Fitness training apparatus and system

A fitness training apparatus comprising:

• a base having an upper surface configured to support a user during a workout with the fitness training apparatus;
• a first retractable line extendable by the user upward from the base against a variable load from a first load generator and retractable to wind up on a first spool or drum;
• and
• a second retractable line extendable by the user upward from the base against a variable load from a second load generator and retractable to wind up on a second spool or drum,
• wherein the first and second load generators comprise corresponding first and second direct drive motors that lie flat in the base with respective vertical axes, and the first and second direct drive motors are provided in separate halves of the base,
• wherein the first and second load generators act independently on the first and second retractable lines and spool the first and second retractable lines in mirror image in top plan view.