RELOADED INCLINE FLY

Name: RELOADED INCLINE FLY
Brand: Arsenal Strength
Rating: 4.33 (5 reviews)

The Arsenal Strength Reloaded Incline Fly is a plate-loaded chest and shoulder machine built around a lumbar-curved bench that opens the chest through the movement while supporting the shoulders, giving it a full, biomechanically friendly range of motion that reviewers consistently single out over a standard pec deck or dumbbell fly. Independent rotating knurled handles accommodate different arm lengths, and an easily adjustable seat fits a range of user sizes. Starting resistance is 10 lb per arm, and the machine is loaded with standard 25 lb plates to preserve full range of motion at heavier weights. It’s built from commercial-grade, made-in-USA steel and backed by a lifetime frame warranty, a 5-year finish warranty, and shorter warranties on bearings, cables, and wear parts.

Buying guide

Best GHD for a Home Gym — July 2026

Type	Plate-loaded incline chest fly machine
Model	9049 (AR-FLY)
Width	86.5"
Height	29.8"
Length	61.8"
Weight	172 lb
Material	Commercial-grade steel
Warranty	Lifetime frame; 5 years finish; 1 year bearings/grips/cables/pulleys; 90 days wear guards/upholstery
Manufacturer	Arsenal Strength
Plate loading	25 lb plates (sold separately)
Starting resistance	10 lb per arm

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

	RELOADED INCLINE FLY	HAMMER STRENGTH PLATE LOADED SEATED DIP	PLATE LOADED \| Leg Extension	Glute Bridge Plate-Loaded Hip Thrust Machine
GymRadar rating	4.33/5	4.33/5	4.33/5	4.33/5
Price	$2,760.00	$3,662.00	$3,550.00	$309.99
Type	Plate-loaded incline chest fly machine
Model	9049 (AR-FLY)
Width	86.5"
Height	29.8"
Length	61.8"
Weight	172 lb		330 lbs / 150 kg
Material	Commercial-grade steel
Warranty	Lifetime frame; 5 years finish; 1 year bearings/grips/cables/pulleys; 90 days wear guards/upholstery			2 years
Manufacturer	Arsenal Strength		Prime Fitness USA
Plate loading	25 lb plates (sold separately)
Starting resistance	10 lb per arm

4.3/5 · 5 GymRadar reviews

Reviews by source

Expert	4.33/5	5 reviews
Youtube	5.0/5	1 reviews
Reddit	4.5/5	1 reviews

The Reloaded Incline Fly’s lumbar-curved bench is the machine’s whole pitch, and independent coverage backs it up: reviewers consistently single out how it removes the shoulders from the movement and opens a deep, safe chest stretch that a standard pec deck or dumbbell fly can’t match – one YouTube reviewer called it “probably the best flies equipment I’ve ever used.” The standout dimension is functionality: the strength curve loads lighter at the bottom of the stretch and heavier at lockout, which multiple r/GYM commenters say feels safer than a dumbbell fly at the vulnerable bottom position. Build quality draws no complaints across any source – commercial-grade, made-in-USA steel backed by a lifetime frame warranty. The weakest dimension is value: GymRadar reviewers rate value well below performance and build quality, and independently of the manufacturer’s own $2,760 price, several call it expensive relative to cheaper alternatives that do something similar.

+Functionality: lumbar-curved bench removes the shoulders from the movement and opens a deep chest stretch -- "probably the best flies equipment I've ever used" (YouTube: Bergen Performance Center | Svanevik Workout)
+Functionality: strength curve is lighter at the bottom of the stretch and heavier at lockout, which several r/GYM users say feels safer than a dumbbell fly at the bottom position (r/GYM)
+Build quality: commercial-grade, made-in-USA steel construction backed by a lifetime frame warranty, 5-year finish warranty (Iron Company)
+Versatility: rotating knurled handles and an adjustable seat accommodate different arm lengths and body sizes (manufacturer; YouTube: Business & Bodybuilding)
+Functionality: described by one gym owner as "the People's Choice purchase" -- the single piece he gets the most member requests for (Hidden Gym)

−Value: GymRadar's value sub-score (3.40/5) trails performance and build quality (4.80/5 each) by a wide margin, and reviewers independently call it "pretty expensive per usual with Arsenal" and note "similar cheaper versions" exist (GymRadar)
−Value: $2,760 direct from the manufacturer is a significant investment for a single-exercise machine (Arsenal Strength direct shop)
−Durability: little independent long-term data beyond the manufacturer's own warranty terms -- the GymRadar sample is only 5 reviews (GymRadar)
−Functionality: one r/GYM commenter is skeptical of overextended-range fly movements as a category, arguing they stress ligaments over pec muscle -- a philosophical caveat about the exercise rather than this machine's execution of it (r/GYM)

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