I have a fully furnished basement with a low ceiling of 81.25" which severely limits what type of equipment I can have. What attracted me to the Titan Power Rack Short was not only height, but it's price point and simplicity. The dimensions listed are accurate and that was vital for me since I am 5'4" tall (PERFECT!). The hole spacings of 1.25" from bottom hole edge to the next top hole edge works perfect for the spacing options I need to reset the safety bars (which are really solid and heavy) and jay hooks (which are bare metal and I plan on placing thick rubber tubing around the hooks). The storage weight plate stands in the back are approximately 1.25" in diameter, 7.5" tall and can accommodate olympic plates but NOT standard 1" diameter plates. The pull up bar in the front has two sets of knurling (wide cut pattern grips) grooves that aren't harsh, not light, but I wouldn't rate them as medium. Without placing any plates in the storage peg, and at 146lbs, I can do pull-ups safely although the cage will wiggle a little BUT only because the cage is resting on thick carpet and not a gym mat. The instructions for assembly are straight forward. They recommend assembly as a two person effort, however I was able to assemble it myself in under 45minutes. You start by assembly the bottom portion which is so stable that you can safely install each vertical pole individually because the thickness used for the footing is very stable and strong. The bolts are very high quality, heavy, with thick internal plastic locking rings on the tops of the nuts - screwing them on is a chore but that's what you want on this cage. (By the way the four square neck/rounded head bolts go on the bottom.) The four plastic footing ends that go on the bottom are fairly decent quality plastic and may require a rubber mallet to get them fully onto the bottom metal tubing edges. Although you order this through Amazon, Titan Fitness does a really great job of shipping the same day you order as long as you can order within the window they set (go to their website at the time ordering to figure out the window time frame). My cage shipped Fedex and unfortunately they banged up handling it and two of the "T" ends of one vertical tube and the rear top tube were slightly bent. Titan Fitness did an excellent job of packaging, Fedex did a terrible job of handling the package. I've attached two photos in this review. Unfortunately I couldn't get a forward-head on photo because of the spacing limits I have in my basement, but the photos are clear enough to give you an idea of how it works for me. You'll also see in the photo a 6' 31mm standard 1" diameter barbell bar mounted on the frame. That bar featured has an internal 52" spacing between the plate sleeves which makes it a little tight, but my standard Rogue Ohio olympic bar works fine. I've been using this cage now for a week and love it! It's very stable despite resting on thick carpet. It works fine for my short height. The overall quality, price point and durability of this cage is excellent! Read more
This is a solid rack for a beginner to intermediate lifter. It's great for low ceilings. I've been lifting for about 3 years and got sick of wait times for the few racks at the gym. This gets the job done. I use it for squatting and for chest press and it is solid with no wobbles. If you put a couple 45 pound plates on the storage poles at the back of the rack, it's even more stable (if you want to do dead hangs or do banded rows). I don't have it nailed into the floor or anything and it is very usable that way. The safety bars are easy to maneuver and the j hooks are solid as well. I'm not a super heavy lifter and haven't pushed the safety bars past 225 lbs (I'm in my 50s, so just wanted the safety), but this more than suffices for the weight I'm lifting. The welds are also seem very solid. I've only had this for a couple months, but I've really enjoyed using it. My only quibble is that the holes for the j hooks and the safety bars aren't numbered, but I added some magnets to mark the holes and bingo! It was easy to put together and it was easy to find instructions online (I downloaded them ahead of delivery). It was packed well and all the parts arrived. I did need my husbands help while building (it's definitely a two person job), but it took maybe an hour and a half or so. I highly recommend it! Read more
Sturdy as hell, and a great value rack. It fit in my shorter basement perfectly and allows for a wide array of workouts to be done. I'm especially excited because there's a bunch of attachments that Titan has for the rack that can be added over time. To finish it off, it was very easy to assemble especially if you have an impact drill. I highly recommend this rack. Read more
Great rack for a home gym, very stable and arrived with no issues. Assembly is easy with two persons (can be done with just one) but instructions needs to be downloaded from Titan’s website. Read more
Very nice, sturdy power rack. It's a great value I think and I definitely feel safe using this for benching and squats. For me, it will work great in my basement, as it is a perfect height. After assembling this, which did not take long, I believe it will be a very solid item that will accept years of use. Overall, I was looking for something that would suit my purpose and be a good value/cost ratio. This fits the bill. For $300 this is an excellent deal, I think. The black J-hooks arrived bent and unusable, but I contacted Titan and they responded and shipped out 2 new ones in just a couple of hours. I was very impressed with the response time and customer service. Especially at 11pm at night. One of the plastic foot inserts broke in shipping also, but they are replacing that as well. No questions asked. Much appreciated! I would do business again with Titan certainly. Read more
This is a great rack for basement lifting! I have it anchored down on a homemade platform with 2 in structural lag screws and the rack doesn't move when lifting heavy or doing pullups. In my opinion this is the best rack to buy if you are limited on ceiling space (80 inches from my platform to the ceiling). Also, the rack has an amazing value with the number of attachments you can add to it, which is hard to find for $400. The steel, hardware, J-hooks and safeties are all excellent quality and make lifting much safer. As mentioned earlier a huge plus with this rack is the ability to bolt it to the floor or platform. Was using a cheap Amazon squat stand I found for free, and it was very unstable for weights over 300lbs, so I replaced it immediately with this rack and I am glad I did! After doing some research, those who are adamant for a 3x3 11ga short rack, Bells of steel sells a 72in variant for $1200+ (w/o j hooks, safeties or bottom feet) Read more
