Powertec Fitness WB-OB Olympic Bench

by Powertec Fitness

Product Features

• All Workbench benches incorporate a patented linkage mechanism that allows for the bench section to pivot from the front to the rear locked position with ease for the purpose of the shoulder press exercise
• It provides front stability support for all Workbench Machine Accessories.
• It has dual bar catch access
• The upright adjustable bar catches on the Olympic Bench offer two sided bar catch capability to utilize the back of the rack section for power exercises such as squats

Product Description

The Powertec Olympic Bench is a tough built classic. The built in adjustment system provides multiple incline and decline positions.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 60 x 48 x 48 inches ; 117 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 117 pounds
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000P76ZVQ
• Item model number: WB-OB10
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #169,290 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 1 Year Review, May 15, 2009

By 

P. B. Moore - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Powertec Fitness WB-OB Olympic Bench (Sports)

I've had this bench for about a year now. It is the older non-folding model with leg lift attachment. I will break it down by good points vs. negative.

Pro
1. Very Sturdy and well made
2. Aesthetics are very nice! I love the yellow.
3. Flat Bench is very sturdy and my feet rest on the floor to provide good stability. It can hold more weight than I can press, with no wobble.
4. I use Olympic weights but it's nice it can easily convert to standard width, if needed.
5. Leg attachment is very well made, with nice padding that doesn't slide off.

Cons
1. Incline presses feel awkward due to body position with a barbell. To compensate for this, I've been using dumbbells with it.
2. The back support has a little too much friction when positioning the seat from a flat to an incline. A little wax on the chrome bar may help.
3. Decline feels a bit awkward for me too, without having a spotter available. Once again, I use dumbbells for safety purposes.

To summarize, I feel this is the best bench on the market for the price. I've had a couple other benches and they did not compare in quality to the Power Tec. I use my bench routinely 3 times per week and it still looks and performs like new. I picked up a second-hand lat machine from a thrift store and with my dumbbell set, have great weekly workout sessions and see results. I highly recommend it!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Commercial Quality Bench, May 7, 2009

By 

Josh Wright - See all my reviews

This review is from: Powertec Fitness WB-OB Olympic Bench (Sports)

I purchased this bench through the manufacturers website for 299.00 with the power rack for 449.00 and $43 total shipping.

The bench is commercial quality. It's weight capacity is great for even advanced lifters (600lb capacity). The bench I purchased does not fold up as seen in this picture and like I said I received mine directly form the manufacturer. The bench declines and inclines.

The incline I do not personally like. I feel that the incline puts you too far backward under the bar and forces you to lower the bar to and from the bottom of your chest rather than the middle at the nipple line. Because of this it makes it hard to use for incline. For flat bench, this product is fantastic. It truly is commercial quality as is all of powertec's products.

If you are looking for a home bench press with commercial quality I highly recommend this bench. However if you plan on working with the incline press I recommend searching for something different.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good solid bench, February 23, 2008

By 

Joey The Squash (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Powertec Fitness WB-OB Olympic Bench (Sports)

Good and solid. Far superior to the under $200 stuff I saw at places like Sears and Walmart. I didn't buy it for the fold-up option - but it's turned out to be pretty cool and useful. Took about 2 hours to assemble, but I wasn't in any hurry.