Thanks for tuning in,
today we're going to be reviewing the
Flybird incline and decline workout
bench.
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One of the most important accessories
everyone should have in their home gym
is an incline decline bench, whether
you're doing weight lifting or core
exercises
an incline decline bench lets you do a
full body workout
with a single device. Now when you're
shopping for a bench it's really
important to find something that's well
constructed
and has the features you want at an
affordable price point. This is what led
us to this Flybird model that was listed
on Amazon
it has a nice steel structure that looks
like something closer what he'd find at
an actual gym
but with a price point that is low enough that
it is easy enough to
purchase for our own home gym. You can
see Flybird packaging is pretty well design.
Everything's really nicely packaged and
it's almost fully assembled so it's
minimal work.
We purchased this for about $190 off
Amazon but the listed price is $309.
It has a claim 620 pound capacity which is
fairly high
and a folding design. As well as four
incline positions
you get two decline positions and three
different seat positions so quite a bit
of adjustability.
The leg attachment is included and it
has a full steel structure which looks
fairly robust.
You can see inside the box is pretty
well protected, there's some foam
padding to keep it safe
basic zip ties to keep the folded
position in place as well
as well as little plastic covers to keep
the leather coverings
undamaged. You can see taken out of the
box pretty simple
it's worth mentioning the listing on
Amazon puts this as a 2020 version
but the sticker on the box though we
received says 2019. We suspect they're
all the same as the photos look almost
identical.
You can see you get a couple things
inside the box the little pin
you get the instruction manual which is
pretty easy to follow there's only a
couple steps.
It's pretty funny it's really poorly
translated in english they warn that old
people and children should not touch
this
in case of injury otherwise it seems to
come together pretty easily.
I highly recommend not touching that
center hinge point when you unfold it
as i actually cut myself while doing
this video. You can see you simply pull
it out and that's about it.
Now inside the box there's a couple
things you get you get, the instruction
manual that pin and that pin is what
prevents it from folding when you don't
want it to fold.
You get the leg attachment which has
a simple dial adjustment
to put it onto the actual bench.
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Now let's set up the bench, as I
mentioned it's almost fully assembled
the one thing you have to do is put that
center pin in this prevents it from
going in the storage position.
You can see you just kind of shove it in
there apply a little bit pressure and
will hold in place.
When you want to put it back in the
storage position you pull it out.
The leg attachment has two different
positions it has a top bolt or a bottom
bolt depending on your
leg size you can adjust that and a
simple dial that you just thread back in.
They're really easy to put together and this
leg attachment has really nice foam as
well. It's pretty soft
and you can see it has a folding design
so you can pull it back
when you want to put in storage or pull
it down when you actually want to use it
for a decline.
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Now let's go over the fit and finish
of the Flybird bench. One of the reasons
we chose this bench was that the
structure looked like a little bit
higher quality
than the cheaper models on the market.
What we have here is a zoom up of the
front leg attachment
you can see it has a nice black gloss
finish with a round steel tubing for the
leg
and a rectangular tubing for the main
structure. There's two bolts holding it
together
with these welded on plates. The welds
actually look pretty well
designed however we wish they would have
boxed in this attachment you can see it
in the later shot there's actually a bit
of flexibility here and the little
rubber
covers that hold the that add a little
stability to the bench are pretty cheap
looking.
I wish they'd had to spend a little more
time on that.
Now stability wise you can see it's
pretty good now if you're on uneven
surface you can see there's a little bit
of flex
when you're actually working out this is
not as much of a problem it's a little
bit exaggerated here as i'm really
swaying side to side.
I think overall it's fairly well put
together. Now when you go to actually use
the bench I found it be pretty
comfortable the padding's fairly soft
and it's fairly wide
seat and backrest so it makes it pretty
comfortable and stable for incline or
decline
bench presses. I also wanted to point out
some other details like the
center hinge point, this attaches the
seat to the backrest and also allows the
whole structured fold you see the
pin on the right side that prevents it
from folding so you remove that to stow
it.
Otherwise everything looks pretty well
put together again don't touch these
hinges when you're actually
adjusting the seat backrest or folding
it as you can
pretty easy to cut yourself. Also
the main thing that really attracted me
this model was the
sliding collar design for the seat and
backrest adjustments you can see here it
has a locking pin design
that slides on top of the main frame.
This is a lot more stable than the
little notch design
of a cheaper benches which can cause it
cause it to sway side to side a lot
easier. With this it has a less
friction between them and less play
between them which gives it a little
more stability especially when you're
working out with heavier weights.
Now it's also easy to stow this away so
as I mentioned you pull that center pin
out,
lay the backrest flat and then also
lay the front seat flat. There are no
wheels on this so you really have to
carry it to move it.
Fortunately the bench itself is pretty
lightweight so it's easy to carry
and once it's in its storage position
it's easy to put this away.
If you don't have a dedicated space
it's a really nice feature.
Now as far as adjustments really easy to
adjust it you just pull the pin
slide it to the various adjustment
points. I found there were plenty of
points with four incline
positions two decline and then two seat
positions to get any workout you need.
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Now let's go over the final score for
the Flybird adjustable workout bench.
We're gonna grade on four different
categories,
the design, stability, comfort and the
value. For design I'd give it an A- as a
really nice multi-functional
design to it you have incline bench you
have decline bench you have an
adjustable seat.
You also have the stowable position
as well which makes it really easy to
put it away.
Stability wise i'd give it an A-,
the steel structure feels well built and
the sliding collar design
for the backrest and seat adjustment
points feel really nice and
well thought out. I think some of the
structural points could be a little bit
better but for this weight capacity I
think it's more than enough.
For comfort I'd give it a B+, it has
a tall bench height
which might be a little uncomfortable
for
shorter people it also makes it harder
to drop the weights when you're done
working out as the
21 inch drop is a little bit more than a
typical bench.
In terms of value i'd give it an A, while
I don't think this is a
good bench for if you're doing weights
that are closer to that 600 pound
capacity
I think it's a really perfect option for
lower weights and people who just have a
home gym that wants something that's
reliable and affordable.
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