SportsroyalsPower Tower Pull Up Dip Station Assistive Trainer Multi-Function Home Gym Strength Training Fitness Equipment 440LBS

For starters, it’s sturdy. Very sturdy. I was worried about that, but I think it’s designed well and I haven’t had some of the wobbling issues a person mentioned. But that might be because I alternated sides when tightening the bolts during the phase after the instructions tell you DON’T TIGHTEN YET. Or it could be because I have it sitting on some of those foam matting squares that interlock that are on my workout room floor—I don’t know, and I’m not moving it off of them to find out lol. I won’t say the instructions are BAD, but I do wish they’d labeled the different parts better instead of merely showing them in a diagram. I don’t know if this is allowed, but I labeled all the other parts before I opened them in the accompanying picture, and I really hope this helps you. I didn’t include the largest bolts because it’s apparent which ones they are and they’re the most numerous. There’s also a couple of pieces I didn’t label in the pic because they were loose in the bag and again: it was obvious what they were. Refreshingly, the tools provided are ALL YOU NEED, and I think pulling out your tool bag and a power tool would only complicate matters. All in all, I have nothing negative to say about this pull-up/dip station, and it’s just another piece of the puzzle for those of us that can’t stand the idea of fighting over equipment in the gym. In summary: it’s just fine and handily achieves its intended purpose. You can feel comfortable with the purchase—at least I do.

The media could not be loaded. I purchased and received the assist version of SportsRoyals power tower on Dec 16, 2023.I’m am writing this review 2 weeks after I assembled and started using it.Before purchase I had read most of the recent and top rated reviews and found them very insightful. But, I also noticed opinions varied based on expectation, fitness routine and stature.so, this is my 6 foot 225 pound moderately active opinion.The shipping box looked smaller than expected and weighted 86 pounds. The contents were tightly and securely packed. There is no user guide, and what many people have reported as terrible assembly instructions is really an exploded view of components. So, it helps with assembly but not well. I struggled until I realized the manufacture put an assembly video on Amazon. Short and not perfect but, using it in conjunction with the so-called assembly instructions, it was understandable. From the time I moved the shipping box into the house, assembled and cleaned up afterwards 4 hours had passed. I took my time, made no mistakes and used every part and fastener supplied. I’d call success.When looking at pictures that some reviewers have submitted, I noticed equipment structure was not always of the same design. Those reporting the most shake or flex where made with round tubular steel frames. Strong but hard to attach support arms to. The one pictured and I received was made with squared tubular steel and has an “H” style base. Not the triangular base some pictures show. Guessing the manufacture has recently re-designed the tower to address stability (Shake and Flex). The Amazon site says the tower supports 440 pounds, however, the so-called assembly instruction states 330 pounds. Could it be the result of the re-design? I can confirm that the top pull-up bar connection does creak under my weight as reported, but it doesn’t bother me or seem excessive or dangerous.I included a video. Notice there is minimal flexing. A result of the squared tubular steel I suspect. The steel is thinner than I expected which became noticeable during assembly. Do not tighten the bolts beyond tightly snug or the tubular steel will start to buckle-in. To be fair I have a tendency to over torque everything. I compared this tower with the commercial brand Hoist. There is no comparison in quality. The Hoist is many times stronger but also many times more expensive. Actually 4 times more with no assist. The questions is, when is strong, strong enough. The SportRoyal would never hold up in a commercial fitness center. But probably good enough for my home gym.I needed the pull-up assist to get my muscles started, and it functions as others have said. Not the smoothest movement but, it does what it’s meant to do. However, the seat is completely and totally in the wrong position for assisted dips. Online specifications say each of the 4 assist bands is 22 Lbs, 88 total. I tested this by placing two 45 pound weight lifting plates on the seat. This 90 pounds lowered the seat 75% of the way down. Removing 1 plate, 45 Lbs, raised the seat 75% of the way back up. So, I would call this spec accurate and not bad for functioning with bungees.Prior to purchase I could not figure out how the assist seat converted to a back support. So, I included the change-over in the video. Easy to do after a couple of tries. The manufacturer must have been concerned that the pulleys on the assisted seat bungee system would bottom out and get damaged. So, they included what they’re calling an anti-crash support. A rod that stick up from the H base frame. I included it in the video. Easy to remove or install but very dangerous. If you forget to remove it and you lose grip when the seat is in the backrest position, you could impaled yourself.In conclusion:The manufacturer designed a functional and well thought out power tower that gives me the exercises I wanted, accept for assisted dips. The build quality is consistent with what I expected for home equipment. The relatively low cost and light weight allowed me to try, lift and afford the purchase. I don’t expect the assist bungee system to last forever, but, it should last long enough until I don’t need it anymore. There are no other low cost towers with assist that I could find. Yes the top pull-up bar can be set at several heights but don’t expect it to be a regular adjustment, it’s too difficult for that. Also, the assisted seat travel length is fixed which makes the pull-up bar height dependent on it. All-in-all I would purchase this power tower again.

The media could not be loaded. 4/5 overallPROS:-More sturdy than I was expecting even though it's only 90ish pounds total (I'm 6'2 190lbs at the time of Writing this and it didn't shake much for pull ups & dips... regular pullups, I don't do kipping pullups but those will shake tf out of anything)-higher quality build & look than I was expectingCONS:-NOT as tall as advertised. At the tallest setting the pullup handles measure 88 inches tall. I'm fairly tall (6'2) and got this is solely because it was the tallest one I could find, even compared to some of the expensive commercial grade ones. The advertised height said a little over 92 inches tall, and the little knobs at the top reach that height, but the handles are 4 inches shorter. I was hoping to get close to doing pullups with a fully extended body instead of bent legs, so that was a let down. But for now it's fine and if it bothers me enough I'll make some kind of wooden platform to put under it and cut out the middle. We'll see 🤷‍♂️-the instructions are very vague and the nuts/bolts/etc are not labeled. AND it never specifies when to use the "M10*20 CURVED WASHERS" so if you rush, you will definitely make mistakes. It DOES tell you when to use the other types of washers though. Assume nearly every tike you use the "M10*75 BOLTS" for the base, there should be a curved washer on both ends of the bolt-- one between the head of the bolt & the frame and one between the nut and the frame. The pictures show a curved washer by the head of the bolts, so that's all I did. But I had 12 curved washers left over. Everything is as tight as I could get it, BUT there is tiny gaps on the sides of the nuts that might bother a perfectionist... & in hindsight, there is a small table that tells how many of each part will be used on that page, I just missed it.I've attached a video with the measure HANDLE height (88") and pictures of the instructions so you can have an idea of what you're getting into.The instructions are vague, which is annoying, but NOT impossible. You CAN figure it out! Go back and forth between pictures & instructions & take your time & youll be fine.Heres some final thoughts/tips:I would recommend NOT opening all the nuts/bolts right away and instead leave them in the plastic container and take some time with a sharpie to match them with the pictures and label them with a sharpie, then cut 3 sides of each compartment to create a little flap to open that has the label on it. I've attached a pic of my empty container to show what I meant.You built it, now use it! Pullups & dips are tough, but don't get discouraged! Get some THICK resistance bands from Amazon or your local sporting goods store to help with progressive over load. If they're too thin they'll rip in half while using them. Then take baby steps, just like you did while building the dang thing... otherwise you'll end up selling it in 2 months on fb market place with the other thousands of people who gave up because it was harder than they expected.For building and using this, You got this 🤙P.s. I was going to give it a higher rating, even with bad instructions, but the misleading height annoyed me. Literally everything about it besides the misleading height and instructions is GREAT.So unless you're also tall & lanky Giraffe/chimpanzee hyprid, don't be discouraged. This is still the nicest power tower I could find and I looked pretty extensively for quite awhile 😅

Shipment was fast. Came in a well packed box. Instructions were easy to follow. Tools were included. Only had a minor issue with one of the bands ends not being crimped.. but resolved with some vise grips. Over all very satisfied with quality. Wife loves the assist in both the dips and the pull ups. Very nice addition to our home gym.