Customer Reviews

Powerline PLA200X Lat Attachment for use with PPR200X Power Rack

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
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This thing is sweet. I have Olympic Plates and I wasnt thrilled about the standard size 1" Bar - What I ended up doing is taking a 1" Hole Saw to an old olympic bar collar and slid it over like a sleeve. Now my plates wont wobble. I can see how there could be a friction issue so I sprayed WD-40 on it. I think with a little preventive maintenance this should last a long time. Would def buy again.

This tower is a great addition to my power rack. The ability to add pull downs and rows adds an incredible amount of diversity to my workout. I have 2 complaints that keep me from giving it 5 stars:

1. The weight holder/bar is standard size (not Olympic). It can still hold Olympic sized plates, but I am worried it may be too much weight.

2. The row & lat bar attachments look & feel cheap. The god thing is that they are easily replaced.

The lat cable and pulley attachment will not "bolt on" out of the box if you have a older Power Rack. I believe the rack I own was puchased in 2005 and the pre-drilled bolt holes at the bottom did not line up exactly with the new pulley system attachment. In addition, we had to saw off about 2" of the square tubing because it was too tall and the top mounting bracket did not line up with the old Power Rack pre-drilled holes. I was a bit fired up, but with a little gym ingenuity and a few Key Lights, we got it put together and have been watching our V-tapers form. Aside from a little slack in the cables, it is working just fine.

I've had the Body-Solid Power Rack for about 12 years now, and have always wanted to pick up the lat attachment. I finally ordered the PLA200X, but only then did I see the reviews about how it may not work with older models (which, admittedly, made me dampen my undergarments just a little bit). As I waited for the lat attachment to arrive, I got my hammer drill ready.

Thankfully, this attachment works just fine (no drilling!) on the Body-Solid PPR200X, which is the old white enameled one before they turned the cage gray and stamped Powerline on it. It's the same system as the shiny-new Powerline PPR200X (as you can see on the Body-Solid website, when you look through the different generations of owner's manuals [more on that in a second]). If you have the Body-Solid Pro Rack (#GPR378), which has also been in production for years, you need the #GLA378 lat attachment. Since I don't have a model number on my Power Rack, the way I was able to tell the difference is: if your emergency catch bars look like big metal shish-kabob lances (tubular), you have the PPR200X, if they look rectangle-ish, you have the GPR378. There might be more to it than that, but that's the best I've got. If you're not sure of your model number, call Body-Solid.

Now, to the owner's manual that ships with this thing. It's crap.

I'll repeat that for those of you at the back of the room. It's complete and utter crap. It's an exploded view of the lat attachment, and that's it. Sure, if you're somewhat construction savvy, it doesn't present any problems (mine went together quickly, but I may have gotten lucky). The thing is, the Body-Solid website has the REAL owner's manual online, which covers assembly. I wish they'd included it with the shipped package, especially because this 22-page manual starts with really huge all-caps, yelling-at-you-letters: "Be careful to assemble all components in the sequence that they are presented." You can find it under "manuals" on the following page: [...].

[Unbelievably, A-zon keeps deleting all reference to a link that provides materials that should be included with the product... anyway, go to the body solid website and hunt around. It's there.]

As for the lat attachment's functions, folks have covered that pretty well. It handles weight easily and feels pretty smooth in its movement. It would have been nice to have Body-Solid throw in an Olympic Adapter Sleeve, and it would have been great if they included a better low bar (like a 20" bar with revolving hanger), but the thing is solid, with nice cables. Great product, and I'm glad that it only took me over a decade to finally pony-up for one.

Had the same problem as another reviewer here where the lat attachment would not bolt on out of the box. I don't have a Powerline power rack, it's a older power rack I had bought off of Craigslist.

There were no holes in my power rack where the bolts are supposed to screw in to secure the lat attachment so I had to drill some myself. It's not a difficult job if you're handy with power tools. Took about less than 30 minutes to drill the holes and install the attachment.

For the price this lat attachment is great. I've had no problems so far after months of use. All the other lat attachments I seen were at least $100 more expensive than this one. I had a $200 budget.

If you don't have a Powerline power rack, keep in mind before you buy you might have to do some modifying also.

Pros:

- Adds more exercises to your power rack.

Minor Cons:

- Weight holder bar is standard size. Not Olympic. But you can buy a Olympic adapter to fit on the bar so no loose weights if you have only Olympic weights.

- No text instruction manual. Just a picture of how everything fits together.

Overall, its great quality, especially being attached to the PPR200X squat rack (also a stellar product). The only thing I wish was different about this is the sliding mechanism (that holds the weights). Currently, it has plastic attachments that clip into the square tube which rubs against the tall metal square tube that it goes up and down on. I would have liked to see some kind of wheel system (not pulley) that allows the piece that holds the weights to go up and down the tall square bar without friction. Sort of like how roller coasters have a wheel based system that drives along the track, except this would be vertical. They would also need to center the weight distribution if they made this change.
I would like that change because I can foresee the plastic parts waring over time. It isnt exactly fluid either, of course. Primarily because of the friction of the metal and plastic when going up and down.
Overall, I like it. Of course there really wasnt too much choice if I wanted to pulley system. I would like to see other manufacturers create different versions so there is competition.
Overall, if you got the PPR200X squat rack, like I did, and you want a pulley system, this is a good setup, quite firm and grounded. It may not do well with a lot of weight though because of the friction issue.

This is a great addition to the PLA200X power rack. Went together easy with a minimum of fuss and bother. The use of a socket set and ratchet make assembly much easier.
There are many exercises, besides lat pulls, which can be done with this set up. Tricep push downs and rows are my favorites.
I would recommend the lower bar be replaced with a bar that has a rotating attachment point. this makes for smoother operation less stress on the wrist.
My wife and I both lift weights regularly and we both agree this was a wise purchase.

bought this lat attachment for my power rack got a great deal plus free shipping ! anyway i love it ! its very solid and works great . theres a lot of different exercises you can do with it from back to arms to abs . you may want the replace the quick links on the chain for the bars to a stronger one i broke the one that came with it ! highly recommend .

I NEEDED THIS ATTATCHMENT,I ORDERD IT TROUGH AMAZON,IT CAME IN 3DAYS,IT INSTALLED UP REALLY EASY TO MY POWER RACK,AND WORKS GREAT...