Just wanted to leave a review for those on the fence, who may have read a balance of negative and positive reviews and are trying to get a decent understanding of the quality of this product.

The type of reviewer: My wife and I really enjoy this bench. We are short. She is 5'4" and I'm 5'8". The most either of us will bench is 225, leg lift 100 and this is because we are into fitness, not necessarily ever increasing strength. This bench is rock solid. There is not even a doubt about it holding up, in fact the quality of it doesn't even lend a thought to that type of thinking, it is that solid.

I'm convinced that the key to having success with this bench begins with the assembly. Mechanically minded people, or those who have turned a few wrenches having common sense to understand what bolts need to be very tight (structural bolts ) vs. just snug (hinge bolts) vs. firm (bench pad bolts). It took about 2 hours to get it together, fine tuning the hinge bolts (not too loose, not too tight) and getting the leg extension adjusted for both my wife and I. By the way, the instructions are strictly diagrams and not words so be intuitive, we made a couple of mistakes and had to take apart and redo and laugh at ourselves for not paying close enough attention ... no big deal.

For us short people, the bench pivot points are perfect. What I mean by that can be put into perspective this way. We first bought the Bowflex 5.1 because we wanted a super duty bench and it has great reviews and is known to be top quality. It is a tremendous bench for TALL people, but the bench hinge points for incline, decline, length of butt seat pad from knee to back too long etc. etc. We hated using it, it was heavy for my wife to move around even with the wheels. Comparably, the Marcy SB-350 is amazingly well fit for us. When I do decline dumbbell bench I no longer feel like I'm on a medieval torture device, but it just fits perfectly. The same goes for the leg attachment, everything fit perfectly. There are some reviews from tall people (6"1 and up) for this bench ... I don't see how this bench would fit them comfortably but those reviewers claim it does.

There are also reviewers who make an issue of stability. I honestly have no idea what they are talking about, not at all. I'm 220, leg lift 100 and there is not even a hint of instability. Just really weird having used this bench and then trying to understand what those reviewers are talking about.

The one negative that other reviewers have stated that I'm experiencing is the hinge bolt for the leg lift attachment does indeed stick out too far and scrapes the inside edge of the knee. One reviewer added extra washers to get the smooth rounded edge if the nut to be out far enough to cover the scraping blot threads. another suggested tape. It is not that bad, really more of an annoyance and I will be adding washers like the reviewer who submitted a picture of such in his review.

Conclusion:
Who should buy this bench in my opinion?
1) Persons 6 feet or less.
2) People who want to be in great shape but not excessively strong. Go 225 for more reps as opposed to 315 for Power/Strength training.
3) Space savers. With bench inclined and leg lift attachment off the footprint is 52" or so.

Who should avoid this bench?
1) 6'1" or taller you begin to not match up with the bench dimensions.
2) People who want to train for strength Mark Rippetoe style, you will soon outgrow this bench. Go to a real gym and not Planet Fitness either LOL or get yourself a $400 commercial gym bench.
3) People who have no skill to assemble resulting in negative reviews because of their lack of understanding i.e. don't over tighten the screws to the pads or you may rip out the built in fasteners, duh. Don't over tighten hinge bolts or the won't pivot etc.

This is a great bench, we love it!

Was skeptical about this bench but turned out to be a great addition to the home gym. The padding wasn't excessive and have no problems keeping my shoulder blades flat for proper form and freely stable even when benching 275lbs. I alone weigh 245 and stand about 6'1. The leg attachments are great because you can just take it off with no tools needed, and you actually can do both leg ext. And curls for added exercise options; However I haven't done more than 90lbs just to test the motion and wouldn't expect to load it up like you would at the gym. Bench surprised me and happy my gf bought it as a Christmas gift. If you're already benching 400 plus lbs then you already know this isn't the bench for you anyways but for every one else you won't be sorry.

Good bench, awesome price! Some previous reviews have complained about the stability, but I have to agree with the more recent reviews that said it seems like Marcy has listened to customer feedback and fixed the problem. The front leg's base support is 11 inches by 4 inches (unlike what the picture shows). I've loaded it up and haven't had any problems. The bench is very easy to put together and the wheels make moving it a breeze. I added the Deltech Fitness preacher curl attachment so now I have a multi-position bench, with leg developer and preacher curl set-up all for under $200.

Great value, works just fine for me, but is not a commercial quality bench. I really wanted a bench with incline and decline as well as leg extension features, and this fits the bill for me! I didn't find very good pics of the decline capability, so took some of my own and attached them. The leg extension doesn't lock so if you want to decline and use it for an ab bench, just load the leg extension with enough weight so it won't move, or use a bungee or Velcro strap to hold it down. I'm only 5'4" 140 lbs so I just threw all of the weight plates that I had on it and looped a 20 lb kettle bell on the end and that worked fine. I wanted to note that because the seat is adjustable, the bench wobbles a little, but I have had no issues when using it, it doesn't feel unstable to me.

I absolutely LOOOOOVE this bench! I can do so much with it! LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!
my only issue is whether its on a hard surface or carpet it does slide. I placed the rubber carpet no slip stuff under the stand and its perfect!