K KingKang Weight Bench Review (new updated bench)

K KingKang has been around for a few years. They’re not high-end guys. They specialize more in budget gear for beginners. They don’t make anything heavy-duty.

The KingKang Weight Bench is a lightweight dumbbell bench for beginners. It’s not a bench designed for serious lifters, it’s a bench I’d reccomend for people wanting to take their dumbbells workouts to the next level. For $150, it offers a lot of bang for your buck.

The KingKang is a well-made stable bench for the price. They got most of the essentials right, but there are a few drawbacks. The seat isn’t adjustable, and the backrest’s adjustment is via a pull pin rather than a ladder. I’ll talk more about these later.

So yes, it’s not all positive with this bench, but I feel it’s certainly a weight bench worth a closer look.

So in today’s review, we take a close look at everything it has to offer, including those drawbacks. Also, at the end of the review, I’ll compare it to a favorite of mine, the Finer Form Multi-Functional FID Weight Bench, as it will be interesting to see how these two match up.

First, a quick look at the K KingKing Multi-Functional Weight Bench product specs!

Specs

Why Do We Like The KingKang Weight Bench?

I already mentioned in the intro that I’m glad these guys thought about stability, since it’s something most low-cost benches lack, but it’s not just the sturdy build that sells this bench for me.

What really sells a multi-functional bench like this, is it’s versitility.

I love the preacher curl attachment. Preacher curls are one of the best exercises for isolating the biceps and maxing them out.  It’s an exercise we normally reserve for the gym, as not many of us have a preacher curl bench at home, so to have this attachment is impressive and something you’ll use a lot if you want bigger arms.

Full FID Weight Bench

Also, it’s an FID bench (flat, incline, and decline), which means you can target all areas of your pectorals by performing decline, flat, and incline presses.

And there’s even a leg extension attachment, which I was surprised to see, as most of the multi-functional benches don’t include a leg extension attachment, especially impressive for a bench costing way under $200.

Click here to check price of the K KingKang Weight Bench on Amazon

7 Backrest Positions – More Than Enough For all Your Pressing Needs

This is an FID adjustable bench, so we get a ton of backrest positions, which is exactly what you want. Many multi-functional benches can only boast 3 backrest positions, so getting 7 is great.

There’s even a near vertical angle for seated shoulder presses, a couple of angles for incline presses, to work your upper pecs, your standard flat position, and a few decline angles, which is more than enough for all your pressing needs.

But, and it’s a big but, there’s no adjustable seat!

The lack of an adjustable seat is a major drawback for me about this bench from K-KingKang. The reason an adjustable seat is so important is that it stops your butt from slipping down the seat when you’re incline pressing.

An adjustable seat gives you a stable base to press from; without it, your form and power are affected.

So, yeah, this will be a problem if incline pressing and developing your upper pecs are important to you, especially if you plan on lifting heavy.

Impressed With The Padding

For a budget bench, the padding is really impressive. It’s 2.4″ thick and uses the desirable high-density foam. This is the sort of padding I usually find on heavy-duty high-end benches, so it’s always a nice surprise when a low-cost bench uses this stuff.

High-density foam is the gold standard for weight benches. It’s not too hard to feel uncomfortable or too soft to cause stability problems; it’s just right and something you should always look for when choosing a weight bench.

Pull Pin System For Adjusting The Backrest

The KingKang Adjustable Bench uses a pull-pin system to adjust the backrest positions. The problem with pull pin systems is that they can be slow to adjust, and they’re not as sturdy as a ladder adjustment system. 

Also, when pull pin systems are used on budget benches, the quality of the pin isn’t high, and there’s always a chance it might snap.

I’m not saying the pin will snap on this bench, it’s a well-made bench for the price, it’s surprisingly good quality, for $150, so you shouldn’t have to worry about pins snapping. Still, this system is slower than the ladder systems and feels less sturdy under heavy loads.

Can the KingKang Bench Handle its 600lb Max Capacity?

While most of the budget benches love to boast huge, unrealistic weight capacities to help sell their benches, KingKang has kept things realistic.

Yeah, this isn’t a heavy-duty bench, it doesn’t have the heavy-duty build or welds of commercial benches, but it is well-made and should be able to handle somewhere close to its advertised maximum.

Still, I wouldn’t risk taking a $150 weight bench to 600lb regularly. If you want to be safe, I would recommend keeping it under 500lb. Keep in mind, this is a bench designed for beginners; it’s not designed for serious lifters, lifting heavy.

Anything I didn’t Like?

There isn’t too much to fault about this multi-functional bench from KingKang. It’s well-made for the price point. It offers beginners many extra dumbbell exercises you wouldn’t be able to do without a bench.

So, yes, as a beginner, you’re going to be able to take your dumbbell workouts to the next level. It’s sturdy for a budget bench, and that’s what really sells it for me.

Still, what I dont like about the K KingKang company is that they have made so many versions of this bench, and each version is basically no different from the other.

I think there are 4 versions, and nearly all are identical. The reason some of these companies do this is to get as many listings as possible on Amazon, essentially selling the same product under slightly different headings. With only a very slight variation of the product. If you check out their website, I’m sure I saw 5 versions of this bench, it’s crazy.

It’s confusing for the buyer, and, sadly, something I see happen fairly often with companies that make budget gym gear.

Fast Assembly – Under 30 Minutes

This is definitely one of the easier multi-functional benches to assemble, as most of it comes pre-assembled from the factory. 

All you need to do is attach the stabilizers and the preacher curl attachment, which involves tightening a few bolts. Instructions are easy to understand, as many users have mentioned. With an average build time of 30 minutes.

Storage

The KingKang weight bench is one of the few multifunctional weight benches that include a folding system. And it’s really easy to use.

All you have to do is remove a couple of pins, and the bench folds in seconds. And once folded, its overall footprint is more than halved, making it easy to store against a wall. Great for someone who is tight on space.

Compare

Finer Form Multi-Functional FID Weight Bench

The Finer Form Bench is one of my favorite multi-functional weight benches. It has a more premium feel than the budget multi-functional benches, the quality is there, even though it costs just £50 more than the KingKang bench.

Okay, the Finer Form bench isn’t a heavy-duty option, far from it, it’s still a bench design for beginners and intermediates.

But it weighs more, weighing close to 50lb, it’s a solid weight bench, that extra bit of weight is a telling sign it’s made from high-quality materials, the heavier the better when it comes to weight benches.

Also, Finer Form has been around longer than K KingKang. I first reviewed one of Finer Form’s weight benches over five years ago, and that same bench is still selling just as well now as it was back then, with people praising it years after owning it, which is a great sign that Finer Form’s weight benches stand the test of time.

What makes the Finer Form multi-functional bench more impressive than the K Kingbench isn’t just the quality but also some essentials the K KingKang bench lacks.

The Finer Form Bench includes an adjustable seat, which, for me, is a must when buying any adjustable weight bench.

Also, with the Finer Form Bench, you have a ladder-style backrest adjustment system that is much easier to use, sturdier, and safer than the KingKangs pull-pin system.

For $200, the Finer Form Bench offers all the essentials you need from an adjustable weight bench, with a more premium feel.

Yes, I think the KingKang bench is one of the best out there for the price and great for beginners, but for an extra $50, you get a lot more with the Finer Form Multi-Functional Bench.

To Sum Up

A sturdy, well-made multi-functional weight bench, that’s missing a few essential features, that’s how I’d sum up the K King Kang Multi-Functional Weight Bench.

It is surprisingly stable for a budget bench, and the padding is impressive too.

I love the preacher curl, and that the becnh also boasts a leg extension, something you dont find on most of the multi-functional weight benches. Plus it includes a folding system, which I know will be a very handy feature for many people who lack space. It’s a bench that has a lot going for it.

Still, the lack of an adjustable seat is the major drawback for me, and the bench’s height in flat is disappointing. 22″ is just too high to keep your feet flat on the floor when bench pressing, it’s off-putting, and really affects the amount of power you can generate.

Overall, the KingKang is a decent choice for beginners, but for anyone who takes their training a little more seriously, I’d spend the extra few bucks and opt for the Finer Form Bench.