Shortlist · Benches
Weight benches that say what their load limit covers
Benches in our index whose brands state a load limit and say whether it covers the user, the weights or both, so you can check your own setup against it.
8 of 20 benches in our index qualify · Checked against published specifications · Updated
By IRONINDEX · How we research
How this list is chosen
Every bench in our index whose brand states a load limit and says whether it covers the user, the weights, or both together.
The list is not ranked: products with photographs come first, then each group is in name order. We haven't tested these products; every figure comes from a checked product page, linked from each product profile. How we build shortlists.
The shortlist
- Load limit (stated)
- 200 kg
- What the limit covers
- User plus weights
- Type
- Flat, incline and decline
- Flat height
- Not published
- Length
- 1.65 m
- Mass
- 25 kg
- Warranty
- Not published
- Price band
- £100 to £250
- Load limit (stated)
- 160 kg
- What the limit covers
- Weights only
- Type
- Not published
- Flat height
- Not published
- Length
- 1.41 m
- Mass
- 19.5 kg
- Warranty
- Not published
- Price band
- £100 to £250
- Load limit (stated)
- 200 kg
- What the limit covers
- User plus weights
- Type
- Flat and incline
- Flat height
- Not published
- Length
- Not published
- Mass
- Not published
- Warranty
- Not published
- Price band
- £50 to £100
- Load limit (stated)
- 100 kg
- What the limit covers
- Weights only
- Type
- Flat and incline
- Flat height
- Not published
- Length
- 1.45 m
- Mass
- 21 kg
- Warranty
- Not published
- Price band
- £50 to £100
- Load limit (stated)
- 180 kg
- What the limit covers
- User plus weights
- Type
- Flat
- Flat height
- 43 cm
- Length
- 1.28 m
- Mass
- 15 kg
- Warranty
- 2 years parts, home use (Fitshop's BodyMax warranty table)
- Price band
- £50 to £100
- Load limit (stated)
- 200 kg
- What the limit covers
- User plus weights
- Type
- Flat, incline and decline
- Flat height
- Not published
- Length
- Not published
- Mass
- Not published
- Warranty
- Not published
- Price band
- £100 to £250
- Load limit (stated)
- 200 kg
- What the limit covers
- User plus weights
- Type
- Flat, incline and decline
- Flat height
- Not published
- Length
- Not published
- Mass
- Not published
- Warranty
- Not published
- Price band
- £100 to £250
"Not published" means the checked product page doesn't state the value. Line drawings show the type of equipment, not the exact product. Compare every product in the benches table to sort, add your own measurements or compare products side by side.
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About this list
A load figure needs a definition: a limit that includes the person is different from an allowance for weights alone. This list includes every bench in our index whose brand states a limit and says what it covers.
Where a brand gives a combined limit and a separate user limit, both apply. A figure without a definition is listed under Couldn't confirm rather than assumed to cover either.
Before you buy
- A load limit that includes the user leaves less room for weights. A heavier lifter needs a higher combined figure.
- Where a brand gives a combined limit and a separate user limit, both apply.
- A limit may only cover certain positions, such as flat. Inclined and declined positions can have different figures or none.
- An undefined figure isn't necessarily lower, just unclear. The brand can say what it covers.
Notes on the list
- York Fitness 530 Heavy Duty Multi-Function Barbell Bench
200 kg including the user. The leg developer has its own 40 kg limit.
- York Fitness B500 Folding Barbell Bench
York states 200 kg including the user. It has three flat-to-incline positions, not a stated decline position.
- Viavito FID Utility Weight Bench
200 kg maximum including the user. No independent user limit or permitted load by position is published.
- Viavito TG400 FID Utility Weight Bench
200 kg maximum including the user; no independent user or position-specific limit stated.
Couldn't confirm
These may qualify, but a figure the rule needs isn't published or sources disagree. Ask the seller before relying on them.
- York Fitness C19UB Utility Dumbbell Bench with Foot Hold Down
Limit definition not published. York states a 250 kg maximum load without saying whether it includes the user.
- BodyMax CF325 FID Utility Weight Bench
Load limit not published; Limit definition not published.
- BodyMax CF430 Adjustable Heavy Duty Weight Bench
Load limit not published; Limit definition not published.
- Gym Gear Elite Series Multi Abdominal Bench (Black)
Limit definition not published.
- Inspire FID Adjustable Bench (Fitness Options listing)
Load limit not published; Limit definition not published.
- Gym Gear Pro Series Flat-Incline Adjustable Bench
Limit definition not published.
- Gym Gear Pro Series Multi Adjustable Bench
Load limit not published; Limit definition not published.
- Inspire Fitness SCS Weight Bench
Limit definition not published.
- Gym Gear Sterling Series Flat Bench
Limit definition not published.
- Gym Gear Sterling Series Multi Abdominal Bench
Limit definition not published.
Ruled out
- Gym Gear Classic Series Flat Bench
What the limit covers: Not applicable
- Gym Gear Pro Series Olympic Decline Bench
What the limit covers: Not applicable
What this list doesn't check
- A limit covers the positions and uses the brand describes. It isn't a tested figure for every angle or for dropping weights on the pad.
- Where a brand gives both a combined limit and a user limit, both apply.
- An undefined figure isn't necessarily lower. Ask the brand what it covers before comparing it.
Related guides
- Weight Bench Load Ratings Explained
Find out whether a quoted figure includes the user, the weights or both. Check independent user limits and the exact model year too.
- How to Choose a Home Gym Bench
Check permitted positions, dimensions, capacity definitions and installation before choosing a bench for your training space.
- Flat vs Adjustable Weight Benches
Choose the positions your training needs, then check the pad, base and storage arrangement. More settings are useful only if you will use them.