@Greg Hunter Great to hear you've been back at it Greg!

@Chris B. Thanks for coming on Chris!

Thank you so much for the kind words James and welcome to the group. Sorry for the delay. I've been really bad here lately with work and then my other "work" taking upon time. It sounds like you already have a really nice setup. Based on what you described, I honestly would not make the weight bar capability a deal breaker. Since you already have PowerBlocks, a Smith machine, cables, and bands, you have plenty of ways to progressively load exercises when you want to go heavier. I actually think the biggest value of adding a Total Gym to your setup would be for exactly what you mentioned: simplifying workouts, improving mobility, training through comfortable ranges of motion, and having something you can jump on and start using without a lot of setup. You can also make Total Gym exercises considerably harder without adding plates. Increasing the incline, changing body position, slowing the tempo, doing unilateral exercises, and chaining exercises together can take you a long way. I personally don't use added weight nearly as much as you might expect. Between those options, $150 for a barely used Apex 3 with most of the attachments sounds like a pretty inexpensive way to find out whether you enjoy this style of training. I wouldn't feel like you need to spend $300 on the FIT right out of the gate, especially since you've never used a sliding bench trainer before. The FIT and XLS are definitely nicer machines, and I tend to recommend them because of their overall build, size, stability, and versatility. But that doesn't mean you need one of those to get a great workout or to determine whether this type of training is for you. Also, don't worry too much about "bulking up." Resistance training itself isn't going to suddenly make you overly muscular. For your goals of improving strength, adding some muscle, mobility/flexibility, and changing body composition, I think this style of training could complement what you already own really well. And definitely keep looking at the used market. Total Gyms are one of those products where you can sometimes find an incredible deal from someone who barely used theirs. If you end up loving the Apex, you can always upgrade later and probably get most or all of your $150 back selling it.

Hey Bill! and thank you Wilson for the message. Here's a couple of my some preliminary videos that summarize a lot of content, but this is course the "sliding bench course" that you can find here that was designed exactly for what you're talking about https://youtu.be/PVIopw8Hpzc https://youtu.be/KTUv7UsafpQ

@Kerry Patrick Sorry the delay Kerry. Also thanks for letting me know you can't visibly give a description. I know I wrote one out, so I will look into that. Ultimately this program is a summation of my thoughts of how to get started, highlight ideal exercises, and showcase sample programs/workouts that I believe can be applied to a broad demographic of people. As with any program, the variables that contribute muscle growth are numerous, but I do believe that with other diet / lifestyles in check, simply following these concepts would do that. However, there is emphasis that it's up to you the user to take and apply the content in certain areas. Say for example on how you progress, if you want to include off machine exercises etc. Hope that helps.

It's going to be so you can ideally use the content with any sliding bench. Thanks Ed. Already recording some of it, I can see this being a constant upload or more and new information. But I'll make it that once people purchase they'll get access to those.

If anyone's wondering. Videos are done and edited, just have to upload and organize. Should be out this coming week..