Hoist Fitness Chest Press RS-2301

Hoist RS-2301 Chest Press Machine for Sale

The Hoist RS-2301 is a selectorized chest press machine from the Roc-It line. A pin-selected stack sets the load, and the seat rocks rearward as you press. It suits gyms, studios, and home gym owners who want fast load changes on a guided pressing path.

• Resistance—pin-selected weight stack
• Weight stack—335 lbs. (152 kg)
• Machine weight—668 lbs. (303 kg)
• Grip options—0, 45, and 90 degrees
• Adjustment range—7 numbered positions
• Stack side—left or right at build
• Floor fixing—bolt-down required

How the RS-2301 Presses

The press starts with the handles at chest level and finishes with them near your chin. That arc is the point of the machine. Instead of pinning your torso to a fixed backrest while your arms travel a flat line, the seat travels rearward with the rep, which keeps your shoulders in a position closer to the one a barbell puts you in.

Hoist states the design reduces stress on the anterior shoulder capsule during horizontal extension and internal rotation of the arm. That is the manufacturer's engineering claim rather than a measured clinical result, and it is worth reading as one.

Why does the seat move on a Hoist chest press? Because the arm path and the body path are linked. A fixed seat forces your shoulder to absorb the difference between the two; a travelling seat closes that gap. It is the signature of the Roc-It family across the wider Hoist range, and it is the single biggest reason buyers pay commercial money for this frame.

A foot assist bar sits at the base. You use it to set where the press arms start, which controls how deep a stretch you take before the first rep — useful if your shoulders are unhappy at full stretch, and useful again when you want more range on a lighter set.

Key Features

✅ Pin change takes a second between sets.
✅ Seat rocks with you through every rep
✅ Press starts at chest, finishes at chin
✅ Grip angles spare tender shoulder joints
✅ Foot assist bar sets your stretch depth.
✅ Ratcheting pull-pin sets seat height fast
✅ Numbered settings repeat exactly
✅ Stack cage mounts left or right at build
✅ Ergonomic grips ease wrist and hand strain.
✅ Bolt-down base keeps the frame planted.
✅ Optional add-on refines your jump between pins
✅ Full part list included for easy servicing

Choose the Stack Side Before It Ships

This is the decision almost nobody tells you about, and it is made once. Hoist's own assembly documentation states the Roc-It weight cage installs on either the left or the right side of the RS-2301 to suit the user. The machine is handed, and you pick the hand during the build.

That matters because the two sides are not equal in use. The stack side needs standing room so a person can reach in and move the pin without stepping around the frame. The opposite side can sit tighter against a wall, a mirror, or the next station in a row. Get it right, and a 58-inch-wide machine fits a wall it otherwise would not.

Choose the stack side facing your open floor, not your wall—you need standing room to reach the pin.

Reversing it later is not a five-minute job. The cage goes on during frame assembly, and Hoist's manual then requires the finished unit to be bolted to the floor with minimum half-inch bolts to prevent tipping. Decide the orientation while you are still looking at a floor plan, not after the crate is open. If you are laying out more than one station, a gym design consultation will settle it faster than a tape measure will.

Add the RS-2301 to your cart today and start planning the room around it. The same orientation logic applies to the rest of a commercial gym equipment build.

Full Specifications

Everything published for this model sits below, in the units Hoist supplies them in.

Dimensions and Upgrade

• Product length — 62.25" (158 cm)
• Product width — 58.25" (148 cm)
• Product height — 56.25" (143 cm)
• Upgrade part code—RS-CAGE-NG-OPT1
• Added stack weight—5 lbs.
• Machine weight fitted—680 lbs. (308 kg)
• Weight stack fitted—340 lbs. (154 kg)

Warranty Coverage

Hoist warrants the product free from defects in workmanship and materials under normal use or service, and the RS line sits in the Commercial and Light Commercial columns of Hoist's published schedule.

• Covered buyer—original purchaser only
• Covered faults—manufacturer defects only
• Body and frame—10 years
• Structural moving parts — 5 years
• Bearings, bushings, pulleys—3 years
• Finish, cables, upholstery—1 year

Complete warranty documentation sits under Hoist's Support section, and Hoist reserves the right to change product specifications, design and function at any time.

What the 5 lb Upgrade Buys You

The optional add-on weight is a step-size decision, not a capacity decision. Five pounds added to a 335-pound stack moves your ceiling by about one and a half percent, which will never be the reason anyone buys it.

What it changes is the gap between pin settings. Hoist builds this stack with a 15-pound top weight on an 18-hole stem but does not publish the increment between plates. If your working sets keep landing between two pins—one too easy, the next too heavy—a half-step is the fix, and it is worth more to a lifter mid-progression than any extra weight at the top end would be.

Is a bigger weight stack always better? No. Beyond the point where you can complete a set, extra stack is dead steel you paid to ship. The useful question is whether the increments let you add load in jumps your body can actually absorb. That framing is one reason Hamilton Home Fitness publishes the option code rather than hiding it in a quote.

Note that fitting the add-on also raises the machine weight, so plan the floor loading against the fitted figure rather than the base one.

RS-2301 vs. the Plate-Loaded RPL-5301

Both machines run the same Roc-It press motion. The fork is how the resistance arrives and what you already own. Compare it against the plate-loaded Roc-It Chest Press RPL-5301 before you commit.

Hoist RS-2301 (Selectorized)

• Price—$5,226.00
• Load change—pin, one hand
• Top-end ceiling—fixed by the stack
• Overall height—under five feet
• Best fit—busy shared floors

Hoist RPL-5301 (Plate Loaded)

• Price — $3,432.00
• Load change—load and strip plates
• Top-end ceiling — 450 lbs. exercise rating
• Overall height — 73.00" (185 cm)
• Best fit—one heavy lifter

The height gap is the surprise. You would expect the stack tower to make the selectorized machine the tall one, and it does not — the RS-2301 clears a low basement ceiling that the plate-loaded frame will crowd. If you want the same motion at a different angle, the Roc-It Incline Chest Press RPL-5303 runs the upper-chest version.

Who It Fits, and Who Should Skip It

The honest read: this is a single-movement commercial station, and it is excellent at that one job and nothing else. A decline press station covers a different angle, and neither covers your back.

Buy It If

• Several people share the machine daily
• You press alone without a spotter
• Your ceiling or headroom is tight
• You want one dedicated pressing station
• Fast load changes Keep your circuit moving

Skip It If

• You cannot bolt into your floor
• You will press past the stack ceiling
• You rent, or train on an upper floor
• You need one machine for many movements
• Your budget covers only one purchase

Chest Press Machine FAQs

What muscles does the RS-2301 chest press work?
Mainly the pectorals, with the front deltoids and triceps assisting. The converging arc recruits the chest through a fuller contraction than a straight-line push does. Grip angle shifts the emphasis slightly between chest and triceps.

Do I need a spotter on a chest press machine?
No. The load returns to the stack rather than onto you, which is the practical reason machines like this end up in home gyms and hotel rooms. That said, set the start position before you load heavy, not after.

How much clearance should I plan around it?
Plan a walk-in room at the entry side, standing room on the stack side for pin access, and enough behind the seat for the rocking travel. The wall-facing side needs the least. Measure your doorway too, since delivery of a frame this heavy is a freight job.

What does assembly involve?
Hoist specifies two people and a defined tool list: ratchet wrench, half-inch, nine-sixteenths and three-quarter sockets, adjustable wrench, rubber mallet, tape measure, level and an SAE hex key set. The weight cage has its own manual and is fitted as part of the build.

Does the RS-2301 carry a residential warranty?
No. Hoist's current schedule lists the RS line under Commercial and Light Commercial only, and the residential column covers different model families. Buying one for a home does not move it into residential terms. Check the return window and shipping terms before ordering.

Is a chest press machine as good as a bench press?
They do different jobs. The machine removes the stabilising demand and the risk of being pinned, which lets you push closer to failure alone. A barbell trains the stabilisers the machine takes over. Most well-equipped rooms carry both, often alongside a RS-2101 Seated Dip for triceps volume.

Order Your RS-2301 Today

Every chest press machine for sale in this class asks you the same question: pinned stack or loaded plates. If your answer is a stack that several people can change in a second, this is the frame — and the only decisions left are which side the cage goes on and whether you want the add-on weight.

Order it online from our Tennessee warehouse, shipped to any US state and backed by the manufacturer warranty. Pair it with the RS-2201 Lat Pulldown if you are building a push-pull pair, and call 423.458.2453 if you want a second opinion on the layout first.

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