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My Marcy Home Gym arrived today via freight service at 10:45am. It was assembled and ready to rock and roll by 2:00pm, so approximately 3 hours and 15 minutes from arrival to finish. I've read multiple reviews stating that it took people 4-6 hours and two people, which I cannot understand. I'm a 5'4" woman with a socket wrench set and the ability to follow instructions, and I had this thing put together relatively easily. I'll start out by saying that it arrived completely undamaged, unlike other reviews, and had all of the pieces. Nothing was bent, scratched or dented. The instruction manual is a pain in the tush, as it's not the most clear and some steps are missing. I'll give you some pointers here: 1. When you're building the chest fly bars, for example, the instructions fail to tell you to pull the proper number of parts two assemble both bars. When you get to that part, double your parts. This happens a few times in the manual, so be prepared for it. 2. The first step of the pulley assembly is reversed in the manual from the way you probably have your machine setup, so keep that in mind. 3. If you have a socket wrench, use it. If you don't have a socket wrench, you might want to think about going out and getting one because it made my assembly that much faster. Now, when it comes to the assembled machine, I'll start out by saying a few things. First off, I asked in the questions area before purchase if this machine was strictly weight or if the pulley resistance was a factor. Someone told me that it was just the 150 pound weight stack, which is incorrect. One of the two manuals that you receive gives you the approximate weight and resistance combo whether you're using the leg developer, the chest press, etc. It is NOT strictly 10lbs per plate that you're lifting. The machine feels sturdy and actually seems to fit me really well at 5'4". I removed the chain from the lat bar and directly connected it to the carabiner and cable, as the chain made it way too low for me and virtually useless. My workout today included use of the lat pull downs (I sat backwards in the seat and felt fully stable) and lat pull overs, which I stood for. Both were smooth. I tested out the chest press, flyes, and leg developer attachment, all also smooth. I have yet to attempt any seated rows using the lower cable or anything along those lines, so I'm not sure what my range of motion will be without hitting the weights on the top of the stack. I consider myself to be an intermediate-advanced weight lifter for a woman, and this machine was actually a really affordable addition to my home gym. I'm curious to see how long it will last in the long run, and I'll definitely update my review should anything change.