Force USA Pro Series FID Bench
A flat-incline-decline bench rated to 992 lb with a competition 17-inch height and an 11-inch pad.
Specs
| Width | 26.5 in (67.3 cm) |
|---|---|
| Length | 52 in (132 cm) |
| Height | 17 in (43.2 cm) |
| Pad width | 11 in (28 cm) |
| Weight rating | 992 lb (450 kg) |
These figures are copied from Force USA’s own published specs and were last checked on 2026-08-31. Manufacturers revise products without notice, and variants differ. Confirm anything your decision depends on with Force USA before you buy.
Choose this one if
- You want incline and decline as well as flat from one bench
- You want a competition-height pad on an adjustable frame
- You want a 992 lb rating from a bench that folds through three positions
The detail
FID means flat, incline and decline, and the decline half is the part most adjustable benches skip. Decline pressing biases the lower chest and lets some people press pain-free when flat and incline both aggravate a shoulder. Buying it built in is cheaper than buying it later.
A 992 lb rating on an adjustable bench is high, and that number is the one to weigh. Hinges and pop-pins are why adjustable benches usually rate lower than flat ones — compare the Bells of Steel adjustable at 575 lb. Force USA's own Peak flat bench manages 1,000 lb, so the adjustment mechanism here costs almost nothing in capacity.
Seventeen inches is competition height, which matters on an adjustable bench more than it sounds: adjustable frames often sit tall to make room for the mechanism underneath, and a tall bench takes your feet off the floor. This one does not.
At 11 inches the pad is narrow — the same reasoning as every serious pressing bench. A narrow pad lets your shoulder blades retract off the edges instead of being propped up by foam.
Force USA does not publish the number of incline or decline positions, the pad thickness, or the bench weight, which is a real gap for an adjustable bench where the number of angles is the main thing you are buying. Ask them for the ladder detail before ordering — if it is a three-position frame, the Fringe Falcon's nine settings is a meaningfully different product.
At 26.5 inches wide with the legs out, it needs more floor than a flat bench and will not tuck as tightly under a rack.