Fitness RealitySquat Rack

This is a poor design squat rack, the safety bars are slanted so if you can't lift the weight it can roll back on you. Another problem is some of the bolt holes are not drilled out big enough and is very hard and time consuming to the bolts through the holes. I am unsure if I'm going to return yet, it's built sturdy but the slanted safety arms are a concern to me.

It's very sturdy. Frame material is excellent. The lower brace really helps to keep it sturdy, which isn't common on other units. The land mine attachment is great. The weight pegs are a nice touch. Overall quality is amazing. Easy to assemble. The only problem is just as other said.. the catch arms are on an angle. I don't understand that at all. It has to be a manufacturing mistake. No one would design safety arms that allow the bar to roll into the users face when doing incline press. If you get a bit creative, you can 'fix' it, but shouldn't have to do that.

Quite happy with my purchase! I was going to go with a competitor stand but it wouldn't ship to my area. I think a lot of the other reviews cover the good points, but some of my notes:- Arrived extremely well packaged - great job to Fitness Reality- Have a 17mm socket wrench and hand wrench because the ones provided in the kit are terrible- I live on the east coast of Canada it took a month to receive it from order date - it ships from California and spent 8 days at the border!- Depending on what type of weight bench you have, the cross bar might get in the way. i had to sell my bench and get one with less bulky legs to do some presses- The j-cups aren't the best - wish they sat into the frame more snug

I waited a couple of months before writing a review. I have to say that the build quality is excellent. The base is sturdy, car hold a lot of weight (i squat around 300 pounds). The inclinaison in the arms did not bother me. Overall an excellent cage for a decent price. When you install it be wary of the plastic foot for the base, they are fragile, two of them broke when i install the cage.

This rack has been great in my home gym. Very easy to set up, fits in my low-ceiling basement. My only real issue is with the landmine attachment. It's not a fixed attachment to the rack, and when the bar is in the holder, it wants to fall over sideways, making it difficult to get it into position to do exercises with it. I ended up keeping it propped up in position with a small chunk of wood, but it would be better if it could be attached so that the bar is always on top.