Temple of Gainz Multi-Flight - Best Home Gym Shoulder Machine?

Temple of Gainz Multi-Flight – Best Home Gym Shoulder Machine?

We visited Kaizen DIY Gym to get hands-on with the Temple of Gainz Selectorized Standing Multi-Flight—a compact, selectorized unit that hammers lateral raises, rear delts, front raises, and pec flys in one footprint. Kyle walked us through setup, adjustments, and why this might be the shoulder builder you didn’t know you needed.

TL;DR: If you want a dedicated delt machine that also doubles as a standing fly station—and won’t eat your garage—this is the one to watch.

What Is the Multi-Flight?

A selectorized, standing shoulder/chest machine with dual rotating cam arms. Each arm pivots inward or outward so the same machine can bias medial delts, posterior delts, anterior delts, and pecs—without swapping attachments.

Key features (as used in the video):

  • Dual rotating cams with cables routed through the hubs for smooth resistance across the arc

  • Height-indexed uprights (easy to return to your setting)

  • Hydraulic assist for effortless arm height changes

  • Selectorized weight stack (rated to ~220 lb)

  • Head pad for leaning into rear-delt patterns

  • Small footprint (about a quarter of a stall mat, i.e., very home-gym friendly)

  • Upgrade options at checkout (e.g., aluminum pulleys, knurled handles)

Approximate price: around $2,000 depending on options.

Movements It Nails

  • Lateral Raise (primary): Set cam height to align with shoulder. Resistance is “on” from the first inch—way tougher than dumbbells at the bottom.

  • Rear Delt Raise: Lean into the head pad and work through progressively more bent-over angles.

  • Front Raise: Lower the cam height and raise forward; adjust the start angle to taste.

  • Standing Pec Fly: Flip the arms and bring the handles together for a surprisingly good chest fly in a small space.

“Smooth, too. Got my shoulders popping.” – direct-from-the-floor vibes

Why It Works (Biomechanics in Plain English)

  • Consistent tension: Cables + cams keep the load on where dumbbells go slack.

  • Adjustability: Rotating arms + indexed height = you can bias different fibers without fighting the machine.

  • Standing setup: Easy in/out, no benches to drag around, quick supersetting across angles.

Small Nitpicks (and Quick Fixes)

Kyle shared a few minor quirks and how Temple of Gainz responded:

  • Bottom protectors: Early units could scuff when resting handles; protective knobs now included.

  • Top-plate pin parking: Pin storage on the top plate is being revised at the factory.

  • Starting weight: Some stacks shipped with the top two plates bolted (heavy start). Unbolting fixed it, and replacement plate was sent to improve feel and sound.

Theme: Feedback loop is fast and personal; the brand has been responsive to tweaks.

Who It’s For

  • Home gym lifters who want serious delt development without a room-sized machine

  • Bodybuilding-inclined trainees who appreciate isolation + adjustability

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Four legit movements in one compact unit

  • Smooth cams, continuous tension, easy height indexing

  • Standing setup makes angle changes fast

  • Upgrade options (pulleys/handles) grow with you

  • Vendor engages and iterates on feedback

Cons

  • It’s still a specialty machine (barbell minimalists may pass)

  • Early-run quirks (mostly addressed with updates)

Verdict

The Temple of Gainz Multi-Flight delivers outsized delt and chest stimulus for the space. If you’ve been piecing together lateral/front/rear delt work with bands and dumbbells, this feels like graduating to the big-kid version—with better tension profiles and way less fiddling.

👉 Watch the full demo in our video to see the setups and angle tweaks in real time.

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