The Highest-Rated Adjustable Bench on Amazon! Flybird Bench Review!

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0:00 - The Highest-Rated Adjustable Bench on Amazon!
1:15 - Overview
2:05 - Using the Flybird Adjustable Bench
3:39 - Decline Bench Function
5:00 - Improvements Over the Original Version
3:39 - Flybird Adjustable Bench Pad Gap
6:32 - Bench Height
7:01 - Padding and Vinyl Quality
8:33 - Bench Weight and Stability
9:22 - 800 lb. STRESS TEST
11:39 - Coop's "Pros"
14:10 - Coop's "Cons"
15:05 - Coop's Recommendation
16:16 - An Even Less Expensive Alternative
17:21 - Final Thoughts

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[TruthFLA]

I'm glad you're reviewing more pieces of equipment in the sub $250 category.

[beesoffury]

That gateway drug analogy is spot on! I had this bench before getting an Ironmaster. Gave it to a friend who used it until he decided to get a Rep. It’s currently in its third home and only a matter of time before they move on to a “harder drug” 😂

[MushookieMan]

One thing to remember about these lightweight products, it that metal fatigue of the welds is the likely failure mode. Not static failure from setting weight on it once.

[alvinprettyman]

thanks for posting every time I want to buy a piece of equipment I realize I am 68 years old now and some medical issues but I can still lift great channel.

[emmett]

I own this. I have benched 300 pounds on this and I weigh 205… It holds up fine and the padding is not too bad. Biggest issue is the gap in between when you’re benching

[brianmurray]

I normally check Coop's reviews before making a purchase, but this time it went the other way. I've had this bench for 2 years (and upgraded during Black November this year). Absolute *home run* review, and I feel even more confident relying on GGR for doing the research for me.

To reiterate some of what was said in the video...

The extra 2 inches of height doesn't sound like much, but my 5'10" self found it very not ideal. I keep considering using the foam foot rest even for flat bench, but it's not quite necessary. If you're legs are shorter than mine you're probably going to need to use it.

Once you get to pressing 275 it feels very iffy. The height and light weight are both factors here. It can feel wobbly. I wouldn't want to go beyond 275 with this bench, but then again I never experienced it failing; it just "feels like it might". (It probably wouldn't fail at any weight I could lift, but the feeling is unsettling.)

The gap is noticeable, I very often benched with my ass in the gap. 

The decline is extreme, but the other setting feels not declined enough. I'd chosen this bench among the cheap ones *because* it could also do decline, but I haven't used it for decline since the first month I had it.

I didn't fold the bench a single time until I got the new one. (I got a Rogue 3.0 bench, and holy shit what an upgrade, but the price reflects that.) Big plus for this bench, because of the pop pin design, you can lift it by grabbing the nose and tail of the pad. I've tried the same move with my Rogue 3.0 a couple of times and of course instead of lifting the bench I end up just changing the settings. I'll probably make the same mistake a few more times.

Another plus for the bench is how easy it is to move. We're all benching in our squat racks, so sometimes the alignment isn't quite right. With my Rogue 3.0 I have to get up and lift it enough to engage the wheels (see the can't lift by the pad note above) and then position it such that when I place it flat again it *will* be in the right spot. With this guy I just stand up barely enough to take my weight off of it and then a couple taps or tugs in the right direction you're good to go.

The gateway drug analogy was spot on. I'm giving it to a friend of mine to get her hooked too.

[alexthompson]

I bought this bench a few years ago. Basically everything Coop said is true. I keep it in our living room with a small set of dumbbells. I love how it breaks down for storage. Overall a great bench to start out with.

[gregjonglee]

Hi, I think you do a great job so please don’t take this as negative criticism. I really think expensive benches, weights and machines do not correlate to fitness. Of course, if your audience is wealthy and elite athletes, they can afford and require the best equipment. However, it is less likely that your audience is rich and elite athletes. If so, you should do more videos of lower priced equipment. I ordered benches and weights from low cost, much lower than the equipment you focus on, I have not had problems doing bench presses, dead lifts or virtually any of the exercises. I really believe that among lay people, the cost of equipment have little to do with their fitness levels.

[morrisolmsted]

I just bought this a month ago and its pretty good for the money. I have little space and don't bench over 250 lbs, at least at this time. I know its cheap and may not last long, but currently, I didn't have an answer for incline or decline, so this helped me out.

[JusticeSheperd]

This bench is really great for people who live in a apartment and don't have much space. You can keep it in your closet without permanently occupying your already limited space like an unfoldable adjustable bench would. As far as I'm concerned there is no other adjustable bench that can fold like this for this demographic of people and I think that's why it sells so well.

[MushookieMan]

I believe I saw a video of this bench collapse and almost kill a guy. In the Amazon review itself.

[funkybioped]

I purchased this bench after perusing your videos. Just wanted to say it’s a pretty awesome bench for the price. Works great, great padding, folds away. Time will tell if it’s durable, but it certainly seems like it’s a quality item.

[craigw]

I have had the bench for 5 years now. The vinyl is still perfectly fine. I never noticed the foam being an issue. Its kept in a basement and used 4 times a week until I got a Rep bench last year.
Its good enough that lack of stability of the Rep bench was a major disappointment as its about the same as the Flybird.
I totally agree that if you can rep out at 275+ with a lot of movement, this is not a good choice.
The actual "break point" is the edge of the seat.
The wood of the seat way overhangs the metal tubing and mine split when doing box jumps onto the bench. The wood broke, the metal is perfectly fine.

[mj]

I like seeing the channel coming back to gym equipment reviews.

[scottrobbins]

Glad to hear they have improved this bench. I have the previous version and it's...fine. the plywood inside the seat broke and I had to add more support to it to fix it, hopefully they improved that. But it's cheap, folds up if you live in an apartment and need to move it (like I did), and it gets the job done.

[elchikito]

I bought a similar one about 3 years ago. I wanted one that was foldable with an incline seat that was not as high as my Ironmaster. I bought it from Walmart, got it quick! Kudos to Walmart.

I opened the box, the aesthetics was nice and compact with little to assemble. It was about two inches shorter than my IM which was great as I'm only about 5'5, but that's about all the positives.

The Negatives: It came on chest day and I was excited to see the box when I came home from work ready to go hard. So after doing the minimal assembly, I think I started off with dumbbell presses. I was doing about 90lbs each so about 180lbs.

It held for a few, but then the 3rd set or forth I heard something like metal cracking and the long part of the bench came down about an inch while I was pressing. Luckily, i had have great control. I'm not sure why I continued, but then went on to incline. I'm not sure how it held up, but it did. I did hear the metal squeaking througout

The incline of the seat was ok, but not as good as the IM where there is no way I'm sliding off of it regardless of the weight. So, I'm finishing my workout and I usually do leg raises with about 10 or 20 lbs ankle weights facing the opposite direction when pressing. I did a few and the arm snapped from where it secures to the bench. It wasn't my day in more ways than one.

I returned it to Walmart kudos to them for the returns. I was hesitant from buying as I was skeptical about the it secure, but i went on impulse and the add saying it would hold up 600lbs. Lol

The bench is not good unless ur pressing like 50lbs total or each dumbbell. Then again, it could be that the one I got that was faulty.

I had a cap bench for over 10 years, solid! The only reason why I sold it was cause the seat didn't incline and I kept sliding down when I went over 75lbs on the dumbbells.

I have a foto and video that I may post up soon.

[darrenlloyd]

I love my flybird bench. Fun to see it reviewed.

[TheIcanedo]

I have owned this bench for 2 years now and never experiencing issues with the pad gap. Since I am 6'4" the height has also been something I appreciate, but my trainer who is 5'9" finds it too tall. I would have like to have seen Coop take all the way to the max capacity on weight, but understand why he didn't.

[wilaustu]

Arguably incline and decline bench exercises tends to be much lighter than flat bench exercises, so this could work perfectly in a home gym as just an incline/decline bench if you also buy a dedicated flat bench that can support more weight.

[NoFate]

Yeah the flybirds are budget but they absolutely perform. I loaded over 1000 on the one I had and it didn't blink