Sorinex Iron Bear - The Best Dumbbell Rack?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ส.ค. 2024
- In today's video I get around to talking about a piece I've owned for a good 6 months now, the Sorinex Iron Bear. When I was trying to decide if this would be worth the price I did what I always do, search TH-cam for a video on it. Sadly I wasn't able to find any, so hopefully this video helps you make your decision a bit easier!
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I appreciate the fact that you oriented all your REP DB logos into the same position. Takes one to know one..:). I sourced my Iron Bear at the beginning of the pandemic and it took 5 months to receive. Due to space constraints it was one of the few racks that stacked 5-100 lbs. vertically rather than staggered. I had a local welder chop off one of the bar holders from each side so it wouldn't stick out in the room so far. It's still stable and not going anywhere with the DB's loaded. These are used in heavy duty NFL and Collegiate strength centers and are often positioned in the middle of the room with shelves mounted flat for access from both sides. My wife and shorter folks struggle to access DB's on the top tier. Everyone struggles putting the heavies back on the bottom tier. There's a specific technique required. I fractured a finger attempting to put this together myself. It's a Beast. Those shelves will cleave body parts until entirely secured. I've installed LED lights under each of the shelves and hid the wires in the upright rear posts. This rack is the crown jewel of my home gym and is the first thing people comment on when they see it. I'm just worried about the day I move.
That sounds pretty impressive. never thought about adding lights!
This is one of those rare instances where a guy can yell out “nice rack!” and not get slapped.
Everyone appreciates a nice rack.
Great vid and beautiful piece! Your attention to detail and personalization of your gym is definitely noticeable this year! Must contribute to those stellar numbers you’ve been putting up lately! 😂
Sorry Brandon, was on vacation, I’m glad to see your next video! Quality video man. I really like how you go over the pros and cons, I enjoy the detailed breakdown of all the various factors that may affect why someone may or may not want this.
Thanks for taking a look!
I am forever excited when you upload a new vid for Saturday morning viewing and then sad when I remember I have a single car garage, am poor, and Australian house prices are fucked so I’ll never own one haha. A great looking unit though!
The grass is always greener on the other side, Australia was one of my favorite places to visit.
@@BasementBrandon you should come back! I’ll buy the beers!
@@gregors00 Beers there cost just as much as the flight aka not cheap lol.
@@BasementBrandon I dunno about your end but for a while we were getting flights for like $1k AUD return. Mind you I was only paying to one, not four like you’d have to haha. Yeah our alcohol tax is fucked, I miss Japanese alcohol prices haha
Ultimate home gym Brandon, dude you’re taller than I thought! 💯
I use that as an excuse for why I don't look jacked lol
@@BasementBrandon I’m a midget at 5’10” lol
Have you done a video on the urethane dumbbells? Would love to know your thoughts especially compared to hex. My only hold up is do they roll away a lot. That would be annoying
I have not! I haven't found mine roll much in use. I like them but they're sure pricey. The biggest downside to the hex is for the heavier weights they're huge.
I have watched this video multiple times because its just so pretty
haha appreciate it man!
You have great taste! That after pic looks much better and the logo was sick, well worth the cost.
Thanks, I'm happy with it!
Looks great, Brandon. Use it in good health! Always enjoy your videos. 🙂
Thanks John!
That’s such a sick rack. How are your Rep urethanes holding up? I was thinking about either purchasing 5-50lb set of the Rep urethanes or the Pepin Fast Series. Trying to figure out which would be the better purchase and what would hold up the longest. I already have iron masters that go up to 120lb
They're great. It's a trade off however. Fixed DBs are much more expensive and take up a lot more room. Pepins are cheaper and take up little to no space, but not as usable as fixed IMO
It's nuts how much nicer this looks than the old REP rack storage rack. (Though given it costs as much as those DBs from 5-80 lbs currently do...it better, lol.)
Lol no argument here.
Brandon, I bought this weeks after you got yours in and showcased on Instagram. I had a similar problem where I hated the lack of customization with the Rogue series, the 70in height was too short and the 100in height was too tall. It is no doubt the biggest thing in my gym, even bigger than my Monster rack. I love the thing as it holds my entire CMB set with ease and I use my Monster attachments on it (dip bar, holders, etc.), but it definitely takes up an entire wall in my single car garage and it was a NIGHTMARE to put together.
Did you send me a picture on IG, b/c if not that's a big party foul
@@BasementBrandon Ha! I definitely messaged back and forth with you a bit about your opinion. I'll get you a pic today.
I guess Sorinex had the thinking that this would be the center piece. The way they put those olympic bar holders in the back lol.
Weider use to make these chrome dumbbells with a rotating dumbbell rack where you could just put it in the corner and still have access to all the dumbbells. Wish there were companies that could innovate along that direction.
Watson is the only I know of that makes rotating dumbbell racks, but that costs an arm and a leg.
I think in a facility setting it's usually out in the open. I think I could have prob got them to do away with the back feet and bar holders, but would worry about stability.
@@BasementBrandon Yea like moving the back bar holders to the front and then having it like an L-shape type rack leaning against the wall lol. Stability would definitely be questionable but the space utilization would be top notch.
The fact that you build all this solo is funny. It’s impressive, but funny.
Stubborn lol
06:57 wait what? 🤣🤣
Chad Brandon. 😎
He’s honest about it, I respect that. Lol
I'm not a quitter.
Came for the innuendo, left satisfied
At least someone was!
Wish you would've showed the custom brand logo while you were talking about it. Good review, thanks!
That's exactly what I did? Take a look 7:17
It is a great addition to your gym.
Thanks my dude!
That is a nice storage rack! I got blasted for spending $500 on our storage rack in our review video! I can't imagine anyone is buying this piece at that price. I would be hesitant mostly because of the height of it is too tall. I would be tough for some people we train to get kettle bells or dumbbells off the top racks. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
I doubt many commercial gyms would want it because it's so tall. Too much risk.
@@R32R38 I think it works for Brandon and the way he has it set up but the average person trying to lift a 85lb kettlebell off the top rack would be a shoulder tear waiting to happen!
@@MacStrengthCo Or he'll be so distracted by the hot chick in skintight yoga pants that he'll drop the kettlebell.
Yeah I think most gyms would prob opt for the 4ft tall version and just daisy chain them together!
Awesome set up man, don't feel too bad, I have 12 sets (3kg to 25kg) of Watson DBs and it cost me over €4k getting the other 8 sets (the heavier ones) is going to hurt. 😰
Those look awesome
Hi Brandon - Could you do a video where you give your two cents of machines such as leg extensions (quads) and leg curls (hamstrings), and if these machines do/could fill any purpose for us who mainly are into powerlifting? Thanks.
I may be able to do that!
Now that you’ve had this db rack for awhile is there anything you’d want to do differently?
Maybe have one more shelf and another set of DBs.
How long did it take to get all the dumbbells in the same direction? My OCD thanks you. Great video!
I did it when I first set it up and now it's just maintenance lol.
I think I will end up getting a rogue storage unit. This looks great and I like the logos, but Sorinex seems stupid to use from where I live (shipping is probably murder).
Seen the leg curl/leg extension you are having made which also looks really nice.
Trying to spread out my purchases between companies a bit!
Are those shelves 90 inches from end to end? Just special ordered rogue's version of this that is 70" tall with 90" shelves but they won't make a kettle bell shelf for me so I'm thinking of reaching out to sorinex for one of their shelves after I get my dumbbell rack
Mine are closer to 92". It's interesting they won't make the shelves for you as I'm assuming they're going to have to make some kind of custom shelves regardless since they don't usually offer 90" wide.
I seriously considered one of these after seeing yours because I ordered the Fray rack (in Coop spec) back in March and as of today it *still* isn't ready. It took Sorinex more than a month to reply to my e-mail though and by that time Fray was having their moving sale which made it another $600 cheaper. Really hope it's a good rack, if I ever get it.
Before committing to this solution I actually reached out to Fray to see about ordering one after hearing such good things from Coop's video. They responded to me once asking for more details but after I broke down what I was looking for they never responded again.
Get what you pay for, but man is that a HIT on the wallet. Great review as ALWAYS!
No doubt! "business expense"
@@BasementBrandon my accountant might dig that
Not related to the video, and I’ve search your channel …. Plus I’ve got the Powerblock Sport 90, so having that rack would be pointless…. 1. Do you do weighted pullups, if so, what dip belt do you recommend that’s comfortable. I recently purchased/received (last week) the rogue $49 dollar dip belt, however simply loading 85lbs on it puts pressure (still manageable, but something more comfortable would be better) on the hip adductor area before even attempting to do one pullup.
I have a custom dip belt from pioneer, but before that I used a belt called "the brute belt". It was padded and used nylon straps instead of chains
what's the depth of this rack from front feet to back feet? I'm interested in this rack.
32.5"
@@BasementBrandon thank you
Damn Brandon, go big or go home! Lol
Used your links to purchase 3 pair of stoic sleeves and the Lu mastery stainless power bar. So maybe I can say I helped with the next monstrosity that shows up down there ;-D
Def did lol
Hey brandon. I have a pair of ironmasters that go to 120lbs. I am currently thinking about upgrading to the rep hex dumbbell set. My only concern is that maybe hex dumbbells become too unwieldy at the higher weights and also may shorten range of motion in certain lifts because of the bulkiness . Do you have any experience with this. I would prefer the urethane set but that price tag is a tough pill to swallow.
I don't think they'd be any more unwieldy than a 120lb iron master loaded up TBH. There are pros and cons for either decision you make though.
@@BasementBrandon gotcha, I found some urethane Hampton dumbbells with the rubber grip, have you heard if those are any good quality wise?
I haven't heard any good or bad on those ones, sorry!
@@BasementBrandon thank you!
You're good at pulling out that wallet tho!
practice makes perfect.
Looks like Rogue just came out with a Monster dumbbell rack.
I saw that. I wonder if they'd go higher and/or sell more shelves than 3?
Amazing custom piece for your set up! How long until you upgrade the rack to a Sorinex Basecamp to match this and the bench rack? Vegas set the ova/under at 6 months. I am going with the unda...
The monster rack is better, which is why I haven't switched it :)
@@BasementBrandon YET! ....but the 49" width though is the biggest reason I went REP, and your video on smacking the uprights on a heavy walkout.
@@joecowan3719 I prefer the wider rack. I hit my forarems on benching.
@@BasementBrandon Ah, makes sense, the joys of being 6'4" and a powerlifter with a large wingspan!
I'm currently using the monster mass storage rack with my Rep 5-75 urethane DBs. The trays were fine with my old hex DB's, but I can't stand it with my urethanes. Much like you, I think an upgrade to a saddle system is the proper way.
Are you aware of any company that will manufacture/sell the saddle rack crossmembers separately to achieve this? I suppose I could buy the Rogue DB saddle rack, ditch the side supports and then have steel plate/adapters of some sort fabricated to allow the saddle racks to bolt onto the monster uprights.
Basically I'm looking to achieve the iron bear end result using some of the "legos" that I already own.
Might be able to find someone to fabricate/make it for you, I jsut wouldn't know who :(
I wonder if you could buy replacement saddles from a commercial db rack and just drill holes into your current shelves.
Let's go Brandon!
ayyy
Focus evenly on deadlifts and benching. You can do it!!!
We'll see!
Do you use your dumbbells substantially more now that you have a full set vs an adjustable pair?
Yes but still not enough. Most of my bigger movements are barbell based so I typically use the DBs for bis/tris/shoulder work.
@@BasementBrandon did you switch back to basic Jugg AI PL? I remember you said you were going to try powerbuilding after your first meet on chadbot
@@Lucas-hl9sd I did for a few weeks but have been back on PL for a few months. Just enjoy the PL training style more.
How did you lose an inch? That's just tragic
it's more like .5", was 6'4" and last time I was measured it was like 6' 3.75" lol
More reviews please
anything specific?
Great investment and it looks tremendous!👍🏾🏋🏽♂️🏘💪🏾🤑🎥
Thanks Darrell
Duuuuuude $3,450??? That thing does looks awesome. Buy once cry once 😂💪🏼
Haha yeah I'm purposely looking to upgrade the pieces I have vs just buy a bunch of new stuff.
I'm not good at pulling out too😁
Preacher pad review saw it hidden in the back
Yeah haven't really had a chance to use it. Surprisingly don't do a lot of curls... or maybe not so surprising lol.
I would live in your gym if I could
it does have a bathroom and shower. need to work on the fridge though.
The price of Sorinex equipment is just silly. U.S. Steel prices are up, averaging $170 per ton, but it isn't high enough to justify that price. You could actually purchase a plasma cutter to cut steel for much less than that. I should probably stop practicing law, hire my dad, a retired tool and die engineer, and start cranking out clones of this stuff, custom, for about 1/2 the price.
I think if you compare it to commercial grade equipment and add in the customizations you'll find it's not out of this world in terms of relative price.
@@BasementBrandon I am a little jaded by those claims. Not to say I'm right and you're wrong. However, before law school I worked in the largest domestic self propelled lawn mower plant. We made over 30,000 Craftsman & Rally mowers per day. The plant, located in McRae, Georgia, was roughly 8 acres in size. We also made snow throwers, but not nearly as many. The mower decks were shaped and painted differently, but the steel that the decks were punched from, the paint and engines (Briggs & Stratton) were the same. Hell, the bolts, blades, wheels, ...everything was the same. Later, we were bought by Husqvarna, still the same everything. Craftsman went to Sears and Rally went to another store, Husqvarna mowers went everywhere. The bolts, engine, steel, everything but the shape, stickers and color were different. The Rally mowers were about $200 cheaper than the Craftsman, which, in turn, were about $200 cheaper than the Husqvarna. They were literally the same damn mower.
@@awmlawoffice I think my point is that their prices are typically somewhat higher based off how they make things and quantity they produce. There is obviously a mark up from that point and they prob have better margins than someone like Titan fitness who rely on pure volume. However I don't believe their prices are silly when you compare them to companies who operate similar to how they do (Ghost, Williams, etc).
@@BasementBrandon agreed, although I think Ghost, Kabuki and Williams/Elite charge what people will pay and their margins are SUPER fat. Additionally, I am just as guilty of conspicuous consumption as everyone else, just not when it comes to garage gym equipment. If it was part of my job or a side hustle, as I must assume it is for you, I'm sure I'd have all Rogue & Sorinex as well.
Can uou please do a review on the new rogue Ohio power bar aggro 3
I'm prob not going to buy it for a while, doesn't seem to be any more aggressive than some of my other bars I have and the $600 price tag just isn't worth it now. I also understand how stupid that sounds after saying how I spent $3500 on a dumbbell rack lol.
@@BasementBrandon I would reconsider thst opinion garage gym review is saying it’s possibly the sharpest barbell I really think it’s worth it I probably gonna buy it now
@@karlebrus6095 Coop has soft hands though :)
If looks really nice but I feel like I would hate to rerack and unrack dumbbells that high 😅 some of us aren’t giants like you 🥲
Just wear oly shoes.
@@BasementBrandon 💀🥲
Sorry for the late algorithm comment
Sometimes it's better not to come early.
Rack Daddy
Lol
Buys new bench, puts up review video to get that sweet TH-cam ad revenue to cover said bench. I see what you did there 😉
Business expense!
Wouldn’t fit in my small gym.
Wouldn't have fit in my old on either!
@@BasementBrandon It will in our next house we plan to build in a few years. Right now, my gym is a 12x20 Amish shed with insulation, drywall, power and climate control. I have a RML-690C in it and the Rogue deadlift platform with shelving, IronMaster dumbbells, FID bench and flat bench.
@@markhalstead2386 sounds like a great space!
@@BasementBrandon Found away to make it fit.
Impressive! But way out of my league!
me too lol
Buy once cry once
I still find I cry a lot.
Pullout game is weak. :)
I'm in it to win it.