New Titan Fitness

[murphyreedus]

On spread. Looks like Titan welding. I believe the knurling on my BB4me bar is pre-knurled pipe cut to size. It looks nicer and sharper than the Titan, but with the paint over it it may as well be smooth pipe. I wonder what Titan used.

[Cleveland33]

it's not like knurling is important on a football bar, knurling is added to help against the bar's nature to rotate

[murphyreedus]

it's not like knurling is important on a football bar, knurling is added to help against the bar's nature to rotate

It makes me wonder why they bothered, but of course they copied Rogue, and Rogue's has knurl.

[vhd16]

Speaking of swiss and football bars, Vulcan has both for decent prices. But nothing beats Reps direct so far.

http://www.vulcanstrength.com/Vulcan.../vswissbar.htm

The football bar is hard chromed sleeves but handles looks like they are in rectangular rather than round .


http://www.vulcanstrength.com/Vulcan...-p/v-swiss.htm

[turbolsxstang]

Speaking of swiss and football bars, Vulcan has both for decent prices. But nothing beats Reps direct so far.

http://www.vulcanstrength.com/Vulcan.../vswissbar.htm

The football bar is hard chromed sleeves but handles looks like they are in rectangular rather than round .


http://www.vulcanstrength.com/Vulcan...-p/v-swiss.htm

I was planning to buy the vulcan pro swiss bar til the titan came along and I decided to save myself $150 and go with it. I'm sure the vulcan is higher quality but the titan will work fine for use during my accessory lifts.

[rpark]

That's more like "etching" not knurling.

[jormone]

Look closely at the rack they show with that bar. It looks like it has a 16" extension like everyone has been asking for.

Not exactly 16"...

[Hardgains88]

Not exactly 16"...

So ill go out on a limb, though ill take some heat here. If i could only buy a new rack, and couldnt buy am expensive new rack or a used rack, my ultimate budget friendly set up is still atitan. Hard to beat the following for $1040.00 delivered, and what i would grab because i dont see anything close: * 1st time buyers i think get 10% off or leadt 5% off and sales are pretty regular, but at full price this is loaded and rocks:

X3 3" flat foot rack 3"x3" $499
10" extention 6 post upgrade : $245.
4 prs of weight storage horns $140.
24" flip down safety arms $79
Crown pull up bar or monkey chin bar $60-$87 both of these are listed for T3 rack but i am sure can work with minimal modification, worst case adjusting a mounting hole. if the mounting holes dont line up perfectly im sure enough would or with a tiny bit of alteration would be just fine.
This is a rack that doesnt need bolting, 3" 11 gage uprights, sturdy as hell, 6 post weight storage, flip down spotter arms for use inside or front of rack, safety straps for only $99. More so you have conveniant spotting inside the rack while keeping set up to use the front as a half rack at the same time. Ultimate pull up station with either of the set ups.
You can swap full flip diwns fir the straoscfir $40 more, add several dip options, band pegs, cheap mono, and dumbell spotters soon enough.
Is it a full commercial rack, no. Is it a better choice then therogue mobster lite foat foot fir the samecmoney delivered? I think for 99% of new lifters absolutely!
Fir the same $1000 delivered you get strap safeties, front spotter arms, monkey pull up bars, 6 post weight storage upgrade. Is it just as nice, no. Fit and finish is much better on the rogue, is there any major functionality improvement over Rogue? No! The same set up shipped is $2300. Thats well over twice the amount of tge rml690 woth safety straps, multi grip chin, front spotter arms. These are the featires i think a regular lifter will need to get the most from the rack, the multi pull up bar being a luxery, but the spotter arms for the front is not!
A first time customer getting this set up for 9050 with 10% coupon is astounding. When i upgraded from my Body solid half rack 4 years ago and started down the oath to insanity, i would have jumped on this. I paid about $675 for a used r-4. For that mobey i could have gotten the post set up new without the extras. Value in the catagory has just gone levels ahead over the past few love the REP cpr1 but outfit the same its still in another keague, probably $1700-$1800 done up like this would be.
Imagine on top of the 6 post set up with weight storage and the flip diwn safety arms/ multi pull up, going all out and adding adjustable mono lift, dip station, strap safeties, band pegs, flying chin up bar, dual landmines, and still being Below an r-6 think its going to cut into Rogues lower end offerings. Not because rogues quality or fit and finish isntvmuch better, but because its not worth over twice the price.
I dintvhave a rogue rack, but i have a crap load of accesories for my r-4 inckuding theweight storage, i may see some finish quality compksints, but nothing i have isntvas functional as the Rogue or rock solud in use. The higher end monster buyer is pribably not going over yet, probably not a lot of the monster light litebuyers, but if i wanted post with accessories and was forced to only get a stripped 4 post because of budget, how could i not vpco suder an option with lesser finish and refinement but otherwise met my dream list for the same mobey as my " get by for now" rogue choice and when i safe the other $1100 buy sime other stuff.
Just rambling and observing what the options today are

[murphyreedus]

Nice post, repped. One of these days we should chip in and get you an autocorrect.

[Hardgains88]

Nice post, repped. One of these days we should chip in and get you an autocorrect.

Lol, amd ruin the perfect charm of my posts!?

[murphyreedus]

I also bit on the Titan multigrip bar, and got it yesterday. No surprises here; ugly welding, uneven paint, metal chunks floating around inside, cheap plastic endcaps. The grips are spaced correctly, the bar appears to be straight, and the pipe sleeves appear to be the same stuff they use on their farmer handles. The knurling on the grips is about as valuable as it is on my BB4me bar. Might help with chalk for rows or cleans. Unlike the BB4me bar, the Titan doesn't feel like a toy. Most importantly,the handle positions felt better than the BB4me for benching. I hope they'll bring out angled and straight handle-only bars, because at $85 I'd own one of each.

[Ramcharger310]

So ill go out on a limb, though ill take some heat here. ...
Just rambling and observing what the options today are

I'll keep my BS GPR rack for another year or two and then I am switching to Titan. So many options and great CS.

[bb5431]

Not exactly 16"...

I like 10" even better. It does what it needs to do (provide a place to store weight plates) and saves me 6" of depth

But for strange reason it doesn't come with posts to hang the plates like the squat stand conversion. For $235 it most definitely should IMHO

[pbk3jg0]

Does anyone have this item?

[evankyle]

So ill go out on a limb, though ill take some heat here. If i could only buy a new rack, and couldnt buy am expensive new rack or a used rack, my ultimate budget friendly set up is still atitan. Hard to beat the following for $1040.00 delivered, and what i would grab because i dont see anything close: * 1st time buyers i think get 10% off or leadt 5% off and sales are pretty regular, but at full price this is loaded and rocks:

X3 3" flat foot rack 3"x3" $499
10" extention 6 post upgrade : $245.
4 prs of weight storage horns $140.
24" flip down safety arms $79
Crown pull up bar or monkey chin bar $60-$87 both of these are listed for T3 rack but i am sure can work with minimal modification, worst case adjusting a mounting hole. if the mounting holes dont line up perfectly im sure enough would or with a tiny bit of alteration would be just fine.
This is a rack that doesnt need bolting, 3" 11 gage uprights, sturdy as hell, 6 post weight storage, flip down spotter arms for use inside or front of rack, safety straps for only $99. More so you have conveniant spotting inside the rack while keeping set up to use the front as a half rack at the same time. Ultimate pull up station with either of the set ups.
You can swap full flip diwns fir the straoscfir $40 more, add several dip options, band pegs, cheap mono, and dumbell spotters soon enough.
Is it a full commercial rack, no. Is it a better choice then therogue mobster lite foat foot fir the samecmoney delivered? I think for 99% of new lifters absolutely!
Fir the same $1000 delivered you get strap safeties, front spotter arms, monkey pull up bars, 6 post weight storage upgrade. Is it just as nice, no. Fit and finish is much better on the rogue, is there any major functionality improvement over Rogue? No! The same set up shipped is $2300. Thats well over twice the amount of tge rml690 woth safety straps, multi grip chin, front spotter arms. These are the featires i think a regular lifter will need to get the most from the rack, the multi pull up bar being a luxery, but the spotter arms for the front is not!
A first time customer getting this set up for 9050 with 10% coupon is astounding. When i upgraded from my Body solid half rack 4 years ago and started down the oath to insanity, i would have jumped on this. I paid about $675 for a used r-4. For that mobey i could have gotten the post set up new without the extras. Value in the catagory has just gone levels ahead over the past few love the REP cpr1 but outfit the same its still in another keague, probably $1700-$1800 done up like this would be.
Imagine on top of the 6 post set up with weight storage and the flip diwn safety arms/ multi pull up, going all out and adding adjustable mono lift, dip station, strap safeties, band pegs, flying chin up bar, dual landmines, and still being Below an r-6 think its going to cut into Rogues lower end offerings. Not because rogues quality or fit and finish isntvmuch better, but because its not worth over twice the price.
I dintvhave a rogue rack, but i have a crap load of accesories for my r-4 inckuding theweight storage, i may see some finish quality compksints, but nothing i have isntvas functional as the Rogue or rock solud in use. The higher end monster buyer is pribably not going over yet, probably not a lot of the monster light litebuyers, but if i wanted post with accessories and was forced to only get a stripped 4 post because of budget, how could i not vpco suder an option with lesser finish and refinement but otherwise met my dream list for the same mobey as my " get by for now" rogue choice and when i safe the other $1100 buy sime other stuff.
Just rambling and observing what the options today are

I am plannng on buying the x3 short rack. I am only used to lifting at commercial gyms so many of this I am unfamiliar with.what is the advantage of making it a 6 post rack. I thought safeties were already included. Are the safeties listed above superior than what is included or additional safeties. I have no experience with these as you can likely see from my questions. I am hoping to buy around Labor Day to take advantage of sale

[Hardgains88]

I am plannng on buying the x3 short rack. I am only used to lifting at commercial gyms so many of this I am unfamiliar with.what is the advantage of making it a 6 post rack. I thought safeties were already included. Are the safeties listed above superior than what is included or additional safeties. I have no experience with these as you can likely see from my questions. I am hoping to buy around Labor Day to take advantage of sale

6 post is mostly for weight storage but also allows for added stability and space for added oull up options. I cant overstate how much youll apreciate the weight storage. I originally used weight trees behing my rack. They take up more space and are much less conveniant then the storage uprights. Your rack is the cenrpterpiece of your gym, youll use it every workout and fir much more exercises then just squats and benches. The weight storage makes drop sets, supersets, and fast changes a pleasure. The uprights cab also be used for storing bands, collars, and other items. I also like the added depth for having multible pull up bars, i have 3.
The safeties that come with the titan and rigue racks are pin pipe safeties, there functional but inconvenient and hard to change they also have no uhmw protection so not ideal to do rack pulls and such. Titan makes 3 optional safeties. The flip downs are the fastest to change and have uhmw protection on the top, so good to lay bars on. The only negative is they can only be used in the rack, but for lifting in the rack there the most convenisnt
The safety spotter arms are like theflip downs but they dont go the full depth of the rack and attach only on one side of the rack. The advantage is that they are the only safeties that can be used on the front of the rack. I have them, they allow an additional working area on the rack and are great if two people want to use the rack on different exercises. I also like using them as a bar holder for shrugs, curls etc on the front of the rack. There 24" wich is ideal. The last option are the strap safeties, there the most protective of the safety options that allow for rack pulls and other exercises that the bar rests on safeties. There also less likely to bend a bar if it drops o the would probably start wth the spotter arms first if you can only afford one extra safety. I highly recommend you add one additional safety, pin pipe safeties suck.

[Ironsports]

I like 10" even better. It does what it needs to do (provide a place to store weight plates) and saves me 6" of depth

Isn't 10" depth too little space to store 45 cm bumper plates and still be able to use a barbell on the regular uprights? Wouldn't the plates touch or am I miscalculating...?

[lsi1]

Isn't 10" depth too little space to store 45 cm bumper plates and still be able to use a barbell on the regular uprights? Wouldn't the plates touch or am I miscalculating...?

your not miscalculating but you may be overthinking it. your bar won't be traveling exactly up and down the upright and will be more likely towards the center of the working area giving yourself 20 inches or more of space.

[Cleveland33]

they also have no uhmw protection so not ideal to do rack pulls and such.

that's funny

[Ironsports]

your not miscalculating but you may be overthinking it. your bar won't be traveling exactly up and down the upright and will be more likely towards the center of the working area giving yourself 20 inches or more of space.

But when you want to rack the bar, the plates on the bar might hit the plates on the storage. You'd only be able to rack the bar on certain heights. Or am I overthinking this as well?

With a depth of 16" there won't ever be risk of plates touching.

[sm1ke]

Isn't 10" depth too little space to store 45 cm bumper plates and still be able to use a barbell on the regular uprights? Wouldn't the plates touch or am I miscalculating...?

But when you want to rack the bar, the plates on the bar might hit the plates on the storage. You'd only be able to rack the bar on certain heights. Or am I overthinking this as well?

With a depth of 16" there won't ever be risk of plates touching.

My plate storage is right on the rack, and I seem to have plenty of room at the bottom of my bench press. Although my bench is ~20" pad to floor.

45s on the lowest post, everything else on the highest post. No issues with flat pressing or squatting on the same side. For OHP I can still press from the inside, just have to switch to the other side.




Edit: I guess it also depends on how tall you are. I'm a short mofo at 5'7".

[SwoleCPA]

But when you want to rack the bar, the plates on the bar might hit the plates on the storage. You'd only be able to rack the bar on certain heights. Or am I overthinking this as well?

With a depth of 16" there won't ever be risk of plates touching.

I was thinking the same thing. Not a big deal if you only have a top and bottom storage peg but if you have a 6 post rack I think most would have more than 2 storage pegs on each side. Especially if you like to have the 45's near waist height.

[MGM711]

Does anyone have this item?

Yes

[lsi1]

But when you want to rack the bar, the plates on the bar might hit the plates on the storage. You'd only be able to rack the bar on certain heights. Or am I overthinking this as well?

With a depth of 16" there won't ever be risk of plates touching.

yes there could be interferance somewhere assuming your using all bumper plates. The space however isn't 10 inches. you have the depth of the center upright to take into consideration as well. assuming with half the rear upright the entire center upright and the jcup you would end up with somewhere around 14 inches I think that clearance during most if not all lifts wouldn't be an issue considering lots of us store our plates on regular 4 post racks. but you are correct with 16 inches of rack depth there is no chance of smacking your stored plates with a racked barbell.

[pbk3jg0]

Yes

I read on Amazon that the pegs are not bolted, but somehow inserted without anything to secure them onto the center-piece.
Is that true?

[MGM711]

I read on Amazon that the pegs are not bolted, but somehow inserted without anything to secure them onto the center-piece.
Is that true?

That's correct. REP has a similar design as well, and I actually own both. I have well over 1000 on these racks with no issues.

[evankyle]

6 post is mostly for weight storage but also allows for added stability and space for added oull up options. I cant overstate how much youll apreciate the weight storage. I originally used weight trees behing my rack. They take up more space and are much less conveniant then the storage uprights. Your rack is the cenrpterpiece of your gym, youll use it every workout and fir much more exercises then just squats and benches. The weight storage makes drop sets, supersets, and fast changes a pleasure. The uprights cab also be used for storing bands, collars, and other items. I also like the added depth for having multible pull up bars, i have 3.
The safeties that come with the titan and rigue racks are pin pipe safeties, there functional but inconvenient and hard to change they also have no uhmw protection so not ideal to do rack pulls and such. Titan makes 3 optional safeties. The flip downs are the fastest to change and have uhmw protection on the top, so good to lay bars on. The only negative is they can only be used in the rack, but for lifting in the rack there the most convenisnt
The safety spotter arms are like theflip downs but they dont go the full depth of the rack and attach only on one side of the rack. The advantage is that they are the only safeties that can be used on the front of the rack. I have them, they allow an additional working area on the rack and are great if two people want to use the rack on different exercises. I also like using them as a bar holder for shrugs, curls etc on the front of the rack. There 24" wich is ideal. The last option are the strap safeties, there the most protective of the safety options that allow for rack pulls and other exercises that the bar rests on safeties. There also less likely to bend a bar if it drops o the would probably start wth the spotter arms first if you can only afford one extra safety. I highly recommend you add one additional safety, pin pipe safeties suck.

With a 4 post on the x3 can't I still have storage

I am only planning on about 300 lbs of plates

[lsi1]

With a 4 post on the x3 can't I still have storage

I am only planning on about 300 lbs of plates

yes.

[pbk3jg0]

That's correct. REP has a similar design as well, and I actually own both. I have well over 1000 on these racks with no issues.

That's great to know.
But just to clarify, the pegs are not bolted? So they slip out?

[TomMutaffis]

Quick Review on the Titan Multi-Grip Bar:

Shipping:

Product shipped the day after I ordered it (ordered in the afternoon) and arrived two days later. Even though the company is located in Tennessee I believe that the product shipped from another state. If you live in the South/Southeast I would expect items to be at your door in 2-3 days, and if you are in the Northeast/Midwest/Northwest then probably within a week. Communication was good and tracking information was provided when the order was processed and packed, which was within 24 hours of the order being placed.

Quality:

The welds are not very aesthetic and the powder coat is lower quality, as is the knurling - but the materials used seem sturdy enough and the overall weight is right around 45 lbs which is normal/expected for this type of bar. Everything appears to be fairly straight/square/balanced which is good. I would call it 'garage gym quality'. The powder coat started coming off in my rack with the first heavy use, but if you have plastic lining on j-cups it may hold up better.

Design:

The handle spacing seems about as good as it can be with the angled bars in the middle. It is a bit of a tight fit in my Body Solid rack, but still rack-able. The middle bars are the most useful for me (pressing/rows), but I did do a few sets where I started off with the closest bars and went near failure then worked my way outward to really hammer my triceps.

Value:

For $89.00 shipped (potentially less with a discount code) this is a great value in my opinion. A comparable bar from Rogue, Vulkan, Black Widow, EliteFTS, etc. is generally going to run you 2X this amount or more - which is a big investment for something that is mostly used for 'accessory' training.

Overall:

The bar is a great solution for someone who is looking for another tool to add to their arsenal in a home gym. For a commercial facility it may not hold up well enough (mostly aesthetic). For the price I think it is a good purchase... if the knurling bothers you then you could always throw athletic tape on the handles to improve grip, and if the powder coat is a problem the bar could be spray painted. I would recommend it based on my initial impression.


Bonus:

Video of the bar in action: https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t5...57691648_n.mp4