Cal Gym Selectorized Multi Chest Press (CG-9503)

CalGym CG-9503 Selectorized Multi Chest Press Combo Machine - The CalGym CG-9503 by TuffStuff is a selectorized multi chest press machine that offers a flat bench press, incline bench press and seated shoulder press all in one small footprint. The CG-9503 multi-position bench and pressing arm adjustments allow users to target the pectoral muscles, including lower, medial and upper, as well as the front and side deltoids. The CG-9503 is a total chest training solution and is ideal for locations with limited space including motel and hotel fitness facilities, multi-unit housing gyms, personal training studios and school weight rooms. A 200 lb. selectorized weight stack is adjustable in 10 lb. increments via a selector pin and supplies sufficient resistance for most to tone, strengthen and add muscle mass to the chest and front of the shoulders. The smooth operation and small incremental weight jumps is also useful for those rehabilitating the shoulder joints. And for added safety to the user and bystanders alike, all CalGym weight stacks are fully shrouded.

Buying guide

Best GHD for a Home Gym — July 2026

What is a Machine?

What a strength machine is

A strength machine guides the resistance along a fixed path so you can train a movement safely, often without a spotter. The main types: selectorized (pick weight with a pin), plate-loaded (add your own plates for a heavier ceiling and better feel), and functional trainers / cable machines (adjustable pulleys for dozens of exercises).

Machines vs. free weights

Machines shine for isolation, safety, and high-rep hypertrophy, and for training hard alone. Free weights build more stabilizer strength and carry over better to sport. Most well-rounded home gyms use a rack and barbell as the core and add one machine — often a cable/functional trainer or a lat-pulldown/row — to fill the gaps.

The sub-types worth knowing

“Machines” covers several categories that barely compete with each other: GHDs for hamstring and posterior-chain work, belt squats for loading the legs without the bar on your back, leg press / hack squat combos for heavy quad volume, reverse hypers for posterior-chain work and lower-back decompression, cable towers and functional trainers for pulling movements, and row machines. Pick the one that fills a gap in what your rack and barbell already do. Almost nobody needs two.

Space and standalone vs. rack-mounted

Most of these come in a standalone version and a cheaper rack-attachment version. The attachment saves floor space and money, but often gives up stability or range of motion — a tradeoff worth checking on the specific product rather than assuming, since it varies a lot between designs.

A note on ratings

Machine listings frequently show a manufacturer’s own on-site rating, which runs high (4.7–5.0 is typical) and sometimes pools reviews across a whole product family rather than the exact configuration you’re buying. Where we have independent hands-on coverage, our summaries anchor to that instead, and say so on the product page.