How we choose
What a product needs to be included
- Identifiable model or listing with stated dimensions
- Maker-stated load rating for anything that carries weight (pulleys, cables, pins, carabiners, connectors)
- Fit dimension stated: eyelet or opening size, pin diameter, mount upright size or hole diameter, cable length
What we exclude
- Hardware-store or marine parts without a published working load limit presented as gym gear
- Load ratings of our own or 'holds any weight' claims beyond the maker's stated rating
- Injury-prevention, rehabilitation, physical-therapy or other medical claims
- Supplements, chalk and other consumables
- Instructions to modify a machine's frame, cable routing or safety features
- Universal-fit claims for every machine brand
Claims we do not make without specific evidence
- No hardware-store or marine parts without a published working load limit presented as gym gear
- No load ratings of our own or 'holds any weight' claims beyond the maker's stated rating
- No injury-prevention, rehabilitation, physical-therapy or other medical claims
- No supplements, chalk and other consumables
- No instructions to modify a machine's frame, cable routing or safety features
- No universal-fit claims for every machine brand
Evidence labels
- Tested by us
- A named person used the exact product and variant and recorded the method, dates, results and limitations.
- Research-based analysis
- We compared published information from several sources without testing the product ourselves.
- Manufacturer specification
- The figure comes from the maker's documentation and has not been independently checked.
- Seller claim
- The figure comes from a marketplace listing and has not been independently checked.
- Independent source finding
- A named third party published the finding; we attribute it rather than repeat it as our own.
Prices
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Commissions and editorial choices
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Dates
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