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The full rack looks much better in my opinion. I imagine it's much sturdier. It's also much safer. That's the only commercial Powertec powerrack that I've seen.

I haven't even seen one over here...

As per above, go for the body power black machined plates, they're much better than the tri-grip version.

I've had my tri-grip plates for around a year and they look much older than that.

I've...

Why not go to a feed store / equestrian shop or tack shop? They sell horse stall mats for £32-38 a mat (18mm thick), but you can probably get a deal if you bulk buy. I got mine for £30 each from a...

Osu your gym looks perfect, most gym goers would be like a kid in a sweet shop. I couldn't think of a more perfect gym.

I really do wish you all the best of luck, repped!

The rack storage looks ideal. I could of bought a pair of weight trees, but I had to modfy the rack to fit my bench, so I thought I would go the whole hog lol.

The room is just under 9ft wide....

Here are the additional photos of the plate storage upgraded to M20 threaded rod, (just a little larger than 3/4") and then 25mm" (1") conduit has been placed over it.
I'm going to install 32mm...

If I rented a welded I could of welded up a lot of it myself, but to be honest I wanted it to be bolted so I can easily transport the rack when we move.

It could of been a little prettier welded...

I would lay your shed on a concrete slab, then install a damp proof membrane, 18mm plywood over the top (MDF) would work as long as it's kept dry, and then horse stall mats over that. It should also...

I'll try and take a photo later on if I have time :-)

Not yet but I have upgraded the m12 threaded rod to m20 threaded rod for the plate storage.

Looks like a great job, repped!

Thanks for the nice comments, It was me who added plate storage to my powertec rack and made it a walk through. Here is the link if the op is interested...

I think that it looks like a fantastic gym room with lots of natural light and space. I would kill for that much space (I have a 9 x 15 feet garage) with no natural light.

I would personally...

Fantastic review, it looks a great bit of kit. It's a shame that body solid doesn't include a dip attachment with their gpr378 rack.

[QUOTE=Meadey;1078147701]Still on the hunt fro a power rack and I came across these two items on ebay. Any opinion on them would be great
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Buy a good pair of leather gloves, I've used the golds gym max lift, well they're called something like that anyway. They seem okay, material ones see, to tear very quickly. Most gloves seem to need...

I would stay away from any lat pull down / low row attachments for racks, they take away usable space from the cage, e.g. if you need to have your bench deeper into the rack.
If you feel the need...

It can hold safely 80kg or so and at a very max 100kg.

You need a power rack, fid bench and 300lbs / 130kg Olympic weight set. That's the standard answer as it's a good one.

You won't be able...

'm not sure if this will help but heres a link to myself adding plate storage to my powertec power rack...

Lots of photos.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=153272081&page=1

I've got a layer of carpet over my concrete garage floor to stop any dust.
I've covered the carpet with 18mm thick stall mats.
For my dead lifting area I have a layer of thin hardboard over the...