HOMCOM 65kg Multi Gym Review: The Cheapest Stack Machine Worth Considering

HOMCOM's 65kg multi gym is a budget pin-select home station with a lat pulldown, a chest press that also does pec fly, and a leg station for curls and extensions, all on a steel frame with a double pulley system. It cost £335.99 on Amazon UK when we checked on 6 October 2026, and it was in stock.

We rate it 3.8 out of 5. It's the cheapest real stack machine we've looked at, more than £130 under Strongway's 72kg dual pulley model, and the 135cm by 103cm footprint suits a spare room better than most. What holds it back is a 65kg stack that lifters will outgrow on pulldowns, a 100kg maximum user weight and a listing that's thin on detail, with no warranty term and no pulley ratio.

Who it's for

This suits a beginner or returning lifter who wants a guided, low-fuss machine for a box room and doesn't want to spend £450 or more. If you weigh under 100kg and you've never done much pulling, the stack will keep you busy for a long time.

It's the wrong buy if you're already strong on a commercial lat pulldown, if you weigh more than about 95kg, or if you want a preacher pad for arm work. Strongway and Marcy both cover those needs for £134 to £163 more.

Check the HOMCOM 65kg multi gym price on Amazon£335.99

The 65kg stack and the 100kg user limit

Start with the two numbers that decide whether this machine is for you.

The 65kg stack is the lightest we've covered, a few kilos under Marcy's MWM988 (about 68kg) and 7kg under Strongway's 72kg dual pulley. On a chest press, pec fly and cable arm work, that's plenty for most people starting out. A 2021 narrative review on time-efficient strength and hypertrophy training recommends at least 4 weekly sets per muscle group in a 6 to 15 rep max range, and notes that 15 to 40 reps can work too if you train to failure. So a lighter stack still builds muscle once you've maxed it, you just pay for it in longer sets.

Pulldowns are where it bites. A lat pulldown is usually the heaviest cable lift a home user does, and a trained man can pull 65kg for sets of 10 sooner than he'd expect. HOMCOM doesn't publish the pulley ratio, either. If any station runs a 2:1 ratio, the top pin there will feel like about half its number.

Then there's the 100kg maximum load. HOMCOM doesn't spell out whether that means user weight or user plus load, but read it as a body weight limit and plan with a margin. It's a low ceiling for a multi gym and a clear sign you're buying a lighter frame. The cables tell the same story: HOMCOM says the nylon-coated steel wires were tested to 66kg, which is just 1kg above the full stack. We'd want more headroom than that, and we'd inspect the cables regularly for fraying.

Stations and what you can train

The top pulley gives you lat pulldowns, triceps pushdowns and, with a rope you'd buy separately, face pulls. The chest station handles a seated press and a pec fly, so you get one compound and one isolation chest movement without moving the seat. Our guide to the pec deck covers how to set up the fly so your shoulders stay out of trouble.

The leg station is the pleasant surprise at this price. HOMCOM names both a leg curl and a leg extension, which means hamstrings and quads get direct work. That's still not a full lower body, because there's nothing for squats or hip hinges, so add a kettlebell or a pair of dumbbells for goblet squats and Romanian deadlifts.

The "35+ exercises" claim is a marketing figure, and HOMCOM doesn't list them. Expect most to be cable variations on the high and low pulleys. That's fine, though not 35 distinct reasons to buy it.

There's no preacher pad and no dip or pull-up station. HOMCOM's description of "thick padded seats and backrest" also stops short of saying the seat adjusts, which matters if you're very tall or short. Ask the seller before ordering if that worries you.

Is a cheap stack machine worth it?

For most people, the honest answer is that consistency beats equipment. A large US cohort study of nearly 480,000 adults found that meeting the muscle strengthening guideline was linked to an 11% lower risk of death from all causes, and meeting both the aerobic and strength guidelines was linked to a 40% lower risk. It's observational, so it can't prove the training caused the difference. Still, it's a good reason to buy the machine you'll actually use twice a week.

The NHS asks adults to do strengthening activities that work all the major muscles on at least 2 days a week. A machine that sits in the spare room and takes 10 seconds to change weight makes that easier to stick to than a pile of plates. Our multi gym workout plan shows how to cover everything in three sessions.

How it compares

Against the Strongway 72kg dual pulley multi gym, the HOMCOM saves you about £134 and 30cm of floor length. The Strongway gives you 7kg more stack, a preacher pad and a 144kg frame. If you can stretch to £469.95, we'd pick the Strongway.

The Marcy MWM988 costs £499 and has a 68kg stack, a leg developer and a preacher pad, and at 198cm it's 12cm shorter than the HOMCOM. That makes it the better fit for a low-ceilinged garage. Our best multi gym UK guide covers the wider field, including bigger stacks.

	HOMCOM 65kg	Strongway 72kg dual pulley	Marcy MWM988
Price (Oct 2026)	£335.99	£469.95	£499
Stack	65kg	72kg	about 68kg
Footprint	135 x 103cm	165 x 105cm	173 x 107cm
Height	210cm	210cm	198cm
Leg station	Curl and extension	Leg curl	Leg developer
Preacher pad	No	Yes	Yes

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