Dynamic Fitness and Strength

[keyboardworkout]

Anyone ever deal with them? Looks like they have nice modular racks along the lines of Rogue and Sorinex.

I wonder if this is the company that makes the racks for Rep Fitness?

http://mydynamicfitness.com/modular-racks/

800 Wisconsin Street
Building #8 Suite 101
Eau Claire, WI 54703

[morebarbell]

Anyone ever deal with them? Looks like they have nice modular racks along the lines of Rogue and Sorinex.

I wonder if this is the company that makes the racks for Rep Fitness?

http://mydynamicfitness.com/modular-racks/

I've never heard of them but I'm minutes away. I'll see if they have a show room.

Edit: I called and they do have a show room. I'll take a look. Anything in particular of interest?

[keyboardworkout]

Looks like they have only been around since May.

******** page show them unloading a new laser in September.

https://www.********.com/pages/Dynam...38201309607830

[keyboardworkout]

I've never heard of them but I'm minutes away. I'll see if they have a show room.

Edit: I called and they do have a show room. I'll take a look. Anything in particular of interest?

I'm interested in their Titan Half Rack.

Thanks

[morebarbell]

I'll try to stop by sometime this week. I'm happy to see a local source for made in the usa racks and benches. I didn't see prices on the website. I'm hoping their prices are competitive and that I might save on shipping if I buy local.

[Cleveland33]

these guys are similar too. Not sure anything about them, but they might offer a half rack style the OP is looking for.

http://titanamericafitness.com/

[keyboardworkout]

these guys are similar too. Not sure anything about them, but they might offer a half rack style the OP is looking for.

http://titanamericafitness.com/

Thanks for the link.

I like the idea of erector set modular racks. With a bunch of competition, prices should come down.

Guess we do have something to thank cultfit for.

[morebarbell]

I stopped by Dynamic Fitness on my way back from the post office. The manager was very kind to give me a tour of the manufacturing which is all done in house just beyond the door of their show room. Actual human beings were welding and using various machines for cutting the holes for the uprights, powder coating, etc. All the machines looked brand new. They've only been around for about 6 months but they are a division of a company with a long history in manufacturing. They are currently working on a price list and a cart system for online ordering from their website. I was excited by what I saw and it is likely that I'll be buying some equipment from them in the future. I only took a couple of photos since the manager said there are tons of photos on their website and ******** page. I think the price list is scheduled for the middle of this month.

[deadwoodgregg]

Looks to have a "Legend" influence. Nice looking gear. Good post Morebarbell.

[morebarbell]

Thanks. I gave them my contact info and may pick up some stuff. I forgot to mention that they'll also be making their own olympic bars and steel(?) dumbbells in house.

[cmarti063]

Those were some beautiful pieces! I like the bench's design, and I'm a sucker for the lasercut uprights.

[keyboardworkout]

Just got a quote back from Shane at Dynamic.

"Our Titan half rack; including storage and J-Cups is $1075.20"



Other quotes I have:

Legend 3142 Half Cage $1,000

Rae Crowther Varsity Half Rack $995



To build a comparable Rogue HR-2:

SML-2 $445
SAML-24 safety $162.75
HR-2 90" conversion $265
4 pairs plate storage pins $199

Total: $1,071.75

[morebarbell]

Just got a quote back from Shane at Dynamic...

That was quick. I spoke with the manager, Guy, and he's going to email me. Maybe Shane is sales?

Are you wanting a bolted together? Some of each are on the list.

[keyboardworkout]

That was quick. I spoke with the manager, Guy, and he's going to email me. Maybe Shane is sales?

Are you wanting a bolted together? Some of each are on the list.

Yeah, Shane is in sales.

I'm not sure what I want. ;-) Gonna be a Black Friday purchase. Will probably grab a Sorinex NP bench to go with whatever rack I grab.

[morebarbell]

Sounds like a plan. Comparing the two bolt togethers, there are a few things that aren't available on the Rogue SML-2. The Titan has laser cut numbers and 7 gauge spotters (rather than 11 gauge). http://mydynamicfitness.com/wp-conte...ales-Sheet.pdf The SML-2 has the Westside spacing which some like and others don't. http://www.roguefitness.com/sml-2-ro...quat-stand.php The Titan has 1" hardware and the Rogue SML-2 has 5/8" hardware. And the Titan has a larger foot print than the SML-2.

[morebarbell]

I'm going to buy a prototype model of the bench that they had in the factory.

I'm on spread to Mr. keyboardworkout but I owe him reps.

[keyboardworkout]

The 0-85 bench is $599. Unfortunately, it uses a 10" wide pad.

The Titan Half Rack without plate storage is also $599.

They have no plans for Black Friday deals. :-(


Tell me about this prototype bench bro.

[morebarbell]

The 0-85 bench is $599. Unfortunately, it uses a 10" wide pad.

The Titan Half Rack without plate storage is also $599.

They have no plans for Black Friday deals. :-(


Tell me about this prototype bench bro.

I saw it when I was touring the factory but I can give a lot more details in a day or so. I can pick up the bench anytime after today. It looks like the benches in the photo above. I'm not sure if there were any small changes to production. I'll post my impressions of the bench after I get a chance to use it.

[julces]

The 0-85 bench is $599. Unfortunately, it uses a 10" wide pad.

The Titan Half Rack without plate storage is also $599.

They have no plans for Black Friday deals. :-(


Tell me about this prototype bench bro.

690 shipped for the half rack
and safety spotter 7 gauge
vs rogue sml 11 gauge spotter uhmmm

[julces]

more inf about the half rack... bro!
pics, something...

[morebarbell]

more inf about the half rack... bro!
pics, something...

Here's the spec sheet for the Titan half rack.

with storage: http://mydynamicfitness.com/wp-conte...ales-Sheet.pdf
without storage: http://mydynamicfitness.com/wp-conte...ales-Sheet.pdf

Those are 3x3 but they also have 2x3.

Everything is hand welded. The uprights are bead blasted so there are no sharp edges inside or outside the laser cut letters and holes. The powder coating is done in house (I saw it) and the quality looked excellent to me. I especially liked the two tone color on the Gladiator series. I think the Titan series is black but can be special ordered in other colors. I don't know the cost of custom colors. Keyboardworkout got some prices but I got the bench. The safeties are very beefy. I don't remember seeing the rack attachments on their website but at the showroom I saw that they have dip attachments, land mines, and ball targets, etc.

If you have a particular question, I can take a look at the rack for you when I pick up the bench.

Here's a photo from their ******** page of the half rack with storage.

[keyboardworkout]

Here is my quote from Dynamic:

420000 Titan Half Rack 3"x3" $599.00
109060 Multi Adjustable Bench w/ wheels 0-85 degrees $599.00

Freight $396.87
Total $1,594.87


Rogue comparison:

SML-2 $445.00
SAML-24 Spotter Arms $162.75
Rogue Adjustable bench $575.00

Freight $200.71
Total $1,383.46

[morebarbell]

...Tell me about this prototype bench bro.

I picked up the bench on Thursday. Although mine is a prototype, it looks very similar to the benches that I saw in the show room.

According to the specs on the product sheet, the bench weighs 100 lbs. I was a bit worried about the weight because I will be moving the bench around a lot. I own/owned benches that weigh 60-125 lbs and think that 80 lbs is a nice balance between stability and mobility. That's the weight of the popular (but discontinued) Cybex 5435. I was pleasantly surprised when I weighed my bench and it was almost exactly 80 lbs. …maybe the silver paint weighs less than the black paint.

The pad is about 18" high in the flat position and about 10" wide. The gap between the backrest and the seat is small… about 1.5" in the flat position and it becomes progressively smaller in the inclined positions. The seat is a generous 16" long so you'll never end up sitting on the gap.

The ladder adjusters pivot on bolts with bronze washers. The seat and back rest share a single hinge with bronze flange bushings pivoting on a bolt. If I recall correctly, the ladder adjusting Rogue and Pendlay benches also use bolts at the pivots and the Sorinex No Problem bench uses round bar. I prefer round bar instead of bolts. The round bar is typically thicker steel and looks cleaner. If I wiggle the seat or back pad there is no perceptible side-to-side wiggle. It feels very solid. A benefit of using bolts is that you can really tighten it up and eliminate any play in the hinge (there wasn't any play and this may be the reason).



The steps for the ladder are laser cut from a single sheet rather than individual pieces as on the Rogue, Pendlay, and Sorinex No Problem. The laser cut steps fit better and look nicer in my opinion.

The pad is 2 1/4" thick but very firm. The pads have vinyl covered back boards. The metal frame for the back rest and seat are very substantial.

The back rest and seat have stops on both sides of the ladder adjustments so that picking up the seat or backrest won't cause the ladder adjuster to crash into the frame. The stops are covered with nylon(?) tubing. The same tubing is on the catches for the ladder adjustments. It makes angle adjustment very smooth. It should also help reduce paint wear to the frame. Some other ladder adjustment benches are metal on metal and the paint gets chipped up rather quickly.



The square tubing on the ladder adjusters have welded metal end caps on both ends. If they were going to skimp anywhere, I would think it would be here since the ends are hidden from sight. I was expecting plastic end caps or nothing at all. They obviously paid a lot of attention to detail.



The back of the bench has two plastic end caps. I'm not sure why they didn't use welded metal end caps here as well but maybe plastic was used as bumper to protect other equipment. At the showroom, the manager pointed out that the plastic end caps are secured with a machine screw so that they aren't lost--I thought it was clever. Magnum Fitness has recently started attaching the end feet with machine screws but I don't think it is common.



The feet are covered on the bottom with UMHW(?) that is attached to the frame with recessed machine screws. And similar material covers the rear support post.

The front handle and ladder adjustment handles have rubber grips. I like the design of the front handle. Ladder style adjustments are in the way for mounting a handle on the front at an optimal height. This design gets around that problem and places the handle where it's more easily accessible.



Overall I'm very please with the bench.

[Northernmoris]

Nice review and great photos. On spread.

[keyboardworkout]

Great review.

I think the only thing I could complain about would be the narrow 10" pad width.

[morebarbell]

Thanks, guys. I'm glad it was helpful.

My old bench is a commercial pop pin adjustable with a 10" wide pad. At 5'9", a 10" wide pad is a good fit for me but you're almost a foot taller. Bench height and width is a very individual thing. In the cost no object thread, healthnutmd had some neat pads custom made that were much narrower at the shoulders to promote scapular movement. I thought it was a neat idea. And on the opposite extreme, there's the Thompson fat pad which is 14.5" wide. I think ideally, I'd have one of each but my wallet doesn't agree.

[morebarbell]

I stopped by recently and saw some new stuff and some stuff that's in the works. I didn't have a camera with me so the photos are from ********.

Unfortunately they didn't have bars ready but I was told that they are making 1200 and 1500 test bars. I wasn't able to get the specs on the steel (Guy was out of office).

They had a prototype of a rig mounted GHD and are presumably working on a freestanding GHD as well. I'm looking forward to seeing what the padding looks like on the finished product.



They have a land mine that swaps out with the band pegs on either side of the rack. There's a large brass bushing inside the mount for the land mine. I think the land mine can also be attached separately as in the photos below.




Here's a photo of a rack with the band pegs attached and separate land mine attached.



I'm eyeing this "3/4 rack".



I'm loving the prototype bench that I picked up. The production run benches are very similar. One of the differences is that the production run benches have molded rubber feet instead of the hard plastic on my prototype bench.

Their ******** page has a photo of a guy welding one of the benches.



And here's a video tour of the shop...

[Mech6]

Man, that's a nice table. Would make my life sooooo much simpler.

[morebarbell]

Man, that's a nice table. Would make my life sooooo much simpler.

I'll take your word on it. I know nothing about welding. This looks fun...

[Mech6]

I'll take your word on it. I know nothing about welding. This looks fun...

Laser tube cutter. A short one, but still very nice.