Ironmaster Super Bench PRO V2

“That’s a great story and a really good advice! What I would add is to maybe start with a wall rig of a simple squat stand in the platform like Rep or Rogue (I would lend towards Rep as their platform is still better today IMO). Like a 3x3 5/8” or a 1”. That way, it’s the simplest rig you can get, it’s not that expensive, you can evolve with it and also not lose your investment. This is what I’ve done and I thought it would be my end game… and I’ve joined this sub…. Plus, you get some Lego parts to do other things as well :) I went from a wall rig to a 6 posts directly and finally reached what I think it’s pretty much the final form with a half rack and a wall rig, all made with the first parts that I had at first (I cheated a bit since the first wall rig what DIY out of 3x3 metal tubing). The cheapest stand and stuff is a good way, but some of those are crazy dangerous… I remember my first bench that somebody gave me when I started as I did not had any cash to buy one… I was only bench about 200-10 lbs at the time and that thing was squealing like a pig at 185. The first DIY thing I did was to build a support out of metal pipes and floor flanges so that I don’t kill myself with it. My advice for the bench, get a good flat one from a reputable seller too. That’s a really cheap route and will prevent any injuries. You can cheap a bit on squat stand… on bench… that’s another thing. If this thing snap, you snap as well. Make some calculations, a 300 lbs weight limit bench is not a lot. If you lift 100 lbs (which is not even 1 plates on each side) and you weight let’s say 150-185… you’re really close to the limits already. In US, you have REP, BOS, and some others as well. In Canada you can add Gear for Fit that has basically the old design from Rep, but they are damn cheap. If you want a good evolving design for the money too, the Ironmaster pro v2 is unbeatable.”