Sportsroyals Power Tower Pull Up Dip Station Assistive trainer Multi-Function Home Gym Strength Training Fitness Equipment

I purchased and received the assist version of SportsRoyals power tower on Dec 16, 2023. I’m am writing this review 2 weeks after I assembled and started using it. Before purchase I had read most of the recent and top rated reviews and found them very insightful. But, I also noticed opinions varied based on expectation, fitness routine and stature. so, this is my 6 foot 225 pound moderately active opinion. The shipping box looked smaller than expected and weighted 86 pounds. The contents were tightly and securely packed. There is no user guide, and what many people have reported as terrible assembly instructions is really an exploded view of components. So, it helps with assembly but not well. I struggled until I realized the manufacture put an assembly video on Amazon. Short and not perfect but, using it in conjunction with the so-called assembly instructions, it was understandable. From the time I moved the shipping box into the house, assembled and cleaned up afterwards 4 hours had passed. I took my time, made no mistakes and used every part and fastener supplied. I’d call success. When looking at pictures that some reviewers have submitted, I noticed equipment structure was not always of the same design. Those reporting the most shake or flex where made with round tubular steel frames. Strong but hard to attach support arms to. The one pictured and I received was made with squared tubular steel and has an “H” style base. Not the triangular base some pictures show. Guessing the manufacture has recently re-designed the tower to address stability (Shake and Flex). The Amazon site says the tower supports 440 pounds, however, the so-called assembly instruction states 330 pounds. Could it be the result of the re-design? I can confirm that the top pull-up bar connection does creak under my weight as reported, but it doesn’t bother me or seem excessive or dangerous. I included a video. Notice there is minimal flexing. A result of the squared tubular steel I suspect. The steel is thinner than I expected which became noticeable during assembly. Do not tighten the bolts beyond tightly snug or the tubular steel will start to buckle-in. To be fair I have a tendency to over torque everything. I compared this tower with the commercial brand Hoist. There is no comparison in quality. The Hoist is many times stronger but also many times more expensive. Actually 4 times more with no assist. The questions is, when is strong, strong enough. The SportRoyal would never hold up in a commercial fitness center. But probably good enough for my home gym. I needed the pull-up assist to get my muscles started, and it functions as others have said. Not the smoothest movement but, it does what it’s meant to do. However, the seat is completely and totally in the wrong position for assisted dips. Online specifications say each of the 4 assist bands is 22 Lbs, 88 total. I tested this by placing two 45 pound weight lifting plates on the seat. This 90 pounds lowered the seat 75% of the way down. Removing 1 plate, 45 Lbs, raised the seat 75% of the way back up. So, I would call this spec accurate and not bad for functioning with bungees. Prior to purchase I could not figure out how the assist seat converted to a back support. So, I included the change-over in the video. Easy to do after a couple of tries. The manufacturer must have been concerned that the pulleys on the assisted seat bungee system would bottom out and get damaged. So, they included what they’re calling an anti-crash support. A rod that stick up from the H base frame. I included it in the video. Easy to remove or install but very dangerous. If you forget to remove it and you lose grip when the seat is in the backrest position, you could impaled yourself. In conclusion: The manufacturer designed a functional and well thought out power tower that gives me the exercises I wanted, accept for assisted dips. The build quality is consistent with what I expected for home equipment. The relatively low cost and light weight allowed me to try, lift and afford the purchase. I don’t expect the assist bungee system to last forever, but, it should last long enough until I don’t need it anymore. There are no other low cost towers with assist that I could find. Yes the top pull-up bar can be set at several heights but don’t expect it to be a regular adjustment, it’s too difficult for that. Also, the assisted seat travel length is fixed which makes the pull-up bar height dependent on it. All-in-all I would purchase this power tower again.

This is a great bit of equipment, I bought the version with the pulley assist for kids and wife to help them get to a pull up. The construction is solid heavy duty steel and thick screws. When assembled there is a bit of give here and there but nothing that would cause any concerns whatsoever. Build time took 2 hours with the tools provided. All the nuts and bolts were in neat separated packaging, so nothing to loose in the build mess. The instructions were fine to follow, the only tricky bit was getting head around the pulley system but it's self explanatory once you see the bits. The features are everything you need for a body weight session, pull up, dips, leg raises and a push up bar at the bottom. Full body work out without the need for weights. Swapping the seat from assist mode to leg raises position takes about 1 min so no bother at all. Changing the level of pulley assist is a little bit fiddly but really easy. There are 4 levels of assist. The extendable pull up bar is great for adapting to allow kids to have a go. Changing the position involves unscrewing the bolts and repositioning, then rescrewing which is slightly frustrating (2-3 mins) but it's a nick pick. Overall, really happy with it and would highly recommend if you want to improve your body weight training regime to become functionally fitter rather than just muscular.

Very convenient for an apartment. My son really likes it. It’s easy to assemble, and for such a reasonable price, it’s an excellent addition to any home. I highly recommend it.

Pleasantly suprised. Some components were scratched upon receipt. If this was going in a garage/conservatory I would ask for replacement parts due to likelihood of rust occurring but it’s going in a spare bedroom so I’m not overly worried. It all fitted together well with instructions almost correct, few details missing that would have helped but nothing insurmountable. Quality of components is decent for the price even the nuts & bolts are acceptable. Once built the tower is certainly substantial enough for my 85kg body. The assist platform is not the smoothest but it does work. You can do assisted pull-ups, chin ups AND assisted dips though for the dips I stand on the assist platform and use bent legs to get the range of motion I want where for the pull exercised knees-on-platform may be the best option. Overall can recommend the Sportsroyal assisted power tower.

I am pleasantly surprised how good this product is, at first I was unsure but thought I would take a punt and I am glad I did. Putting it together it took me about an hour using the tools which came with the unit. The instructions are pretty straight forward but on a couple of the numbers on the manual didn’t match up, but you are provided with the right amount of nuts and bolts. The delivery was good, it arrived on time and nicely packaged, I could lift the box on my own however it’s quite heavy and and another pair of hands would have been great (getting it into the room I wanted to build it in). Using the product again I am surprised how sturdy it is, I haven’t experienced wobbly or haven’t had to use weighs to hold it down. I bought this product for the assisted dip, I have been looking for a while and glad that this product is available, the price is good for what you get, a genuine or second hand assisted dip machine costs thousands, so far this machine works as well as a gym one. I am starting the journey which will enable to me use the machine un assisted, but at the moment I am far from reaching this goal, I am using the four resistance bands and it holds my weight (90kg) and I am still able to feel the muscles pull and strengthen even with the 4 bands. The height is adjustable and this unit is more than a dip, chin and pull machine, it’s good for press ups as well as other exercises. Overall I am pleased I took a gamble and if someone is of similar thinking to me, I would say go for it.