Signature Fitness SF-3 1,500 Pound Capacity 3” x 3” Power Cage Squat Rack, Includes J-Hooks and Safety Straps, Other Optional Accessories

Update Aug 13, 2022:I failed a 315 pound bench press. The weight was on the way back up and then, complete muscle failure. Gravity completely took over. Weight came straight down. Right over my windpipe. I could not believe it. These things literally saved my life. Could not be more impressed… or grateful.I’ve had these for about a week. I was skeptical given the price compared to most other competitors (Vesta Fitness, Titan Fitness, Rep Fitness, and Rogue Fitness - which I personally owned). To sum it up, I’m impressed overall. These definitely do the same thing as the other options.For reference, I have 3x3 uprights with 3/4” holes, in lieu of the 5/8” these are technically made for. Below are my observations:- they are short compared to the competition (18” vs 24”). I knew this going in. They are also noticeably thinner than the competition.- the barbell protection is not UHMW plastic like the competition’s. Rather, it’s literally a hard plastic. Very hard. I question if it has the potential to crack, but I think it doubtful.- the upright protection is not UHMW plastic either. Instead it’s a light felt material. Seems unorthodox, but it works. I feel better about this than the Rogue SAML spotters I used to own, which were bare.- they do have a slight lean, causing the barbell to roll forward.- even so and plus with their unique design, they are very sturdy. I weigh about 200lbs. I jumped repeatedly on each one to simulate multiplying my weight, and had no concerns. This also left no markings on my uprights.- the above point becomes slightly problematic keeping the barbell pristine because the lips offer no protection. I’d imagine a cerakote coated bar might not fair well.- the gap between the lips and the end of the hard plastic is relatively wide. This is easily remedied however. In my case, two bands folded on top of themselves two times over creates a protective barrier, which would easily save a barbell.

The media could not be loaded. I am very well pleased with this cage. I am a personal trainer for around 7 years and I honestly take a lot of pride in selecting certain equipment. Not only does my wife and I use it but for my clients as well in terms of longevity usage, sturdiness, size and overall quality of the equipment. This has very well satisfied me. It’s perfect for my studio in my garage. It’s a true 250 machine which is perfect, so it won’t tip over if you try and move it but I would highly recommend bolting in to the ground. The price was perfect compared to any other cage I was looking for for the same quality. I’ve purchased other attachments from this page that’s perfect for anyone’s use like the arm jammers but this machine makes alot of any type of training possible, if your using it for personal use or business where you have a lot of traffic it’s perfect both ways!In terms of the time it took to put it together it took my wife and I about an hour. They come in huge pieces so it’s not many steps to take to assemble just make sure you let everything a little loose before you tighten everything at the end. Overall I’m very well pleased and plan on getting more attachments for the cage in the future to add to my buisness. Definitely rate everything from top to bottom 10/10!

Says 1500lb capacity but there’s a few catches.1) the actual felt weight will be about 70% of the loaded weight because of the physics of the lever. So, 400lbs. is like squatting 280.2) the plate holder will only hold like eight plates so that is like 360lbs. which is a load of 252lbs. Not very much.3) you can modify it by pulling the plug out of the plate holder and getting a 1.25” pipe nipple at Lowe’s and it will slide in. Then you can stack more plates, but they are so close to you that you can’t squat at that point.4) I made a kickstand out of a hinge and a 2x4 and a spring (plenty of pics online) and it was a huge improvement.If I had to do it over again (and I may) there are DIY plans for a really long one on YouTube that drastically increases the felt weight and looks like it works much better. This piece is only good if you squat less than 275lbs.

Does what I need it to do at a much more affordable price than the competition. It's made of steel and can handle as much weight as any other product on the market.

I have mine attached to a Titan tall T-3 stand.It works well, but you are going to need to buy a hip squat belt and chain and some stainless steel snaplinks to do lever squats.I recommend that you buy a 8-foot long stud (lumber), cut it up in four sections and nail them together and attach a handle to the side that you can use to prop up the lever arm before you use it so it will be easy to attach your hip squat belt chain to it.Once you stand up with the belt squat lever arm and weight plates, just remove the prop so you can go below parallel.After you are done with your set, use the handle to your prop to place the prop back under the lever arm so it will be easy to unhook your hip squat belt chain from it.I also recommend using a rope or suspension strap to hang on to for stability so you can sit back when doing full hip belt squats.The Signature hip belt squat lever is well worth the money!, but you are still going to need a removable prop.The prop I made only cost me a few dollars for an 8-foot stud, a flat piece of wood that I used for a handle, and some long nails.