First one was defective but Beyond took great care of me and arranged a new one. Super precise construction, high quality. Grips the floor so don’t worry about sliding!
Store owner replied:
Thanks for your patience. Our support team is already in touch and working with you on this. We appreciate your understanding and hope to get you back to training soon.
The platform shifts beneath your feet while you are performing exercises.
It is much much more than a travel platform. I brought this on vacation once, and that was great. But that's not where the true value is.
The single most valuable thing about this is that you can do many of your "lifts from the floor" with this rather than with attaching the Voltra to your rack. If you attach the Voltra to the base of your rack, it will be higher off the ground than if you attach it to the travel platform. Sometimes you want to be able to start very low (e.g., belt squats, rows, etc), and this is a way to start lower to the ground than if it is mounted on the base of your rack. Definitely don't just use this for travel!
This board has been great for several movements, but I wish it came with attachable steps to allow room to belt squat or to do deadlifts to a full range of motion. I have tried my own blocks but it feels pretty unstable. Other than that, I have had no issues attaching the Voltra to the board itself, it just feels like they could make it a more versatile piece with some small changes.
The travel platform is a great portable tool to mount the Voltra to. It's stable, rock solid and allows for many variations in exercise. I've been using it for curls, belt squats, calf raises, RDLs, any more. If you're tight on space or don't have a rack, or simply want something to take on the go this is a great solution. It probably won't fit in a carry-on, or a backpack but it would fit in a normal sized checked bag, or easily in your car, truck etc.
My only complaint is that it doesn't come with a mount with a doubling plate on it for the 1:2 pulley hack. It's pretty easy to hit 200-230# if you're doing leg/hinge exercises.
Store owner replied:
Thanks for sharing your feedback, Steve. The Travel Platform is designed to provide a stable base for training, but we understand the size and weight didn’t work well for your travel needs. Return shipping can also be expensive for international orders due to the size and weight of the package. We appreciate the feedback and will keep it in mind as we continue improving our accessories.
I honestly think this is an essential item and that everyone should buot it with their Voltra.
The grip wasn’t perfectly fit to the platform when I got it but only took 20 minutes to fix that. Other than this, this thing is great for things like bicep curl and front foot elevated split squats. I think it’s a must-have if you buy the VOLTRA unit because it just adds so much versatility. Pretty heavy (and sturdy) which I like
Guys I love this thing and am always looking for more ways to use it. But there is one use case that I’m sure many others have. I need a travel platform that can fit into a carry on size roller bag. Whether that be a smaller scale with the voltra turned sideways between your feet or a hinged solution. It would change my life and that of many others if I could travel with this setup. As it is I have to use my enormous checked bag to fit the platform. We need a smaller version…help!
I absolutely love the Voltra! My only Are that I wish the battery life with a little longer, and that the weight Could go up a bit but other than that I am extremely happy with my purchase
I own three home gyms in my three homes.
A full $15K gym, a $6k gym, and my Voltra Gym. Honestly, my Voltra gym is my very favorite! I would gladly sell the others and keep this one if needed. The Travel Platform is great for deadlifts, squats, overhead lifts, and curls. I can not say enough good things about this system. It is my ultimate! Absolutely love it!
Solid board, nice anti-slip layer on top, comfortable for bare-foot exercises. Maxed out isometric test in deadlift on this board, it is not even noticed.
For me, this travel platform and the bar attachment are the 2 mounts you must get from Beyond Power. I would skip their upright mounting solutions for third party options (Google search Darko). But the travel platform is the easiest, quickest way for me to do a lot of exercises without needing any extra equipment, rack or attachment point. I can do heavy movements like RDLs, Deadlifts, squats, low rows from it, down to isolation exercises like lateral raises, shrugs, curls, and a lot more.
I think calling this a "travel platform" is misleading. It's way too big to travel with unless you're traveling by car. It's a useful mount for my home gym, but it's a bit too small for the home gym. In hindsight sight I would've instead purchased the strap mount or more adaptive mounts.