Champion Sports Medicine Ball Storage – Durable Racks & Trees for Organized Gym, Fitness & Sports Storage

So impressed. The first one I order was for light balls (basketballs) - This is THE one for medicine balls. Don't waste your time on anything else! Pros: Close to commercial (gym) grade Sturdy solid product Description of item is spot on Holds my medicine balls AND my Big ball! Cons: (really none) They dont tell you, but you need (2) wrenches to tighten bolts

We ordered this rack to go with a new set of weighted balls ranging for 2 - 14 pounds. I was concerned when I ordered the rack that it might be too small but it was perfect. Easy to assemble by yourself and very sturdy. Pricy, but good product.

Does the job perfectly....as you can see in my pictures, it holds all four of my medicine balls, and a balance ball fits nicely on top as a bonus. Note: There is a flaw in the instructions. There are some reviews on this item that state that it comes with the incorrect hardware. That is actually not correct; however, it does come with poor instructions that also have an error. See my picture below for corrected instructions. The instructions are a 1 page diagram. Since this is a relatively simple item, that's not a big deal except that the long bolt is labeled as the short screw and vice-versa. Once you figure that out, you'll have this put together in 10 minutes...assuming you have the tools since no tools are provided. You'll need a Phillips head screw driver and a pair of 13mm metric sockets or wrenches...or a couple of adjustable wrenches...

If you are looking for a relatively inexpensive stand to hold 10 normal-size (up to 11” but not 14”) medicine balls in a small space, this is a good choice. The appearance is surprisingly nice and the stand is reasonably sturdy. Assembly was straightforward despite a few minor issues described below. Dimensions and Construction Stand: 52” tall, base 11 1/4” x 22 3/4”. Prongs: spaced 11 1/4” apart vertically and 4 3/4” apart horizontally, 8 1/4” long. Weight: listed on box as 6 kg. (13.2 lbs.), two uprights 4.6 lbs. each, base 3.2 lbs. Construction: base and two uprights 1” x 1” 16-gauge steel (1/16” thick); prongs 5/8” diameter and apparently also 16-guage steel. (Note for comparison: a high-quality rack is 3” x 3” 11-guage steel but must support much more weight.) Comment: The unit is reasonably, but not impressively, substantial. Appearance. The rack’s appearance is surprisingly nice. The glossy white paint looks good (if you want a white rack) and the black endcaps proivide a nice contrast. The welding is adequate and the only bolts that are easily visible are the ones on the base. There were two small areas where the paint was chipped off by damage in transit due to inadequate packing, but these are not noticeable at a distance and I faced them towards a wall. Use and capacity. Since the vertical space between the rods is 11 1/4”, the rack will hold most “normal” sized medicine balls and Dynamax Mini 10” medicine balls, but not the larger 14” medicine balls such as the full-size Dynamax medicine balls or Champion’s own Promax balls (exept on the top two prongs, but it’s not a great fit since the prongs are only 8 1/4” long). Note: the item description incorrectly states that the rack holds “up to 10 medicine balls of any size or weight,” leading to disappointed buyers and negative reviews. I flagged this to the manufacturer and Amazon, and hopefully they will correct it. I put medicine balls up to 20 lbs. on the rack (100 lbs. total weight) and had no problem. I suspect it could handle much more unless you repeatedly slam heavy balls onto the prongs. In terms of stability, keep in mind that the rack is about 52” tall but only about 11” wide. So it could be tipped over if knocked into, particularly if relatively heavy balls are placed near the top. In addition to medicine balls and slam balls, I put a 20-lb sand disk on the rack and a smaller one under the bottom prongs of the rack. Assembly. Assembly is straighforward. The two uprights attach to the base with four bolts and four lock nuts. The top brace attaches to the uprights with four screws. And you put six square endcaps on the base and top and 20 round endcaps on the prongs that hold the balls. All the necessary hardware was included and was of satisfactory quality. There were several relatively minor complications during assembly. Unfortunately, no wrenches were included and you need two (one to hold the bolt and one to hold the lock nut) in order to be able to turn the lock nut past the point where the nylon insert contacts the bolt. It was difficult to insert one of the screws on the top cross-piece because excessive welding prevented the cross-piece from seating deeply enough to allow the holes in it to match up with the holes in the uprights. The manufacturer partly accounted for this by using oblong (rather than round) holes in the cross-piece, and a bit of hammering allowed the cross-piece to seat sufficiently close to the uprights to insert the screw. The main difficulty was inserting the endcaps onto the prongs. I found it very difficult to do so using just finger pressure. Using a hard, flat object to press on them helped, but not always. I needed to very gently hammer a few of them in with a hammer (buffered by a towel) and two broke. In addition, several of the ones that I was able to insert did not seat well and were off-center, creating a sharp end portruding from the side of the prong. I’m not sure whether that was my fault or the manufacturer’s; if it’s mine, they failed to make assembly idiot-proof. It took me only 30 seconds (including wait time) to request replacement endcaps from the manufacturer, Champion, using online chat through their website. They promised to send them out within two days and they arrived by UPS within five. So, customer service is phenomenal and gives me confidence in the brand. (I own several Champion medicine balls and like them.) Packaging. The unit ships in three main parts (two uprights and the base) and a bag with the top cross-piece and hardware. The cardboard box is good quality and provides adequate protection. Unfortunately, there is almost no packing inside the box to protect the uprights and base, only a thin plastic bag around one of the uprights and around the base. This allows the parts to rattle around in the box without protection. Predictably, some of the paint was scratched off as a result. In my case, the damage was small and confined to a single area. You may have better or worse luck. Bubble wrap around the uprights and base would probably have been sufficient to prevent damage. Alternatives. There aren’t a lot of racks made specifically for medicine balls (compared to for dumbbells). There a few heavier-duty ones, including some that hold 14” medicine balls. But they are much more expensive and some take up much more space. I tried a heavier, much more expensive medicine ball rack that holds ten 14” balls and didn’t find the construction, finish, and packing to be any better than this one, though the steel was heavier. (I received a refund on it and got this one instead.) The typical modular storage racks that hold dumbbells, kettlebells and weight plates also hold medicine balls. But the better-quality ones are much more expensive, so you’re paying a lot per inch to store relatively bulky items like medicine balls, and they don’t offer the same small footprint as a vertical rack. This 10-ball rack is only slightly more expensive (at the time I bought it) than the Champion single-tier 5-ball rack, which has half the capacity and seems to have similar construction but is black rather than white. So I would consider this one if you think you might eventually have more than 5 medicine balls or other similar-size balls.

Works as advertised. Gets my medicine balls off the floor.

This tree is as great as it looks. It holds twice as many medicine balls as the half size one that I've seen around more often. It is sturdy enough to hold 30lb balls on the first three rows. The only con for this product is the little plastic shoes on the fronts of the shelves pop off occasionally. This is a minor problem though because they can be easily popped back in, good as new. Other than that, perfect product! Well worth the money.

I don’t write many reviews, but felt obligated to do so here. I hope I can shed some light on the assembly of this Medicine Ball rack. I had a difficult time deciphering the instructions; and I thought I was not given the correct parts, or was missing parts. As other reviewers said, the long bolt and the short bolts are switched in the paper instructions. Use the longer bolt, washer and nut for the base. Use the shorter bolts and washer for the top bar. The shorter bolts screw directly and tighten into the bar so no nut is needed. As for the bottom longer screws, you need a wrench to tighten the bolt and pliers or a small vice to hold the nut. The bolt is designed to fit and tighten into the nut, but you need both tools. If you don’t use both tools, the longer bolt will not tighten and the base and stand will be loose. As for the stand itself, it is awesome and easily holds my medicine balls. I hope this information helps. Good luck!

I was having trouble attaching my video of how poor this is constructed so I’ll try to explain it. I actually ordered the first rack the main bolts were too long washers and locknuts were missing. So I sent it back they sent me a second one and again bolts too long to be able to hold it steady. In their defense the second time I reached out to sellers customer service she responded the next day willing to send out parts but I already decided to return for a refund. I was pretty sure if I would have wanted parts they would have been the wrong size like the first two sets. Not worth the money or hassle

We use this in our garage for our ids sports balls and not only do the balls get put away this was super easy to assemble and doesn’t take up much space. Sturdy and does the job.

Although this is intended for medicine balls I wanted to store my weight plates and barbells and this seems perfect. Other customers have also used it for this purpose and are very happy. Very sturdy, easy and quick to put together. - No problems with the directions being wrong as other reviewers have said. Was easy to follow and correct. Highly recommend.

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It does exactly what I want it to do. It stores medicine balls (we have 10 lbs to 40 lbs) perfectly and the other slots are used for things like gym shoes, other workout equipment, etc... It was easy to put together and cleans up the exercise area.

Costum control opened the package and it was demaged. 3 rung end caps we're missing and the frame ist shaking a bit. I am not happy with the product.