XMark XM-4419 FID Flat Incline Decline Weight Bench

I finally found the perfect bench. I''ve been searching stores and online for a few months now. I kept coming across this bench but held off because it had zero reviews. Here is my opinion on the bench itself.

Pros-

It is well built. Welded solid metal pieces. It has Thick soft seating, comfortable for the lighter or heavier build (perfect for both my husband and I) Flat Incline Decline. The bench goes every which way you need it to be from completely erect to full on decline. It is super easy to position.

The preacher bar is easily removed by a clip if you prefer to tuck it away when doing leg work.

The leg extension holds plate weights. It has a normal size pole, but has a thicker connection for olympic size weights that may have a bigger hole on the plate itself. Also comes with an olympic size clip to hold them in place. There is plenty of room under the bench if you need to store your plate weights flat on the floor.

Very easy to assemble. I (female) put together this bench by myself except for one piece which i had someone help me with (2 second job where my neighbor held one piece for me while i connected the other) Note* a ratchet set made the job go much faster.

Price.. when i did my shopping around, i found this bench was more affordable than other benches that had more and whistles but they were of less quality. When i weighed those pro''s and cons i took my chance on this bench because of the said quality of the product, and i was not in the least bit disappointed.

Consit did not come with a normal size clip holding the plate weights for the leg extension. No biggie really since you can get them at the sports stores for under 5 bucks.

I bought this for Christmas for the whole family. We have a Bayou Fitness Power Pro glide board that will do an amazing number of exercises but it does fall short in a couple of areas. This bench covers those gaps for us, leg extensions & hamstring curls. The preacher curl is a nice addition for our home gym too. It''s a different feel from the glide board and very smooth.

I also bought a pair of 50 lb Power Block adjustable dumbbells to use with the bench and the combination works great. The bench is smooth and easy to adjust. The width is just right to support your back without being so wide that it interferes with movement. The padding seems stiff enough for good support. The frame seems plenty sturdy enough for me at 220 lbs. And the vinyl covering appears appropriately tough for the intended use. The adjustable dumbbells are great with the preacher curl too, providing lots of adjustability.

As far as assembly, this is the most impressive "assembly required" product I''ve encountered in a long time. The fasteners were all organized on a sheet of cardboard which was printed with number codes that corresponded to the instruction sheet. Then, all the fasteners were vacuum sealed to the cardboard with a sheet of plastic. Everything fit together easily. No parts were missing. And the directions were easy to understand. My two sons and I took our time on Christmas morning and we were done in about an hour. Not much is required in the way of tools.

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I was very pleased with my purchase. The XMark xm-4419 is as described and it''s worth the money (compared with the other fancy over-priced brands), solid, roomy, and comfortable. The bench is a regular size gym bench, you won''t feel like you are gonna fall off of it, the pads are wide enough to cover all your back and butt(even if you are tall and big, but not over 6''4") when you sit and exercise, it will hold your weight, you won''t feel like you are gonna break the bench. The preacher curl is wide enough to place both your arms on it using the attachment or using dumbbells for one arm curl. The leg extension is comfortable to use as well as leg curls. Your money will be worth it for the price, for you get to do many exercises using this bench.

The bench came in packed very well, it was double packed to insure it from getting damaged during shipping (it is heavy 80lbs, the UPS dude wasn''t happy about that, they delivered it with attitudes, very unprofessional). The materials and tools are solid and sturdy, however, your will need extra tools (it should have been included, but they were not) in order to assemble it yourself: 17mm and 14mm Wrench. Also, you will need to rely on the illustrations in the "owner''s manual" in order to assemble the parts, they are not numbered, the manual has them numbered but the actual parts are not. So, you will have to rely on the diagrams in the manual to assemble the bench. There was one minor defect that I was able to fix it: "lower back pad (16)" one of the screw fitting on the back of the pad was crooked.

Finally, I would give it 4 stars for the above mentioned reason, other than that it is worth the money. Good job X-mark fitness for this product.

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I haven''t put it to the full test yet but after putting it together it seems like a great deal for what you get. I''ll follow up as time wears on only if I have any issues. Seems very sturdy and extremely adjustable. I like the row capability that isn''t mentioned using the curl/leg bar. I only had to tap-in one piece with a hammer that didn''t want to fit but it did fine. The pull-pin assembly was pre-installed but seems really weak. Like it''s made out of the weakest metal on the planet. I hope it holds up after 100 pulls. It does "lock" into place when screwed. The roll pads need a sleeve so they don''t grind the paint off. The leg carriage bolt shaft should be longer and less threads so the bearing will be fully seated shaft-to-sleeve. The seat pad seems sufficient and are made of real plywood, not sure how thick. I did have to glance at the instructions several times to understand the connections and it took about 1.5 hours going slow I''d guess. I did leave out the washers on the seat pads and had to go back and install them. You will need them because the screws will pull through the holes. I was concerned about some small tack welds I saw and several plates are really thin. Seems like for $10 more dollars these could have been double the thickness. The bulk of the construction is heavy duty so I don''t understand the few compromises but I''m an engineer by trade so I look for this kind of stuff. We''ll see how durable those weak points are in the long run. I didn''t see anything on the market that came close to the features on this bench for the value. If the few concerns of mine are diminished then this will have been a fantastic purchase. I''m not going real heavy anyhow so I may not truly put it to the test. After a full workout or 2 I''ll let you know.

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So far I really love this bench! A lot of parts to put together but it wasn''t very hard and once everything is bolted up, this thing is solid! I have no doubts about the stability of this bench. It does everything I want to do. For the price I paid I am totally happy with this purchase.

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