Marcy Multi-Position Adjustable Utility Bench for Home Gym Weightlifting and Strength Training

Very Sturdy, easy to put together, and great price

I do not use this bench a lot but for what I use it (abs, back and some dumbbell exercises sometimes) it works fine.Sturdy enough for me. It serves its purpose.

If you are considering this bench, it is most likely because of the folding feature. If it is, then this is a good bench for you. It would be nice if it folded flatter than it does, but it is good enough to make it easy to fold up and put it up right to stow against a wall or in a closet. With the folding feature, you will compromise some things with this bench. For one, price. You could get a non-folding bench for cheaper, but again, the reason you are looking at this is probably because it folds. The second thing is sturdiness. I use mainly with dumbbells and not really heavy at that and the bench works perfectly fine. It is stable and doesn't move or slide on my hardwood floors. It is also a good balance between construct and portability. Making it with thicker metal would mean more weight which would add to the difficulty to store and move around. If you do lift heavy weights, then you probably want a more heavy duty bench and should be looking at a folding bench at that.Assembly was easy and pretty darn clear. All the nuts, screws and bolts are vacuum sealed on to a cardboard and labeled so you know exactly which parts are need for each step in the instructions. One suggestion, assemble everything, but don't make everything real tight. Sit and lay on it to get things to work into position, then tighten everything down. This will prevent the feet from being uneven and unstable. Another recommendation is DON'T over tighten - especially when anchoring the seating to the frame or you will strip the board material and now you've just ruined the stability of the bench. You're probably thinking, "yeah, that's common sense." but hey just saying. . .Anyway, I am perfectly happy with this bench for my use and i don't have to have a room in my house look like its always a gym. I recommend this to those that feel that same about their equipment.

I read a lot of the reviews before deciding to try this bench. My bench came in with a slightly damaged box but everything inside was there and okay. It was simple to put together and the pictographic instructions were clear. All of the pieces fit together very well including the bolts holding the seat and back-rest on. BTW, I'm a little over 6' and the seat and back-rest size fit me fine with head support when working off my back, i.e. sit-ups, presses, etc. The backs of the seat and back-rest are finished pretty crudely, specially staples and ragged edge fabric but that is a design not a construction mis-step. The only real, albeit minor, deficiency is, as one other reviewer noted, that the seat and the back-rest are not perfectly aligned. The mis-alignment does not effect the functioning. It's mainly cosmetic. I wouldn't hesitate to buy this again.

I was looking for a cheap bench to use for dumbell exercises. I tried Craigslist and found plenty of ugly, old, flat benches wrapped in duct tape there. They were all under $100 and would have been barely adequate. I was hoping for a bench with a reclining support for different exercises and found a nice Bowflex bench at Dicks sporting goods for about $170. That was out of my budget. Lucky for me, I stumbled upon this Marcy bench. It has all the features of the Dick's bench, but only cost me as much as a junky old craigslist bench!Assembly was pretty easy and the instructions were good. The bench os very stable and comfortable to use. The mechanism for adjusting the bench angle is very solid. The bench material is comfortable and seems pretty durable. I can easily push the bench against a wall when it is not in use.There are comfortable knee and foot supports for doing sit-ups and you can even drop the bench lower than horizontal for Roman Chair sit-ups. We are very happy with the quality and the price!

First impressions are that this is a relatively light-duty bench, perfectly adequate for home workouts. The build quality isn't amazing, but it seems solid enough. If you want something to use in your power rack with your olympic bars and bumper plates, this probably isn't it. If you want something that will stand up to five or so hours' use per week and let you do things like chest presses and flies with your adjustable dumbbell set, this will do just fine. (Maximum combined weight of you plus your weights is 300 lbs, according to the manual.)Assembly took me a little over an hour, but I was taking extra care since others had warned of stripping bolts/sockets. I ran the bolt threads over a bar of soap before using them just to be sure, but I had no problems. The threaded holes in the parts that sit on the floor were not perfectly aligned, but they worked well enough. I ended up not liking the ankle/knee padded bars so I just didn't install them.Will update this review if it falls apart, but so far I'm pleased with it.

After hours of browsing for benches I decided to buy this one. I was going to get a more expensive one to match my revolution but decided that this didn't look too bad and was a reasonable price . I was unsure at first as I bought one a year ago nearly same price and it was quite unstable and would rock from side to side when moved on. It took me about 20 minutes to put together, the frame is pretty solid and sturdy . I did have a bolt that didn't want to go in but with a lil jiggling it went in. I'm pretty pleased with it, no rocking from side to side when I move and it's pretty sturdy , I know I stepped up on it to test it, I am 140 lbs at 5 ft 9.5 and didnt move. I'm pleased at it for the price of It and the quality you cant go wrong to get fit and build some muscle