Valor FitnessBD-8 Independent Squat Stand Towers with Adjustable Uprights, J-Hooks, and Safety Catches

I paid $170.00 for this with Free Shipping on Amazon. Although it wasn't Prime, it came in 2 days. The rack can support a lot of weight. It is easy to store if you don't want your gym taking up your entire basement. It has multiple positions from anywhere from decline, flat, and incline bench, to squats. It has a good solid construction well worth the money I paid. It is very durable. I think I used a 17mm 6 point socket for the bolts. I would recommend one and a wrench to tighten everything down. Overall, in the few initial times I have used it, the rack is exactly perfect form my needs. I just wanted to bench press, squat, and a few other exercises without taking up a lot of room. You can choose your own width it you want to press with Olympic width or something on the lines of midwidth for beginners.Stability:It was sturdy with a flat bench press of 225lbs. You can change the length of the base so that you have more front-to-back stability to prevent this rack from falling backwards. Placing a 25lb to 45lb weight on each rack offered me more front-to-back and side-to-side stability. I found that incline bench press was the only concern I had with stability. As the bar goes higher up, there is less support from the rack. I just took my time letting the bar down and controlled it into the rack which gave me no problems. This is what you should do anyway unless you are benching more than you are able to. I found that it does shake a little side to side if you are not steady letting the bar down on incline. On flat bench I did not have any problems. Placing a weight on the stansions helped the stability tremendously. I found there was little or no shaking of the rack. If you wanted extra stability you could always drill a bolt through it into your floor, but then it wouldn't be easy to take away and store.I highly recommend this product. Valor seems to make very good reliable products.

I am not a weightlifter nor a powerlifter, but am working on functional strength. Lifting alone in my basement is problematic, and since lifting over my head is my weakest lift I needed a squat rack to safely do heavier squats and other lifts that involve the bar on my shoulders. These could not be more perfect.The supports take up little space, are easy to move out of the way, and are quite stable so far. I love that I can move them in or out, so I can use any length bar (the plate storage pegs are for standard plates). The rack was also easy to assemble; take care to tighten down the bolts well, otherwise the rack will be wobbly.You can't beat the price either; mine came from Outlet Trail and came in 5 days even with free shipping. Money well spent!!

Good stands for the price. Easy and quick assembly.very light and easy to manuver. With 45# plates on the plate holders this stand was pretty stable up to 225#. This is perfect for a home gym that your not doing 300 pluse pound power lifts in.if your going with big weight spend the extra money and but a professional rig

I have fairly extensive experience with home and professional gym equipment, so when I began to build my own home gym I knew I needed a squat rack. To save space, I wanted something compact but sturdy, and I also wanted it to work as a bench press rack. These squat racks serve my purposes perfectly. They don't take up much room, but they hold a lot of weight and adjust quickly and easily. I have 2 35lb plates on the bottom of each one, and the result is they are rock solid even with the arms at their highest holding over 200lbs on a bar. Are they as steady as a full size squat cage? No, but I imagine they will be more then adequate for most people. They were easy to assemble, easy to reposition, and I never worry about them while lifting. I highly recommend them and I would purchase them again if I ever need too.

I've had these for 3 years now (since 2019) and they are are outstanding. Truly a great value for squat stands for a home gym. They have a very small footprint for the stability and weight storage they offer. They work great for fitting in the relatively small space I have for workout equipment. They also look not terrible or cheap. Highly recommended.

Took a bit longer to install for me because it was just one person. Two would absolutely shorten the time as others have said. Have a 17mm socket and powerdrill adapter? Even shorter. About an hour and a half from unboxing to finished product. Super sturdy though this isn't meant for a power lifter. Let's get that out the way right now. If you are focused on at home bodybuilding or circuits, these stands are for you. The feet do not wobble and the catches are welded strongly together. I might add some electrical tap to the catches just to add more cushion but that would be it. Ideal for small spaces for bench, squat or presses under 300lb.

I have space limitations in my garage gym and these are perfect.Paint finish was fine, applied evenly and in all areas, though it scratches easily. I wedged an Oly bar in the corner of the legs to do Landmines and the paint was gone after one round. Powder coating would be far more durable, but I don't find the paint & finish to be very important. Good thing because a few of the stickers were mounted backwards...They could be a little beefier and in a few years I may upgrade but for now, they are fine. Arrived two faster than expected. Assembled in no time. The front and rear T-legs can be installed at various lengths so I opted to install the rear leg out farther than the front. With two 10# plates on each pin, they are rock solid when racking the bar. The uprights are stable and secure. Easy to adjust, though I use them mainly for presses and squats, so I don't adjust the height much.

It works as its designed. Don't expect top notch quality, the brackets are just welded steel, the rubber matts on the black heavy racks will come dislodged under heavy weight, and the "weight rack pins" are for smaller weights, not Olympic. Overall, it works for what I needed it to do, and I got what I paid for.