Product Review: Power Tower

Most of us are too busy to get to the gym every day, so working out at home is the key to working out consistently. You don’t need a lot of equipment or space to set up a serviceable home gym. When I was in grad school in Boston, I had a foldable bench, a Bowflex adjustable dumbbell system and a Gazelle Edge elliptical trainer. All of this equipment could be stored in the closet of my studio apartment or under my bed.

However, if you have a basement or a garage as a dedicated workout space, you have the luxury of adding a few pieces of equipment that can really add variety to your at-home workout. Now that I live in a house in the suburbs, I have a nice sized basement with plenty of room for fitness equipment.

Today I’d like to review a great piece of equipment for those that have a little more space to dedicate to their home gym. It is called a power tower. This is a simply designed multi-station home gym that allows you to perform a variety of body weight exercises.

Pros

1) Inexpensive. You can find a variety of power towers on Amazon for as little as $82.99. This is an amazing value.

2) Easy to put together. I put mine together myself in a short amount of time and without any help. 

3) Versatile. You can perform a lot of different exercises with this system, including; pull-ups, chin-ups, dips, neutral grip push-ups, and a number of ab exercises.

4) These are very sturdy.

5) They look sharp. 

Cons

1) They take up a fair amount of space. You have to make sure your ceiling is high enough to accommodate a power tower. The model I picked up was 81 inches from ceiling to floor. I could do this comfortably in my basement, but I had to measure first. There are other models with higher or lower heights, so be sure to check on this before you order.

Do I Recommend A Power Tower?

Absolutely. If you have the space, a power tower will make your home gym feel a lot more like an actual gym. Muscle confusion is key to a proper resistance training program. The more exercises that you have to choose from, the better your results are going to be.

If you want to pick up a power tower, they are available on Amazon.

Disclosure: I am not affiliated with any company that makes power towers and make no money if you buy one.