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Gym80 ↔ Technogym cable stations: owner-stated conversion factor
Level: estimated. This is not a measurement with proof. It is a factor stated by the site owner, shown so you can judge it yourself.
The factor
| Direction | Formula |
|---|---|
| Technogym → Gym80 | Gym80 setting = Technogym setting × 2.1 |
| Gym80 → Technogym | Technogym setting = Gym80 setting ÷ 2.1 |
Error band: not specified. The owner gave no range, so MachineConvert shows none rather than invent one.
Where it comes from
- Who: Maxime Clementi, owner of MachineConvert, statement dated 2026-10-30.
- How: hanging weights on the cable of both machines, on the Cable Rope High Row, some years ago; the same factor was found again with reps-in-reserve (RIR) to failure calculations.
- Second check (2026-10-30): Maxime Clementi did a Bayesian curl with the 2.1 factor and found the converted load accurate (felt-equivalence check).
- Proof: no photo or video.
Scope
The factor was measured on one exercise, the Cable Rope High Row. The owner extended it to all cable/pulley stations of Gym80 and Technogym in this catalog (machines with movement "cable station"). It was not checked machine by machine: the pulley ratio (1:1, 2:1, 4:1) can differ between two stations of the same brand, and then the factor would be wrong for that pair. It is not used for selectorized machines with a fixed movement (chest press, lat pulldown, seated row…).
How to make it "measured"
Hang a known mass on each station's handle (or use a force gauge) at a few pin settings, film it, and send it through the submission form with the measuring protocol.