US Games Foam Hoop Holders Set of 6 (Hoops not Included)

FINALLY. And yes, before you read any further - It's TOTALLY worth the money. I've been looking for a gym that carries this piece of equipment for years, and only found one. 15 years ago. It is since gone (The gym). This is an essential piece of equipment if you intend on getting a full body workout, without having a pencil neck to throw off the overall balance. Good luck finding it in any conventional gym.PROS- Build quality. It is built very well, gym quality to say the least. Welds are tight and the steel tubing used is quality thick gauge. Powder coated.- Excercises the muscles you just can't excercise any other way. Your whole neck will get a great workout. If you are even looking at this machine, rest assured YOU NEED IT. And no, you probably won't find it anywhere else. IGNORE those silly neck wights and such - they are just waste of money. THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED.CONS- Instructions...? There are NO instructions on putting the device together, so you will probably resort to looking at the Amazon item posting to get a general idea of how the parts fit together. Don't worry - It's not extraordinarily hard to put together, but it would be nice to have a set of simple directions to refer to. Took me about 20 Minutes to put it all together.- Rubber Footings. There are NONE. Grab some rubberized floor mat for the machine, or you may end up with some unwanted scrapes/scuffs from moving this thing (though it is generally lightweight).- The plate loading bar is unusually thin - as a result, my plate retention clamps do not secure to the bar. This can easily be fixed by adding wrap tape (or some other adhesive grip tape) to the plate load bar to give it a bit of extra girth. Easy.Otherwise, a great and useful machine. Trust me, it's worth the money - you simply won't regret it.

I’ve looked for such a machine for literally decades...and now I have one. And it works GREAT! It’s not the one from my high school days (that thing was a commercial grade beast), but it is worth the price you pay.The assembly instruction sheet sucked; that is my only complaint. If you purchase one, make sure that when you attach the bearings the small hex nuts on the sides are loosened. Do it just enough so that when you push the rod attached to the head pads through the bearings there is enough space for the rod to go all the way through. Then tighten the nuts.But this is a GREAT piece of equipment. Just a hint for new owners: I find that I have to drop or raise the seat depending which side of my head/face is in the pad in order to get the most extension out of my neck.

Simple and effective design, good fabrication and nicely finished. The square pads you push against are sort of awkward, as has been noted here, but the motion is smooth. Needs pads where it contacts the floor and packaging was pretty bad, but good value for the $$.

Arrived yesterday. I assembled the unit and gave it a spin. Surprisingly high quality, in my opinion. It didn't feel like cheap steel, or flimsy in any way. The seat fits a little lose in the sleeve, so it's not as rigid as you might like, but we're talking a millimeter of play, maybe. That's very nitpicky, and I don't want to knock it for that.Assembly wasn't too bad. You will need a hammer, preferable a dead blow, or soft face so you don't damage it, and two 13mm, 16mm, and 19mm wrenches.I get headaches from a worn disc in my neck, so I mostly bought it to strengthen my neck and help reduce some of that pain.The weight bar is 2" Olympic bar style. It might be a little slim, because my Lockjaw clamp fit a little loose on it. I may have to get an adjustable clamp. But again, not bad enough for me to be sour on it in any way.

I rarely leave reviews for products but this machine warrants it. It only took about 45 minutes to assemble and i was pleasantly surprised by how beefy the materials are (ie the steel frame and padding). It works perfectly and is easily with the money.

It can only work 1 muscle group, the neck but it does it much more efficiently then that ridiculous cloth helmet and chain thing you see autists sport in the gym. Its sort of big for what it does, but it's worth it. Only bad thing, it's got an Olympic sized horn, so you can't use standard sized plates on it. Where as a standard sized horn you can use olympic plates on. It's not quite as heavy duty as a commercial machine, but it's not as expensive or the size of one either. Assembly took about 30min by myself. Think I used 2 adjustable wrenches. If I had to change 1 thing, I'd redesign the forehead plate so each side is 2 pads instead of 1 long. The bridge of your nose would 2nd that. Other then that, I'd rebuy it in a heartbeat. As long as I use it every day or 2 I get 0 daytime neck pain from sleeping ina recliner.

This is an excellent piece of equipment for a very reasonable price. 10/10 for side neck and back neck, 7/10 for front neck.