VANSWE Multi-Function Barbell Rack 550LBS Capacity Dip Stand Home Gym Fitness Adjustable Squat Rack Weight Lifting Bench Press Dipping Station

Although the package arrived late, thankfully it was still there when I got home from my weekend away. The product is fairly easy to assemble and to be honest it feels of pretty good quality. Not all the welds are closed on the base but it should be plenty strong for what I need. The product definitely has a strange scent out of the box and has some slop when fully assembled but it’s not a $1000 set, you can’t ask for much more. Really impressed for quality for the money and it’s more appealing than the other options in the price range.

I'll make a few prefaces before getting into the review. 1 I am a competitive powerlifter, engineer, and know quite alot about metal, structures, and especially lifting equipment. 2 I do not reccomend that you make any of the modifications that I have. 3. This is the rack I got to train during gym shutdowns due to COVID19.1: PRICE, ASSEMBLY, LOAD, FIRST TAKE? I was highly skeptical of this rack from the price point and the structure from the images. It was easy to assemble just needed to 17mm or 11/16 sockets. A drill attachment is ideal that way you can get the torque spec you want on bolts. Anyways, the first thing I did was load 650 onto the rack shake it around a bit, slam it a couple times (don't reccomend this) and it didnt break on me so that was a win.2: MODIFICATIONS. There are ways to rig the bench rack heights to be useable and actually pretty ideal. I don't reccomend this but I started drilling holes into pieces so I could put the hooks exactly where I wanted. So as long as you have a drill and some bits that are hard enough to drill out metal, you can get away with making this better.3: SAFETY, I would highly reccomend building a platform from some sheets of plywood and securing the rack onto by use of brackets, bolts, clamps, etc. as long as it's secure because the moment distributions are kinda funky. I'm going with lock and release floor latches so it's easy to move for when I deadlift. If you have a concrete floor then definitely get some anchors for it. I will say if you leave 2 45s on the back on each side then you'll probably be good. I assumed a general factor of safety if 1.5-3 (Max rated load = max withstadnable load/ FOS) was used for determining max load on the rack and pins so I'd say it's probably fine up to 7-800lbs but dont advise testing that...4: QUALITY, not great not terrible. I'd give it a 4/5 considering it cost 150. I had originally picked up some high tensile pins to use for the rack heights instead of the given ones but the provided ones are fine and much better than expected.5: SQUAT, I did a couple sets of 495 for some triples and it felt solid on the unrack and rerack. I had to be extra careful on the rerack because the top hook is a little odd. I'm probably going to modify this to be safer/better for easier reracks.6: BENCH, I use an IPF spec width and height bench so the highest the bench hooks could go were too low for me even on max grip width (index on barbell ring) on an Ohio power bar. Modifications are a must in my opinion unless you're like one of the athletes I coach and can use a rack height of 2 on Eleiko or ER racks. But most if us aren't built like that and dont have 2" bench range of motions so modify at your own capabilities and risk.7: MISCELLANEOUS. I'm probably going to reinforce the bottom joints somehow but I'd say that's unique to what I'm loading on it. You can do dips on it pretty well if you care. The plate storage on the back is a useful way to counterbalance. Gym closures forced my hand and I already owned everything except a rack.8: SUMMARY, if you prefer a rack style like this like myself then go for it. Modify at your own risk but recognize it may be necessary. Mount it to the floor! I'll edit this at some point if I forgot anything.

The media could not be loaded.  I love my new barbell/squat rack!! It arrived in only a few days. It was very easy to put together. It probably took me 30 min but I was cleaning the area at the same time (I'm a small 5'-1" tall, small frame, 44 year-old woman). The instructions are very clear. Follow them! It is sturdy and very well made. I can't lift very heavy so I can't say how heavy of a barbell this rack will hold but I'm sure other reviewers will comment on that.I bought this because I needed to set this up in a small space in my bedroom, and other barbell racks I saw online are not adjustable and are very wide. I can adjust the width of this one to make it fit in the space I have.Another reason I bought this is for the long safety arms (spotter arms). I can go heavier on my squats and if I can't get up, I can place the barbell on the lower arms. The safety/spotter arms and the barbell holder are both adjustable heights. So I can easily lower them when I'm laying on my bench for press-ups, or raise them to do my barbell squats (and moving away my light weight bench). I also use the lower spotter arms to place my barbell there and use it for Australian pull-ups (I lay on the floor and grab the barbell wider than shoulder width and palms are facing away from my face, and I pull up squeezing my shoulder blades) and also for biceps curls (same set up as Australian pull-ups but I grab the barbell at shoulder width apart and my palms are facing my face).Like another reviewer said, it's hard (too wide) to do chest dips using the dip bars in the back of the rack if you don't want to adjust the width of this equipment every time. And for me, it was a little hard to adjust the width once everything was assembled. It takes some effort. So I just leave it at a set width and I don't change it.I recommend this Vanswe barbell rack for anyone who is looking for adjustability on width and height at a good price without sacrificing on quality.In the picture without a bench, it shows a barbell on the barbell holder at the top and an adjustable dumbbell/barbell setup that I bought from Amazon as well on the lower spotter arms.Edit: Still loving this barbell rack. Someone asked if we could do bench presses with a bench using this rack, so I added a video to show this. I also added a couple of photos doing the Australian Pull-Ups by placing the barbell on the lower longer arms (spotter arms), and photos doing squats. I'm very new to weight lifting, but in a year I hope to get stronger. :)

I use this in my garage and the bottom legs are wide enough to fit around a shelf storage rack so that I can pull my vehicles into the garage when I put it away.PROSlighteasily movableallows me to do bench press and squatspaint job is holding up very well.adjustmentsI added 2" of platform on the floor between the legs to get additional height for squats and benchI often use T-Bar Bar Row on the base of the stationI always use 45# plates on the unit to provide stabilityConsthe bottom, safety bars should have been designed a little betterone could say that this doesnt handle heavy weights when you put the bar back on the station. But I give this a pass, because of the price and the primary objective of portability. A real rack will be permanently installed on the floor and then I wouldn't be able to use my garage for cars.I consider this a great price and because of the above, a great valueThis addition to my mini-gym helped me weight lift thru the pandemic ! Thank you