I've been using this for a couple weeks now. At first it didn't seem like the screw holes were aligned to assemble the station. But it eventually went through just fine with someone else applying a little bit of pressure to twist the bar in place for the screw holes to align while I put in the screws. Put the screws one in at a time, then apply the pressure to the bars for the remaining screws if necessary. A lot of pressure isn't necessary. One of the screw caps needed a wrench to tighten all the way. I might have bent the thread out of place before I learned to twist the bars instead of shove the screws. The packaging was very well done.
I bought it to do dips when I found out dips are a great exercise to workout the lower chest since push ups only workout the upper chest. Dips are also a great way to workout all of the tricep muscles, so a dip station like this is a must have. I checked with customer service to see if it's really rated for 3,000 pounds instead of 300 pounds, and the representative said yes, it is 3,000 pounds. The other dip stations I looked at only rated up to about 250 pounds. So this dip station is about 10 times more durable than some others available for about the same price.
The other really great thing about this dip station is that I can now do inverted rows with it. Inverted rows work out all the same muscles as pull ups/chin ups. I've read a couple of books that say that possible injury can result from doing an exercise that one cannot do at least eight reps with. I've had a pull up/chin up bar I was using that I couldn't do at least eight reps with, so inverted rows are perfect with this dip station. If someone can't do at least eight reps on a pull up/chin up bar, then this dip station is also a must have for inverted rows as well as dips.
If someone can't do at least eight reps of dips, then they just have to keep their feet on the ground. Bending my knees is enough to do dips without touching the ground. Dips and inverted rows are a complete arm exercise with both pushing with dips) and pulling with inverted rows covered. I really like this dip station in particular because it is the only one that is actually parallel that I could find. Most, if not all, of the others are slightly trapezoidal. The price for this dip station was good too. The only items similar to this that are substantially cheaper are parallettes, and those aren't tall enough.
With parallettes, people have to hold their entire legs out in front of them to do dips, and it seems harder to imagine an option to assist with their feet on the ground if they wanted to with parallettes because, either way, people would have to be very flexible with their legs. With dip stations, people only have to bend their knees. This dip station should be tall enough for anyone who just bends their knees. Since it's rated for 3,000 pounds, there's room for me to grow by eventually doing weighted dips and weighted inverted rows on this dip station too.
| Brand | Black Mountain Products |
|---|---|
| Material | Alloy Steel |
| Color | Black |
| Product Dimensions | 35"L x 22"W x 37"H |
| Handle Type | Fixed |
| Maximum Weight Recommendation | 3000 Pounds |
| Included Components | Dip station |
| Warranty Type | Lifetime |
| Item Weight | 26 Pounds |
| Item Package Dimensions L x W x H | 41.5 x 25 x 3 inches |
| Package Weight | 13.7 Kilograms |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 35 x 22 x 37 inches |
| Brand Name | Black Mountain Products |
| Warranty Description | Lifetime |
| Model Name | BMP Dip Stand |
| Suggested Users | Unisex Adult |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Manufacturer | Black Mountain Products |
| Part Number | VEJ-006 |
| Model Year | 2016 |
