Will this bench hold 800lbs? Flybird bench review.
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- Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024
- Let's see if how Amazon's Flybird bench holds up to it's claims of real weight 800lbs!
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This thing always looked suspect to me, and I never understood why it got so much praise. Thanks for this!
you bet. I went into this with an open mind. No doubt this bench will fail at much lower weights over repeated use. For 37lbs it's a death trap. lol
Finally someone with integrity
thanks I appreciate it.
Wow. Very glad you made this for people. You are a real one, man. That bench obviously does not pass the eye test, but that is definitive proof. Great, honest look.
More reviews like this to come! thanks
Love your integrity! I bought a Flybird adjustable bench in 2021. I bought it because it was foldable and could travel with me to my college, which was a 9-hour drive away. I only use the bench for emergency situations (bad weather) when I can't get to my commercial gym. I only use the bench for DB exercises. It's held up for me, but only because I'm not going anywhere near its limits.
thanks. It's not the bench that's the issue but the false reviews and 800 lb weight claims!
Things are quite different in Canada. The cheap Amazon benches go on sale all the time. At regular price, the Flybird is $237 CAD and similar one like the Magic fit is $181 CAD - and like I said they get discounted all the time (that is after tax and shipping). For comparison, the Rep bench being used for comparison is $585 CAD shipped to my house in the Toronto area - i.e. like 3 times the price. Plus, the rep one is super heavy and can't be stored away easily while the Amazon ones can be folded and stored wherever. These are totally different markets and serve different people. Lots of women or older people, or people without much space or anyone not lifting big weights is probably fine with the Amazon benches.
I agree elderly and children would benefit from a cheap wobbly bench. I know plenty of people that own these benches and can't wait to upgrade. I just gave my honest opinion it's not an 800 lb bench like they claimed. How much is your life worth? Save up and by a good one.
@@MacStrengthCo yes, I agree it is definitely not an 800 pound bench. I would say even guys consistently benching 225 probably need better. My point is that a lot of people are not actually pushing that much weight - the fact that so many consumers (not just reviewers) like the bench goes to show it has a place in the market.
@@steverapos3904 I think you brought up a larger point. Me being Canadian can honestly say you guys get the short end of the stick on consumer goods. Since I moved to the USA everything is cheaper and easier to get "free shipping" etc. I completely feel your pain finding gym equipment for a reasonable price. It's not easy up there. Thanks for the feedback and as always appreciate your comments.
Really glad you did this test. People need to know you can't risk your safety to save a dolla.
Thanks! Just trying to figure out why everyone is pushing these benches?
@@MacStrengthCo I think it’s because of it small footprint. A lot of people don’t have the space for a full on bench
Good test! You get what you pay for. However, if I’m a 500 pound bencher, I wouldn’t shop for a bench like this to begin with haha.
This bench would fail for anyone that benches 300 lbs. You forgot to add bodyweight!
Good video. I am extremely happy with my $269 REP AB 3100 bench.
you can't wrong with there. Nice bench!
Integrity matters 👊🏼👍🏼🙏🏻
When an enfluencer is pushing every affiliate link they can it’s over. 😂
A valuable effort! You gave it a chance, but proved this is a bench, but not the bench for weightlifters.
it's a decent bench to put your shoes on with. lol
Great review, thanks
Thanks for watching!
Very creative way of using the lift for that test! Good to see an honest review on a product! 👍
Now I have to test a few more budget amazon items!😂
Thank you for making this video. Super entertaining and you’re the only person online who did an actual weight stress test on a bench that went to failure. Something I’ve always been curious about.
Honestly this bench seems like a low level scam. It’s a crap bench like the cheap Marcy benches that you can buy for $60, but it’s triple the price. Crap benches have their place, but if anyone wants a cheap bench that is made to be used lightly and thrown out soon, they’re not supposed to cost $150-200. For the same money there are so many reasonably well made options.
For what it’s worth, I don’t think this bench has any meaningful margin of safety at all. If it fails at 650, to be safe you wouldn’t want to go over like 150lbs.
This bench is complete crap but if you look at the price history, it’s almost always at a “sale” price of $150 or below. It’ll spike up to its “normal” price of $240 every now and then, but it’s basically perpetually much lower than that. In fact, it’s $126 if you get it from Flybird directly.
I wouldn’t get it at any price but it’s disingenuous to say you can pay just a bit more (~$70) and get a REP AB-3100/3000. Those are basically double the price of this bench at its usual price, not a few bucks more unless you’re unlucky and buy it during a short price spike.
Again, it’s crap but it’s also not marketed for barbell work either. And I think most of the paid reviews (Coop, Gluck) talk about its intended target market to be fair to all of them. It’s marketed toward people who aren’t home gym enthusiasts and likely new to fitness who won’t be pressing more than 30 lbs on dumbbells.
I’m not going to make assumptions that a bench that’s official retail price is this and the weight limit is also a lie.
Your not wrong but company’s paying reviewers to push products with inflated weight ratings and untruthful pricing.
I even mention everything you did in the video. It wouldn’t be bad if they rated it at an honest 400 lb limit and priced it at $150 not some inflated retail price to lie to consumers.
People that have this bench have since reached out and told me my assessment was spot on and they don’t recommend it.
@@MacStrengthCo agreed. I don’t like pricing strategies where something is artificially on sale to show that it’s a good deal when that’s the actual real price. I started my home gym with another Flybird bench and adjustable dumbbells when COVID started so I was in the target market. Fortunately I got it second hand for dirt cheap and was able to sell it for the same price. It was fine for what it was but once I knew I was going to keep working out at home, it had to go. I didn’t even look up the specs then but I’m sure Flybird was just as dishonest about its capacity.
I have the lowest tier flybird adjustable (bought it for ~$100), I really only use it for decline crunches. I never decline bench and definitely wouldn't on this thing. But if you're looking for a cheap limited use decline it can fill a very very very niche role. Love these capacity limit tests!
For sure. My issue wasn’t with the bench but that they advertise it as a $250 bench that’s 800lbs rated. It’s truly a $100 bench for light use bench work!👍🏻
@@MacStrengthCo yeah absolutely agree there, glad someone put it to the test in a safe setting and called them out on it. Not even close to 800 lbs.
the bench looked like crap right out of the box. Actually surprised it held past 500lb
Your not the only one. 😂
Flybird makes Titan look like Sorinex comparatively.
lol.. "fly bird is so awesome" Other reviewers. Apparently not.
I purchased an Olympic flybird bench about a year ago. I gotta say. Its pretty damn sturdy. Im 40. Been lifting since HS off and on. Got serious about 10 years ago. So on chest days. I do alot of dumbbell work,flat,incline,decline. Flat bench i workout regularly with 275,315,365. Drop set to 225 and rep out till failure. Its held up good for me. I dont use the leg extention or the preacher curl feature because its trash.i have other equipment for those exercises. But the bench itself is a beast in my opinion and im 225lbs. Add that to the weight i push. Its doing its thing and then some for the price. I get what his demonstration revealed. But honestly. If you put that much weight at the weakest point of any bench. Most of them will flex or snap. I dont care what company manufactures it. Just my opinion.
Did the Coop Mafia run some sabotage at 15:01?
Probably just my terrible editing skills!🤦🏻♂️
I forget, did you say you are getting an Irwin fitness bench ? I can't wait for that review ? Good review here thanks for your honesty
Irwin is finishing up our bench and will be reviewed soon. 👍🏻
I have an Irwin bench. It is a beauty and incredibly well built.
I think this is a lot more accurate to how the weight is spread on the bench while benching in real life, though idk if a ~1” bar fair as you probably have a few inches across your shoulders. But really way more accurate than spreading out 45lb plates. I’m curious about standardization for testing. Could the rep ab-3000 handle its rated load tested in the same way?
It’s not perfect but all the benches failures have been that back piece breaking of bending not so much the overall structure. The REP bench is more than twice the thickness on the backing plate and no question in my mind would handle the 1000lbs it’s rated for. The problem I had is the bar kept rolling down even at lower weights as the bench sagged.
Down the road I’ll make a testing fixture to better distribute the pressure.
You gotta look at the weakest point of the chain...those 3/4mm thick square tubes are never gonna bend
@@ludovicopigat9306 the material is thin no wonder the bench only weighs 37lbs
Awesome video...loved it...! Although, I would really like to hear the pff camera ranting 🤣 want to try this test with the IFS once it shows up 🤪
I think everyone that watches "enflencers peddle" products for money knows my rant! ha ha. cheers buddy. I've used the IFS bench you don't have to test it to know its super solid.
This reminded me of an episode of mythbusters. Solid info and testing.
I got a budget Fitness Gear adjustable bench from Dick’s a couple years back and it has held up great for me. I’ll upgrade eventually, but it was nice to be able to test it out in the store before purchasing. Always weary of Amazon for fitness gear.
I’ve seen those benches in person. Much better than flybird
I'm glad i went with the Rep AB 3000 2.0 really nice bench for the money.
It really is. I've been throwing 500lbs plus at ours for years now without a single issue. Can't say I use the decline however.
Was wondering what barbell you liked more between the bare steel equipment stacked barbell or the blue collar barbell?
Blue collar for everyday grind and iron skull for the power days.
I really enjoy and appreciate your reviews because of your honest, unbiased, and thorough reviews! I wish you had more time to review things, but I know that this is not your main source of income, which probably helps in unbiased reviews. Your garage gym is the best I have seen! How you have organized it and how clean it is, is amazing (that includes the shop part as well). As always, I look forward to the next review. Thank you!
appreciate it. I've been building hot rods lately and will be back reviewing full time soon.
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that was awesome watch! Thanks, lets crush more things :)
I'm getting requests to test stuff now to failure. Sounds fun.. lets do it.
Even though this is a awesome review to test it out, unless you're julius maddox or a top equipped bencher (and you wouldn't be using these benches anyways) showing this fail actually shows how solid it is. Most people don't even bench 2 plates for reps/sets lol
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The thing people forget is 225lb plus your body weight on this bench may kill you! ha ha. I pasted my recent 18 reps at 225lbs but I'm old and not that strong. :)
But 800 pound capacity means a certain body weight, and then a barbell weight. Reason being, body weight is spread out across the bench.
You should test out the 5 Below $25.00 bench now 😆
Right! Maybe they will have a honest weight rating! ha ha
@@MacStrengthCo they said 300 lbs but after watching a review. I highly doubt that.
Well that’s unfortunate. I have a company who wants to send me their version that competes with Flybird. Maybe I need to give it the 800 lb test. Just need to find a forklift…
Hopefully it weighs a bit more than 37 lbs. ha ha..
@@MacStrengthCo drill a 2” hole in it, write Kabuki on it and use it like a plate
@@myfreegym I think I’ve made a big enough spectacle of this bench!😂. Impressed it held what it did. It’s super LIGHT” weight!
Great review - you nailed the proper way to test this bench. Just looking at how the testing area is supported by that small band of metal, this thing looked pretty dangerous. It reminded me of a diving board. The seat area on the other end of the bench looked like it would probably be fine for typical use, but the area that would see the most stress in benching is definitely flawed.
Thanks. I saw so may good reviews on this bench I had to see what it was all about. Clearly not what we thought! ha ha
For the price being able to hold 600 lb is not bad. Anyone benching over 300 lbs is going to have a better quality bench.
Ya I thought the fact they sell it as a 800 lb bench is misleading!
Could you review iron master super bench pro v2?
I used to have the fly bird and returned it after a week. I ended up building my own flat bench with help from buff dudes.
But I got the super bench pro v2.I am trying to make a review about it, however I don’t have enough plates to test it tolerance.
anything you built will be better than Flybird! well done. I weld and just haven't had time to build some stuff yet.
This is why I lost all respect for Coop at Garage gym reviews. He praised this bullshit. All he does is try to shill his affiliate links now. He is used car salesman. I think I will stick to watching this channel and if I buy something check for an affiliate link here first.
Coop's good at selling products and makes a lot of money doing it. He has 12 staff working for him and owns a commercial gym yet pushes "home gym" equipment. Seems like a conflict of interest if you ask me. lol.
@@MacStrengthCo I agree Coop has lost his way from the days of his garage with no heat. Seems like the greed got to him. I think most of us would agree we watch these reviews to get other peoples opinions so we can make more informed decisions. Not a infomercial selling me some shit "As seen on RUclips"
We owe Coop the respect for paving the way for garage gym reviews. The money eventually turns even the best of them.
I would be much more worried about quality control. Betting your life on some questionable welds and cheap bolts to save $75 seems like a really bad gambling strategy.
Right.. The dude in the video probably shares the same opinion.
Sorry, this test is just as ridiculous as spreading the weight over the whole bench. You are putting all the weight near the tip of the bench - this is not where it would go with an actual bench. Secondly, who care if you can't bench 400-500 on the bench - if you have a world class bench you obviously should use better quality equipment
I couldn't keep the bench from bending even at lighter weight so it kept rolling down. I will make a better testing fixture to hold it for the next one.
Per the weight rating. I'm not even close to strong and I bench 315lbs and weigh 220lbs. You add that up is 535lbs and this bench was starting to fail already at that weight. Over a year it would just break in half. The company said it can handle 800 lbs.. You wouldn't buy a car that has half the horsepower it's claimed to have would you?
Atleast it didn't snap.
Tiny little box. Lol.
You made yourself a declined bench.
A little decline during flat bench doesn't hurt! lol.
@@MacStrengthCo 10/10
That bench looks sus! I cant fathom how ppl get wimpy benches.
I think the issue is the outlandish weight ratings! It’s like “lumen ratings” on Amazon! 😂