That gateway drug analogy is spot on! I had this bench before getting an Ironmaster. Gave it to a friend who used it until he decided to get a Rep. It’s currently in its third home and only a matter of time before they move on to a “harder drug” 😂
I bought this bench a few years ago. Basically everything Coop said is true. I keep it in our living room with a small set of dumbbells. I love how it breaks down for storage. Overall a great bench to start out with.
One thing to remember about these lightweight products, it that metal fatigue of the welds is the likely failure mode. Not static failure from setting weight on it once.
My golds gym adjustable bench went crooked yesterday. The main weld point at the middle joint is cracked. Almost couldn’t re rack my bench press bar because it was tilting.
thanks for posting every time I want to buy a piece of equipment I realize I am 68 years old now and some medical issues but I can still lift great channel.
I own this. I have benched 300 pounds on this and I weigh 205… It holds up fine and the padding is not too bad. Biggest issue is the gap in between when you’re benching
I normally check Coop's reviews before making a purchase, but this time it went the other way. I've had this bench for 2 years (and upgraded during Black November this year). Absolute *home run* review, and I feel even more confident relying on GGR for doing the research for me. To reiterate some of what was said in the video... The extra 2 inches of height doesn't sound like much, but my 5'10" self found it very not ideal. I keep considering using the foam foot rest even for flat bench, but it's not quite necessary. If you're legs are shorter than mine you're probably going to need to use it. Once you get to pressing 275 it feels very iffy. The height and light weight are both factors here. It can feel wobbly. I wouldn't want to go beyond 275 with this bench, but then again I never experienced it failing; it just "feels like it might". (It probably wouldn't fail at any weight I could lift, but the feeling is unsettling.) The gap is noticeable, I very often benched with my ass in the gap. The decline is extreme, but the other setting feels not declined enough. I'd chosen this bench among the cheap ones *because* it could also do decline, but I haven't used it for decline since the first month I had it. I didn't fold the bench a single time until I got the new one. (I got a Rogue 3.0 bench, and holy shit what an upgrade, but the price reflects that.) Big plus for this bench, because of the pop pin design, you can lift it by grabbing the nose and tail of the pad. I've tried the same move with my Rogue 3.0 a couple of times and of course instead of lifting the bench I end up just changing the settings. I'll probably make the same mistake a few more times. Another plus for the bench is how easy it is to move. We're all benching in our squat racks, so sometimes the alignment isn't quite right. With my Rogue 3.0 I have to get up and lift it enough to engage the wheels (see the can't lift by the pad note above) and then position it such that when I place it flat again it *will* be in the right spot. With this guy I just stand up barely enough to take my weight off of it and then a couple taps or tugs in the right direction you're good to go. The gateway drug analogy was spot on. I'm giving it to a friend of mine to get her hooked too.
I have had the bench for 5 years now. The vinyl is still perfectly fine. I never noticed the foam being an issue. Its kept in a basement and used 4 times a week until I got a Rep bench last year. Its good enough that lack of stability of the Rep bench was a major disappointment as its about the same as the Flybird. I totally agree that if you can rep out at 275+ with a lot of movement, this is not a good choice. The actual "break point" is the edge of the seat. The wood of the seat way overhangs the metal tubing and mine split when doing box jumps onto the bench. The wood broke, the metal is perfectly fine.
I just bought this a month ago and its pretty good for the money. I have little space and don't bench over 250 lbs, at least at this time. I know its cheap and may not last long, but currently, I didn't have an answer for incline or decline, so this helped me out.
I purchased this bench after perusing your videos. Just wanted to say it’s a pretty awesome bench for the price. Works great, great padding, folds away. Time will tell if it’s durable, but it certainly seems like it’s a quality item.
Glad to hear they have improved this bench. I have the previous version and it's...fine. the plywood inside the seat broke and I had to add more support to it to fix it, hopefully they improved that. But it's cheap, folds up if you live in an apartment and need to move it (like I did), and it gets the job done.
I bought this bench as it meets the needs of my limited space in my apartment. It's light, easy to move around. I don't fold it up, but occasionally have to move it from in front of the closet in my workout area. I'm pretty much just using resistance bands and dumbbells. For me that extra 2" in height is actually a good thing. So far very happy with it. Thanks for the great reviews!
This bench is really great for people who live in a apartment and don't have much space. You can keep it in your closet without permanently occupying your already limited space like an unfoldable adjustable bench would. As far as I'm concerned there is no other adjustable bench that can fold like this for this demographic of people and I think that's why it sells so well.
I bought a similar one about 3 years ago. I wanted one that was foldable with an incline seat that was not as high as my Ironmaster. I bought it from Walmart, got it quick! Kudos to Walmart. I opened the box, the aesthetics was nice and compact with little to assemble. It was about two inches shorter than my IM which was great as I'm only about 5'5, but that's about all the positives. The Negatives: It came on chest day and I was excited to see the box when I came home from work ready to go hard. So after doing the minimal assembly, I think I started off with dumbbell presses. I was doing about 90lbs each so about 180lbs. It held for a few, but then the 3rd set or forth I heard something like metal cracking and the long part of the bench came down about an inch while I was pressing. Luckily, i had have great control. I'm not sure why I continued, but then went on to incline. I'm not sure how it held up, but it did. I did hear the metal squeaking througout The incline of the seat was ok, but not as good as the IM where there is no way I'm sliding off of it regardless of the weight. So, I'm finishing my workout and I usually do leg raises with about 10 or 20 lbs ankle weights facing the opposite direction when pressing. I did a few and the arm snapped from where it secures to the bench. It wasn't my day in more ways than one. I returned it to Walmart kudos to them for the returns. I was hesitant from buying as I was skeptical about the it secure, but i went on impulse and the add saying it would hold up 600lbs. Lol The bench is not good unless ur pressing like 50lbs total or each dumbbell. Then again, it could be that the one I got that was faulty. I had a cap bench for over 10 years, solid! The only reason why I sold it was cause the seat didn't incline and I kept sliding down when I went over 75lbs on the dumbbells. I have a foto and video that I may post up soon.
Hi, I think you do a great job so please don’t take this as negative criticism. I really think expensive benches, weights and machines do not correlate to fitness. Of course, if your audience is wealthy and elite athletes, they can afford and require the best equipment. However, it is less likely that your audience is rich and elite athletes. If so, you should do more videos of lower priced equipment. I ordered benches and weights from low cost, much lower than the equipment you focus on, I have not had problems doing bench presses, dead lifts or virtually any of the exercises. I really believe that among lay people, the cost of equipment have little to do with their fitness levels.
8:33 I have a feeling that if the 'leg stoppers' where we insert our legs to keep us from sliding, were a bit higher angled compared to the bench angle on all benches (not just this model) the decline posture dynamics on our knees, femurs etc would be more comfortable, I hope manufacturers hear this.
I have this bench. It's really good for moving around the gym and I think doing some dumbell work on. I did but a heavier duty bench for when I do heavier lifts because it makes me nervous doing heavier weights on it.
I have owned this bench for 2 years now and never experiencing issues with the pad gap. Since I am 6'4" the height has also been something I appreciate, but my trainer who is 5'9" finds it too tall. I would have like to have seen Coop take all the way to the max capacity on weight, but understand why he didn't.
Arguably incline and decline bench exercises tends to be much lighter than flat bench exercises, so this could work perfectly in a home gym as just an incline/decline bench if you also buy a dedicated flat bench that can support more weight.
If you have a small space and move the bench around a lot or want to store it - these benches are a great option. If you get to the point of benching a lot of weight you probably want to move up to something stronger that is also more stable and comfortable too.
The review is spot on. I have this bench it is my starter bench, and some day I will replace it. I don’t use it for decline it’s not comfortable at all. I use a different bench for decline. I’m 6’1” and the height of it when bench pressing is not good for me. My next one will be 17” for sure. Thanks Coop for your review’s
I bought this bench last month. Only problem I have Is when I’m doing decline dumbbell presses. You are so low you can basically lower them to the ground. This is both bad and good depending on how you look at.
I was just starting to shop for an adjustable. For me, my neightbor is just getting into working out and wants to do incline/decline. I have a flat bench that is "ok" but I do more function/Oly training and almost NEVER use a bench. For a once or twice a month use at a moderate weight I think this one will be perfect for my use case! I Did spend a unresonable amount of money on my rack, bars and accessories (damn you Rogue!) but this is just a fun to have extra and at 150 AND I can fold it and stack it on my shelf for the majority of the time... perfect. I wanted to call out the weight test, that is my main concerns with stuff off Amazon, great job there I def feel better having seen you sit on the weights. Great review.
I've always heard to not skimp out on a barbell, but people can get by on a cheaper barbell if they pick the right one. Cheap benches just seem sketchy to me though, even if I'm not lifting 300lbs+ on it. You can get hurt pretty badly if your bench fails on you and I don't think I'd trust a bench like this.
Yeah unless you’re really weak and don’t plan on getting stronger I dont understand why people are such scrooges, like lifting on a wooden taped together rack and cheap bench…. Save a couple hundred dollars traded for your health, bad call
I agree with you. The question is what is the least expensive bench you can buy and not have to upgrade in a couple of years. Do you just go straight to the AB3000 by Rep fitness for $300 in change or is there a less expensive option
That weight capacity test is pointless. You need to test the dynamic load. Load a barbell with whatever test weight and drop it from 18-24” above the bench. That would mimic failure, not simply how many plates you can stack. Even a 225 or 315 drop would’ve been interesting to see.
Firstly I'm sad that it wasn't tried up to its listed weight capacity. Generally speaking you try it until your break it which is awesome. Second I wonder if this is like the Ironmaster bench when it comes to capacity in that you have to switch it around and flat bench over the post in order to get that max weight capacity.
Yeah I'm a bit curious as to why it wasn't tested to its limit, but I do think this was acceptable anyway. Just seems odd that Coop didn't want to break one of the cheapest things in the facility haha
I would never try to bend my back over that angle but you could set both parts of the bench to the lowest angle then spin around and do back extensions if the leg portion is long enough
I just picked one of these up for $100. I am hoping it will do the trick for the small amount of incline and decline work I do. What are the two decline incriments? 30 and 10 degrees maybe?
It looks like the AB-3100 V3 has a 700 lb weight limit for us tiny fellas that don't press 700ibs. Is this a decent bench ? $319 Amazon. Now I need a squat rack. Any suggestions
Lifting up and shaking on the back pad is not a good stability test. Ladder benches don't lock down either and they are kind of the standard for reviewers. I have this bench and it does fine for doing dumbbell rows, incline dumbbell presses and decline ab work. I can pick it up and set it on my Treadmill to create floor space for lunges, etc. Flat benching heavy on it is not comfortable for me. The pad just is not good for that kind of weight. I would not recommend using it as a plyo box as another poster suggested, but as a gateway FID it is ok. I picked up a Titan Competition Flat Bench on Black Friday for about a hundo and need to assemble it tonight.
Are there any good reasonably cheap folding flat benches out there? I actually own the flybird and it's decent, but I think I'd prefer a more stable, folding flat bench for what I use it for, as it can take a while to get started if you store it after each use like I do.
Titan just had their fid bench for 209 shipped…….I was kinda strapped and I needed one so I got that one. Prior to that sale I was looking at this one……but it seems light for me. I’m 290, and not really lifting heavy yet………but the Titan is darn solid. The pad is also pretty nice. I really wanted a rep bench…..but I was strapped at the time and got the Titan. I don’t see myself ever needing another bench……..but I will upgrade anyway some day.
@@ronburgandy3339 it started to feel like the back rest was going to bottom out when I used 45lb dumbells on incline. I’d imagine it’s from years of hard use or misuse or both. It works though!
I have this bench. Because of the footpad position, I can use it for back hypers. Do any of the popular more pricey benches allow you to do back hypers?
I was lucky enough to get one of the cheap marcy rack and a bunch of cap weights to get me started I'm now looking for a power rack now that I'm starting to get into heavier squats and I want to be as safe as possible.
I'd be curious to see a review on the Fitness Reality 2000 max XL adjustable bench. It's about $50 more than Flybird, but appears to have some better components. Maybe a nice in-between from Flybird and Rep's AB-3000.
I have owned this bench in the past. The only real issue I had was I am 5'10" and in any incline position about half my head would hang off the end of the backrest :(
I bought one of these last year, but mine was welded crooked so I had to send it back. I ended up finding something much cheaper on craigslist a month ago.
I have an older iteration of this bench, I'm 5'7" and the 19" height is awful for me. I can't get my feet on the floor to stabilize myself on this somewhat wobbly bench.
i'm only 5'7 and thinking about getting a cheap foldable bench for just lighter weigth adj dumbbell work. I'm concerned the bench height seems HIGH. Anyone to comment on this? thanks
unfortunately having a home gym isn't really saving money unless you count like time is money in time it takes to travel back and forth or like wear and tear on your vehicle, which is fine because great reasons but realistically like a set of nuobells is $800 which is 3-4 years of membership costs then when you add in bench, rack, barbells, plates etc. you could easily spend the equivalent of 10-15 years of membership costs. so i think of it more as a dedication thing, you really hafta love it and want to spend most of your life invested in it. i know alot of people who just want abs for the summer or wanna be big in college or something, for them they don't look at it as oh i'm 15 16 wtv and i wanna still workout in my 40s.
I used to have a bench just like this and it was honestly not stable enough for me. I don't even lift heavy, my bench is currently 245 pounds and I'm around 190.
I’ll never trust an adjustable bench that uses the pull pin ever again. Last time I used one at a local gym where it failed while I was doing inclined DB bench press. My left shoulder was seriously injured.
I'm glad you're reviewing more pieces of equipment in the sub $250 category.
That gateway drug analogy is spot on! I had this bench before getting an Ironmaster. Gave it to a friend who used it until he decided to get a Rep. It’s currently in its third home and only a matter of time before they move on to a “harder drug” 😂
Nah, I'm sticking to an even cheaper (
I bought this bench a few years ago. Basically everything Coop said is true. I keep it in our living room with a small set of dumbbells. I love how it breaks down for storage. Overall a great bench to start out with.
One thing to remember about these lightweight products, it that metal fatigue of the welds is the likely failure mode. Not static failure from setting weight on it once.
My golds gym adjustable bench went crooked yesterday. The main weld point at the middle joint is cracked. Almost couldn’t re rack my bench press bar because it was tilting.
yep my amazon bench did too rated for 1500lbs and bent bad while benching only 200
thanks for posting every time I want to buy a piece of equipment I realize I am 68 years old now and some medical issues but I can still lift great channel.
p.s. started my garage gym in 1993 everything is used or home made.
I own this. I have benched 300 pounds on this and I weigh 205… It holds up fine and the padding is not too bad. Biggest issue is the gap in between when you’re benching
Is it because your junk falls through the gap? I would hate that myself. Haha
How’s it doing now? Interested to hear about the longevity of it
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I normally check Coop's reviews before making a purchase, but this time it went the other way. I've had this bench for 2 years (and upgraded during Black November this year). Absolute *home run* review, and I feel even more confident relying on GGR for doing the research for me.
To reiterate some of what was said in the video...
The extra 2 inches of height doesn't sound like much, but my 5'10" self found it very not ideal. I keep considering using the foam foot rest even for flat bench, but it's not quite necessary. If you're legs are shorter than mine you're probably going to need to use it.
Once you get to pressing 275 it feels very iffy. The height and light weight are both factors here. It can feel wobbly. I wouldn't want to go beyond 275 with this bench, but then again I never experienced it failing; it just "feels like it might". (It probably wouldn't fail at any weight I could lift, but the feeling is unsettling.)
The gap is noticeable, I very often benched with my ass in the gap.
The decline is extreme, but the other setting feels not declined enough. I'd chosen this bench among the cheap ones *because* it could also do decline, but I haven't used it for decline since the first month I had it.
I didn't fold the bench a single time until I got the new one. (I got a Rogue 3.0 bench, and holy shit what an upgrade, but the price reflects that.) Big plus for this bench, because of the pop pin design, you can lift it by grabbing the nose and tail of the pad. I've tried the same move with my Rogue 3.0 a couple of times and of course instead of lifting the bench I end up just changing the settings. I'll probably make the same mistake a few more times.
Another plus for the bench is how easy it is to move. We're all benching in our squat racks, so sometimes the alignment isn't quite right. With my Rogue 3.0 I have to get up and lift it enough to engage the wheels (see the can't lift by the pad note above) and then position it such that when I place it flat again it *will* be in the right spot. With this guy I just stand up barely enough to take my weight off of it and then a couple taps or tugs in the right direction you're good to go.
The gateway drug analogy was spot on. I'm giving it to a friend of mine to get her hooked too.
I have had the bench for 5 years now. The vinyl is still perfectly fine. I never noticed the foam being an issue. Its kept in a basement and used 4 times a week until I got a Rep bench last year.
Its good enough that lack of stability of the Rep bench was a major disappointment as its about the same as the Flybird.
I totally agree that if you can rep out at 275+ with a lot of movement, this is not a good choice.
The actual "break point" is the edge of the seat.
The wood of the seat way overhangs the metal tubing and mine split when doing box jumps onto the bench. The wood broke, the metal is perfectly fine.
I just bought this a month ago and its pretty good for the money. I have little space and don't bench over 250 lbs, at least at this time. I know its cheap and may not last long, but currently, I didn't have an answer for incline or decline, so this helped me out.
I purchased this bench after perusing your videos. Just wanted to say it’s a pretty awesome bench for the price. Works great, great padding, folds away. Time will tell if it’s durable, but it certainly seems like it’s a quality item.
hows it holding up now?
Is the bench still holding up?
Damn the bench must've killed him in his sleep
Glad to hear they have improved this bench. I have the previous version and it's...fine. the plywood inside the seat broke and I had to add more support to it to fix it, hopefully they improved that. But it's cheap, folds up if you live in an apartment and need to move it (like I did), and it gets the job done.
I bought this bench as it meets the needs of my limited space in my apartment. It's light, easy to move around. I don't fold it up, but occasionally have to move it from in front of the closet in my workout area. I'm pretty much just using resistance bands and dumbbells. For me that extra 2" in height is actually a good thing. So far very happy with it. Thanks for the great reviews!
I like seeing the channel coming back to gym equipment reviews.
This bench is really great for people who live in a apartment and don't have much space. You can keep it in your closet without permanently occupying your already limited space like an unfoldable adjustable bench would. As far as I'm concerned there is no other adjustable bench that can fold like this for this demographic of people and I think that's why it sells so well.
I bought a similar one about 3 years ago. I wanted one that was foldable with an incline seat that was not as high as my Ironmaster. I bought it from Walmart, got it quick! Kudos to Walmart.
I opened the box, the aesthetics was nice and compact with little to assemble. It was about two inches shorter than my IM which was great as I'm only about 5'5, but that's about all the positives.
The Negatives: It came on chest day and I was excited to see the box when I came home from work ready to go hard. So after doing the minimal assembly, I think I started off with dumbbell presses. I was doing about 90lbs each so about 180lbs.
It held for a few, but then the 3rd set or forth I heard something like metal cracking and the long part of the bench came down about an inch while I was pressing. Luckily, i had have great control. I'm not sure why I continued, but then went on to incline. I'm not sure how it held up, but it did. I did hear the metal squeaking througout
The incline of the seat was ok, but not as good as the IM where there is no way I'm sliding off of it regardless of the weight. So, I'm finishing my workout and I usually do leg raises with about 10 or 20 lbs ankle weights facing the opposite direction when pressing. I did a few and the arm snapped from where it secures to the bench. It wasn't my day in more ways than one.
I returned it to Walmart kudos to them for the returns. I was hesitant from buying as I was skeptical about the it secure, but i went on impulse and the add saying it would hold up 600lbs. Lol
The bench is not good unless ur pressing like 50lbs total or each dumbbell. Then again, it could be that the one I got that was faulty.
I had a cap bench for over 10 years, solid! The only reason why I sold it was cause the seat didn't incline and I kept sliding down when I went over 75lbs on the dumbbells.
I have a foto and video that I may post up soon.
Hi, I think you do a great job so please don’t take this as negative criticism. I really think expensive benches, weights and machines do not correlate to fitness. Of course, if your audience is wealthy and elite athletes, they can afford and require the best equipment. However, it is less likely that your audience is rich and elite athletes. If so, you should do more videos of lower priced equipment. I ordered benches and weights from low cost, much lower than the equipment you focus on, I have not had problems doing bench presses, dead lifts or virtually any of the exercises. I really believe that among lay people, the cost of equipment have little to do with their fitness levels.
I love my flybird bench. Fun to see it reviewed.
8:33 I have a feeling that if the 'leg stoppers' where we insert our legs to keep us from sliding, were a bit higher angled compared to the bench angle on all benches (not just this model)
the decline posture dynamics on our knees, femurs etc would be more comfortable, I hope manufacturers hear this.
This was good this guy is a great reviewer
I believe I saw a video of this bench collapse and almost kill a guy. In the Amazon review itself.
I have this bench. It's really good for moving around the gym and I think doing some dumbell work on. I did but a heavier duty bench for when I do heavier lifts because it makes me nervous doing heavier weights on it.
Worked my way up to 80lb dumbbells and I don’t feel safe benching on it.
When I was back at 50-60lbs I didn’t worry, but now I do
I need to load and unload a bench from the car constantly and looks like this will be perfect for me
I have owned this bench for 2 years now and never experiencing issues with the pad gap. Since I am 6'4" the height has also been something I appreciate, but my trainer who is 5'9" finds it too tall. I would have like to have seen Coop take all the way to the max capacity on weight, but understand why he didn't.
Arguably incline and decline bench exercises tends to be much lighter than flat bench exercises, so this could work perfectly in a home gym as just an incline/decline bench if you also buy a dedicated flat bench that can support more weight.
yes common sense ,my flat bench was £50, inline £80 ,been just over 7 years now ,no damage
Yeah the flybirds are budget but they absolutely perform. I loaded over 1000 on the one I had and it didn't blink
1000th like! Doing some research before school starts again to avoid wait times at gyms
Looks like my my mom's ironing board from when I was a kid. Lol.. GR8 review.. COOP!!
Love when I agree with you, I brought was ok wanted a dedicated flat bench bought rep fb-5000. I am keeping for incline and random stuff.
I was thinking about getting this bench, until I literally found a Body solid FID46 outside (100 feet from my house). Lucky me.
If you have a small space and move the bench around a lot or want to store it - these benches are a great option. If you get to the point of benching a lot of weight you probably want to move up to something stronger that is also more stable and comfortable too.
The review is spot on. I have this bench it is my starter bench, and some day I will replace it. I don’t use it for decline it’s not comfortable at all. I use a different bench for decline.
I’m 6’1” and the height of it when bench pressing is not good for me. My next one will be 17” for sure.
Thanks Coop for your review’s
I bought this bench last month. Only problem I have Is when I’m doing decline dumbbell presses. You are so low you can basically lower them to the ground. This is both bad and good depending on how you look at.
I have had mine for 4 years and it is like new. And I use it everyday.
What kind of weight do you put on it (your weight and what you lift)?
I was just starting to shop for an adjustable. For me, my neightbor is just getting into working out and wants to do incline/decline. I have a flat bench that is "ok" but I do more function/Oly training and almost NEVER use a bench. For a once or twice a month use at a moderate weight I think this one will be perfect for my use case! I Did spend a unresonable amount of money on my rack, bars and accessories (damn you Rogue!) but this is just a fun to have extra and at 150 AND I can fold it and stack it on my shelf for the majority of the time... perfect. I wanted to call out the weight test, that is my main concerns with stuff off Amazon, great job there I def feel better having seen you sit on the weights. Great review.
They have that Tru Grit Bench at Walmart for $199. Its a copy of the REP Fitness bench. Check that out it is a steal right now.
I've always heard to not skimp out on a barbell, but people can get by on a cheaper barbell if they pick the right one. Cheap benches just seem sketchy to me though, even if I'm not lifting 300lbs+ on it. You can get hurt pretty badly if your bench fails on you and I don't think I'd trust a bench like this.
Yeah unless you’re really weak and don’t plan on getting stronger I dont understand why people are such scrooges, like lifting on a wooden taped together rack and cheap bench…. Save a couple hundred dollars traded for your health, bad call
@@aba192 a wise man once said buy nice or buy twice.
People buy this kind of benches don't even buy a barbell. They use cheap adjustable dumbbells up to 90lb.
I agree with you. The question is what is the least expensive bench you can buy and not have to upgrade in a couple of years. Do you just go straight to the AB3000 by Rep fitness for $300 in change or is there a less expensive option
@@aba192 I looked for your workout videos or picture of you , do you even workout ?
That weight capacity test is pointless. You need to test the dynamic load. Load a barbell with whatever test weight and drop it from 18-24” above the bench. That would mimic failure, not simply how many plates you can stack. Even a 225 or 315 drop would’ve been interesting to see.
Firstly I'm sad that it wasn't tried up to its listed weight capacity. Generally speaking you try it until your break it which is awesome.
Second I wonder if this is like the Ironmaster bench when it comes to capacity in that you have to switch it around and flat bench over the post in order to get that max weight capacity.
Yeah I'm a bit curious as to why it wasn't tested to its limit, but I do think this was acceptable anyway. Just seems odd that Coop didn't want to break one of the cheapest things in the facility haha
I would never try to bend my back over that angle but you could set both parts of the bench to the lowest angle then spin around and do back extensions if the leg portion is long enough
It's probably not if it similar to the Barwing
I just picked one of these up for $100. I am hoping it will do the trick for the small amount of incline and decline work I do.
What are the two decline incriments? 30 and 10 degrees maybe?
There is a new version of this with thicker pads, less pad gap, and nicer pad covering.
I think the product link in the description is wrong, it's clearly for a different bench
2:12 so uhhhh….. I lost that pin. What size hitch pin is it so I can replace it?
Great review mate!!
It looks like the AB-3100 V3 has a 700 lb weight limit for us tiny fellas that don't press 700ibs.
Is this a decent bench ? $319 Amazon. Now I need a squat rack. Any suggestions
Besides this one, what incline bench would you recommend for home use, one that’s a space saver? Ty”
Lifting up and shaking on the back pad is not a good stability test. Ladder benches don't lock down either and they are kind of the standard for reviewers. I have this bench and it does fine for doing dumbbell rows, incline dumbbell presses and decline ab work. I can pick it up and set it on my Treadmill to create floor space for lunges, etc. Flat benching heavy on it is not comfortable for me. The pad just is not good for that kind of weight. I would not recommend using it as a plyo box as another poster suggested, but as a gateway FID it is ok. I picked up a Titan Competition Flat Bench on Black Friday for about a hundo and need to assemble it tonight.
For a little more, I think you can get the BowFlex or PowerBlock benches that look more solid.
Will you review Flybirds power rack set? I'm thinking about getting the power rack combo with the barbell, bumper plates and bench.
This is the best gym equipment review channel hands down!
Are there any good reasonably cheap folding flat benches out there? I actually own the flybird and it's decent, but I think I'd prefer a more stable, folding flat bench for what I use it for, as it can take a while to get started if you store it after each use like I do.
Flybird makes a flat bench
Titan just had their fid bench for 209 shipped…….I was kinda strapped and I needed one so I got that one. Prior to that sale I was looking at this one……but it seems light for me. I’m 290, and not really lifting heavy yet………but the Titan is darn solid. The pad is also pretty nice. I really wanted a rep bench…..but I was strapped at the time and got the Titan. I don’t see myself ever needing another bench……..but I will upgrade anyway some day.
great review, subbed
If you are looking for a low profile bench to pair with a 2 x 90lbs Bowflex dumbbell set, I'm guessing this fits the bill?
I picked this up on woot for $59 shipped. Figured it work for a few months.
There is a flybird bench at the climbing gym I go to and it is truly the scariest bench I’ve ever used
Scary good?
@@ronburgandy3339 I wouldn’t have thought so
@@ronburgandy3339 it started to feel like the back rest was going to bottom out when I used 45lb dumbells on incline. I’d imagine it’s from years of hard use or misuse or both. It works though!
Is there a way to buy the new footpads if you already have the older version?
I'd like to see a review of the ProForm Carbon Strength Adjustable Bench. I've only seen 1 review for it and would like more opinions of it.
I just wanna know if this will be good for someone benching 300-500 lbs.
I have this bench. Because of the footpad position, I can use it for back hypers. Do any of the popular more pricey benches allow you to do back hypers?
Thank you Coop!
I was lucky enough to get one of the cheap marcy rack and a bunch of cap weights to get me started I'm now looking for a power rack now that I'm starting to get into heavier squats and I want to be as safe as possible.
Love the vid seen a lot of vids just still curious as to wats the best power rack to get? Any ideas I did look at Titan fitness
Fitness reality no gap incline bench is the way to go
It is on sale for $75 bucks right now. Buying it.
Could you do a video on low basement ceiling home gym ideas?
I'd be curious to see a review on the Fitness Reality 2000 max XL adjustable bench. It's about $50 more than Flybird, but appears to have some better components. Maybe a nice in-between from Flybird and Rep's AB-3000.
Add this bench to the CAP squat stand you just reviewed, and you are a barbell and weights away from a very effective starter gym.
What is a better product that folds?
I’d love to see a review on those leverage gyms….
Coop what do you think about the marcy adjustable bench with the leg extention
Do something elite fts please. Or atleast tell us why you won't
They don't have an affiliate link program
@@joecowan3719 thanks man. Hope that gets fixed
Do you still recommend nuobel adjustable dumbbells?
how about step ups and Bulgarian split squats on these benches???? the tri pod seems unsafe to me. Can someone answer?
So if Iam 300 lbs only bench 100 or what would you say would be my max I usually hit around 245 on my slat bench
Have similar bench . The only problem so far - it is not very stable for incline row.
Will this be to high for a 5ft 8in guy will I be able to place my feet on the ground
The Flybird bench you linked in the description is completely different.
I love this bench
In the weight test, you missed to include your body weight in the calculations. But anyway I saw that you put yourself on the bench too later .
I have owned this bench in the past. The only real issue I had was I am 5'10" and in any incline position about half my head would hang off the end of the backrest :(
I bought one of these last year, but mine was welded crooked so I had to send it back. I ended up finding something much cheaper on craigslist a month ago.
Coop you're a brave man sitting on top of that 400lbs! 😆😆😆😆
I have an older iteration of this bench, I'm 5'7" and the 19" height is awful for me. I can't get my feet on the floor to stabilize myself on this somewhat wobbly bench.
I got it for a little over 100.00 from the flybird website
Thoughts on benches with the pin or notches to adjust?
i'm only 5'7 and thinking about getting a cheap foldable bench for just lighter weigth adj dumbbell work. I'm concerned the bench height seems HIGH. Anyone to comment on this? thanks
unfortunately having a home gym isn't really saving money unless you count like time is money in time it takes to travel back and forth or like wear and tear on your vehicle, which is fine because great reasons but realistically like a set of nuobells is $800 which is 3-4 years of membership costs then when you add in bench, rack, barbells, plates etc. you could easily spend the equivalent of 10-15 years of membership costs. so i think of it more as a dedication thing, you really hafta love it and want to spend most of your life invested in it. i know alot of people who just want abs for the summer or wanna be big in college or something, for them they don't look at it as oh i'm 15 16 wtv and i wanna still workout in my 40s.
Convenience is king
I used to have a bench just like this and it was honestly not stable enough for me. I don't even lift heavy, my bench is currently 245 pounds and I'm around 190.
Perfect for truckers
I own that and i am happy
I saw this bench break on revivals fitness youtube channel
"He Almost 💀 on the Bench Press …"
It looks like the same bench
ruclips.net/video/UZz53JrYq-s/видео.html
"Buck Teeth Gap" worth the like. :)
Coop what dumbbells are those? @ 6.27
MX Select Adjustable Dumbbells
INSPIRE FLB2 ??? What about this bench ???
I don't think I would personally use it but thanks for taking the time to make the review
When are you going to change the name to 50K square foot warehouse reviews?
When’s the alphaland review 👀
I’ll never trust an adjustable bench that uses the pull pin ever again. Last time I used one at a local gym where it failed while I was doing inclined DB bench press. My left shoulder was seriously injured.
19 inches off floor is the deal killer for me and my short limbs.
I think I paid $250 or a little more for the BodySolid I've had about 12 years now. Not a tear on it! Solid as ever!
Body solid is such higher quality, nice!