TOTAL GYM OWNER’S GUIDE ® PowerTower | GTS | Sport ® ® TM
OWNER’S GUIDE | CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations Thank you for purchasing a Total Gym product. Whether you purchased a PowerTower , GTS or Sport for personal use, for clinical use or for a commercial health club facility, we want to welcome you as a valued customer. We trust your Total Gym product will provide you with unsurpassed service and versatility year after year for training activities either at home or in the commercial setting.
OWNER’S GUIDE | SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Table of Contents Safety Precautions Safety Precautions...............................................................................................5/6 Getting Started.................................................................................................29/30 Total Gym PowerTower .......................................................................................... 7 Important Electrical Information......................................................
OWNER’S GUIDE | POWERTOWER Total Gym PowerTower WARNING: READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING ANY TOTAL GYM MODEL To reduce the risk of burns, fire, electric shock or injury to persons: ALL TOTAL GYM MODELS ® 1. Inspect your Total Gym unit before each use to ensure proper operation. Do not use this equipment unless all moving parts are working properly. Follow all maintenance and care instructions found in this Owner’s Guide and on the equipment labels. 2.
® OWNER’S GUIDE | POWERTOWER Grounded Outlet Box Grounded Outlet Box Adapter Grounding Plug 8 Exerciser Power Cord Grounding Pin Grounding Plug Lug Grounding Pin Metal Screw Grounded Outlet FIGURE 1 FIGURE 2 A Total Gym PowerTower that is for use on a nominal 120-volt circuit has a grounding plug that looks like the plug illustrated in Figure 1.
® OWNER’S GUIDE | POWERTOWER LED Incline Up/Down Rocker Switch Tower Cap POWERTOWER PARTS IDENTIFIER: FRONT POWERTOWER PARTS IDENTIFIER: BACK ® ® 10 Tower Crosspin 11 Tower LAT Bar Dynamic Arm Pulley System Safety Key Pulley Locator Clamp Folding Foot Holder Pulley Storage Ring Folding Foot Holder Removal Pull Pins Rail Lock Folding Foot Holder Lowering Lever Transport Handle Adjustable Glideboard Upper Rail Incline Scale Squat Stand Handle Index Pin Plate Remote Control Cable Handles
POWERTOWER OWNER’S GUIDE | POWERTOWER ® ® OWNER’S GUIDE | GTS TROUBLESHOOTING FUSE REPLACEMENT – POWERTOWER In the event your Total Gym PowerTower does not function properly, there are steps you can take to determine where a problem may have occurred. TM 12 PLEASE FOLLOW THESE TROUBLESHOOTING DIRECTIONS: 1. Power Source: Make sure that the power cord is plugged into the Total Gym PowerTower and the wall. Check and determine that the plug on the wall is switched on.
® ® OWNER’S GUIDE | GTS GTS GTS OWNER’S GUIDE | GTS Tower Cap GTS PARTS IDENTIFIER: FRONT GTS PARTS IDENTIFIER: BACK ® 14 ® 15 Tower Tower Crosspin Tower Dynamic Arm Pulley System Pulley Locator Clamp LAT Bar Rail Incline Release Handle Pulley Storage Ring Folding Foot Holder Incline Scale Folding Foot Holder Removal Pull Pins Transport Handle Rail Lock Folding Foot Holder Lowering Lever Upper Rail Squat Stand Handle Cable Handles Adjustable Glideboard Telescoping Squat Stand Tower
® Tower Cap SPECIFICATIONS Tower Crosspin • In Use: 108” x 25” x 55” (2.7 m x .6 m x 1.4 m) [L/W/H] Dynamic Arm Pulley System • Unit Weight: 164 lbs (75 kg) Tower Cross Arm GENERAL USER INFORMATION Folding Foot Holder • User Height Limit: 6’5” (2.
TM OWNER’S GUIDE | FOLDING SPORT SPORT OWNER’S GUIDE | SPORT Folding Before folding, move the unit away from a wall or window because the tower will lean back. SPORT PARTS IDENTIFIER: BACK TM 18 4. Remove the folding foot holder and hook it on the back of the squat stand. 1. If LAT bars are installed on your model Total Gym , move the pulleys to the upper outside position as shown.
OWNER’S GUIDE | UNFOLDING 6. Stow the handles so they are not damaged when storing or moving your Total Gym . ® Figure 1: Sport - Stow the handles on the arms as shown below. ™ 20 Figure 2: GTS - Loop the handle straps around the opposite LAT bar pull pin as shown below. ® WARNING: Lift only where indicated on the upper rail. Lifting elsewhere may cause the rails to move up the tower during the folding process. This will cause the tower to lean backwards excessively.
OWNER’S GUIDE | TELESCOPING SQUAT STAND AND FOLDING PLATFORM 4. Grasp the upper rails near the tower and raise them to a level between 10 and 14. 6. Rotate the squat stand up by pulling the squat fold pull pin on the left lower rail (while facing tower). Adjust to desired height. Grasp Here Telescoping Squat Stand and Folding Platform ADJUSTING THE TELESCOPING SQUAT STAND 22 1. Lift the release lever on the back of the telescoping squat stand.
OWNER’S GUIDE | ADJUSTING THE RAIL INCLINE Pulley Locator Clamps Automatic Rail Locks Adjusting the Rail Incline The pulley locator clamps on the dynamic arm pulley system are designed to adjust easily. A rail lock mechanism will automatically engage at high inclines to “lock” the hinge for plyometrics and it will automatically disengage at low inclines for folding. There is a spring-loaded lever on each hinge that is pushed by a rod on the plyostrut to unlock the hinges for folding the rails.
OWNER’S GUIDE | CHANGING THE ADJUSTABLE GLIDEBOARD / GLIDEBOARD: WHEEL REMOVAL AND ASSEMBLY Connecting Pulleys to Tower Crosspins in Center Channel The crosspins in the center channel of the tower are for the Leg Pulley System accessory and for connecting the center pulley to accomplish dead weight pulls. Connecting the center pulley here will double the resistance compared to when the center pulley is connected to the glideboard.
Transporting Your Total Gym OWNER’S GUIDE | GETTING STARTED ® (FOLDED) To move the Total Gym after it is folded, stand behind the tower, grasp the tower transport handle, pull back in hand-truck fashion and roll. Repositioning Your Total Gym (UNFOLDED) The Total Gym can be moved short distances by lifting it from the rail base or squat stand and/or by the tower cross arm from the back. Note: Be sure to secure the handles as shown in the folding procedure and ensure the rail fold latch is engaged.
PROPER BACKWARD ANCHORING SEQUENCE Dynamic Arm Pulley System Attached to the Glideboard OWNER’S GUIDE | RESISTANCE CHARTS Step 3. Move to the starting position of the exercise and begin by using slow, controlled movements. Step 1. Grasp handles, then make a fist and place your knuckles at the top of the glideboard to anchor it in place. Now it is safe to sit, straddle or kneel on the glideboard.
OWNER’S GUIDE | RESISTANCE CHARTS - POUNDS RESISTANCE CHARTS STANDARD GLIDEBOARD - POUNDS (LBS) Weight of Standard Glideboard: 24 lbs RESISTANCE CHARTS ADJUSTABLE GLIDEBOARD - POUNDS (LBS) Weight of Adjustable Glideboard: 37 lbs RESISTANCE IN POUNDS (LBS) RESISTANCE IN POUNDS (LBS) Your Bodyweight + Weights Added (lbs) 100 130 150 180 200 250 300 400 500 304 391 35.5º 26 72 69 67 66 65 63 63 61 61 237 293 377 34.1º 25 69 66 65 63 63 61 60 59 231 286 368 33.
OWNER’S GUIDE | RESISTANCE CHARTS - KILOGRAMS RESISTANCE CHARTS STANDARD GLIDEBOARD - KILOGRAMS (KGS) Weight of Standard Glideboard: 10.9 kgs RESISTANCE CHARTS ADJUSTABLE GLIDEBOARD - KILOGRAMS (KGS) Weight of Adjustable Glideboard: 16.8 kgs RESISTANCE IN KILOGRAMS (KGS) RESISTANCE IN KILOGRAMS (KGS) Your Bodyweight + Weights Added (kgs) 50 60 70 80 100 120 150 180 240 145 177 35.5º 26 70 68 67 66 64 63 62 61 61 107 140 171 34.
OWNER’S GUIDE | MAINTENANCE AND CARE Optional Accessories Press Bar 3Grip Pull-up Bar Maintenance and Care Purchased Separately: Observe the instructions provided with each accessory. SCRUNCH ® Weight Bar Toe Bar Wooden Dowel Standing Platform Support Wedge Pillow Your Total Gym model will offer you or your facility and your clientele years of easy operation if you follow these simple tips for maintenance and care.
WARRANTY OWNER’S GUIDE | WARRANTY INFORMATION Warranty Information TotalGym.com Customer Service: 858.586.6080 38 US WARRANTY Warranties outside the US may vary. Contact your local authorized distributor for details.
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