Bayou Fitness Total Trainer DLX-III Home Gym Review

The Total Trainer DLX-III from Bayou Fitness is a polished chrome-plated resistance trainer, made for people who want to build functional strength and burn fat using one piece of equipment. This piece of equipment is also a great idea for those of you who’d like to add some additional variety to your current home gym setup, without taking up a great deal of additional space.

Bayou’s Total Trainer machines are a great cost-saving alternative to the Total Gym, which can cost upwards of $1000 to purchase. The DLX-III model is still far less expensive than the Total Gym XLS and it does come with a few updated features over its precursor: the Bayou Fitness Total Trainer 4000-XL.

I recently reviewed the Total Trainer 4000-XL in another post. Bayou calls the DLX-III their premium home edition model, and it does have a few stand-out features over its precursor.

DLX-III vs 4000-XL

The slightly more expensive Bayou Fitness Total Trainer DLX-III boasts 4 new features over its predecessor:

Increased weight capacity (only 15 pounds more than the 4000-XL though.)
Chrome-plated glide board rails.
Smoother glide board ball bearings.
Larger glide board and squat platform.

Total Trainer DLX-III Specs Out of the Box:

In use: 20” x 48” x 94” (W x H x D)
Folded for storage: 20” x 50” x 14” (W x H x D)
14” x 46” Glide Board (W x D)
New Larger squat platform (5.5” taller and 4” wider than all previous Total Trainers)

Value-Added Features:

Arrives fully assembled and double-boxed.
Folds up easily for storage.
Large castors make it easy to push/pull from one location to another.
3 & 4-point pulleys.
Power weight bars for adding additional free weights.
11 levels of resistance (ranging from 4 to 69 percent of your total bodyweight.)
Dual side glide board pulleys.
Ball-bearing design on glide board bearings.
Dual rail glide board system for added performance.
Chrome plated for easy cleaning and gleaming appearance.
400-pound weight capacity.
6’7 user-height-limit.
Unit only weighs 102 pounds.
14 free workout guides.

Attachments & Accessories:

Curl Press bar, Pro AB Crunch Strap, Power Weight Bar, Pull/Push-Up Bar, Sit-Up Cuff, Upgraded Squat Board, Bicep “Power Flex” Attachment, 2 Leg Cuffs, Pilates Toe Bar, Instructional DVD, 4 Program Cards.

Pros of the Bayou Fitness Total Trainer DLX-III

Small footprint, easy storage.
Preassembled.
Able to work the entire body (comes with several attachments.)
Chrome plating looks sharp compared to paint.
Less expensive than Total Gym.
Ability to perform 70+ exercises.
Power weight bars allow extra weight to be added.
1 year warranty.

Cons of the Bayou Fitness Total Trainer DLX-III:

Limited resistance for bodybuilding workouts.
At over $100 more than the 4000-XL, the limited added features may not justify the higher price tag for many people.
Several reviews indicate the bearings may become noisy after several months of use.

Conclusion:

The Bayou Fitness Total Trainer DLX-III is definitely a good value. If the shiny chrome plating and larger squat and glide board are features that are worth shelling out an extra $100 for (over the 4000-XL) then I say go for it.

Bayou is also one of the few glide board resistance machine manufacturers to offer a 1 year warranty (Total Gym only offers a 6 month guarantee, Weider only offers 30 days on their version.)

Note: If you need even more resistance, Bayou also offers the Total Trainer Power Pro, which has a 500-pound capacity.

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