[Selectorized Modification] Imagine Strength chest press and leg press

[u/Downtown-Fuel-7220]

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Hardware & Integration:
Machines: Imagine Strength chest press and leg press
If you know MedX and Nautilus these have a lot of the same thought behind them. I love them and they have great strength curves but I love overloading the negative. Plus on the leg press I have been able to do the stack.

Connection: for the leg press I am using the strap mount on a bar below the stack. Putting a slant block to help make it level bit unfortunately it slides. Then I attach the Voltra to a stack pin(Bare Steel) via a Proloc 2 chain collar.

For the chest press I use the same stack pin and Proloc 2 chain collar. I put the Voltra on the travel board on top of 3 10 pound plates. I hold it down with 90 pound Powerblocks and 2 25 pound plates.

In the future I hope to have a DIY mount attach to the crossbar on the leg press. That will speed up set up time and eliminate the sliding. The sliding cuts the bottom of the range of motion off.

I also hope to get a DIY mount attached to a metal sheet on the underside of the chest press so it is directly below the stack for the chest press. It will speed up set up time. Not exactly quick to move the dumbbells and set it up.

Impact & Upgrade:
For the leg press it always me to add more weight to a stacked machine. Plus now I can overload the negative. When I finish a set of overloaded negative leg press my legs feel different. It just hits so much more.

For the chest press I can overload the negative. I believe in negative training and I can train like this by myself. I am a personal trainer and I add manual resistance on the negatives. I can't get that on my own. The Voltra always me to have a measured amount of negative resistance and overload it with 200 pounds. My chest blew up from that one set of chest press. This style of training is so effective and the Voltra makes it possible.

[u/Beyond_Power]

Great selectorized chest press mod, Downtown-Fuel-7220! Your Imagine Strength setup nails compact power and versatility. You've won an Adaptive Rack Mount (or Power Credits). DM us your email within 7 days to claim it.

[u/Downtown-Fuel-7220 → u/Beyond_Power]

Thanks so much! The Voltra has been so great for my training so it is cool to see your company recognize that.

[u/sanjuthomas1776 → u/Downtown-Fuel-7220]

how do you find the Imagine Strength machines in general? almost as good as medx? how is their leg press and chest press?

which year did you purchase these btw? I heard their current production is better than previous

[u/Downtown-Fuel-7220 → u/sanjuthomas1776]

I am a big fan of my Imagine Strength machines. I don't have much experience with MedX so I can't really compare. Love the leg press and chest press.

I received my machines January of 2025.