Cable Machines

The range

Why buy a cable machine at all

A cable keeps constant tension on the muscle through the entire range of movement, which free weights cannot do — a dumbbell curl is hardest halfway up and nearly weightless at the top, while a cable curl is the same load throughout. Cables also let you load rotation, pulls and presses at any angle, and they are self-spotting: if you cannot finish a rep, you let go. For anyone training alone that last point matters more than most people expect.

Choosing by setup

• You already own a rack and want cables added to it. The JORDAN HELIX Single Cable Pulley Attachment bolts a cable column onto your existing rack — the cheapest route to cable work by a wide margin, and it costs you no extra floor space.
• You are buying a rack now and know you want cables. The JORDAN J75 Cable Rack at £4,478 builds the weight-stack columns into the rack frame, so one footprint does rack work and cable work. Compare that against a rack plus a separate pulley machine before you decide.
• You want the widest exercise range from one machine. A dual adjustable pulley — the JORDAN HELIX Dual Cable Adjustable Pulley Machine at £4,074 — has two independent stacks that move from floor to overhead, which covers presses, rows, pulls, flyes, rotations and every cable arm and shoulder movement.
• Chest and shoulder work specifically: a cable crossover frame gives you the width for full flye arcs.
• Commercial floor with several people training at once: a multi-station system. See our Multi Gym collection.

Single stack or dual stack?

A single stack is one weight column and one handle. A dual adjustable pulley has two independent columns, which means you can load each arm separately, work asymmetrically, and use both handles for movements like flyes and cable presses. If you can only fit one cable machine and you want it to replace several, dual stack is what you need.

Quote-only machines

The Nautilus cable range — HumanSport stations, the Cable Cross Over, the Freedom Trainer, and the Inspiration and Instinct Dual Adjustable Pulleys — is specified and priced per installation. Request a quote.

Delivery

Free UK delivery on all orders of £250 or more — every priced machine on this page qualifies. Nautilus machines are quoted per site, with delivery confirmed in your quote. Dispatch within 5 working days of order, tracking emailed within 24 hours of dispatch. Cable machines are tall: check your ceiling height against the product specification before ordering.