I wrote a blog a while ago about the popularity of the Miami Super gym, from Hudson.
And that hasn't changed, it is, by far, our most popular piece. Super rugged, it does well in our training studios and corporate gyms as well as residences. It is good or better at everything.
Hudson Steel, established in 2007, strategically maintains a stock of products and parts in Poughkeepsie, New York. This sets them apart from online companies that simply import goods from overseas warehouses. The brand's success speaks volumes, but it is the Super Gyms that truly steal the spotlight. Hudson Steel is the brainchild of Fabio Ravasi, who understands this industry very well.
The popularity has been so much that there's actually four different versions of this machine now.
The compact Miami gym base outshines traditional half racks with its superior design. Featuring J hooks and a half rack at the front, a Smith machine in the middle, and plate and bar storage at the back, this gym boasts adjustable width, top width pulleys, full pulleys on both front sides, and a low row station at the bottom back. Packed with all the essential accessories including band pegs, a landmine, and a battle rope attachment, it even includes 6 plate horns for convenient storage on the back.
But they also make the alternative
C3 unit which is built on a full rack frame, which is basically the free weight version without the Smith and built for a little heavier lifting. It will have longer safeties as a fullrack, and supports heavier weights. The big loss is the plate storage. But if someone is going heavy on the free bar, it is worth it.
They also have the Greenwich variation that takes the features of the Miami, but the back of the machine is angled in so it fits into a corner. The Smith Horns angling out, and the plate storage being built into the centre of the back, itisa realspace saver. So if you ever have to get a great gym into a corner space, now you can. I am still having trouble seeing how Fabio fit all this into a corner!
The big bad version is The Manhattan C9, which has all the features of the Miami, but the Smith machine also was built on a float, so it can be used for more exercises. You really can't do bicep curls or any nonlinear motion on a regular Smith machine,
but the floating Smith on the Manhattan gym gives you even more flexibility. If a person is planning on using the smith system a lot, the Manhattan version makes a lot of sense.
All the SuperGyms come with a pair of 150 lb weightstacks, that can be upgraded to 200, with a 2:1 ratio so you can go heavy. But with four variations, you can really customize it to your space and workout.