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cant beat the rack
I purchased the rack the end of september 2011. Just been too busy to write a review. first and foremost, every one else's reviews are all true. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars was that sometimes I feel that the rack could have been made a little deeper for allowing room to maneuver during different exercises. I had problems deciding on what brand of bench to buy and ended up going with the Fitness Gear adjustable (vertical down to decline) from Dick's sporting goods. So far so good. The bench has supported 375 pounds plus a 215 pound lifter, you do the math. (that's one thing to look for is how much the bench will actually support. Most only went to 350, Dicks version didn't say and it hasn't broken yet so we will see). The rack has had 585 in it and dropped on the safety catch pins and the thing didnt even budge. I was really surprised. I know they had to put a maximum number on the weight capacity of the equipment, but it will definately hold over 600! I would like to think I'm a little stronger than the average "home gym rat" and believe me this rack has been put to the test time and time again since the day I bought it and it has withstood the punishment unbelievably well. The lat tower is fantastic, other than one small thing. the pulleys are fixed and do not swivel and there is also a sharp metal edge in front of the top pulley. I tell you this because I was doing an overhead tri ext. and scraped all the coating off the top cable (nothing some electrical tape won't fix) but just beware of that. the lat tower is rated at 250 pounds and I have had 210 doing cable rows and once again, no problems (also, 210 on this thing is not 210 on a weight stack pulley system in a commercial gym---would be more like the full stack plus a couple 45's nailed to it to even come close to being the same). Sorry for the lengthy review, just wanted to let whoever may be interested I've thrown some pretty good numbers at this thing and it will hold it.
March 2012 · Sports and Outdoors · verified purchase