Review Details

F-VR Force USA - VersaRack XL - Folding Power Rack

Product Review (submitted on January 23, 2014):

I just got this today. It was delivered at about 2pm and I set it up myself as I enjoy putting things together so that I know how and what the foundation consists of.
To tell you the truth, it was a back crunching aching BUT I enjoyed every minute of it. Every single nut and bolt that I put together, every contact and joints I made sure all of them was oiled first and thats why I finished at 10pm. Took me 8hours! And it was worth energy spent! I hate it when equipments go creaky on me.

Anyways I tested this rack thoroughly.
I hung on it when it was folded, swing forward and back too and tested it and I must say if you are worried about the rack falling, dont, it wont.
The Lat pulley system is the 3rd supporting leg of the rack and together with the other 2 supporting legs, this rack is very stable.
There are PROs and CONs though so I'll touch on them.

CONS:
1. Dont like the dips bar. No matter how tight its screwed on, the dips handle will still move although the entire dip will stay.
I hope they re-design the way the dips are hooked up.
2. The high lat pull down where you hook your lat handle is high. I am only 1.65m and I gotta stand on my bench to reach for and unhook them.
3. The long dual safety bars will screech when you try to insert them into the holes.

PROS
1. If you have non-olympic barbells and want to use olympic weights, no frets, this package comes with 8 olympic adaptors which you can use for your non-olympic barbells and the adaptors can be securely screwed on using an allen key.
2. Those weight racks are by default the same diameter as non-olympic weight holes so if you got some non-olympic weights lying around you can insert these weights into them. Otherwise insert the olympic adaptors on the weight racks if you want to 'hang up' your olympic weights.
3. The landmine core trainer is a good idea! Love the design.
4. Although I didnt like the lat pulleys, they still perform wonderfully well. Cables seem strong to withstand the amount of weights I 'threw' on them.
5. Barbell hooks with spring lock is so convenient when changing how high or low you want your barbell to be positioned.
6. Included barbell holders: 1 for your Olympic barbell and another for non or for whatever smaller diameter iron/steel bars you want to insert. Love them! And love those hooks for accessories too.
7. This rack alone is a storage system! I dont think you need to spent more on another rack just to put your weights.

Overall, I am a very satisfied customer. Barring the CONS, the PROs more than outweight the CONs.

$1550 for an equipment that is gonna last you a life time? Its worth the investment.
If you are worried about how much weight those barbell hooks can take, well read the specifications. They are really steely strong! And so are those safety bars.

No regrets! Foldable or not, this rack is really really strong and sturdy!

I definitely would recommend it to anyone.

9/10 product - because of the CONs. Nothing is perfect.

But for the price, for the ability to store all your weight, for making it foldable, for the strength and sturdiness, for the generous amount of olympic adaptors provided, for the accessory hooks, for the conveniences, for the all in one, I will give it a 10!