Rep Fitness new bar - Excalibur - coming out this month

[Jason2459]

pics/review? Curious to see what another good lifter thinks of the new coating after lifting on it.

Man I had a bad month+ and just starting to recover. Between leg fractures, flu, and nasty stomach bug. I did just get done with a meet this past weekend and reloading this week. I will be doing some moderate pulls on it tonight and looking forward to it.

[Jason2459]

Very very happy!! I worked up to a double with 410 with a hook grip all the way through and didn't have to chalk up at all! That's awesome and fixes the only issue I had with the original. I was chalking up by 315 before. I felt locked in place and could have kept climbing up. I'll have to start chalking up due to my fingers slipping on each other before I have to worry about my fingers slipping off the bar. I love this bar.

[RealAdvice]

Very very happy!! I worked up to a double with 410 with a hook grip all the way through and didn't have to chalk up at all! That's awesome and fixes the only issue I had with the original. I was chalking up by 315 before. I felt locked in place and could have kept climbing up. I'll have to start chalking up due to my fingers slipping on each other before I have to worry about my fingers slipping off the bar. I love this bar.

I've been doing a lot of 5x5 work with heavy squat/deadlifts and this bar is definitely an update over the bright zinc for this work. I can't exactly describe the feel of the bar, but it feels great, almost tacky, so for anything heavy, I opt for this. For my lighter/high rep workouts, I take the bright zinc and chalk it a bit. I couldn't be happier. Rep did a great job with this one.

[sqatznomoe]

I've been doing a lot of 5x5 work with heavy squat/deadlifts and this bar is definitely an update over the bright zinc for this work. I can't exactly describe the feel of the bar, but it feels great, almost tacky, so for anything heavy, I opt for this. For my lighter/high rep workouts, I take the bright zinc and chalk it a bit. I couldn't be happier. Rep did a great job with this one.

I've tried plain chalk and liked it but have never tried this stuff. Where do you buy it?

[swimmer32]

Not a bar, but Rep Fitness just came out with a new FID bench. Looks like it might be a good option.

http://www.repfitness.com/strength-e...justable-bench

[jormone]

Not a bar, but Rep Fitness just came out with a new FID bench. Looks like it might be a good option.

http://www.repfitness.com/strength-e...justable-bench

Almost a Hoist cf-2165 clone (I see some differences, and thinner metal back support, lower max weight of 700lbs). Is it really 19" when flat? Is the hoist also 19"? Would be great at 17". But at $325 free shipping, wow, could be good.




Hoist:

[dukenukem7777]

^Thanks for pointing that out! 19" is correct, measured it myself. Is something in the 17-17.5" range what you all would ideally want? I know that's IPF specs, so maybe our next version can be lowered to hit that range. 700 lbs max is probably conservative, but I want to do more testing before I increase that. For home gyms and commercial free weight(dumbbell) areas, that's enough for 99.999% of the market. If you're 250 lbs and benching 450+, you might just want a dedicated flat bench or some sort of monstrosity adjustable bench. I wanted this to be lightweight enough to ship for a good price and satisfy the huge majority of the market wanting something affordable but good quality.

I added a lot of the usual specs you might want to know on the right hand side of the product page, such as pad gap (2.25" in flat), height, width, etc...if I'm missing anything, let me know and I can add it.

[Cleveland33]

biggest question about dimensions - how wide is the pad?

[dukenukem7777]

11.75" at the shoulders, tapers to 11" at the waist, 9" at the head. 15" at the widest part of the bottom pad.

[Cleveland33]

That's pretty nice.

[jormone]

The popular Nebula/Rae 1080 is listed at 16" (is it really?). Lower benches usually are preferred on here (I would vote for 17"). Getting feet planted for people of all heights is important. Are those leg holders easily removable like the Legend 3164?

The Hoist has that small bumper support thing attached to the back bar (you can see in the above picture). Does the Rep's back pad just float when in decline? Is that sturdy? A video of how solid it is at all positions would be nice. Pictures can't tell you if the back pad sways or is shaky.

[Cleveland33]

The popular Nebula/Rae 1080 is listed at 16" (is it really?). Lower benches usually are preferred on here (I would vote for 17"). Getting feet planted for people of all heights is important. Are those leg holders easily removable like the Legend 3164?

When you're tall, it's tough to get your feel planted on a bench at 17" and not end up with your butt in the air.

[swimmer32]

When you're tall, it's tough to get your feel planted on a bench at 17" and not end up with your butt in the air.

This. A lot of people do prefer a little shorter benches, but for us tall guys 19 inches isn't bad.

I really like some of the Rep Fitness gear. Looks like a solid, up-and-coming company.

[Bench905]

The popular Nebula/Rae 1080 is listed at 16" (is it really?). Lower benches usually are preferred on here (I would vote for 17").

Rogue bought Nebula and their 1080 (Rogue AB-2) is listed at 17 1/4" height. http://www.roguefitness.com/ab-2-adjustable-bench

[jormone]

Rogue bought Nebula and their 1080 (Rogue AB-2) is listed at 17 1/4" height. http://www.roguefitness.com/ab-2-adjustable-bench

This is the equipment forum where details & precision matters

The 20" IronMaster bench is consistently put down for being much too tall.

A Rogue AB-2 was measured at 18 1/4" to the top of the pad (did Rogue change the height?). Does someone have a Nebula 1080 that they can measure?
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...post1052708451

[Cleveland33]

The 20" IronMaster bench is consistently put down for being much too tall.

By people on the shorter side. I am planning on building platforms around my BM flat bench, which I don't even know how tall it really is, to make make feel closer to the 21" bench I replaced with it.

[morebarbell]

I would also prefer 17". Or atleast 18" or lower. I'd be impressed if it you can make them in the US for that price but I assume they're made overseas. Correct? It is considerably lighter than the Hoist commercial benches but the design looks similar. The Hoist benches are also made in China but cost considerably more. It might be a nice option for those looking for a bench in the $300 range. You're pretty much limited to foreign made benches in that price range.... like Body Solid.

[EdgarAllanPoe]

Love my excalibur bb. Use it primarily for deads now and a rogue ohio power bar for squats and bench

Went to look at getting one of the 35lb bars for my gf and rep fitness has discontinued these bars unfortunately.

Bar has held up great for 10 months, still good as new