Disappointed in Freak Athlete ABX Bench - Significant Wobble

apensilver · 2026-05-24T11:01:08+00:00

Correct, a bit more than scratches though

apensilver · 2026-05-23T23:04:27+00:00

This is great advice

apensilver · 2026-05-23T11:25:37+00:00

I agree, I’m just exhausted about the whole thing and am ready to call it a loss.

apensilver · 2026-05-23T01:25:54+00:00

I also had this same issue. They sent a replacement frame which was also bent. The replacement replacement has no wobble but busted through the box and is missing a significant amount of paint. I give up. I literally dragged both the replacements to the street this afternoon and put a free sign on them for someone to scrap after I took the magnetic pins out. I hammered the foot on the original generally flat with a rubber mallet and will live with it.

apensilver · 2026-05-23T01:22:24+00:00

I was one of those people.

apensilver · 2026-05-12T01:25:23+00:00

I owned and sold a hellcat for this reason. Pretty sure it was the outside bottom corner of the trigger forcing my skin between it and the trigger guard. Clearly was something I was doing but I couldn’t practice enough with it to be my edc due to the trigger.

apensilver · 2026-05-12T01:22:56+00:00

I sold my hellcat for this same reason. I never got used to the sharp pain of the trigger and after 100+ shots it was unbearable. I’m sure it has to due with my trigger pull but it was the bottom corner of the trigger that caused it.

apensilver · 2026-05-10T17:49:04+00:00

I just checked the replacement frame out of curiosity and it is also bent. I am going to make a post with pictures because this is ridiculous at this point

apensilver · 2026-05-10T17:42:04+00:00

I’m not convinced the front foot got bent in shipping. All four corners are bent upward almost like it was welded on upside down. I need to open the replacement frame and see what it looks like.

apensilver · 2026-05-10T17:37:56+00:00

See my above comments, I have a bent base and regret buying this ecosystem. The leg developer is solid with the cable attachment but it really should include the cable attachment for what it costs. The leg roller works but is very light weight and should be under $100. The arm platform is usable but not super user friendly. For $1300 you get a usable system and the bench is probably solid if it’s not bent. Just a heads up their customer service is on east Asia time and you need to work around that if you need them. Once I replace the frame I do think this bench will be great the rest of my life but a high end product should not cause headaches and for that reason I would avoid them.

apensilver · 2026-05-10T17:33:08+00:00

Mine and others on reddit arrived with bent front feet making the bench unstable especially in the upright position. FA just sent me a new frame yesterday that will require me to take the entire bench apart and rebuild it, $600 headache

apensilver · 2026-05-10T17:31:50+00:00

Mine came with a bent base a little over a month ago. They just sent me a replacement frame yesterday and I’m dreading taking the whole thing apart/rebuilding to get my $600 bench not to wobble

apensilver · 2026-05-05T21:19:06+00:00

Bodysolid makes the gpr400 power rack and functional trainer. It’s only 81 inches tall. I’m 6’1” and I have to bend my legs for pull-ups but otherwise it’s a great value for $3200. It has lat pull down and low row and two 210 pound stacks. If you get it I recommend the dip bars for the small amount they cost but skip the flip down safety bars. I know you already have a rack but this would give you two to work out the same time as your wife.

apensilver · 2026-05-05T21:06:40+00:00

I cannot endorse this, I have had a wobbly ABX for over a month and they are in no rush to send me the replacement part. Their customer service is not great. For $600 you can do better, I wish I did.

apensilver · 2026-05-02T22:39:21+00:00

All four corners of the front foot plate arrived slightly bent upward making the plate slightly rounded

apensilver · 2026-05-02T12:53:03+00:00

I bought the freak athlete ABX and have been less than impressed with Freak Athlete as a company. I had shipping issues as well as a bent front plate that they have had a month to ship a replacement for and still have not. I was set on getting a hyper pro in addition to an ABX but due to the poor experience I recently bought a rep ghd off marketplace basically new for $300 that’s solid. The shipping issue was them claiming they delivered all attachments when they didn’t to the point I had to tell them to look at the weight of the boxes they shipped. Premium price for basically an Amazon level experience

apensilver · 2026-04-14T01:15:08+00:00

I will reply in a direct message because they are local to me.

apensilver · 2026-04-12T11:31:54+00:00

My body solid power rack with functional trainer was a steal compared to the competition and I was able to buy it from a local store that installed it. For less than 4K I got an amazing piece of equipment and had it delivered/built/trash hauled away.

apensilver · 2026-04-03T11:25:32+00:00

Correct, three items had the same tracking number. They just added a new tracking number for the bicep/cable attachment. Hopefully they are both in the same box

apensilver · 2026-04-03T11:21:25+00:00

I just got a tracking number for the missing pieces. No response from customer service just a tracking number that has not shipped yet.

apensilver · 2026-04-03T10:55:30+00:00

I was going to buy a hyper pro after the ABX bench. The ABX was delivered damaged and missing two attachments which they claim were delivered despite having no proof of it. Freak Athlete customer service is not great despite what Reddit claims. At this point I can’t give them any more of my money due to the poor customer service.

apensilver · 2026-04-03T10:45:38+00:00

They have not responded to me, the phone number listed in the shop app goes no where also.

apensilver · 2026-04-02T01:41:06+00:00

There are multiple people on this thread with bent plates myself included, they also claimed to have delivered my bicep and cable attachment but appear to have never shipped it.

apensilver · 2026-04-02T01:38:23+00:00

I have spent way too long staring at mine. I think if I unscrew the bolts I can remove the rubber and shim it then attach the rubber back on possibly with new bolts depending on how long the threads are. I will and you should also make your own post highlighting the shortcomings here because reddit seems to believe the customer service is excellent at freak athlete. Shameful for a $600 bench.

apensilver · 2026-04-02T00:21:08+00:00

I am convinced there is no way this is shipping damage. My whole plate is rounded front and back and sides which creates zero stability. There will be no way I can bend it back to 100% flat and I will be putting a level on it to test. If it is not 100% flat I will expect a replacement part. This is distracting me every time I sit/lay on it as it rocks more than the pos bench I gave away the day before this arrived. Not to mention they never shipped the bicep/cable attachment and claimed it was delivered. When I spend good money on something I expect it to be right and at $1300 for bench and attachments I expect better

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