- 5 stars: 0 (0%)
- 4 stars: 1 (100%)
- 3 stars: 0 (0%)
- 2 stars: 0 (0%)
- 1 star: 0 (0%)
I've been curling in my garage for years, propping my elbow on a stack of mismatched cushions like a man building a fort out of couch pillows. This bench ended that era.
What won me over: the red frame looks like a sports car parked next to my dumbbells. The 3.1" armrest pad has enough cushion that my triceps stopped filing complaints, and the J-shaped bar rest lets me rack the bar without doing a sad little shuffle. The adjustments (5 seat positions, 4 pad positions, 5 bar rest positions) let me dial in the setup in about two minutes, and my 6'3" brother-in-law and my 5'4" sister both found a fit.
Why it's not five stars: the seat is compact at 14.2" × 10.2", so it's more of a perch than a throne. I also wish the frame felt a touch burlier on heavy sets, since the tubing is on the slimmer side. And the bar and plates in the photo are not included, which I found out the hard way (I was briefly a man holding a manual and a dream).
Verdict: it's a solid, good-looking arm-day station that does its job.