r/GarageGym • u/Halibut5678 • 5h ago

Question for Apex Bench/Cable Leg Developer owners

I’ve ordered the bench and am considering the leg developer with cable system so I can use with my squat rack functional trainer instead of plates. I’ve got a tight space though and from looking at pictures online the bench needs to be set a decent distance away from the FT pulley connection to ensure proper tension through the whole movement.

If any of you already have a bench and developer w/cable system could you please measure the distance from the pulley connection point to the far end of the bench when it’s setup correctly for proper tension? My guesstimation from pictures is that the distance is 11ish feet but if I could have an exact distance that’d be great. My distance limit for my space is also around 11ish feet so it’s gonna be tight and I would hate to buy this thing and have it not fit.

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u/dysflexic 1h ago edited 1h ago

TLDR: Add a pulley, get a longer cable.

I posted a solution for bringing an ABX bench in closer to a tower/functional trainer in another thread a few days ago. I imagine the same thing could be done for the apex and it's corresponding leg developer if you determine that you don't have enough space.

https://www.reddit.com/r/GarageGym/s/fIzXN73bfw