Landmark Athletics Luxor All-In-One Trainer

Introduction

Most functional trainer racks fall into one of two camps. They either look the part but feel flimsy once you actually start lifting heavy, or they’re rock solid but lock you into such a narrow set of movements that they never really replace a full rack plus cable setup. The Landmark Athletics Luxor broke that pattern. Walking up to it for the first time, the physical presence tells you something different is happening here. It’s built for people who are already deep into the 3x3 with 1-inch hole ecosystem, the modular rack standard that most serious home gym owners have standardized around. They lurk on home gym subreddits. They’re already thinking about which aftermarket attachments they can bolt on before the thing even arrives. Landmark invited me on-site for a full day with the Luxor, running cables, Smith machine work, free weight movements, and trolley arm training across every pattern I could program. That one session reinforced the same conclusion: this is either the only rack your home gym needs, or it’s the best foundation you’ll ever build around.

First Look

Landmark Athletics structured their entire lineup around 3x3 compatibility, modularity, and serious construction. The Luxor is their flagship all-in-one trainer: a 3x3 rack with 1-inch holes, dual 200-pound weight stacks, a built-in Smith machine, and a pair of adjustable trolley arms that turn the whole frame into a cable crossover that also functions as a full rack for barbell work.

My first impression on-site was that it was heavier and more substantial than I expected for an all-in-one unit. The uprights are 3x3, 11-gauge steel. That’s the same spec you find on commercial racks from companies that charge significantly more. The powder coat was clean, the welds were tight, and the overall fit and finish had that quality where nothing wobbled, nothing rattled, and everything that should have been flush was flush. I immediately noticed how wide this thing is. It’s a beast in terms of footprint, but in a way that feels earned. The Luxor fits in approximately 24 square feet and is designed to work under 8-foot ceilings, and every inch of that space is accounted for in the layout. Everything about it says it was designed to let you train from multiple angles without squeezing into positions that don’t make sense. The depth was also notable. You have space in front of the uprights and behind them, which matters a lot when you’re switching between Smith movements and cable-based exercises. On-site, this thing looked like it belonged in a commercial facility.

Build Quality

The 3x3, 11-gauge steel uprights are the foundation, and they feel exactly like what they are: commercial-grade material. The welds are clean across the board. Every joint I inspected was flush, tight, and showed no signs of gaps or weak spots. The powder coat was consistent across the full frame on-site, with no bubbling, thin spots, or wear visible on a unit that had clearly been put through its paces. The hardware is solid. The bolts feel like they belong in the construction they’re holding together, not like afterthoughts sourced from a bin. In a 3x3 system where you’ll be adding third-party attachments, sloppy hardware propagates to everything you add. The Luxor doesn’t have that problem.

The Smith machine is built directly into this frame, and it was one of the pleasant surprises of my testing. The bar moves smoothly, and what stands out most is how it behaves when you really lean into it. On a lot of budget Smith setups, as soon as you load the bar and step your feet out in front for something like a Smith bar squat, you feel the bar start to bind or rub against the rods guiding it. It’s subtle at first, and then halfway through the workout you’re thinking, “Am I lifting the weight, or am I just fighting the machine?” On the Luxor, this doesn’t happen at all. Even when you’re really pushing into that bar with your feet forward and the bar loaded up, the Smith stays locked onto its track without that sketchy rubbing or shifting. There’s no noticeable give in the uprights. No feeling like the bar is trying to walk itself off the rails. The stability matters a lot if you’re using the Smith for squats, presses, lunges, or split squats. Really, any movement where your application of force isn’t directly underneath the bar but at an angle.

Trolley Arms & Adjustability

The trolley arms were the first thing I tested on-site, and they set the tone for the whole review. These aren’t the kind of cable arms you find on most all-in-one trainers where the cable just runs straight up and down. These trolley arms travel vertically along the uprights and swing outward at adjustable angles, which means you can set the pull direction for rows, presses, flyes, tricep work, squat-style cable resistance, and basically any cable-driven pattern where you want to control both height and horizontal angle. The big thing that stood out was not just how they were adjustable, but how many ways I could angle them to get exactly what I was looking for. I found myself coming back to redo exercises to test different angles and see how it felt. Because they swing side to side and move up and down, you can get creative with where you want to start that line of pull, how you stack your stance or bench position, and how that movement feels at the bottom and top of the rep.

Lifters who adjust cable angles mid-session, chasing a deeper starting position on rows or dialing in the pressing line until it tracks with their shoulder anatomy, will find the trolley system worth the price of admission alone. Lifters who just want to load and go will find it easy. The arms are intuitive enough that the adjustability creates options without creating friction.

Assembly was not part of the on-site evaluation. For assembly time and process, check the Landmark Athletics product page or the comments on the review video.

Performance

Once you start loading the stacks, the cable feel stands out immediately. The Luxor uses a 4,000-pound rated nylon line on a 1:1 ratio, and both stacks top out at 200 pounds. The 1:1 ratio matters because what you pin is what you lift. There’s no mechanical advantage diluting what you feel. If you pin 100 pounds, that’s 100 pounds of tension on the cable, and that feels different from a 2:1 setup where 100 pounds on the stack only delivers 50 pounds at the handle. The smoothness here was another highlight. A lot of 1:1 systems feel gritty, especially under heavy load, but the Luxor’s pulleys move cleanly. The cable didn’t hitch, catch, or stutter at any point during my testing. I ran these stacks through flyes, rows, tricep pushdowns, face pulls, curls, lat pulldowns, and every variation of cable squat and split squat I could think of. In all of those situations, the cable traveled smoothly and the resistance felt consistent from bottom to top.

The dual 200-pound stacks are another important piece. Having two independent stacks means you can run bilateral cable work where each arm is working against its own resistance. This is standard on full-size functional trainers, but not common on combo rack units. The stacks use a magnetic pin selector. They clicked in solidly, and I didn’t experience any misfires or situations where the pin slipped or failed to catch across the full day of testing. The cable feel is impressive for an all-in-one unit. Most machines in this category compromise somewhere on smoothness or consistency. The Luxor doesn’t. When you’re pressing or rowing through a full range of motion, you get that quality cable tension that keeps constant pressure on the working muscles. The angles available through the trolley arms mean you’re never stuck in one pulling direction, which keeps movements feeling fresh and functional.

One thing worth flagging: at a 1:1 ratio, the lowest stack setting is 15 pounds. For compound work, this is great. You get meaningful tension right away. But for lighter accessory work, especially smaller muscle groups like lateral raises, 15 pounds may be too heavy to start. If you need more than 200 pounds per side, the Luxor ships with standard gym pins so you can load additional plates and keep going. If you’re programming for a newer lifter in the house, both ends of that range are worth thinking through.

Versatility

The Luxor shines when you’re ready to think about what you can add to the ecosystem. The 3x3 with 1-inch hole design means you have options for third-party attachments. You can add a belt squat, a landmine, lever arms, or other specialized equipment. The frame supports it all. This is the real strength of the 3x3 design. It’s not just about what’s built in. It’s about what you can build around it.

If you’re coming from a more casual setup or just want everything in one box, the Luxor works completely standalone as a full gym solution. You get the Smith machine for pressing and squatting movements, the cable stacks for upper body pulling and lower body accessory work, and enough space to do free weight training around it. But if you’re the kind of person who wants to build out a station over time where the rack is the hub and everything else connects to it, the Luxor is a seriously impressive foundation. The width of the unit means you can work from multiple angles without repositioning. You can train from one side, swing around to the other side, move to the middle for bilateral work, and flow between movement types without constantly adjusting your setup or climbing around equipment.

Value

For what you get, the Luxor is hard to beat. The commercial-grade 11-gauge steel uprights, the smooth 1:1 cable system, the dual 200-pound stacks, the Smith machine, and the adjustable trolley arm system all come as a single integrated unit. You’re not buying a mediocre all-in-one and wishing you had better quality cables. You’re getting legitimate quality across every component. The 3x3 ecosystem compatibility means that unlike a lot of all-in-one trainers, you’re not locked into a dead-end platform. You can grow into the equipment and expand it over time. The Luxor retails at $3,999, and the package includes over $1,000 in attachments at no extra cost. That price is hard to argue with when you account for what comes in the box. If you’re comparing it to the Landmark TC (also from Landmark, but a smaller, more compact cable machine), you’re paying more for the full Smith integration, the modularity, and the footprint that lets you move around the equipment. The TC is designed to give you everything in a smaller space with less commitment. The Luxor assumes you either have the room and want to build, or you want a single serious machine that can be your complete foundation.

Who Is This For?

The Luxor is built for the enthusiast, not the person who just wants an all-in-one trainer that can be their whole gym with no extra thought. If you want an all-in-one machine that requires no extra consideration or purchasing, machines like the Speediance Gym Monster or the Landmark TC are probably better starting points because they’re designed to give you everything you need without having to think about an ecosystem. But if you’re the kind of person who wants to build out a station over time, if you already know what 3x3 and 1-inch holes means, if you’re already thinking about what attachments you can add, then this is built for you. The lifter who lurks on home gym subreddits and Discord and is already deep into that world will immediately understand what they’re looking at and what they can do with it.

Final Verdict

The Luxor delivered on every front I care about and exceeded expectations in some areas. The trolley arm system alone warrants the conversation. The Smith machine’s smoothness was the surprise I didn’t see coming. The cable feel, the build quality, the ecosystem compatibility. It all adds up to a machine that feels like it belongs in a different price category. This is the rack that closes the gap between a serious 3x3 power rack and a fully featured functional trainer without giving ground on either side. If you’re ready for this level of equipment and have the floor space, it belongs on your short list. Use code IRONCLINIC for the discount.