going and then you're fully locked in with the full weight. And if you tire out or when you're done simply hold it for a period of time that's configurable (1,2,3 seconds) and it will auto-unload and you can chill and put the attachment away and rest. I mean....cmon. How cool is that? Still probably tons of features I have yet to use or discover btu this thing is one of the coolest pieces of tech and definitely the coolest and most functional/versatile piece of fitness equipment I own! I just wish I had 2 of them!

Extremely expensive! Totally worth it if you have the money. I’ve had two voltra’s for about 6 months now and use them everyday for multiple movements per session. The machines are as good or better than new since as far as I can tell Beyond Power is the only company that built in upgradability through firmware updates instead of obsolescence, the voltras can now go up to 250lbs! And have improved calibration, UI, and modes. Still a very expensive product but I’d argue for what it does and replaces its a value.

There's a lot to love about the Voltra, but it's missing one key feature that keeps me from recommending it: you can't do long isometric holds without the weight deloading. As a climber, long static holds are a core part of my training, and the only way to pull them off on the Voltra is to add small movements every 10 to 15 seconds to keep the resistance engaged. Digging back through Reddit threads, I've found this same feature requested by more than one user. It feels like a basic, must-have capability, and until it's there I'd steer people toward a standard pulley system instead.