Sportsroyals Power Tower Pull Up Bar Station, 450LBS Stable Pull Up Dip Station for Home Gym Strength Training Equipment | FED Fitness

I purchased and received the assist version of SportsRoyals power tower on Dec 16, 2023. I’m am writing this review 2 weeks after I assembled and started using it. Before purchase I had read most of the recent and top rated reviews and found them very insightful. But, I also noticed opinions varied based on expectation, fitness routine and stature. so, this is my 6 foot 225 pound moderately active opinion. The shipping box looked smaller than expected and weighted 86 pounds. The contents were tightly and securely packed. There is no user guide, and what many people have reported as terrible assembly instructions is really an exploded view of components. So, it helps with assembly but not well. I struggled until I realized the manufacture put an assembly video on Amazon. Short and not perfect but, using it in conjunction with the so-called assembly instructions, it was understandable. From the time I moved the shipping box into the house, assembled and cleaned up afterwards 4 hours had passed. I took my time, made no mistakes and used every part and fastener supplied. I’d call success. When looking at pictures that some reviewers have submitted, I noticed equipment structure was not always of the same design. Those reporting the most shake or flex where made with round tubular steel frames. Strong but hard to attach support arms to. The one pictured and I received was made with squared tubular steel and has an “H” style base. Not the triangular base some pictures show. Guessing the manufacture has recently re-designed the tower to address stability (Shake and Flex). The Amazon site says the tower supports 440 pounds, however, the so-called assembly instruction states 330 pounds. Could it be the result of the re-design? I can confirm that the top pull-up bar connection does creak under my weight as reported, but it doesn’t bother me or seem excessive or dangerous. I included a video. Notice there is minimal flexing. A result of the squared tubular steel I suspect. The steel is thinner than I expected which became noticeable during assembly. Do not tighten the bolts beyond tightly snug or the tubular steel will start to buckle-in. To be fair I have a tendency to over torque everything. I compared this tower with the commercial brand Hoist. There is no comparison in quality. The Hoist is many times stronger but also many times more expensive. Actually 4 times more with no assist. The questions is, when is strong, strong enough. The SportRoyal would never hold up in a commercial fitness center. But probably good enough for my home gym. I needed the pull-up assist to get my muscles started, and it functions as others have said. Not the smoothest movement but, it does what it’s meant to do. However, the seat is completely and totally in the wrong position for assisted dips. Online specifications say each of the 4 assist bands is 22 Lbs, 88 total. I tested this by placing two 45 pound weight lifting plates on the seat. This 90 pounds lowered the seat 75% of the way down. Removing 1 plate, 45 Lbs, raised the seat 75% of the way back up. So, I would call this spec accurate and not bad for functioning with bungees. Prior to purchase I could not figure out how the assist seat converted to a back support. So, I included the change-over in the video. Easy to do after a couple of tries. The manufacturer must have been concerned that the pulleys on the assisted seat bungee system would bottom out and get damaged. So, they included what they’re calling an anti-crash support. A rod that stick up from the H base frame. I included it in the video. Easy to remove or install but very dangerous. If you forget to remove it and you lose grip when the seat is in the backrest position, you could impaled yourself. In conclusion: The manufacturer designed a functional and well thought out power tower that gives me the exercises I wanted, accept for assisted dips. The build quality is consistent with what I expected for home equipment. The relatively low cost and light weight allowed me to try, lift and afford the purchase. I don’t expect the assist bungee system to last forever, but, it should last long enough until I don’t need it anymore. There are no other low cost towers with assist that I could find. Yes the top pull-up bar can be set at several heights but don’t expect it to be a regular adjustment, it’s too difficult for that. Also, the assisted seat travel length is fixed which makes the pull-up bar height dependent on it. All-in-all I would purchase this power tower again.

I totally love this thing. First off, I should point out that I'm not a tall or heavy guy--around Tom Cruise size but lighter with less and worse hair. If you're a lot bigger maybe my review might be off some; however, it took me a long, long time to settle on this particular unit, and in the process of settling on it, I did extensive research. Even quite large guys seemed to be nearly universally completely satisfied with it. I like how easy it is to alter the height, as I'm using it in a garage under a garage door. It has every exercise that I wanted in a Power Tower, specifically, a pull-up/chin-up bar, an adjustable leg raise station, dip bars, and elevated push-up grab handles. Also, just as important to me, it isn't fitted out with any gimmicks or nonsense. This tower is simple, sturdy, and basic yet complete. I love that the pull-up/chin-up bar isn't attached centrally, but instead in two places, near each end of the bar. This makes it, in my case, an extremely solid overhead bar for attaching length-adjustable gymnastic rings, Fitarc neutral grips, a TRX suspension trainer, a Body Solid dog bone grip, and fat bar grips near each end. The bar length is such that it remains grabbable at every intended spot after storing only the neutral grips. The rings and the TRX hang backwards out-of-the-way behind the tower when not in use. For me, this power tower is totally solid and unshakeable, including when using a dipping belt (which takes Olympic weights) to increase my body weight. It does seem like a decent feature that the handles and armrests are tilted some on the leg lift station, not to mention, that it's super nice that the backrest is in-and-out adjustable. ( I especially love that I can move the backrest so far back and the handles so far forward that my back is well clear of the backrest while doing leg raises and similar stuff). So, reiterating, after reading seemingly countless possible power towers reviews (far more than just the Amazon ones) over many days, I felt very confident buying this particular power tower, and after a decent amount of use, my decision feels fully validated. For the money, I think it's a terrific value. In all respects, I love this thing and can't recommend it enough, especially when its price is considered versus its apparent quality and excellent functionality. As of today, after a couple weeks of use, I'm 100% totally satisfied.

First off the product was packaged extremely well and once put together it was very sturdy. I like how there is multiple different exercises I can accomplish on it. However the instructions are hard to understand. Meaning that yes it labels some of the screw parts you use within each step but not how many and the screw needed in the picture is so small that it is hard to see what direction it goes. On top of that just step 1 and step 2 in the instruction booklet don’t match the video in the product description. The instructions show to install the base bracket and base connector first but the video shows to do the virtual tubes with the base brackets first. Plus the instructions show to install the M10*65 screw with washer at the bottom of the base brackets and the nut on top of the bracket but the video shows them installing one facing up and one facing down and then the next clip of the finished connection in the video shows them all installed facing down. Very inconsistent. So the instruction booklet and the instruction video do not match at all right from the start. Some of the preinstalled roller wheels on the assist assembly roll while the others do not. In my case, 2 of the 4 wheels on the left pole rolls while the other 2 don’t budge. Same issue on the right pole. I tried losing up the screw/nut and tried some lubricant but didn’t resolve it. The assist is not smooth at all. It’s very jerky going up and it doesn’t lift you back to the top where you started. Something I’ll have to get used to as compared to the commercial model machines as the gym that lift all the way up and down with ease with you. All that aside it’s a very nice machine for the price. You get what you paid for. Will continue to use this in my current weekly routine.

I'm very pleased - this is a nice bit of equipment. I chose it over others because of the weight - over 60 Lbs vs 50 lbs or less for most of the lesser priced units. It's mainly because the tubing is thicker on this unit - 2mm vs 1.5mm for most others. Even the 2mm is not all that heavy duty, those others must be like tin foil. I have seen others mention wobble but that must be due to improper assembly or uneven floor surface, because this is very sturdy with no wobble at all and I weigh 185 lbs. Instructions are WAY overcomplicated, the single most important keys to assembling this are just the two base pieces and the 2 upright pieces labeled L and R. Step 1 should just be mount upright L to one of the base pieces (base pieces are identical, use either) by inserting the 4 mounting bolts from the BOTTOM of the base piece and lining up those bolts with the holes in the upright piece L. Start the lock nut onto those mounting bolts so they don't slip out of place, then turn that section (now a unit comprised of the base piece plus the upright piece) onto it's side and TIGHTEN ALL 4 BOLTS as tightly as you can. Repeat that with the other base piece and upright R. Now you have the critical foundation already lined up and very secure - those two base pieces and the two uprights L and R form the "skeleton" to which the rest of the unit can be attached and tightened. Step 2 would be to place those two sections L and R you just assembled across from each other (obviously you want to keep the L and R on the correct side) and maneuver the bracing bars into place. One person can EASILY do this, the L and R sections you firmly assembled are very stable. You can just slide them on the floor as needed to get the spacing required to position the bracing bars into place. Insert the mounting bolts for each of those bracing bars but DON'T tighten them completely yet. THEN you put all the other pieces onto the "skeleton" and tighten EVERYTHING as tightly as possible. The instructions tell you to mount the arms and pads first, and to NOT tighten the base until the end of the assembly but the problem with that is once you get all the pieces together it is impossible to keep things in line as you tighten the bolts for the base because you HAVE to be able to access the BOTTOM of it and you can imagine trying to tilt that entire assembly from side to side to reach those bolts, OF COURSE it is never going to be stable because everything is flopping around as you try to tighten all the bolts! Do it the way I point out and as long as your floor surface is level you should have a very solid unit indeed. My unit fit together very well and is solid as a rock. I am very happy, glad I spent a little extra to get a heavier unit and I cannot imagine this will not last me as long as I need it. Well worth the money.

Product was very well packaged with all pieces well marked. Plenty of adjustable, well made knobs. When assembled the power station is very sturdy. Assembly took close to an hour, but I didn't have help. A 17 mm ratchet (furnished by myself) made the assembly much easier and faster. Very pleased with product.

Easy to put together with clear instructions. It took less an hour to fully assemble and was easier than expected. It is very sturdy and handles pull-ups and dips with no movement (I'm roughly 170lbs). All of the exercise options are completely usable and comfortable. Highly recommend.

I read the reviews before purchasing and it seemed like there could be some potential small issues but was considered sturdy overall, so I bought it. Personally, I wouldn’t say sturdy. The metal bent easily at every bolt point. I’m not crazy strong so it wasn’t down to over tightening. This created some safety concerns for me, wondering if it would buckle, crack or break, and how soon. Part way into putting this together, I wondered if I should just stop and send it back because it was concerning, but I wanted to see the final set up. I do like the power tower, or the concept anyway, especially because it’s harder to find “assist” ones. As a woman, this was a big incentive for me to purchase this, as I struggle doing pull-up’s/chin-ups, so I really wanted to like it. The assist system is good - it’s solid. However, the two knobs that came with it to secure the upper frame to the lower frame were not the same size, so one went in and is secure and the other won’t fit, making the pull-up bar unusable. I tried contacting the seller to see about a replacement knob but it made me go through Amazon, which offered no support for this product, so keep that in mind. Overall, I really wanted to like this item. It’s fairly compact and doesn’t take up a ton of room in my apartment. The assist function works great and you can do a number of different exercises with this. However, for the price you pay the quality should be significantly better. I expect with a lot of use the frame could maybe bend over time, but on assembly? That is concerning and enough to make me wonder whether I want to bother exchanging this one, or just get a refund and keep looking.

Solid and sturdy. My husband is 6 feet tall and 230 lbs. Works perfect for him. I use for hanging leg raises. I'm 5'5", its a little tall for me so we use a stair stepper. Padding and grip is very nice. Easy to assemble and use. It fits in our small gym. Safe and stable even on carpet and rubber flooring.

- solide et stable , on peut y aller sans soucis. - Facile à monter : notice très claire ( en anglais ) et visserie très bien organisée. Je suis satisfait.

The package came a bit damaged, but nothing would really hurt the content, so it did not matter. A couple of pieces were scratched slightly, felt like something has been assembled before. The bolts and other paraphernalia is packaged into a thick plastic form that will require some serious scissors. Honestly, taking all pieces out took most effort. Metal pieces are all hollow inside, so they clank quite loudly. Main complaint (which has already been pointed out here, so I was prepared) is that steel is not 2 mm thick. I did not have the right tool, but it was obvious. Somewhere around 1.6 mm is what it really is. As a result, it is less sturdy than advertised, but still enough for most exercises around for 70 kg body weight. My primary goal was to get a stable pull up bar that would not fall off or break through wooden frame of the door, and it looks like this one works just fine. Dips and leg raises are a bonus, but I wouldn't put more weight on. Push-up handles are an extra, but not sure why you would need them. They are only connected to the base on one side, which scares me a little - if it breaks under load, bye-bye fingers. It was a bit tricky to attach handles with armrests, the holes do not align that well, plus there is some movement under load. Not sure if it is by design, I don't like too much movement in the joints where the bolts are involved, but it seems to hold so far. Overall happy, the price is justified if you take into account multi-functionality. I understand that higher quality would raise the price quite a bit. Delivery process was a bit mysterious, before ordering it was promised in less than 2 weeks, then the estimated date was much longer, and item was never in the transit. Suddenly it came on the date originally promised. Pros: - Wide and stable base, no risk of tipping over - Does not bend or swing too much at 75 kg - Armrest angle is a nice touch - Backrest is big enough - Easy to assemble by one person Cons: - Thin steel, whole frame starts moving quite a bit over 80 kg - Some unwanted movement in the armrest handles (bolt holes do not align well) - The horizontal bar in the bottom is getting in a way sometimes, would prefer having it a bit higher. - Location and material of pads on the pull-up bar are questionable. I wouldn't mind having all of it padded, or none.

I think the screws is a bit long so it can feel a bit wobbly I guess

Se trata de un producto altamente recomendable, la estructura es solida y estable, ofrece seguridad y los acabados son mas que correctos en relacion al precio. Las almohadillas son de calidad, cómodas y en su sitio. El hecho de que las agarraderas esten ligeramente inclinadas facilita la sujeccion para los ejercicios abdominales. Por poner un punto de mejora, aunque no es complicado el montaje, el manual podria ser un poco mas detallado respecto a los tornillos a utilizar en cada parte, pero insisto, es intuitivo. Ademas viene con un codigo de obsequio dentro que se gestiona sin problemas via mail. Gracias y un saludo

Cheap for what it is - sturdy - helped me make great gains in a few short weeks of consistently- honestly a great bit of equipment.