Fitness Reality X-Class Light Commercial Power Cage Review

Looking to set up your own home gym, but on a budget? Then Fitness Reality X-Class Light Commercial Olympic Power Cage is something you should definitely consider. This all-in-one power cage from Fitness reality won’t disappoint you.

With the Fitness Reality X-Class Light Commercial Power Cage, you can do a variety of exercises that benefit different muscle groups. Therefore, you can chase your overall muscle building goals from the comfort of your home.

But the most notable feature of this exercise equipment from Fitness reality is its cost efficiency. This power rack has decent built quality, making it perfectly worth the money.

In this detailed review, we will discuss several benefits as well as drawbacks with the X-Class Light Commercial squat Cage. Read along, and learn everything you should know to reach your buying decision.

Fitness Reality X-Class Light Commercial Power Cage Review

Built with a super-strong tubular steel frame, X-Class Light Commercial Olympic Power Cage promises strength and durability. It can withstand a weight of up to 1500 pounds and hence, you won’t have to worry about its weight handling capacity.

You can, or even with your partner, use the power cage simultaneously.

There are two rubber grip strong dip handles that can resist a weight up to 600 pounds. Along with that, this power rack also has 4 other different safety bars to assist you in your exercises.

In addition to these Handlebars, the X-Class Light Commercial Olympic Power rack has got super strong multi grip pull up bars on top. To make things even more comfortable, there are options to adjust height position.

Fitness Reality X-Class Light Commercial Squat Rack also allows you to adjust the height levels of squat racks to 25 different levels, making it more comfortable for people of different sizes and genders.

Along with the standard X-Class Light Commercial Power Cage, you can buy an optional Lat Pulldown attachment to do a lot more exercises.

While manufacturing this strong, durable power cage, Fitness reality maintained the quality that we usually expect from them.

Although it does not look so, X-Class Light Commercial Olympic Power Cage is easier than you think to assemble. Just fix the bolts and fasteners, fix the cage to the floor, and start working out right away. You can do it simply by following their clear instructions.

Speaking of working out, you can do a variety of exercises, from power squats to pull ups. However, you will have to buy different accessories separately to do most of these exercises. For example- squat bars and weight plates are not included. But Fitness reality themselves sell these accessories and you can buy them at reasonable prices.

Overall, Fitness reality has claimed that you can do more than 24 different exercises with this Light Commercial Olympic Power Cage. Therefore, you will hardly have to add any other equipment to your garage gym.

Features & Specs

Here are the key features and specifications of X-Class Light Commercial Olympic Power Cage that you should know before you make your buying decision.

Overall, X-Class Light Commercial Olympic Power Cage won’t consume much space in your garage gym. But spare some space outside the cage so as to do squats and deadlifts outside it.

Height-wise, it stands as tall as 7-8 feet, an ideal height for a power cage.

Build Quality

The X-Class Light Commercial Olympic Power Cage is designed and engineered particularly to handle heavy weights and last long. Its strong, durable steel tube frame not only resists heavy weights but also lasts long. So, quality-wise, this light commercial power cage can match your expectations.

There are provisions to fix the squat cage to the floor using bolts, and doing so makes it safer and comfortable.

• Various cables across the cage come with Nylon coating, making it smoother and durable.
• Handles have rubber coating and can thus prevent wobbling.
• Pull up bars are strong and have great grip. Adequate roughness will be greatly helpful when you do your chin-ups or pull-ups.
• Extra pair of J-Hooks provided to assist in doing more exercises.

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Assembly and Maintenance

One thing that distinguishes Fitness Reality X-Class Light Commercial Power Rack

is its ease of assembling. In most cases, you won’t have to call a technician to assemble it for you. Instead, you can simply go through their user manual and just do as they say.

The gym machine usually comes through multiple packages, each of which you can assemble yourself. Overall, it takes you 3-4 hours to assemble.

Additionally, the power cage can support itself due to its self-weight, but you can connect it to your garage gym floor using pre-drilled bolt holes.

When it comes to maintenance, you won’t have to put in constant effort. Once assembled perfectly, the power cage is totally safe. Yet, periodic inspection of cables and joints would be great. Also, you have to do periodic lubrication of the pulley to ensure a smoother operation.

X-Class Light Commercial Olympic Power Cage comes with safe coatings and hence, is safe against rusting.

Aesthetics and Styling

X-Class Light Commercial Olympic Power Cage has all it takes to suit the appearance of your home gym. The frame is painted black on vertical tubes, and the horizontal tubes usually come with a silver color. 

Overall, although not the most aesthetically styling, Fitness reality maintained the basic standard required for home gym equipment. To be more precise, X-Class Light Commercial Olympic Power Cage looks more or less like any other commercial power cage.

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Fitness Reality X-Class Light Commercial Power Cage Accessories

As stated above, there are multiple accessories available to couple up with X-Class Light Commercial Olympic Power Cage.

Besides these accessories that come with the product, you can buy separate Olympic bars, weight plates, and a bench press utility bench. Fitness reality themselves sell these extra utilities. Most importantly, consider buying their additional Lat pulldown attachment along with the power Cage to diversify your workout further.

Here are some important accessories that come with X-Class Light Commercial Power Cage:

1. Adjustable dip handles
2. Multi-grip pull up/ chin up bar
3. Lat pulldown and low cable row attachment
4. 2 pairs of safety bars

Fitness Reality X-Class Light Commercial Power Cage Exercise Chart

You can do a variety of exercises with the Fitness Reality X-Class Light Commercial Power Cage, especially by purchasing the additional Lat pulley attachment.

While you can do some of these exercises with just the power cage, use some extra utilities like a utility bench to diversify your workout.

In total, you can do close to 2 dozen exercises that benefit your arms, legs, chest, back and core. And that makes it a complete workout package.

Here are some important exercises you can do using Fitness Reality X-Class Light Commercial Power Cage:

Pros & Cons

Fitness Reality X-Class Light Commercial Power Cage can perfectly suit your needs while setting up your own garage gym and has several pros to mention. At the same time, just like any other workout machine, this power cage also has certain cons. And you should keep these cons as well in your mind while making your buying decision.

Here are some important pros and cons with Fitness Reality X-Class Light Commercial Power Cage:

Pros

• High weight capacity
• Strongly built
• A variety of exercises to do
• Easy to assemble
• Easy to maintain
• Can be coupled with extra accessories
• Height adjustable

Cons

• No utility bench
• Need to buy extra Olympic bar and weight plates
• Space constraints inside the cage

Is Fitness Reality X-Class Light Commercial Power Cage Worth The Buy?

If you are on a budget, and want to set up your own workout system, then Fitness Reality X-Class Light Commercial Power Cage is perhaps a perfect choice for you. Manufacturers have put utmost care to design and engineer it accurately to improve both user comfort and lastability.

The machine, especially the pull up bars, gives a strong grip and hence, promises a decent workout experience. Additionally, you can buy some extra accessories and do a lot more exercise.

Besides a decent comfort of use, it has a decent look and therefore, won’t spoil your interiors aesthetically. And that makes it suitable for your home gym.

However, the need to buy extra utilities may come as a drawback, especially weight plates, and Olympic bars. And you need them to complete your workout routine. But if you can purchase them on your own, then you got a complete workout setup for yourself, and can start your fitness journey right away.

Another factor that you should be aware of is its space availability. Fitness Reality X-Class Light Commercial Power Cage consumes less space and that comes as an advantage. But if you are a big person, you might find the power cage a bit smaller inside.

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Verdict

So, that was a complete review about Fitness Reality X-Class Light Commercial Power Cage. We hope that was helpful to you in learning its pros as well as cons.

Overall, Fitness Reality X-Class Light Commercial Power Cage is a good option for beginners and intermediate fitness enthusiasts. This power Cage can also suit professionals during their off season training.

We recommend you buy the additional Lat Pulldown attachment as well because the extra investment is really worth it. You can train all key parts of your body by adding a few extra utilities to the power cage.