I have a smaller Starting Strength affiliate gym in Bedford TX and needed some kind of adjustable pulling blocks. We have a smaller facility for private training and don't have the room for several sets of wooden or plastic stackable blocks. We stick these in a corner and when we need them set them on bumpers we already have to make the block whatever height we need. We ended up cutting part of the post off (there really isn't a need for the extension poles) of the block to make it shorter so it it would set flush on a 25lb bumper and it works perfectly. We have several pieces of Titan equipment in our gym and will buy more in the future. John Janecek , owner and Starting Strength coach at Janecek Strength.

I have long been a fan of deficit deadlifts, but definitely didn't want to take up more room in the garage with a wooden 6" box. The problem is that I would eventually play with different heights and I would ideally need some sturdy blocks for when my olympic training came into the picture. Well, I definitely don't need to spend over $500 for that setup. These pulling blocks have made it so conveniant to do deficit rows with a landmine, deadlifts, cleans, snatches, high pulls, and even elevated pushups. They're solid and I would recommend these pulling blocks.

Received these last week and wanted to give them a try. My weightlifting coach said I needed to work on my second pull for my snatch so I thought these would be perfect for that.

I have extra bumper plates that I don't really use so I figured that since I can't even hammer two boards together on a good day, I might give these a shot.

They arrived in a big box that was undamaged. The items were wrapped in plastic along with some foam. Also in the box was the short and long extension pieces and a set of instructions. Included is a small spring clip thingy that allows for the conversion from short to tall extension piece. That was not a problem to get into place. The platforms are much bigger than I thought they'd be which was nice.

As far as usage, they are great. I would highly recommend these for a garage gym as they take up little space versus the traditional jerk type boxes. For me at 6ft tall, three 45 bumpers and a 25 bumper would bring the bar to just a smidge above my knee cap. For deadlifts, going shorter, say shin height, should not be a problem.

They stayed in place perfectly even when I failed a lift and had the bar come flying forward and banged pretty hard off one of the platforms.

About the only annoyance is a audible "bong" every time they hit the platform. I may try to get some thin rubber from Home Depot and epoxy it in place.

Other than that, I am very happy with the purchase and I am sure they will make a valuable component of my home training endeavors.