MARCYOlympic Workout Bench for Home Gym Strength Training Equipment with Preacher Curl Pad and Weight Rack Storage, White/Black

I bought the two-piece option 10 years ago. I honestly forgot it came with a rack for the bar and holder for weights. I use the bench with a Valor fitness power rack I bought on Amazon as well. This bench is great because it does so many things in my small home gym. I can use it for bench, dumbbell bench, incline, db incline, preacher curls, leg curls, leg extensions, nosebreakers, and more. I can even do decline bench and decline db bench if I want as it will negative incline. I can also attach the preacher curl attachment backwards, put my legs over it and hook my ankles under the leg curl pads to do situps when it is declined. I'm about to go work some nose breakers now and I was just looking at this bench thinking I should give it 5 stars. I consider it to be a good value for a home gym. It is fairly stable, the height is good. I think if you wanted to use it to step on and off it may be a little wobbly for something like that if you don't do it at the top. My ceiling height is too low for that in my basement gym. It is a bit large, but it is easy enough to pick up and move around. It does not fold up at all.

A fantastic bench, that is worth the price, but with some minor flaws.I received this bench about two weeks ago. I assembled the majority of it the night I got it and finished it the next night. All together, it took less than two hours to assemble. I was curious about several things that I didn't see answered anywhere, so I'll go ahead and answer a few questions I had. First, the bench can withstand 600 total pounds (user's weight + lifting weight). You will need a few tools (I believe I used a socket wrench and a 10 mm socket, but don't quote me on that), but everything else is provided.There are numerous reasons why I gave 5 stars for this bench.1. The bench feels very, very stable when I'm lifting. I have the bowflex adjustable dumbbells (5-90 lbs) and routinely use 90lbs/dumbbell. When doing this, I haven't even felt the bench move. I also have a Cap bench that feels quite unstable when lifting this much weight (one of the reasons for this purchase). Granted, the other bench was cheaper, but this bench feels solid.2. There are multiple positions available to do numerous lifts. You can do decline, flat and incline chest presses and you can move the bench part to 3 different locations to ensure your lifting from a comfortable location. I haven't tried the shoulder press yet, so I don't know if the positioning is awkward, but it looks normal to me (I know, really helpful stuff there). The preacher curl can easily be removed or change the position of it, so it's not in your way during other lifts.3. There are two different locations to put the squat rack attachments in, ultimately allowing more flexibility. I'm able to use either one. However, if you're under 5'-5" or so (my guess), it may be difficult to squat using this.4. The leg attachment can be locked in the down position, which is nice when doing other lifts. That way, it isn't swinging around when you don't want it to be.5. The seat is nice and big (both wide and long). Again, my Cap bench has a miniscule seat and makes it a little awkward when doing one handed presses.6. The preacher curl attachment is easily removable/addable as necessary.7. There is TONS of room to use dumbbells with this, in addition to barbells. There are a lot of benches where it can become cramped when using dumbbells. I found this to be kind of annoying, even at gyms with commercial grade equipment. Now, I do have to move the barbell attachments (easily done). However, there is plenty of room for me to use my dumbbells when I feel like it.I have found some minor flaws. Some affect me and others have not.1. The bench takes up a LOT of room. If you account for the room needed for squatting, a 7' bar and the rotation of the leg curls/extensions, this bench has a pretty massive footprint. I have an unfinished basement, so it's not terrible for me. But, it probably needs something close to a 8' x 12' space.2. The seat seems to wiggle a little much. I haven't noticed it AT ALL while I'm lifting. However, I moved the bench the other day and it didn't seem as secure as I was expecting. As I just said, this doesn't seem to be a big deal and I'm sure it's fine, since I haven't felt it at all while I'm lifting, just an observation.3. The preacher curl bar is kind of close to the leg curl bars. I actually hit the leg curl bar a few times with dumbbells while doing preacher curls. However, I have now raised the preacher curl attachment up to where the pin is holding the entire thing up (rather than being in one of the holes, I fully inserted the pin and then put the preacher curl attachment in, ergo the pin is holding up the attachment). Now it's a little high and I have to stand to do preacher curls. Not a big deal in my book and shouldn't be a big deal to anyone who has a curl bar. I personally found the preacher curl bar provided to be crap, but others may want to use it.4. Using heavy dumbbells can make for some awkwardness with this bench. There's a lot going on and the seat is nice and big. All in all, that's a pro. However, when trying to kick your legs over the seat, with dumbbells in your hand, it can become a little awkward.I haven't used the leg extension part yet, but my wife seems to like it a lot.

I've been using this bench for about 3.5 months and overall I'm quite happy with it.I'm a beginner who had done a little dumbbell and weight bar stuff over the years but had never done a bench press in my life. I didn't feel like it made sense to go to like a power cage setup so went with this. It's a 4 star rating so I'm am absolutely satisfied but I'm going to breeze through the positives as I think it's the negatives that might help others decide if this is what they want.Positives: It came undamaged; the setup instructions were clear; it's seems sturdy, well built and no piece looks or feels shoddy; everything works and fits correctly; it has held up without any problem so far after 3+ months of daily use; I was not expecting to like the preacher curl pad but I am loving doing preacher curls (which I hadn't done before); aside from adding some padding to where the leg lift portion contacts the rest of the bench and the barbell crutches in general (more on those in the negatives portion) I haven't needed to add my own improvements to the equipment; though I am not utilizing it yet, I like the squat rack on the back, it's well padded too, and love the weight pegs on the bottom to hold extra weight plates. I'm excited to use this thing everyday and leave happy with the workout.Negatives:Like others have reported it came in a box that was severely damaged. The weight of the equipment and the lack of stabilizing foam means the weight doesn't get dispersed across the box and so heavy points break the thin cardboard and the plastic straps around the box cut into it and break the cardboard. Happily there was a significant amount of plastic and cardboard wrapped around ends and edges, so while the state of the box had me expecting a return, I only found a single small scrape when I opened everything up. Still, they need to ship this better.I do not like bench press "crutches" (the pieces that hold the barbell) that come with the unit. They extend 7" from the vertical posts and, for me, were very much in the way while doing bench presses. Even when I consistently cleared them they were on my mind while I lifted. They are also, like others have reported, not coated or wrapped in anything so they immediately scratch and scuff (and hearing it happen every time you put the weight down sucks). The safety "crutches" (that you install lower in case you can't get the bar back up to the normal crutches) extend 10" out from the vertical posts and are also not coated but both of those things are fine, for me, as you place these low enough to not interfere with your lift and they should rarely, if ever, actually come in contact with the barbell.The last thing I don't like about the unit is the vertical posts. While they are absolutely sturdy and generally satisfactory, they have an odd dimension and too few holes. I decided to buy j-hooks to replace the 7" crutches but the vertical posts are 2" x 2.5" (rather than the more common 2"x2" or 3"x3") and so I had to by 3"x3" j-hooks and then use spacing foam to prevent the hooks from leaning (I also tried 2"x2" hooks but they just didn't clear the 2.5" side of the posts). It ended up working out fine but a more traditional sized post would have been better. It also seems like there should be twice as many holes in the vertical posts for placing the crutches/j-hooks. The holes are 5.5" apart from the top of one hole to the bottom of the next. That seems like a dramatic distance to me. The placement works out for me but just barely (though it's not uncomfortable at all, thankfully) and it really feels like the holes I'm using are the only possible placement that would work for me. It would be nice to feel like there were some options with something that is constructed to be "adjustable."In general, I'm happy with the purchase and I'm using it daily.