TITAN Pivoting Reflex bar vs heavy duty 8 bag stand

This is a comparison between the TITAN Pivoting reflex bar and TITAN heavy duty 8 bag stand including pros, cons, and alternatives. This article was originally published in Which cardio equipment to get from TITAN. Follow the links for more details.

Overview and review of the TITAN Heavy duty 8 bag stand

This is an overview of the TITAN heavy duty 8 bag stand including pros, cons, and alternatives. This article was originally published in Which cardio equipment to get from TITAN. Follow the links for more details.

Overview of the TITAN 8 Bag boxing stand

The TITAN 8 bag boxing stand is the biggest boxing stand you can get from TITAN. If you have space and can bolt it to the ground it is a solid tool to get more bags up in a commercial gym with high ceilings. In other scenarios, it is probably overkill. The full specifications of this stand are:

- Easy bolt together design.

- Holds up to 8 bags of any size.

- 360-degree access to each bag.

- 8 Eye hooks to hang bags.

- Can be collapsed into a 4 bag stand.

- Height: 8-ft

- Footprint: 12-ft x 6-ft

- Base Plates: 6-in x 4-in

- Material: 3-in x 3-in steel tubing.

- Capacity: 300 lbs. per Hook | 2400 lbs.total

- Weight: 405 lbs.

This is a massive rig to hang bags on which leaves you with a solid foundation and a lot of space to work with your boxing clients.

Pros of the TITAN 8 Bag boxing stand

The pros of the TITAN 8 bag boxing stand are:

Many eyehooks
Space to circle the bags
Solid rig

This is a solid solution and I especially like it because you can work with different bag configurations to maximize free movement around them. If you want to hang a lot of bags whilst having the space to navigate around them, then this is the best you can get from TITAN.

Cons of the TITAN 8 bag boxing stand

The cons of the 8 Bag boxing stand from TITAN are:

Size
Price

Do you really need 8 bags in your gym and want to pay about $1000 just to have a station to hang them on? I think for most people and commercial gyms the answer will be no. Especially, if the ceilings are low and you can use them to hang bags.

Alternatives to the TITAN 8 bag boxing stand

The alternatives for the TITAN 8 bag boxing bag are:

Out of the entire TITAN boxing stand line up, I like this one the least. The reason os that the uprights are too close to the bags in this setup. It limits how you can move around the bag even though you are paying extra bucks to them mounted. If you need a lot of bags, go for the 8 bag stand and leave some space. If you want to hang 4 bags, get two of the two bag heavy stands from TITAN so you can decide how far you want to put them apart.

The heavy-duty 2 bag stand is a great option to hang four bags but with more space between the individual bags. With this you can move freely around the bags, while still being able to hang some pretty heavy ones.

Conclusion for the TITAN 8 bag boxing stand

The 8 bag heavy stand is a great option when you want to hang a lot of bags in your gym while still being able to circle around them

Overview and review of the TITAN Pivoting Reflex bar

This is an overview of the TITAN Pivoting reflex bar including pros, cons, and alternatives. This article was originally published in Which cardio equipment to get from TITAN. Follow the links for more details.

Overview of the TITAN Pivoting Reflex trainer

The Pivoting Reflex trainer is a good addition to a commercial boxing gym or a well-equipped home gym to train reaction times, blocking, and ducking. This is the speed bag that hits you back. The full specifications are:

- Wall-mounted or fits on T-3 Series Power Rack

- Swinging padded target for reflex training

- Pop-pin adjustable height

- Designed to boost fitness reflexes for boxers, fighters, karate enthusiasts, and more

- Durable powder-coated finish

- Mount Plate: 8-in x 8-in.

- Target Length: 27-in.

- Target Diameter: 3-in.

- Arm Length: 36-in.

- Height Adjustment Slots: 10

- Weight: 22 lb.

Pros of the TITAN Pivoting Reflex trainer

The Pros of the TITAN Pivoting fitness trainer are:

Price
Rack-mounted
Small
Can be wall mounted

The first thing to mention is the price which undercuts most special stores you could this item from. This is due to the strategy of TITAN fitness to be a cost leader for all of the products they are presenting in their shop at the cost of quality assurance and customer service. This means you buy it cheap and then have to figure it out yourself and if it is broken you might need to fix it up a little yourself.

This particular reflex trainer can also be mounted on a T-3 series which avoids having to drill it into a wall. With that, it is special in the market of Reflex trainers and something to be looked at for somebody who wants to build an entire home gym based on TITAN products.

Compared to a speed bag and a heavy boxing bag it takes up way less space in your gym. This can be an advantage in spaces that are already constrained.

Compared to free-standing boxing bags and reflex trainers this can be wall-mounted. This is usually better as the free-standing versions tend to be all over the place once an adult has a serious go at them.

Cons of the TITAN Pivoting Reflex trainer

The cons of the Pivotings Reflex trainer are:

Needs to be wall-mounted or attached to a rack
Can not be hit very hard
As a gimmick rather than an essential item

The first disadvantage of the Reflex trainer is that it will not work if you do not mount it properly. If you do not have the option to place a rack in your gym or mount the Reflex trainer to the wall you will not be able to use it.

This Reflex trainer is not a replacement for a heavy bag or a speed bag. You can not hit this machine as hard as a heavy bag as it does not provide the surface to place the punch or kick. While it is great for coordination and reaction times it is not an essential item to become a good boxer. These things can also be addressed by shadow boxing or having simple pieces of string in the ring.

Alternatives to the Pivoting Reflex trainer

The TITAN power strike punching bag is a good option for anyone who wants to move their punching bag around a lot. As long as you have the mount in the ceiling or in the wall you can move this bag around easier compared to other bags because of its shape. Especially good for smaller and lighter athletes that see boxing as a cardio workout rather than a sport to be taken seriously in itself.

The TITAN MuayThai boxing bag is one of the best value for money bags from TUTAN you can get. It is heavy and long and is therefore suitable to place low kicks, body punches, and uppercuts on it. The only downside is that it is quite hard to move it around by yourself, so if you want to change things around often, this might not be the bag for you.

The TItan 88 lb punching bag is TITAN's version of a heavy boxing bag. It is slightly thicker than the Muay Thai bag and they are better suited to athletes over 80kg to hack away at it. The only downside is that it does not go low enough to the ground to work for low kicks.

Conclusion for the Pivoting Reflex trainer

The TITAN pivoting reflex trainer is a great cheap option to get your hand on a pivoting Reflex trainer if you wanted to get one. It is also one of the few ones that are rack-mountable right out of the box, so if you design a gym fully around a rack rather than walls and ceilings, then this is a good option.