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Squat rack and bench for home gym?

  • 20-10-2009 6:18pm
    #1
    cjbh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 108 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    Would appreciate any input in relation to the following:

    (I will be contacting the owner soon, but for now I would like impartial advice).

    What I want is to be able to do squats and bench press at home (already doing deadlifts with Olympic weight set). So I need a squat rack and a bench.

    I was thinking of the light squat rack (e130)

    from: http://www.irish-lifting.com/index.php?cPath=1_11

    and the flat incline bench (e140)

    from: http://www.irish-lifting.com/index.php?cPath=1_5

    so what I'd like to know is if this would be a good choice, with squats and BPs in mind? Or should I be looking at getting a power rack - i.e. what are the advantages of paying extra for the power rack?

    How much weight can the light squat rack hold? And can you even do BPs in it?

    Any advice appreciated


Comments

  • #2
    squod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,704 ✭✭✭squod


    I'd go with either of the power racks. I'd like one, some day.
    Power racks are safer, you already know that, plus once you bench out of your range you'll need a spotter at home or else a power rack to catch your oly bar.


  • #3
    d'Oracle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,025 ✭✭✭d'Oracle


    squod wrote: »
    I'd go with either of the power racks. I'd like one, some day.
    Power racks are safer, you already know that, plus once you bench out of your range you'll need a spotter at home or else a power rack to catch your oly bar.

    Also you can set the pins just below your squat range so that if you fail in the hole, it will catch the bar before it catches you.

    Plus those Power racks have a chinning bar.
    Basically you can do anything with the Power rack that you can with the squat rack, only more safely.


  • #4
    enda_4
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 101 ✭✭enda_4


    d'Oracle wrote: »
    Also you can set the pins just below your squat range so that if you fail in the hole, it will catch the bar before it catches you.

    Plus those Power racks have a chinning bar.
    Basically you can do anything with the Power rack that you can with the squat rack, only more safely.

    +1

    I have a power rack and like d'Oracle says you have that extra bit of safety as well as being able to do chins and dips. Would recommend one


  • #5
    justsomebloke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,407 ✭✭✭✭justsomebloke


    ye when training by your self a rack is invaluable as the pins let you push a hell of a lot harder as it is a lot easier to ditch a lift. You can also do rack pulls and other partial exercises for assistance work as well that you just wouldn't be able to do with the squat rack.


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