REP fitness FB-5000 bench with wide pad vs TITAN Max adjustable FID bench

This is a comparison between the Rep Fitness FB-5000 bench and the Titan Max adjustable FID bench. Follow the links for more details.

Overview and review of the TITAN Max adjustable FID bench

This is an overview of the TITAN Max adjustable bench FID including pros, cons, and alternatives. This article was originally posted in Which TITAN bench to get? Follow the links for details.

Overview of the TITAN max adjustable FID bench

Price:$449

The Max adjustable FID bench is the most versatile bench TITAN has to offer. With over 70 different positions to work from you can do your incline, decline, and flat bench presses. This is a bench that can also be used for decline bench presses as it comes with the necessary foot attachment to keep you safe. This also leaves you with more options for sit-ups and other core workouts on this bench. The full specs of this bench are:

Heavy-duty construction
Double frame for extra stability
Wheels and handle in front for easy transportation
10 Bench pad position from horizontal to vertical
7 Head/Seat positions to suit a variety of workouts
Removable foot roller attachment included
For indoor use
Footprint: 70-in x 23.5-in.
Head/Seat Pad Dimensions: 13.5-in L x 8-in x 11-in W.
Bench Pad Dimensions: 36-in. L x 11-in W.
Gap Pad Dimensions: 5.5-in L x 11-in W.
Foot Roller Length: 7-in.
Foot Roller Diameter: 4-in.
Weight Capacity: 600 lb.
Product Weight: 92 lb.

This is a top-notch bench for anyone who is out to build an elite home gym. It will also find its way into some professional establishments to be used in free weight areas.

Pros of the TITAN Max adjustable FID bench

Pros of the TITAN Max adjustable FID bench are:

Incline and Decline positions
Low price
Easy to transport

This is a bench that can be used for the full range of incline and decline positions for your workouts. As such it is very versatile compared to normal flat benches or incline benches. It is built sturdy and will take a beating.

As with all TITAN products, the price comes in at about half of the competition from Rogue and Eleiko, who are currently the market leaders for free weight equipment. Especially if you are buying in large quantities or need to build a semi-professional gym on a tight budget, cutting costs in things like benches, plates and dumbbells can be a good way of achieving your goals.

Attaching a pair of wheels to high-end benches has become standard in the industry to make them easy to transport. Still, not every model and vendor provides this. Especially in a gym set up with many clients where you expect the bench to be moved a lot, this is something to consider.

Cons of the TITAN Max adjustable FID bench

The cons of the TITAN Max adjustable bench are:

Finish
Price
Size

The finish is something that haunts most TITAN products. You have to cut some corners to get to half the price of your competition. The best way to do that is by saving labor costs or extra machinery in finishing your product. Therefore, TITAN products are more likely to have problems with their powder coatings, fit of nuts and bolts, and movement in hinges. Most of the time these shortcomings are fixable with sandpaper, grease, or some other DIY skill, but it gives things a little bit more of a makeshift feel. The adjustable bench is no exception.

The price of the Max adjustable bench is pretty high compared to other benches you can get from TITAN. This also applies to every other vendor when you get a bench that does incline and decline variations. It seems like the decline benches always cost about twice what an incline bench costs. So if you are being honest with yourself, how many decline exercises do you actually do? Does this justify shelling out twice the money for the bench or could you get other equipment for the money saved, that gets you to your goals quicker? If you buy the Max Incline bench you save yourself $200. For that amount of money, you can get a massage gun to recover quicker. That will probably have more impact on your performance than the odd 3x12 decline bench once a week.

A decline bench always needs an extra attachment so that you can strap your feet in. This makes the bench longer, which can get problematic in tight spaces in home gyms. Taking the attachment on and off to move the bench can be annoying and finally, you end up with an incline bench that you paid twice the money for, because you just could not be bothered to get the attachment on and off.

Alternatives to the TITAN Max adjustable FID bench

The TITAN combo rack comes in at $999 and also includes a very sturdy bench. If you are a powerlifter trying to get ready form home for your next competition, then this might be the right road to travel down. Still, this is rather a niche product compared to the other benches from TITAN.

The hefty bench is the right option if you have a massive upper body and a big bench press to back it up, but do not want to invest in a combo rack. This bench is half the price of the Max adjustable FID bench and comes with an extra thick and wide padding. If you flat bench press heavy on a regular basis, this might be a better option for your home gym than the Max adjustable FID.

The single post FID bench is the incline version from FID that only goes up and not down. It also comes without a foot attachment. For most home users it would recommend this one over the Max adjustable FID bench unless you already hang upside down quite a bit in your current workout routines.

Conclusion for the TITAN Max adjustable FID bench

The max adjustable FID bench is good for a home gym, when the owner is into mobility and rehab. For this, the many options to adjust height and angles are of advantage. For a professional gym, it is also wise to maybe have one or two of these decline benches around, depending on how many clients and what other equipment you have. It is not an item I would recommend to buy in bulk. In most scenarios, an incline bench will suffice and cover the most needs at a reasonable price. Decline bench presses are programmed very little and can usually easily be supplemented with other exercises that can be done on an incline bench to attack the lower pecs.

Overview and review of the REP fitness FB-5000 bench with wide pad

This is an overview of the REP fitness FB-5000 with wide pad including pros, cons, and alternatives. The original was published under which rep fitness bench to buy. Follow the links for more details.

REP FB-5000 with Wide pad $189

The REP FB 5000 is a great value-for-money flat bench and comes highly recommended by multiple reknown Youtubers as a good alternative to the Rogue Utility bench. The full specifications of this bench are:

Total Height: 16.75"
Total Pad Length: 48"
Back Pad Width: 13.75"
Weight: 62lbs
Total Footprint: 7.25 SQFT
Designed with Competition Standards
3% Tolerance

Heavy-duty 3x3" 11 gauge steel frame with even thicker connecting plates.
Durable vinyl upholstery with 3" thick pad with plywood base. Connects with four (4) bolts. Two (2) extra bolt holes on frame for future pad compatibility.
16.75" height from floor to top of pad.
3-foot design for ease of leveling.
Welded metal endcaps.
Handle and wheels for easy transport.
Available in 4 colors: Matte Black, Hammertone Red, Hammertone Blue, Metallic Black. Please see the image above for the difference between the Matte and Metallic Black finish.

Great beginner bench when you do not want to invest in an adjustable bench when you don’t mind that your bench is imported.

Pros of the REP FB-5000 with Wide pad

The pros of the REP FB-5000 are:

Meets competition specifications
Handles 1000 pounds
Single post
Price
Easy to move
Grippy cushion
4 post attachment of the pad
Value for money

The list of pros for this one is long and best summarized as a competition standard bench for a very low price. The single post design helps you to simulate the bench press setup in a powerlifting competition at home. Compared to the Rogue competition the pad is better attached to the gram with 4 instead of four frames.

Cons of the REP FB-5000 with Wide pad

The cons of the FB-5000 are

Relatively light
Not adjustable
No decline
Instability when you sit on it

This is a great bench for bench pressing. If you are looking for a multi-purpose bench for your home gym for hip thrusts, step-ups, resting between sets, and other things you might to do with a regular bench, then the FB-5000 is not great. While the single post design is great for setting up for the bench press it takes away stability for all other exercises you might want to do with a bench.

Alternatives to the REP FB-5000 with Wide pad

The Rogue Utility bench is the better option if you are looking for a general-purpose bench that can be used to do all kinds of exercises.

The TITAN hefty bench is TITAN’s approach to a thick pad low-price bench. If you want a thick pad for cheap then this is the road to travel.

Conclusion for the REP FB-5000 with Wide pad

The REP FB-5000 is hailed as one of the best benches for the money in the market. I personally would say that if I am already looking at the REP fitness way I would upgrade to an adjustable bench on my budget. One of the greatest weaknesses of the Rogue fitness bench portfolio is the jump from the flat bench to the adjustable bench setups which you do not have with REP.