Sportmad Pair of Dumbbell Rack Adjustable Standard Solid Sturdy Steel Squat Stands Barbell Bench Free Press Stands Portable Rack for Home Gym Exercise Fitness Workout Training, 400lbs Capacity

First, a basic note about putting together things like this. Tighten all bolts to be snug enough to safely hold weight but still loose enough to manipulate, and put a little weight on a barbell and rack it on the stands (as you would in a workout) and then do the final tightening (use a ratchet on one side and a wrench on the other) so that the stands will be even with your floor and not wobble when weight is fully racked.It had kind of a heavy greasy factory smell for about 2 weeks but wasn't too bad. The instructions are just an exploded diagram pic and the provided "wrenches" are useless. The rack catches are bare, so expect the knurling of your barbell to flake out some steel when racking, and you'll be eating some flakes from your barbell and the stands when benching. What I did after a couple of days was buy some 4x2" velcro strips (matched the width perfectly, actually) and put it on the J-hooks. It's been working great several times a week for months now, protecting both the barbell and stands.With free-standing squat stands, of course the stands are going to tip forward when you're racking heavy weight after squatting a set. If that makes you uncomfortable, then get a suitable power rack (same goes for if you need real spotter arms for squats because these aren't going to do squat (no pun) if you need to bail on a weight mid-rep).The safeties (spotter catch) are 6.5" long. I don't like how the bolt is set for the catch. There's a pin (maybe 0.5" long) that goes through the stand holes and a bigger threaded bolt around the pin that threads against the back of the catch itself. It's quite easy to have the pin hitting against the stand (slightly above or below a hole) and have it screw in super tight, just as tight and far (due to the stand bending in a bit) as when it's in a hole, so you'll need to eye it from behind and be 100% sure when you set the spot up and probably just keep it there for bench since they're not really helpful for squat.I had it set super tight with about 200 or so pounds racked on the spotter arms and one side slid down a couple of inches into the next hole when I was outside the room. Since then I've made 100% sure it's in the hole (as little as it goes in), and it's saved me a few times on some 1 rep max failures on bench press (though the short 6.5" length makes it a little challenging), but I don't have 100% faith, even when it's fully locked.If you're any bit hesitant about this over a cage like I was, then just get the cage and put this money towards that. I've been using it for months and will be getting a cage. Anything can happen when you're squatting and benching heavy or pushing yourself. If one were to tear a pec on bench or lose consciousness on squat, whatever - due to length, these safeties are only good if you still have some decent control of the weight. I'll still have good use for it, but for challenging squats and bench, it's a cage.

I've had this for about a week, and it's not gym quality, but I feel safe enough. I bought it for bench press, which it works well for, you just have to lower the rack to the bottom, and remove the awkwardly long spotters ( the things the bar is sitting on in the picture). I'll adjust rating if I end up killing myself.

These things are pretty cool. I just started to workout again so i'm not using too much weight but as far as first impressions i'm impressed. I'm 6'1" and the stands are high enough for me to walk the weight in and out and rack it super comfortably.One thing though.I have a 5 foot bar i'm using so the stands have to be pretty close and I have to step over the footing bars to get into a squat position,which is okay for the small amount of weight i'm using now but as I progress i'll need too buy a 7 foot bar so I can move the stands farther apart to open the space for me to walk in and out without having to step over anything. This seems like it's going to be a great product to have.

you get what you pay for, that being said it's a waste of money. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone. it arrived quickly, and I put it together easily enough. however, it was so unstable when I was finished that I wouldn't use it even with lighter weights.. don't buy this.

Impossible to move the stand up and down to adjust the height. I got it for my six foot tall husband, my 5'4" self used it once, and now it's stuck at my height. Plus, there was a missing piece right when we got it that took almost two weeks to replace. Don't waste your money. Spend some extra dollars and get a better piece of equipment.

As indicated by other reviewers, this item is Total Garbage. The box it came in was destroyed and parts were falling out as the FedEx driver was carrying it to my door. The item was partially assembled and the parts card was torn open. So obviously not new and most likely a returned item. It was missing a bolt set so the 4th foot could not be attached correctly. Not that it would have mattered as the welds are so out of wack that if the bolt set was attached the rack would tilt to the side. Luckily I was able to repurpose the J Posts into the excellent Troy Barbell Compact Dumbbell Rack to set my EZ curl bar on. Hopefully I can sell the balance of the rack set on Craigslist to offset some of the money I wasted. .

Very sturdy and well made. I use it for squats and standing calve raises. I also use it to hold my weights. I was pleasantly surprised with the quality for the price.

Absolute nightmare! The boxes came completely destroyed! Missing parts and the quality was not great. My husband had to reinforce it to make it safe. Was sent the wrong item first and they tried to just have us buy the other item too, so they wouldn’t have to pay to ship it back. Took over a month to get our actual product and it was damaged and missing parts.