Support Your Strength — frames tested to 2,315 lb, folded sizes published
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A lifter squatting inside a YOLEO rack in a home gym

The load path

YOLEO builds the frame under your strongest set

★★★★★ 5,000,000+ people training on YOLEO frames

Everything we make carries the same job from one end to the other: your hands put load on a bar, the bar puts it into a frame, the frame puts it into your floor. We publish the tested number for every step of that route, then tell you what it folds down to when the session is over.

2,315 lb
highest tested bench load
5-year
frame warranty
98%
pre-built on the entry bench
1.6 sq ft
smallest folded footprint
YOLEO mark

For twenty years we have built one thing: equipment that holds when the weight gets honest. Not a phase — a frame that is still there in year ten.

Where the load goes

Five collections, one load path

Benches take the press, racks take the bar, dumbbells take the volume, steppers keep the engine running. Storage keeps the floor clear so all of it folds away.

The heavy end

What a frame is capable of

Pick by what you are chasing

Three ways into the catalogue

Press heavier

A pad that does not move, uprights at the right width and catches under the bar line. Start with a bench rated well past what you lift, then add the rack when the numbers climb.

Benches →

Build the base

Squats, pull-ups and dips need height and a wide base more than they need attachments. An 83-inch upright with safety arms covers years of training.

Racks and cages →

Keep the engine

Low-impact climbing and core work that fits between the bench and the wall. Fold it flat and the room goes back to being a room.

Steppers and core →

On the floor now

The frames people come back for

All benches
YOLEO Squat Rack with Pull-Up Bar

YOLEO Squat Rack with Pull-Up Bar

★★★★☆4.5 · 121 ratings

83 inches of upright — squats, pull-ups, free-standing setups.

$169.99last read at the partner store

5,000,000+people training on YOLEO frames
9,600+ratings on the bench that started it
10 yearsreplacement cover on the Olympic set
TÜV SÜDcertified production
Support Your Strength — the YOLEO building, with delivery, warranty, support and certification marks

Read the numbers side by side

Which bench takes what

Tested load, adjustment range, folded size and the price we last read.
BenchTested load AdjustmentFoldedPrice
Adjustable 827 lb 827 lb84 positions31.5 x 12.6 x 13 in $75.99
Extended backrest 827 lb90 positions31.9 x 17.1 x 8.7 in $89.99
880 lb press stand 880 lb270 setups36.2 x 20.9 x 9.8 in $105.99
1100 lb press stand 1,100 lb810+ setups36.2 x 20.9 x 12 in $149.99
Commercial 3-post 2,315 lb10 angles, -15° to 90°Rolls on wheels $199.99

From the people underneath them

What owners report

★★★★★

This is a great bench if you want to start up a workout at home or just continue one it’s lightweight easy to assemble has multiple positions....
Verified ownerYOLEO Adjustable Weight Bench, 827 lb

★★★★★

Great quality for what it is. Meaning, to not be a half rack, this is a quality work bench. Greatest separation of assembly of all-time. lol…
Verified ownerYOLEO Bench Press Set with Squat Rack, 6-in-1

★★★★☆

Its a great product and as described However the landmine to insert a barbell isn't 2 inch. 2 inch barbell does not fit....
Verified ownerYOLEO Squat Rack with Pull-Up Bar

★★★★★

Great product very happy with my order it has arrived very fast and surprisingly very easy to install....
Verified ownerYOLEO Dumbbell Rack, 3-Tier and 5-Tier

★★★★☆

...But I received a good and great bench. I’m 6’1” and don’t have any problems with it....
Verified ownerYOLEO Weight Bench with Press Stand, 880 lb

★★★★☆

...I would only call this a minor issue, as overall, it is a very nice machine and I would still recommend it....
Verified ownerYOLEO Magnetic Stair Stepper, 16 Levels

★★★★☆

My husband loves it! He says it was very easy to put together and very sturdy. Good Material. He feels safe when doing his exercises....
Verified ownerYOLEO Adjustable Dip Station, 1100 lb

★★★★★

It's a great piece of equipment, I assembled by myself the instructions are clear and it took me about 4 hrs assembled the machine and about 30...
Verified ownerYOLEO Power Cage with Dual Pulley

Chalk notes

Before you buy the frame

The long read

Reading a home gym the way we build one

Six things decide whether a room full of steel turns into training or into an expensive clothes rail. We build to them in this order, so it is the order worth shopping in.

Capacity is a margin, not a target

The number on the box is a test result, taken static, with the pad at its strongest angle. It is there to give you headroom. Our entry bench is ASTM-certified at 827 lb with a 330 lb user rating; the press-stand model tests at 1,100 lb; the three-post commercial bench at 2,315 lb on 8-gauge steel. A lifter pressing two plates is asking roughly a quarter of that first number — which is exactly the margin an uneven rep eats into.

On multi-station frames the figure is a sum, not a single load. The 1,980 lb Olympic set is 880 lb of bench plus 660 lb of rack plus 440 lb of leg frame. Compare the station you will load hardest, never the headline.

Geometry is what you feel on the tenth rep

Angles that are printed on the frame beat a vague count of positions: when a programme says 30 degrees, you want to find 30 degrees again next Tuesday. Our benches run 9 to 10 back settings from -30° through flat to a locked 90° vertical, and the seat pins underneath the back pad so you stop sliding forward on incline work.

Length matters as much as angle. A 28-inch backrest supports most lifters; past six feet you want the 32-inch commercial pad or the three-stage extending headrest that takes users to seven feet. Width is the quiet one — 13 inches under the shoulder blades is the difference between pressing and balancing.

Footprint decides whether it stays

Home equipment fails at the moment it stops folding. The 827 lb bench collapses to 31.5 by 12.6 by 13 inches and weighs 23 lb, so it goes under a bed with one hand. The stepper folds to 1.6 square feet — roughly a dining chair — and the Olympic bench folds with the plates still stored on the frame.

Racks work the other way round. A squat stand earns its stability from base width, not height: 54.7 by 43.7 inches with six reinforcement plates holds the tipping moment without a single anchor bolt in your concrete.

Adjustable weights buy back the room

One adjustable pair replaces four or five fixed pairs and changes load on a dial between sets. Look for a lock you can feel engage, a handle that grips when your hands are wet, and plate shape: rhombus plates lie flat for push-ups and renegade rows where round ones roll into the skirting board.

Then give them a home. A three-tier rack with bar spacing adjustable from 2 to 6 inches takes hex heads, adjustable pairs, kettlebells and plates on one frame — heaviest on the bottom tier, bands and straps on the top tray, floor clear for the bench.

Noise is a floor problem, not a frame problem

Most complaints about training at home are really complaints about the downstairs neighbour. Air-cushioned plates take the ring out of a set-down, magnetic resistance on a stepper removes the friction pad entirely, and 6 mm of high-density mat spreads the point load from four rubber feet across the boards.

It is the cheapest section of the whole load path and it protects everything above it — hardwood, tile, and the frame's own levelling feet.

Assembly time is a design decision

We specify how a thing goes together at the same time as the steel. The entry bench ships 98% built and needs two pins and five seconds. The commercial bench is 90% built, six steps, about twenty minutes. The 6-in-1 press set is tool-free and takes roughly a minute; the nine-station cage is the one job in the catalogue we would not start alone — two hours, two or three people.

Whatever you are building: lay the parts out, leave every bolt finger-tight until the frame is square, then torque it down. Doing that in the other order is the single most common cause of a rack that rocks.

Straight answers

Questions before the first rep

How much space does a full home gym setup need?

Less than most people expect. A folding bench plus a dumbbell rack fits in about 15 square feet of usable floor. A squat rack with a bench inside it wants roughly 6 by 6 feet of clear space plus room to walk out with the bar — and a ceiling high enough for a pull-up.

What does a tested load rating actually mean?

It is the load the frame was tested to hold, not the weight you are expected to lift. Read it alongside the max user weight: an 827 lb bench with a 330 lb user rating is designed for your bodyweight plus the bar, with a margin on top.

Do I need a rack if my bench has a press stand?

For flat pressing, no — the uprights on the press-stand benches hold the bar. For squats, overhead work or anything you want catches under, a proper upright is the safer answer.

Are adjustable dumbbells worth it over a fixed set?

In a small room, yes. One pair covers four or five weights, changes in seconds and stores in the space a single fixed pair would take. Fixed hex dumbbells still win on durability if you have the wall for them.

How loud is training at home?

The frame is rarely the noisy part — the floor is. Air-cushioned plates, a dense mat and magnetic rather than friction resistance on cardio equipment take most of the sound out of a session in a flat.

A YOLEO home gym line-up — rack, bench, stepper and dumbbells

Set the bar where you want it

Pick the frame that carries your load today, and leave room for the number you are chasing next year.