By Jack Atkins, Home Gym Equipment Specialist · Updated 5 October 2026
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Strongway
Strongway's 72kg dual pulley multi gym is a pin-select home station with a high and low pulley, a chest station that does both chest press and pec deck, an adjustable preacher pad and a leg curl station, all on a steel frame that weighs 144kg. It costs £469.95 on Amazon UK (5 October 2026) and was in stock when we checked.
We rate it 4.0 out of 5. For under £500 you get most of what Strongway's £999 machine offers plus a leg station, which makes it the better value of the two for most beginners. The 72kg ceiling on pulldowns and rows, the 210cm height and a listing that never mentions a warranty stop it scoring higher.
How we review
This review is based on research rather than hands-on testing. We worked from Strongway's Amazon UK listing and specifications, compared it with the Strongway multi gyms we've already reviewed and read the research on machine versus free weight training. We haven't assembled or trained on this unit, so the specs below are Strongway's own figures and we've flagged what the listing leaves out.
This is where buyers get caught out. Our Strongway 100kg multi gym review covers a £999 machine that also comes in a 72kg version at £899. That 72kg version is not this product. The dual pulley model here is a different listing and a different frame:
| This model | Strongway 100kg multigym | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (Oct 2026) | £469.95 | £999 (72kg sibling £899) |
| Stack | 72kg | 100kg |
| Footprint | 165 x 105cm | 186 x 108cm |
| Height | 210cm | 205cm |
| Product weight | 144kg | 158kg |
| Leg station | Leg curl listed | None listed |
So for roughly half the money you get a shorter frame, the same chest press, pec deck and preacher pad layout, and a leg curl station on top. The one thing it gives away is 5cm of extra height, which matters if your ceiling is tight.
Check the Strongway 72kg multi gym price on Amazon£469.9572kg covers more than people expect. On a machine chest press, a pec deck, cable curls and triceps pushdowns, most home users will spend months or years working inside that range, and the ACSM's position stand on progression in resistance training recommends 8 to 12 rep loads for novices and 2 to 10% increases once you can beat your target by a rep or two. Small, regular jumps like that are exactly what a pin stack is good at.
The back is the problem. A lat pulldown and a seated cable row both load heavy, and a reasonably trained man can pull 72kg for reps sooner than he'd think. Strongway doesn't state the pulley ratio either; a 2:1 ratio would make the top pin feel like about half its number, which would bring that ceiling forward. If you already train and pull more than your bodyweight on a gym pulldown, spend the extra on a bigger stack.
Micro cable adjustment and the double pulley system let you set cable length per station. That sounds fussy until you've used a pulldown where the bar starts too low and chops off the stretch at the top.
| Weight stack | 72kg |
|---|---|
| Pulleys | High and low, double pulley system, micro cable adjustment |
| Stations | Chest press, pec deck, butterfly press, preacher pad, leg curl |
| Seat | Extra padded, multi-position adjustable |
| Frame | Steel |
| Dimensions | 165cm L x 105cm W x 210cm H |
| Product weight | 144kg |
| Price (5 Oct 2026) | £469.95 |
| Warranty | Not stated on listing |
The dual-action chest station is the centrepiece. Press handles give you a seated chest press, and the same station switches to a pec deck fly, with the one-piece butterfly press listed alongside it for fly-style work. That's a compound and an isolation chest movement without any changeover fuss.
Add the preacher pad and the low pulley and you have preacher curls that keep tension on the biceps at the bottom of the rep, where a dumbbell curl goes slack. The high pulley handles pushdowns and, with a rope attachment, face pulls for the rear delts.
The leg curl station is what separates it from the pricier Strongway. The listing names it plainly, and one bullet also mentions leg extension, so you'll likely get both from a single pad assembly, though we'd confirm with the seller if quad extensions matter to you. Either way, a leg curl is a decent hamstring exercise to own at home, and it's one most compact stack machines skip.
There's still nothing for squats or hinges. NHS guidance asks adults to do strengthening activities that work all the major muscle groups on at least 2 days a week, legs and hips included, so pair this with a dumbbell or kettlebell for squats and deadlift variations.
You don't give up much muscle by training on a machine. A 2023 systematic review and meta-analysis found no meaningful difference in hypertrophy between free weight and machine-based training, with strength gains tending to show up most in whichever mode people trained and were tested in. What you lose is the balance and stabiliser demand of a barbell. For a beginner training alone, the trade often runs the other way: no spotter, no plate loading, and a fixed path that's hard to get badly wrong.
Against the Strongway 100kg multigym, this machine wins on price and footprint and adds a leg curl; the 100kg wins on stack weight and is 5cm shorter. Strongway's 177kg multi gym is the bigger all-in-one, with a leg developer, pull-up bar and dip handles, and costs roughly twice as much. Marcy's MWM-990 is the other compact stack machine worth a look. Our best multi gym UK guide covers the wider field.
See today's Strongway 72kg multi gym priceNo. Strongway sells two different 72kg machines on Amazon UK. The 72kg sibling of the 100kg multigym is £899 and shares that machine's 186cm frame. This dual pulley model is a separate listing at £469.95 (5 October 2026), with a smaller 165cm by 105cm footprint and a leg curl station the bigger frame doesn't list.
For chest press, pec deck, curls and pushdowns, yes, for a long time. Lat pulldowns and seated rows are where it runs short first, and a trained lifter may max the stack on those within a year or two. A selectorised stack can't take extra plates, so buy with that ceiling in mind.
Strongway lists it at 165cm long, 105cm wide and 210cm high, weighing 144kg. The height is the figure to check: you need a ceiling comfortably above 210cm, which rules out most lofts and some garages with low beams.
Partly. The listing names a leg curl station, and one bullet also mentions leg extension, so expect hamstring curls and probably quad extensions from the same pad. There's nothing for squats or hinges, so add goblet squats or a kettlebell for heavier lower body work.
The Amazon listing we checked doesn't state a warranty term. You still have your statutory rights under the Consumer Rights Act, but ask the seller for the warranty length in writing before you order a 144kg machine.
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