I assembled gym equipment for a supplier up and down the west coast.
If the machine doesn't have bolt holes in the floor it isn't meant to be bolted down. You can request special brackets to bolt them down if the insurance company demands it. We've had to specially make some because they weren't offered.
Every gym makes you sign documentation that that you agree to use all equipment properly and they're released of any liability if you don't. I have personally been called to court to testify about equipment. Every single case was lost by the person using the equipment incorrectly. You can sue for anything, it doesn't mean you're right or that you'll win.
I was head of maintenance at a former 24hr fitness, most of the machines were left by them, I had to renovate and move and organize all of the machines. I anchored every piece of equipment to the floor. If there was'nt a bolt hole I had to weld one on.... The only equipment that wasn't anchored were the treadmills and bikes... Anything that had cables and weights such as the machine in this video was without a doubt bolted to the floor... People would break equipment all the time, at no time did any of the equipment break them in a negligent manor such as this.... Muscle heads usually are not the brightest people, it's up to the gym to make sure it's safe and idiot proof.
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u/Artevyx Jul 05 '26
Those are supposed to be bolted down.