CAP Barbell FM-8000F Deluxe Power Rack Color Series

Study and easy to use.

Nice 1/2 rack for our garage gym. We needed a base that would be used primarily for squats. We also wanted a second alternative for pullups and toes to bar for my wife. Our current pull up station is above a door, so it takes quite a bit of effort for her to reach.We assembled the CAP 1/2 rack as instructed, EXCEPT we turned the pull up bar upside down, to make it easier for my wife to reach....it was the perfect height in the adjusted position. All fittings went together smoothly, I only needed a socket wrench to tighten the nuts (started with an adjustable wrench, but switched to a socket to speed up the process). The box was a bit beat up when it arrived at our door, but the unit inside did not have any scratches or dings in it, so packaging did it's job.We do a lot of pull ups, and the rack was stable for us during the pull up reps. We don't do much kipping type moves with our exercises, we stay pretty strict with our form. We weight 105 lbs and 152 lbs, so with the rack assembled and weighted down with 100# of bumper plates it was fine for us during our exercise movements, really no shifting at all. We did put the unit on top of a 4x8 short pile rug we got from Lowes. The rug has defied the area of our garage for our garage gym for the last couple of years, and it worked out perfectly under the CAP 1/2 rack.We really like the unit, and look forward to many years of workouts with it.

The rack itself is great, works well enough for a "this'll do".Some cons:- some areas of the rack came dented, scratched, that made the bolts a tiny bit harder to get through because the metal looked flexed out.- the J hooks and spotter arms are absolutely NOT it. They dont sit flush on the rack, the back support of it feels very cheap, so PLEASE invest in some better J-hooks and spotter arms for your own safety.Some pros:- Was quick and easy to put together- does the job, still needs better hooks and arms.

So, the other reviewers were right --- this box will arrive completely trashed!! My review of CAP's packaging is 1 star, and UPS gets -100 stars for dragging it behind their truck for 3 days as per usual. Only by sheer blind luck did I manage to have all the hardware. The hardware is in a separate shrink-wrapped container inside the box, but due to the really crappy packaging it was beat to bloody hell and washers/nuts were loose inside the box and the box itself had holes on the corners. So - I got lucky that no washers or nuts were missing. I did have to have a guy friend bend one of the small bar support pieces though - it got damaged and bent in the box and wouldn't fit over the vertical leg.That being said, it went together super easy and the product itself is awesome. I'm a 130# female and assembled it myself in under an hour. Not sure why some people were saying some of the bolts weren't long enough - they all fit. A word of advice on the upper half of the vertical legs - those two legs have 6 bolts each and if you tighten down the first bolt all the way then the other 5 holes might not line up right, so leave them all sort of loose until all 6 bolts are in, then tighten them all down. Seems common sense to me - everything will go together as it should. I'm really excited to have gym-quality equipment at home now - this product is very versatile and well worth the cost.

Buying this “rack” was probably one of my biggest regrets of 2020. Although it was cheap and available, I should’ve just waited to buy a brand that possesses quality and outstanding customer service like Rogue. Everyday I look at this poor piece of excuse of gym equipment in my garage and it brings me down. The safety arms bend when there’s 135# on it and it feels as if it’s going to snap and cause severe injury. The metal is thin and feels flimsy. The j-cups are also of poor quality.Aside from the rack itself, customer service is the worst I’ve ever dealt with. I got this “rack” on April 21st. It’s now October 1st. I’ve been asking them to send me ONE component that went missing in the shipping process. Initially they promised to take care of it. Months go by and they said they’ll check on it. Months go by again and they say they won’t be getting this item until the end of the month. Another month goes by and someone went to go check with the warehouse. That person went to go check LAST THURSDAY. Now I think they got lost on the way back from the warehouse so they can send me an email saying they won’t be able to ship it until winter of 2021.PLEASE DO NOT BUY FROM THEM. The quality is 2/10 and your chances of injury are highly likely. SAVE YOUR MONEY AND BUY FROM A COMPANY that is worth the wait.If someone broke into my garage, they’d see the name CAP Barbell and just take EVERYTHING EXCEPT this poor excuse for a rack.UPDATE 06/19/2021: This is still a price of crap. I took it apart and dumped it. I wouldn’t even try to sell it for $20.

Space wise you can't find something better than this. This was one of the best improvements I ever made in the house. I freed up so much space by buying this instead of any of the other weight benches I ever had. Plus, it's a super cool color. I would buy this again, no way would I even look at anything else.