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★★★★★
Very Solid Piece of Equipment
I could not be happier with this product. First, the price was ridiculously good ($89); Second, the packaging was excellent, it came with zero issues inside; Third, the total time to unpackage, put together and cleanup is about 20 minutes (4 carriage bolts for the two leg stands and a bolt for the foot peg, that is it; no tools required because they are part of the packaging; Fourth, the bench is solidly constructed, and very easy to use and move around. The wheels on the "head" end of the bench are weak but better than not having any. I have carpeting so maybe they work better on hardwood. One of my main user issues for buying this particular bench is the fact that the backrest has a 90 degree position, a requirement from my wife for some of the exercises that she does. As far as the common three or four slightly negative things that I read from reviews before I bought this; many people complained about a blemish on the seat that had to be cleaned with WD-40; (if it existed) was not present on my product; and second,there is a spot/bracket on the incline that seems to be missing. I am not sure why......one more bracket ($5) would have prevented this. See my last picture and it shows the incline brackets; there is an obviously bigger gap between the two bottom brackets and the top three. It is not a big deal but the position that cannot be obtained might be the one that the user wants, as another reviewer mentioned. He/She solved the issue using a hand made block of wood and placed it in the lower bracket where the gap is and it solved his issue . Do not let this prevent you from buying this bench. I just wanted to mention it because it is there, and can be dealt with. The bench is capable of six positions, one in decline, flat, and four inclined (7 positions if you make the wooden block mentioned above). Another complaint that I read was that the bench was not exactly level in the flat position, that it has a slight decline. This is true to an extent. The front of the bench has an adjustment pin to place the height of the fixed seat in a slightly different position. The position that lifts the seat up about 1-2 inches, causes the flat bench position to be slightly declined. The seat positioned that is the lower position allows for a perfectly level flat bench. I checked this with a carpenter level like many other reviews did. Those reviews unfairly represented this issue (in my humble opinion) because they did not mention the ability to change the angle of the front leg (see video on Amazon website) which lowers the front slightly, providing a perfectly level flat bench. Another plus, this bench is 2 inches lower (18" from the floor) than the one that I am replacing (20"). This makes it easier to pick up dumbbells off the floor while sitting on the bench. The only other minor issue is the lack of thick padding on the foot peg, which can be easily fixed (as another reviewer stated) by adding some black foam pipe insulation that can bought at Lowes or Home Depot. I hope you all enjoyed this review. I spent this time because I am very satisfied will all aspect of this product and I recommend you buy it. Look no further for an inclined weight bench for medium duty workouts. Heavy duty being over 500 lbs, in my opinion.
January 2019 · Sports and Outdoors · verified purchase
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