gym80 vs Technogym: how to convert cable and pec deck weight
You train on Technogym and your new gym has gym80, or the other way round, and the same pin number feels nothing alike. For cable stations and pec decks of these two brands there is now a conversion factor. Below: the factor, where it comes from, what it covers, ready-made tables in both directions, and what it does not cover yet.
Updated 2026-11-13
Why the same number is not the same load
On a cable station the stack goes through pulleys before it reaches the handle. Depending on how the cable is routed, the handle can carry the whole stack or only a part of it. The number on the plate is the weight of the stack, not the pull on the handle, so the same pin number on gym80 and on Technogym can mean a very different pull.
A pec deck works through arms and a cam or a cable, which also changes how much of the stack reaches your arms. That is why MachineConvert never assumes that a pin number means the same thing on two brands.
The conversion factor
Each factor says what to multiply a Technogym setting by to get the gym80 setting that feels the same, and what to divide a gym80 setting by to go back. It comes from the site owner's own comparison and has no photo or video proof yet, so it is labeled estimated.
Cable station
Owner-stated factor: × 2.1 Technogym setting to gym80 setting
Owner-stated factor: ÷ 2.1 gym80 setting to Technogym setting
Estimated How this factor was obtained Retrieved 2026-10-30 · Error band: not specified
Source: Maxime Clementi (site owner) · Hanging weights on both machines (Cable Rope High Row), cross-checked with reps-in-reserve to failure calculations. No photo or video proof. Second owner check: a Bayesian curl done with the factor felt equivalent (felt-equivalence check, no proof media).
Scope: Owner-stated factor, measured on the Cable Rope High Row and extended by the owner to all cable/pulley stations of both brands. Not checked machine by machine: pulley ratios can differ between stations.
| Technogym setting (kg) | gym80 setting (kg) |
|---|---|
| 5 | ≈ 10.5 |
| 10 | ≈ 21 |
| 15 | ≈ 31.5 |
| 20 | ≈ 42 |
| 25 | ≈ 52.5 |
| 30 | ≈ 63 |
| 35 | ≈ 73.5 |
| 40 | ≈ 84 |
| 50 | ≈ 105 |
| gym80 setting (kg) | Technogym setting (kg) |
|---|---|
| 10 | ≈ 4.8 |
| 20 | ≈ 9.5 |
| 30 | ≈ 14.3 |
| 40 | ≈ 19 |
| 50 | ≈ 23.8 |
| 60 | ≈ 28.6 |
| 70 | ≈ 33.3 |
| 80 | ≈ 38.1 |
| 100 | ≈ 47.6 |
Each row is the factor applied to the setting on the left, rounded to one decimal. Your machine's stack decides which settings exist: pick the nearest pin and adjust by feel. Rows above the heaviest stack in the catalog for that brand are left out.
gym80 and Technogym machines in the catalog covered by this factor:
gym80 Adjustable Cable Crossover Stationgym80 Cable Crossover Stationgym80 Dual Adjustable PulleyTechnogym Dual Adjustable Pulley Performance
Convert in the comparator: Technogym Dual Adjustable Pulley Performance to gym80 Adjustable Cable Crossover StationConvert in the comparator: Technogym Dual Adjustable Pulley Performance to gym80 Cable Crossover StationConvert in the comparator: Technogym Dual Adjustable Pulley Performance to gym80 Dual Adjustable Pulley
Pec deck
Owner-stated factor: × 3.5 Technogym setting to gym80 setting
Owner-stated factor: ÷ 3.5 gym80 setting to Technogym setting
Estimated Provisional How this factor was obtained Retrieved 2026-10-30 · Error band: not specified
Source: Maxime Clementi (site owner) · Owner's own comparison of both brands' pec deck machines, given as provisional. No photo or video proof.
Scope: Provisional owner-stated factor for pec deck (butterfly) machines of both brands. Not checked machine by machine; it may change.
| Technogym setting (kg) | gym80 setting (kg) |
|---|---|
| 5 | ≈ 17.5 |
| 10 | ≈ 35 |
| 15 | ≈ 52.5 |
| 20 | ≈ 70 |
| 25 | ≈ 87.5 |
| 30 | ≈ 105 |
| 35 | ≈ 122.5 |
| gym80 setting (kg) | Technogym setting (kg) |
|---|---|
| 20 | ≈ 5.7 |
| 40 | ≈ 11.4 |
| 60 | ≈ 17.1 |
| 80 | ≈ 22.9 |
| 100 | ≈ 28.6 |
| 120 | ≈ 34.3 |
Each row is the factor applied to the setting on the left, rounded to one decimal. Your machine's stack decides which settings exist: pick the nearest pin and adjust by feel. Rows above the heaviest stack in the catalog for that brand are left out.
gym80 and Technogym machines in the catalog covered by this factor:
gym80 ButterflyTechnogym Pectoral
Convert in the comparator: Technogym Pectoral to gym80 Butterfly
How far to trust it
- Estimated means a documented estimate, not a measurement with proof. It moves to measured only with a photo or a video of the reading.
- The factor was found on one cable station and extended to the others. Pulley ratios can differ between stations of the same brand, so one station may be off.
- The pec deck factor is provisional: it may change as more comparisons come in.
- When you switch brands, start a pin or two lighter than the table says, then work up.
What is not covered yet
Chest press, leg press, lat pulldown, rows and every other movement have no gym80 to Technogym factor yet, and no other pair of brands has one either. For those, the comparator answers "No data yet" until both machines are measured. The guides below list the stacks each manufacturer states.
Chest press weight stacks by brand: Technogym vs Life Fitness vs Hammer StrengthLat pulldown weight by brand: stacks, increments and what the pin meansSeated row and low row weight by brand: stacks, increments and what the pin meansLeg press weight: is what you load what you push?
How every figure is labelled
MachineConvert never invents a number. Each figure carries one of three levels, with its source link and the date it was read:
- Measured
- Read on the machine itself with a force gauge, following the measurement protocol, with a proof (continuous video or photos) and the date.
- Manufacturer
- Quoted word for word from the manufacturer's official page or document, in the units printed there, with the link and the date it was read. A stack weight says what the plates weigh, not what you feel at the handle.
- Estimated
- Computed from a mechanical model of the machine (lever, cam or pulley) built from sourced inputs. Each estimate shows its method, its error band and a derivation page, and is marked as not verified by measurement.
Help confirm it
Do you have a luggage scale or a force gauge and access to a gym80 or Technogym cable station or pec deck? A reading with a photo or a video can move this factor from estimated to measured. Every submission is reviewed before it is published.
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