Strength training and exercise platform

An exercise device comprising:

• a base including a lower portion and sidewalls extending upward from the lower portion;
• a top supported by the base parallel to the lower portion such that the sidewalls extend between the lower portion and the top, wherein the base, the top, and the sidewalls enclose an inner volume and the top includes an aperture in communication with the inner volume;
• a motor assembly disposed within the inner volume, the motor assembly including a motor and a cable coupled to the motor, the cable extendable through the aperture,
• wherein the base has a larger area than the top, and wherein two of the sidewalls are opposite each other and extend at a same angle between the lower portion and the top.

An exercise device comprising:

• a base;
• a top supported by the base and defining an aperture;
• a motor assembly including a motor disposed under the top within the base, a spool coupled to the motor, and a cable coupled to the spool and wound about the spool, the cable extendable through the aperture,
• wherein the spool is aligned with the aperture such that the cable is routed directly from the spool through the aperture,
• wherein the base has a larger area than and is parallel to the top, and wherein the base includes a pair of sidewalls opposite each other and respectively extending at a same angle between a lower portion of the base and the top.