Hulkfit Cable Crossover Attachment for Power Rack - Heavy Duty

I read tons of reviews and I go back and forth on what would be worth more towards me. This caught my eye with the additional add-ons, and the price range. So here's my break down. Pros: Versatile, I bought separate attachments and had no problems of putting it together in that regard. It's sturdy to say the least, I feel like it wont have any give no matter what I do. (I'm 5'11 380 lbs) You can eventually add the cross cable if you plan on buying that later down the road (as I do) which not many of these power cages give that sort of option from the same manufacturer. The pull up bar in the front I was able to flip down to fit it in a tight spot which is a super pro for low ceilings. Holds up a the weight specified, and I'm not worried that I'll be injured that much compared to other racks I've used. Cons: Most of these weren't an issue at all and I'll be agreeing with others on these. Paint job, for the most part it's great, some chipped during installing, but I don't care because it's meant to be used not to be an art showcase, so deal with it, assuming your buying this to work out in, it'll be fine. 2 of the yellow posts were bent, but I took a vice grip and unbent it. I built it standing up like the video, I would also agree with someone on here that said build it on its side, its a lot easier. Also build it in a place close to or where you want it, because its not really moveable for one person, if you dont have smooth flooring. The wrenches provided might be a little sharp, they work well, but I would suggest if you have a socket wrench, use it with a size 17 socket, makes the job a lot more easier and smoother. Misc. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS: Place safety bars in first then tighten everything, they are moveable but I would understand not doing this might not straighten out the entirety of the rack as it should, this should not affect your purchase because they're easily moveable after placed and tightened. OVERALL: It's a great rack for what it's worth. They could've done slightly better jobs on maybe the wielding but I'm not going to complain about it because its great nevertheless, they could of easily marked this thing up to the 700-1000 price range in my opinion, and from what I saw it was originally $299 for both the lat pull down attachment and the power rack. I paid around $420 at the time of writing this. One Additional thing: LUBE UP YOUR EQUIPMENT, if you purchased the lat pull down attachment, it might have a rough time for the roller pins to do an effective job, gyms lube up their equipment and you should too. I used baby oil, and it still seems slick, but I would prefer actual gym lube. This skeptic feels like he made a great purchase.

Purchased this at the $299 price point, and I'm very satisfied. Time from order to delivery on my front porch was an astounding 36 hours (sorry, UPS guy), and product arrived securely packaged in a heavy-duty shrink-wrapped carboard box with Styrofoam spacers between the larger pieces of hardware, and each component was plastic wrapped. No damage in transit at all. Flanges for the steel posts were unbent, no scratches, no dents, everything in great shape. Assembly was not an issue. For those who've read the reviews, yes, there are four slightly shorter bolts. These are for the "front" posts where you're connecting only the side cross members on the floor and the flanges for the upright post. The remaining bolts are for all of the connection points where you have three things to connect: the cross member, the flanges for the upright post, and the perpendicular cross member that is bolted at this point (this occurs twice on the back/bottom, and for all four points at the top). If you have a 17mm socket, this process will be infinitely easier on your wrists and knuckles. Heed the instructions and don't tighten everything down immediately. Bolt it together enough to give it a little rigidity at each connection, get everything together, and then insert the safety pins to make sure you're well-aligned. If it looks good and the pins slide in/out at a few test points without issue, then you can ratchet everything down securely. Don't overtighten, either, or you'll bend the post flanges or otherwise deform the crossmembers, and potentially weaken the steel. Total assembly time was about 45 minutes, going slow, and letting my seven-year-old do some of the wrench-turning. Having someone to help hold the upright crossmembers while assembling is a good idea, and will keep you from an accidental drop that will bend your bolts or cage. The cage itself is solid. I'm 6'1" and 200 lbs. I've done both pull-ups and dips (love these attachments, by the way) with no issue. As with any cage in this weight range, you'll probably experience a little vertical shimmying, but at no point has it indicated that it's tilting forward with me hanging off of it. Nor does it give the feel of "ricketier" cages that I've been in that don't weight as much. I haven't measured the steel to verify, but it looks close to the advertised 11-gauge to me (which is 0.120" for cold rolled steel). So far I've had roughly 250 lbs. on the J-hooks for both squatting and benching. No issues, and I've been able to rack these with a fair bit of force (but not slamming the bar as hard as I can into the rack), and again, nothing's moving in a way that I wouldn't expect or gives me any concern about the stability of the cage. I will note that there's enough play in the J-hooks that they will pull away from the upright post with a loaded bar in them. Obviously the steel backstop for these prevents them from pulling out, but do be aware that if you have them flush against the post when unracking, you will probably get a little wiggle movement when you re-rack and these pull slightly forward, which may catch you by surprise. The safety pins are right at an inch in diameter and solid, and there's no buckle or bend with a loaded bar laying on them. I might grab a set of metal pipes from the hardware store to go around these just to dampen the impact of any drops, but that's not strictly necessary for safety -- more for bar preservation. Full disclosure, I did buy several sets of the weight pegs for this cage, and with the big plates at the bottom, this thing is essentially bolted to the floor. If you're looking for these, Walmart.com has them under the "Everyday Essentials" version of this cage when they're in stock. Would have picked them up from Amazon, but I couldn't find them under either brand name. If you're considering this cage, I'll give it full-throated support if you're looking for an economical power cage solution for your home gym. What you're not going to get is a 300-pound steel behemoth that will stand motionless in an earthquake. Similarly, the spacing on the holes for the posts are three inches apart, as opposed to every inch (or less in some cases) with a Westside/EliteFTS/Rogue rack. For me, that means my bench rack height and squat rack height are a good bit lower than I'd ideally want them. So if being able to set up millimeter perfect max-rep attempts is your end game, this may be an issue for you. If you're planning on doing some heavy lifting in the sub-500 pound range and want something that can both hold the weights and keep your spine in one piece if and when it all goes wrong, this is a great buy at this price.

I really like this power rack PROS. It’s very sturdy and doesn’t wiggle. It looks nice Very easy to assemble (I did it on my own within an hour) I tried some controlled kipping swings. If you keep them controlled, it doesn’t wiggle. If you get going harder , it will start to wobble. (I’m not a small person either. A smaller person might be able to do full Kipping and be fine) I’m 6’1. I can grab the pull up bars with feet on the floor with arms extended. I would prefer to be able to be off the ground but this is the tallest rack I found anywhere close to this price range. And I’m very happy that I can at least extend my arms straight and not have to pull my knees in. Has plenty accessories that it comes with and you can add on for good prices. Cons One of the support beams had what looked like a manufacturing defect. The bracket was bent and couldn’t fit the support beam into it. I emailed the hulk fit team and asked about a replacement. They were quick to respond (pro!) and very courteous (also pro). But they said they don’t have single parts to send out as a replacement so they would suggest trying to hammer it straight. I was able to do that with a 2x4 and a hammer and a whole lot of banging. It took awhile, but I was able to straighten it out. So I put this as a con because I feel like for 300 I shouldn’t have to hammer out the bracket. However I am still very satisfied with the product and even the HulkFit team. I would just suggest them find a way to replace damaged parts in the future. I will be buying extra accessories on the future from them to add on.

Pakage was good but posts were all scratched and customer service said to paint it. The 2 straps that came with it were too short, pointless for having a 550$ rack. They send replacement straps but when it arrived, i hade to pay 30$ of import charges. Cheap product and cheap company Update: I finaly received replacement straps after 4 weeks

2x2 steel, not sturdy. Paint fades off rapidly. poor quality attachments.