I got this on a whim, and caught it on sale for $90. I put a pair of Ironmaster leg roller pads (that I had left over from swapping with injection molded pads) on for extra comfort for the forearm support bar. There are several incline settings to increase the level of difficulty. The leg rollers are very smooth along the track and the pads are comfortable on the knees. It has a very cheap rep and calorie counter that I’m debating on not even using. The band aspect to this is useless to me. I use this primarily to insert ab work more frequently - in between sets of other body part exercises, rather than just hitting abs only twice a week. It folds for easy storage. And despite being very light and not having a more robust frame, it’s very stable and feels solid in use.

Another great piece out of 9.22 Designs. A simple, small magnetic rack plate that ties in my bench pad headrest cover’s design that Marcus made and the overall demon dungeon vibe of my mTor-ture Chamber of a gym. For me, this definitely literally lives up to the saying…”The Devil is in the Details”. I affixed these to my upper crossmember (which in reality is a REP rear lower crossmember) on either side of my Prime Pullup Station brackets.

If you suffer at all from chronic or acute medial or lateral epicondylitis, incorporating these into a bi-weekly routine can do wonders. Sometimes with overtraining (not smart on my behalf) I can get a flare up with my right elbow laterally and that can linger for weeks. I haven’t had a flare up since I started using the Therabands so I’m correlating the two and assuming a real benefit. The Blue one has a similar diameter to an Olympic sleeve (as seen in pic) and makes my LeMaster post jealous of its length 😝

The knurling feels exceptional in hand and, by far, is the most aggressive on a deadlift bar that I have encountered (vs. Texas Deadlift Bar, Rogue, Cerberus, and from what I’m told also IL Padrino American Barbell) At 95 1/4” with a 27mm shaft diameter this bar has incredible flexion/whip. Especially compared to what I was used to pulling with - the stiffer Rogue Ohio Deadlift bar (at only 90.5”). Since I do not lift Sumo, the added oscillation that results from the increased whip and momentum at the top of the movement wasn’t difficult to er accustomed to. Even at 95 1/4” it length it does not exceed the rubber width on my platform. So loading plates, even with added downward sleeve tilt as the plates stack, doesn’t put me at a disadvantage of hitting my platform’s metal edge while loading. This PR Deadlift bar perfectly compliments my Kabuki HD Trap Bar (in brand only 😂) and I hope to set some “Grand Goals” and pull some substantial weight (relatively speaking) with this thing and finally break 600lbs. Nothing like Duffin about 9 years ago being first man repping 1000 lbs, first man who did 1000lbs sumo, lightest man to ever deadlift 1000 lbs at that time.

I’m so happy that I was able to find this Jack on FB marketplace for a steal. I don’t have the room to stow a full sized jack. The only spot that I had was in front of my bumper plate storage rack and this fits perfectly. The main attraction is its light weight, making it a breeze to move about and load the bar up with minimal effort. It’s a perfect piece for my gym. Mine feels balanced and stable even with the bar loaded up. I’m in the “love it” camp.