Great presentation. You're well-spoken and informative. Thank you. 👍

Dude I wish every product review was as informative, well explained, and thorough as this one was. Awesome job thank you.

This was an excellent follow up review. I just purchased this set for 400.00 along with the power cage and the bench you have. I have my first in home gym thanks to you and your reviews. Your videos are very comprehensive and straight to the point. I also purchased those stall mats that everyone recommends. 10/10. Tractor Supply Co. for the win. The mats were $52 for 4x6 feet. Thank you again for the these in-depth reviews. Have a Merry Christmas! 🎄

Even at $400 I am very happy with this set. The handles are such a big pro. I have some 25lb plates from Titan as well and the no-handle is something I have to think about each time I use them.

I have yet to find a cheaper weight set. I've had my for 7 years now what a great value.

Owned this bar for 3 ish years and have deadlifted around 395 on it, i realized today it is slightly bent. Ive had problems over the years with the bolts coming out - each time i clean them, loctite them and use an impact to put them back on.

Picked this set up a month ago for $300 on sale. The first week I used it, the coating on the sleeve flaked off. I didn't notice this and when I touched the sleeve I had a metal splinter on my thumb. Something to keep note of.

I have this set and it's been great. I wanted to buy some Fitness Gear 5 pound plates for my loadable dumbbells to match the rest. They are expensive compared to cheaper brands on Amazon. Dicks charges over $2 a pound for these plates.

Nice review! I bought a similar Nautilus set. I'd be willing to bet it came with the same Chinese made bar with the same 10mm hex bolt (the nicer barbells use snap rings and half moon collars to hold the sleeve on). Like you, I took it apart, greased it and applied LocTite (blue) to the threads. If you get into heavier lifting with that bar, remember that possibly the washer is the only thing holding the sleeve in place, especially if the bolt head is smaller than the bore of the sleeve. I watched a video where a guy who lifted pretty heavy actually had the sleeve slide off because the washer had "coned" over time, allowing the sleeve to slide over it and the bolt head. Another thing to consider is that bar probably doesn't weigh 44 - 45lbs like you'd expect. Mine weighted about 37lbs. That certainly throws off the poundage you THINK you're lifting. I finally got tired of trying to figure out the math on how much I had loaded on the bar and spent the money for a 20kg (44 - 45lb) Ohio bar. But, put it on a scale - maybe yours is the proper weight (I'd be surprised, though!)....😎👍

Just got this set a couple months ago. $299. I plan to upgrade the barbell at some point. But not right away. Will definitely grease it up.

Great review. I just got these in the other day and was wondering what to expect down the line. Thank you sir

Solid long term review.

Guys for the weight you get this set is worth it for the money but get yourself a decent Olympic bar which doesn’t have to break the bank even a titan Olympic bar is 28.5 MM with actual bushings and real steel

Thanks for the review, i've had the exact set for about 3 months, I've gotten a ton of flaking on portion of the bar the weights go on. The weights themselves have held up good. I may need to give fitness gear a call about the bar flaking off. It comes off quite a bit and gets irritating on my skin when it falls on it.

this is a great review! thanks

I really like the clinking noise the weights make I'm no sure why

I bought two of these sets and hopefully it will last me forever. Going to get a nicer bar, however cause mine is in my garage and stainless steel is ideal

I broke this bar deadlifting… only had around 365lbs on it😂

Want this set but wish it didn't go up to $400

Great buy for $400 and under

Awesome review dude thank you so much. So would you feel comfortable adding another 45lb of weight to the bar to hit the 300lb capacity? I'm Torin. I've always trained with dumbbells but I'm reaching some plateaus because I can't get much heavier with dumbbells. Been looking at this as an option to start with but I do forsee eventually breaking the 300 pound weight limit. But it would probably get me a ways.

Thank you for both these informative videos! I just brought my set home last night. Do you mind telling me which rack you have? I had bought the Marcy Home Gym A-frame Organizer for 2-Inch Olympic Weight Plates and Bar, 300 lbs Capacity PT-5740 but I also need a rack. Wondering if I should return the plate organizer and just get the rack you have. Thoughts?

Just curious why you put the 2.5 lb weight plate on the inside of the stack? Great review and follow up!

Do you think it could safely hold up to 405 pounds without bending bad?

Did you ever weigh the bar? Just wondering if it's a 35lb or 45lb bar

Anyone ever told you that you sound like Joe Pera lmao

Why do you have the 2.5 on the inside? Btw I deduced that you were an engineer within the first minute if the video lol.

Have you upgraded yet? Any bumper plates?

Even with the 45s being smaller cant you slap a bumper on each side then add the smaller 45s and be fine?

So what do you think after one year iam thinking about getting one not sure

What's the torque spec on the hex bolts? I can't get mine to budge even with leverage.

Hi what rack are you using for the video thanks

This set is 399.00 currently

Do you have a link to the power cage?

So this bar wouldn't be able to hold 400 pounds

So did it live lol 😂