PRx Spotter Arms Review
Updated September 2026 with my 6-month review · First tested July 2025 · 3 videos
If you bench by yourself, and most of us with a home gym do, get a set of spotter arms. These are solid 3x3 steel with plastic strips on top, and six months in they look like new. The catch is they only fit post-2023 PRx 3x3 racks, and they're heavy enough that you'll want the storage bracket too.
Buy it if
- Buy them if you bench or squat with nobody else in the room.
- Buy them if you run a PRx Profile or Build Limitless 3x3 rack from after August 2023.
- Buy them if your rack sits tight to the wall and you need to move the bar out into the room.
- Buy them if you want the bar landing on plastic, not bare steel.
Skip it if
- Skip them if your rack isn't a post-2023 PRx 3x3. Buy the arms that fit yours.
- Skip them if you trust the safety straps you already have. They do the same job for less.
Before you buy
What I don't love
Narrow compatibility
They only fit PRx Profile and Build Limitless 3x3 racks sold after 8/29/2023, with a 5/8" pin. Older racks and 2x3 uprights need a different part.
Real money on top of the rack
$239.99 for the pair, after you already spent over a thousand on the rack.
Heavy and in the way
16 pounds each. In a small gym they stick out into the walkway, so budget another $64.99 for the storage bracket.
Watch the videos
Every video I've made on it
Newest on top.
Do you need them at home?
Six months on my dad's rack, the compatibility date that matters, and the J-cup trick for low ceilings.
One month in
How the spotter arms and storage held up after a month of use, and what I'd flag before you buy.
Day one
Unboxing the spotter arms and storage, getting it set up in my parents' home gym, and my first impressions.
Questions I get
How much weight do they hold?
PRx rates them at 1,000 lb.
Will they fit my rack?
They fit PRx Profile and Build Limitless 3x3 racks sold after 8/29/2023, with a 5/8" pin. PRx sells a 2x3 version for other uprights. Check before you order.
Do they scratch the bar?
There are UHMW strips on top, so the bar lands on plastic, not bare steel.
Do I need the storage bracket?
You don't need it, but it's what keeps 32 pounds of steel out of your walkway. It's $64.99 and hangs them flat on the wall.
Can you use them to move the bar off the wall?
Yes. Set the J-cups on the arms instead of the uprights and your press position moves out into the room. In a low ceiling setup where the rack sits tight to the wall, that's a big deal.
Specs
| Rated capacity | 1,000 lb |
|---|---|
| Length | 20" |
| Steel | 3x3" |
| Footprint | 24" x 3.25" x 13" |
| Pin | 5/8" |
| Weight | 16 lb each, 32 lb per pair |
| Top surface | UHMW wear strips |
| Storage bracket | $64.99, holds 1" and 5/8" arms, 26" x 36" x 4" with arms |
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