Stamina Power Tower with Adjustable Bench

by Stamina

Product Features

• Multi-station power tower with multi-position adjustable bench for total-body conditioning
• Adjustable bench offers flat position and multi-angle incline and decline positions
• Pull-up/chin-up station with multiple hand position options and foam grips; vertical knee raise station
• Thickly cushioned, box stitched, upholstered arm pads, back pad, and bench pad
• Two-inch square steel tube frame with powder coated finish; five-year frame warranty; 90-day parts warranty

Product Description

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The Power Tower with Adjustable Bench from Stamina offers multiple stations that allow you to sculpt and strengthen your entire body including: a dip station for triceps, back, chest, shoulders; a sit-up/crunch station for abs and midsection; a push-up station to strengthen chest, triceps, back and abs; ankle pads for bench incline sit-ups; and a three-position (flat, incline/decline) bench with four bench incline/decline angles for exercises that strengthen the arms, shoulders, chest, back, abs, legs, and glutes.

Boasting two-inch square, tubular steel frame construction with thickly cushioned, box stitched, upholstered arm pads, back pad, and bench pad, the Power Tower is built for stability and comfortable long term use. Freestanding with a relatively small footprint, the Power Tower with Bench offers versatile quality for at home training.

Features:

• three-position bench: incline, decline, flat
• Four bench incline/decline angles: 10, 15, 18, and 28 degrees
• Bench exercises strengthen arms, shoulders, chest, back, abs, legs, and glutes
• Ankle pads for bench incline sit-ups
• Pull-up/chin-up station with multiple hand position options: wide grip, normal grip, narrow grip
• Vertical knee raise station to work lower abs
• Dip station for triceps, back, chest, shoulders
• Sit-up/crunch station for abs and midsection
• Push-up station to strengthen chest, triceps, back and abs
• Two-inch square heavy-duty steel tube frame
• Powder coated finish
• Thickly cushioned, box stitched, upholstered arm pads, back pad, and bench pad
• Foam handgrips at push-up, pull-up/chin-up, VKR, and dip stations

Specifications:

• Dimensions: 74 by 49 by 85 inches (L x W x H)
• Weight limit: 250 pounds
• Warranty: 5 years frame/90-days parts

Product Description

Multi-station pwer tower and multi-position adjustable bench for strength training at home. Dip station for triceps, back, chest, shoulders. Sit-up/crunch station for abs and midsection. Push-up station to strengthen chest, triceps, back and abs.Ankle pads for bench incline sit-ups. Four bench incline/decline angles: 10 degrees, 15 degrees, 18 degrees, and 28 degrees. Push-through bench.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 53 x 21.5 x 9.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 122.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B004BG74CG
• Item model number: 50-1750
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,122 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommend it., October 17, 2011

By 

John Edwards "Buyer" (Manhattan, KS USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stamina Power Tower with Adjustable Bench (Sports)

Summary

Pros:
* Very sturdy and well built;
* Many different exercises;
* The adjustable bench is useful for sit-ups and dumbbells. It is also helpful for my kids to access the pull-up bar.

Cons:
* The push-up handles really should be on the vertical knee raise side so that we do not have to move the bench every time when we want to do push-ups.
* The assembly process was made unnecessarily tedious by putting all the bolts/nuts in one big plastic bag - it would be much easier if the manufacturer separates the five different bolts/nuts into labeled plastic bags, a common practice most manufacturers do. Of course this is only a one time problem when you put it together.

Overall I am extremely happy with the item. I think this will take over the Stamina 50-1690 as the top seller in the category within the next few years, especially if the manufacturer "fixes" the two problems above.

Background

I read through the comments of most of the popular power towers (stand-alone pull-up bars) at Amazon and then decided on this one because of its multi-functionality. I'm a reasonably handy person and have assembled quite some home furniture/equipment (but not handy enough to build my own house).

I usually buy stuff from Amazon. But I bought this item (for a slightly higher price) from a local store in case I wanted to return it if it was not what I had expected - it turns out I do not need that insurance policy after all.

Detailed Comments

The PDF version of the manual is available from the manufacturer web page:
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I encourage you to give it a quick read before your purchase. This will give you a rough idea what to expect.

Stamina 50-1750 is essentially 50-1700 plus the adjustable bench.

The height is about 85 inches. If you have low ceiling, make sure you measure your room. Ideally you want to have at least one head room above the pull-up bar (since your head will stick out above the pull-up bar). This tower takes up more space than Stamina 50-1690. If you live in a small apartment, you may want to buy something smaller.

The adjustable bench is useful to do sit-ups or dumbbells. My kids also use the bench to access the pull-up bar. It wobbles a little when doing sit-ups quickly. I suppose that is not unexpected since the bench is adjustable (so it cannot be completely tied down).

It is solidly built and heavy (a good thing for sturdiness). There are many exercises you can do with it.

In this model you have to move the bench to do push-ups, a major pain. The manufacturer should add two push-up handles on the vertical knee raise side so we do not have to fold the bench every time when we do push-ups. My guess is that this design was inherited from Model 50-1700, in which there is no bench. Adding push-up handles on the VKR side would also give users more head room when doing push-ups so that we do not feel like the our heads will hit the foam support bar because there is a longer distance on the VKR side.

It took me about two or three hours to put it together all by myself (much of the time was wasted on figuring out which bolt was the right one - more on this later). If you have a second person to help you with the extend arms for about five or ten minutes, it helps a lot. But at the time I was by myself and didn't want to wait.

The assembly process was made unnecessarily tedious by putting all the bolts/nuts in one big plastic bag - it would be much easier if the manufacturer separates the five different bolts/nuts into labeled plastic bags, a common practice most manufacturers do. I constantly had to compare different bolts/nuts to make sure I used the corrrect ones - we shouldn't have to do that.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Product for Home, August 20, 2011

By 

PDot4 - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Stamina Power Tower with Adjustable Bench (Sports)

Built with solid matel. Good quality overall. Assembly instructions and illustrations are not easy to follow. Be careful when assembling same diameters of screws with different lengths. It is very easy to use the shorter ones when in fact the longer ones are needed. You can put it together in about 2-3 hours by yourself. Have a helper could make the assebly quicker.