Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This is not a commercial gym quality item (if you're looking for that, there are other, more expensive benches), but it's fairly close and it's excellent for home use. The metal is a fairly heavy gauge and welds appear to be of good quality, with an excellent finish. The bench is stable and balanced well (I'm over 200 lbs. and have no trouble with it) in the various positions, yet it weighs less than I thought it would. The only negatives are: 1. I've seen better assembly instructions. While I was able to assemble the bench without any difficulty, the language could have been more clear, the part names more intuitive, and the drawings a bit small and cluttered. If you're the type of person who prefers to bypass the instructions and try to figure out how the pieces go together on your own, you'll probably be better off because reading the instructions might just add confusion. The company should reconsider their technical writing standards. 2. The red, plastic footrests are probably more of a nuisance than a help. They're not attached to the bench--they only sit on top of the bench's support footing--and they're likely to get kicked aside any time you move the bench (or could even get lost). They're not critical to the operation of the bench, but it's an unfortunate cheap element to an otherwise nice design. 3. There are no instructions on how to use the bench. I've already used a similar bench and knew exactly how to do so, but some people may purchase this item and not be familiar with the exercises and/or proper techniques. The instruction manual didn't talk about how to actually use the bench--only how to assemble it--and there were no pointers to websites or other resources. This isn't critical--a simple web search can find videos and descriptions of what to do, but the company could have easily provided a link to a web page or video resource. This represents a missed opportunity. Overall, given the price of this item compared to its peers, and given the high overall quality, I'd definitely recommend this product.