Weider Incline Weight Bench Review (& Alternative Benches)

This one comes with 80 pounds of vinyl weights, and spring clip collars you can use with any standard barbell or dumbbell. The comfy padded bench adjusts to incline positions, to help you target different muscles and keep your routine fresh.

You also get a removable preacher curl bench for bicep shredding, and a leg station with foam ankle padding to let you perform leg curls and extensions. Many higher-priced benches do not offer these extras or will charge extra for them as options.

If you prefer something more advanced, Weider has two sibling products in the Pro line. The Pro 345 adds decline presses, and the top of line 395 offers military presses, adjustable uprights (bar holders) as well as using Olympic plates and bars for those ready to upgrade from the somewhat limited standard size.

The seats on all the Pro benches are stitched, not stapled, giving them a longer life. The padding will keep your back stationary, making sure your chest and arms are doing all the work of benching the bar.

Weider is a champion at education, so you get a large, easy-to-read chart with all the different moves you can do on your bench.

You get both a super versatile padded leg developer and a steel preacher curl pad with stitched foam padding. The preacher pad has a rolled top, rather than a flat surface, which increases comfort and also gives you a better range of motion when isolating your biceps. The uprights, or "safety spotters" as Weider calls them, are adjustable to different heights and let you easily switch between wide and narrow grip bench presses.

The bench has an ample 600-pound capacity, including 300 pounds of free weights and 300-pound user weight. Benching 300 puts you in the advanced category. However, we do wish the uprights could handle more than 300 pounds as a squat rack. Typical lifters can push a lot more with their back and legs than they can with their arms and chest.

The preacher pad pairs with a curl yoke to give it motion, and you can take the yoke off when you want to do leg exercises. A four-point base, with rubber, covered feet, keeps you 100% stable while protecting your floor from damage. Even with all the stations it offers, this bench is compact enough not to hog space in your home gym or spare room.

Uprights are height adjustable but are permanently attached to the bench frame so you cannot use them for squats. The bench lets you do flat, incline, and decline bar presses ordumbbell lifts.

This is both a standard and Olympic bench, with a leg peg that takes Olympic plates (with an adapter sleeve) for your leg curls and extensions. That peg doubles as the load bearer for preacher curls. Body Champ added safety hooks and anti-pinch guards for safety. The leg stabilizer uses a U-shape, which gives you even more safety. The design, along with a U-shaped front foundation and four-point rear foundation, gives you six points of rubberized floor contact for one of the most stable benches we can imagine.

Ab crunches come by way of a y shaped nylon yoke with a lanyard. It's an unconventional design, meaning there's a learning curve, but reviewers indicate the yoke is effective and pain-free.

Uprights are adjustable and, to every squat junkie's delight, can become a squat rack when you move the bench piece out of the way. This is a light commercial, gym ready unit that you can use at home to free up some space for cardio machines or other additional equipment.

Briefly, our research shows you can do bench presses from any angle, preacher curls with one or two dumbbells, leg extensions and curls, and of course the uber-important barbell squats.

Weight plates and the bar are not included with the purchase. You can get them as an option from Tomasar, but any Olympic bar and plate set will fit the unit.

We did notice that the preacher curl pad is flat, without the rounded top part for comfort. Since the leg peg is not attached to the preacher pad, you have to use dumbbells or a curl bar for your biceps isolation. It is a small missing convenience that we are sure will not take away from the usefulness and utility of Tomasar's bench.

First of all, the clean-looking comfort padded bench will adjust to any angle you wish for targeting your chest, arms, or core. It is a gap-tooth design, with a tab on the back of the bench that snugs down into the teeth. There are no pins or knobs to fuss with when you want to go low or high with your bar or dumbbell upper body exercises.

The vinyl seats are packed with foam for a comfortable ride that will not allow excess back movement and won't cause pain or injury. On top of that, you get rubberized grip handles for arm curls. The handle will fit securely in your hands, no matter how much of a sweat you work up. The one-piece handle assembly has a wrist-friendly "Y" shape, too, letting you curl heavier and harder without any extra stress on your arms.

Uprights are height adjustable to please shorter or taller than average users. In addition, you can use the upright assembly as a standalone squat rack. Safety locks throughout the frame will keep you stable without restricting your range of motion at all.

The very first thing that we noticed about this design is that making adjustments to the pitch of the backrest is quick and easy. It has a central pivot point and pegs that allow you to adjust the pitch of the backrest up to 8 different ways. Unlike many designs out there on the market, you can even adjust the pitch of the seat as well to 3 different angles.

One of the most notable features of this design is that it is composed of strong and sturdy materials that are wobble-free. The frame is made from solid steel construction with a glossy black powder-coated finish that not only looks sharp but is also resistant to rust. The seats are made from high-density foam with durable box stitching that will hold up quite well over the years.

If you are in the market for something that is strong and sturdy and able to take a beating, this option is a great choice. We love that it is composed of strong materials that can be adjusted in a variety of ways to target a myriad of muscle groups, and comes in at an affordable price point.

More intense bench presses are fine, the bench can handle the weight, but positioning will be harder and a human spotter is an absolute must for safety.

With this bench, you can do overhead dumbbell presses by setting the bench at the highest position. The adjustment is an easy gap tooth design, with powder coated steel frame construction. The backrest goes to six declines, flat, and incline positions. Padding is 2 inches thick for comfort and back stabilization, with faux vinyl covering that will be easy to keep clean.

At the bottom, you get four points of ground contact. They all have square rubberized feet to avoid damaging your floor. Back wheels and a fixed front handle will make it easy to move the bench, should you need to.

What users love most about this design is that making adjustments to the bench is super easy, which makes it a cinch to adjust between snappy drop sets. Simply lift up the back of the chair and place it into the grooves in the metal for your desired incline or decline. It can also be used as a flat bench as well.

Users also love that this machine comes with a detachable leg developer that allows users to load up plates onto the pegs to ensure that they never skip leg day. It also includes a detachable preacher pad for more isolated movements that help to really build muscle.

If you are in the market for something that is simple and affordable, this design is worth checking out. Even though it clocks in at a super reasonable price point, it still includes beneficial attachments such as the leg developer and preacher pad for a full-body experience. Plus, it is made from strong and sturdy materials that are made to take a beating!

You can lower the bench part to make a flat aerobic step that looks like the bottom of an upside-down letter "U". It is a height adjustable step, too, one that can grow with you as you get stronger and your heart becomes more efficient.

As many of us know, aerobic steps are also good platforms for inclined pushups, ab crunches, lunges, kicks, and even step up squats with body weight or dumbbells. This actually makes the Power Systems deck more versatile than a traditional bench in terms of strength training. You also get an easy ability to meld strength and cardio movements.

Before we get too carried away praising the step aerobics features, we need to talk about what this unit does as a bench. First, it is not for heavyweights. The construction is plastic. You do get resistance bands you can use along with dumbbells. The bench, like the step surface, is non-slip for added stability. Rubber pads protect your floor while keeping the entire unit in place.

Although this is not the platform for you to max out on the bench press, the deck has an overall capacity of 300 pounds including user and dumbbells/barbell.

Users have the option to adjust the back of this bench to 5 different incline, decline, or flat positions to activate a variety of different muscle groups as needed. Making these adjustments is as simple and gliding the backrest up and down the provided pegs and then locking it into place.

This design also comes with a detachable preacher pad that is ideal for isolated movements. It also includes a front-loaded leg developer to help tone and sculpt hamstring, quads, and glutes. The entire frame is made from solid steel construction, and when assembled properly is wobble-free!

If you are in the market for something that is super easy to adjust and versatile, the XRS 20 is worth a look. We love that it includes bonus features such as a detachable preacher pad and leg developer in one small and compact package that comes in at a price point that won’t break the bank.