Fitness RealityX-Class Light Commercial High Capacity Olympic Power Cage

Outstanding in all respects, design, function, aesthetics (yes!!), durability, assembly, price. Many thoughtful details made the unpacking and assembly fun. I admire the teams that designed, manufactured and presented this valuable power cage. I think the negative comments came from a time when the company was having growing pains and the product was not quite perfected, so check the dates of the reviews. I found the company to be very responsive and the product to be perfectly made. I was astounded at the quality and found it thrilling to see this come to life piece by piece in my home. It will take my lifting to a whole new level of safety. The lat assembly is smooth as butter. All the extras are great. The only drawback for me was at a point of assembly where I could not tell which side of the vertical pieces to attach the mounting plate, as the exploded diagram showed the sequence of the parts but not at which point in the sequence the vertical was to be inserted. I put it on the inside, which threw off the spacing for the safety catches, but realized my error and corrected it. Otherwise, the instructions were super clear. I had downloaded the manual before purchase and was daunted by the length of the pdf. Later I found that it was because of the care they took in clarity that the document is long. The assembly was truly straightforward. This is the first time I've assembled something from China when I had every single part clearly labeled and everything was made perfectly, fit together exquisitely. What I hadn't expected was that this cage is also really beautiful. It is fancy and elegant looking, a real privilege to own. I would expect to pay at least twice as much for something of this quality.Update: The safety bars are such a pain to use that I gave up. There was no way to pop them in without spending at least ten minutes each and then it usually didn't work. One day I got pinned under a bench press and decided I had to figure out a solution, even practicing over and over with the miserable design of these things. What I figured out was 1) place the side with the holes to the outside; 2) find the desired outer hole on one vertical support and hold the bar there with one finger partially in the hole ready to guide the bar in; 3) find the desired inner hole on the other vertical support and guide the bar in. If anyone has a better method, please post it.Another issue is the size of this cage. I had carefully measured and it just fits in the room with a couple of inches to spare for the barbell to move. My weight room is like a puzzle in which I have to shift equipment around maddeningly, even planning out the transitions the night before so I don't exceed my rest between exercises. I love the cage and would buy it again, but would set it up in a different room.I have used this 5 days a week for over 9 months and find it to be increasingly useful as I can explore all types of new variations of exercises.

This cage is amazing. I absolutely love (almost) everything about it. Lets start at the top. I ordered it with the lat attachment. This was one of the main reasons I chose this cage over the many many other offerings. Because of the lat attachment it shipped in 4 boxes. 2 for the main cage, 2 for the lat attachment. 3 of the boxes came well ahead of the scheduled date. Everything appeared well packaged but one box was somewhat damaged and one of the four corner posts had fallen out and was all scuffed up. This appeared, to me, to be the fault of the shipping company. Nothing was damaged severely enough however that I felt it warranted some kind of action. Luckily 2 of the boxes contained the main cage. Assembly with my wife was an absolute breeze. It probably took longer to unpackage, organize the parts, and throw away the shipping materials than it did to assemble the cage. The instructions were so well written and so clear that it took less than two hours after unpackaging to assemble it. I cannot say enough for the instructions. You get so used to poorly written and drawn instructions with products like this where you try your best but ultimately have to backtrack and disassemble because something was unclear. I was expecting a disaster in that department but got the exact opposite. After it was assembled this thing was rock solid. No sway, no wobbling, no squeaking. You get the sense of absolute safety a cage like this is intended for. I really love the 11.5 inch extended safety bars as this allows you a greater degree of maneuverability in the bench you put in the cage. Sometimes with just J hooks you have to push a bench way too far in the cage to get in proper position but this is not a problem with the safety bars. The J hooks that are included however are super well built and I find them very useful for squats. One thing I noticed in some reviews were people saying the pull-up bar was too close to the ground. While this may be true ( I am 6' tall and can grab them flat footed) I am not certain I understand the complaint. I have these neat bendy things in the middle of my legs called knees which allow me to keep my feet from touching the floor...After a few more days the second box for the lat attachment came and I was able to assemble it. Again, perfect instructions. I have never seen a good set of instructions on running pulley cables until now. Super simple assembly took less that an hour and a half by myself. Now, I will say although the deciding factor for this cage was the lat attachment, I typically HATE home gym lat attachments. That feeling of friction that feels like it is going to tear your muscles apart, not build them up, has always been super uncomfortable. Upon finishing assembly and placing weight on it, I was initially horrified. Tons of friction and hard to pull. The instructions however recommended putting some of the included silicone oil on the bar. After doing this, the lat attachment was absolutely awesome. Can't tell the difference in this versus a commercial gym pulley. Having the high and low pulley too is just awesome.The only thing I do not like about this cage is that it is somewhat difficult to fit the 35.5" safety bars into the rack. The holes themselves are numbered and perfectly spaced but aligning the bars with them can be tricky. I have found that looking through the hole from the inside and lining it up to be the easiest way to accomplish placing them quickly. Not even close to consideration for the loss of a star though. All in all, I find this cage to be extremely awesome and I have seen incredible gains in all my lifts that typically require use of a spotter because I can now workout by myself and push my weight knowing that if I fail to complete that last rep, this cage has my back. I know that when people are buying a cage they put blinders on and only consider Rogue vs Titan but I implore to consider brands outside of that box and go with Fitness Reality.Edit 2/23/2019: I just wanted to post an update for this purchase 13 months after the fact to let people know how it holds up in the long run. Both my wife and I have utilized this rack roughly 4 times a week for 13 months. So 8 times a week total x 13 months = roughly 416 uses. The cage has held up and is going strong. I've checked the bolts twice on it to make sure they weren't coming loose and both times they were snug and barely needed tightening. My wife has seen great gains in her weightlifting and I have personally added 100 lbs to my bench press and over 100 to my squat within the safety provided by the cage. My deadlift has also gone up nearly 150 lbs as I've incorporated deficit deadlifts (outside the cage) and rack pulls inside. A year+ on and I still have this pegged as a five star must buy for anyone looking to increase their weightlifting power in the comfort of their own personal space.

It was delivered on time in two packages and well packed. I followed the instructions from manual so easy to assemble which took me almost 6 hrs total unpacking and assembling but I enjoyed doing assembly project. Stable and strong product. Great for home. I love the design also. I just want to sa, if you are looking for a squat rack, just buy this. I am fully satisfied on delivery, packing, manual guide, assembly, stability, design, price etc

I only received 1 of 2 boxes , multiple pieces missing , unable to assemble product