FT2 PRO SMITH FUNCTIONAL TRAINER

Name: FT2 PRO SMITH FUNCTIONAL TRAINER
Brand: Inspire Fitness
Rating: 3.67 (3 reviews)

The FT2 PRO Smith Functional Trainer is Inspire Fitness’s flagship all-in-one home gym, combining a full cable functional trainer with a patented counter-balanced Smith machine in a walk-in design that fits in roughly 4 square feet of floor space. Dual 165 lb selectorized weight stacks drive up to eight pulley positions, and a built-in weight-doubler lets the Smith bar carry up to 330 lb of resistance without touching a plate. It ships with a full accessory kit (triceps rope, straight and curl bars, D-handles, ankle strap, multi-function belt, a multi-grip pull-up bar with rock-climbing grips) plus integrated dumbbell/kettlebell storage, and is backed by a limited lifetime warranty on the frame and all parts. It’s built for space-constrained buyers who want to replace a rack, cable machine, and free weights with one unit rather than shoppers on a tight budget – both independent reviewers and longtime owners call it excellent as a cable trainer, while flagging the Smith-bar mode itself as less intuitive to use than the cable side.

Buying guide

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Frame	Heavy-duty round tubular steel, matte black electrostatic powder coat
Power	No electricity required
Weight	879.6 lbs (399 kg)
Warranty	Limited lifetime on frame and all parts
Dimensions	64" W x 52.4" D x 83.2" H (89" H with pull-up bar)
Manufacturer	Inspire Fitness (co-branded with Centr)
Weight stack	165 lb per side (75 kg)
Compatible bench	Inspire Series FID7 PRO bench + leg-extension attachment (sold separately)
Included accessories	Triceps rope, six 2-ring D-handles, dual-hook straight bar, dual-hook curl bar, ankle strap, multi-function belt, two 5 lb add-on weights, multi-grip pull-up bar with rock-climbing grips
Pulley configurations	6-8 total: two adjustable side pulleys, two upper pulleys, an adjustable low/mid pulley with 6 positions
Resistance multiplier	2:1 ratio -- up to 330 lb on the Smith bar via the weight-doubler

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.

How it compares

	FT2 PRO SMITH FUNCTIONAL TRAINER	Powertec Workbench Levergym	Body-Solid GLCE365 Leg Curl/Leg Extension Station	Roman Chair Back Hyperextension
GymRadar rating	3.67/5	3.67/5	3.67/5	3.67/5
Price	$5,999.00	$1,859.00	$870.00	$224.97
Frame	Heavy-duty round tubular steel, matte black electrostatic powder coat	11-gauge, 3"x3" steel tubing	Commercial 2"x3" heavy-gauge steel, all-4-side welded construction
Power	No electricity required
Weight	879.6 lbs (399 kg)
Warranty	Limited lifetime on frame and all parts	Lifetime frame, 5-year moving parts, 2-year bearings, 1-year pads/grips	Commercial and lifetime warranty options available
Dimensions	64" W x 52.4" D x 83.2" H (89" H with pull-up bar)		47"L x 27"W x 31"H assembled; 74"L x 27"W x 31"H in leg curl position; 55"L x 27"W x 48"H in leg extension position
Manufacturer	Inspire Fitness (co-branded with Centr)	Powertec		Titan Fitness
Weight stack	165 lb per side (75 kg)
Compatible bench	Inspire Series FID7 PRO bench + leg-extension attachment (sold separately)
Included accessories	Triceps rope, six 2-ring D-handles, dual-hook straight bar, dual-hook curl bar, ankle strap, multi-function belt, two 5 lb add-on weights, multi-grip pull-up bar with rock-climbing grips
Pulley configurations	6-8 total: two adjustable side pulleys, two upper pulleys, an adjustable low/mid pulley with 6 positions
Resistance multiplier	2:1 ratio -- up to 330 lb on the Smith bar via the weight-doubler

3.7/5 · 3 GymRadar reviews

Reviews by source

Expert	3.67/5	3 reviews
Youtube	4.0/5	1 reviews
Reddit	4.0/5	2 reviews

The FT2 PRO packs a full cable functional trainer, a counter-balanced Smith machine, and a weight-doubler system into roughly 4 square feet of floor space, and both independent reviewers and longtime FT2 owners agree it’s among the most versatile all-in-one home gyms at this footprint. Build quality is commercial-grade — heavy tubular steel, electrostatic powder coat, and a limited lifetime warranty — and the pulley system itself is praised as smooth and precise. The weakest link is the Smith-bar mode: one long-form reviewer found it genuinely confusing to engage and called it “cumbersome” next to the cable side, and steered buyers who only want a cable trainer toward a non-Smith Inspire model instead. The $5,999 price is the other recurring sticking point, with prospective buyers openly weighing it against cheaper all-in-ones or a build-your-own rack-and-attachments setup.

+Versatility: six to eight pulley positions plus a counter-balanced Smith bar cover presses, rows, curls, belt squats, and pull-ups in one compact unit (Inspire Fitness, Acme Fitness)
+Build quality: heavy-duty tubular steel frame, electrostatic powder coat finish, and a limited lifetime warranty on frame and parts (Inspire Fitness, At Home Fitness)
+Functionality: weight-doubler multiplies the 165 lb stacks up to 330 lb of resistance with smooth, quiet selectorized action (r/homegym, YouTube: As Many Reviews As Possible)
+Durability: owners who upgraded from the original FT2 after years of use report continued satisfaction with the FT2 PRO (r/homegym)

−Value: the $5,999 price draws consistent pushback, with one prospective buyer calculating it's thousands more than a comparable all-in-one trainer (r/GarageGym)
−Functionality: the Smith-bar mode is confusing to set up and 'cumbersome to use' compared with the cable functional-trainer side (YouTube: As Many Reviews As Possible)
−Versatility: the leg-extension attachment is repeatedly called the weak point by multiple owners (r/homegym)
−Durability: independent long-term data is thin — coverage is limited to a handful of expert write-ups and recent owner posts, not years of field reports

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