Is this the right equipment I'm thinking of?

[hrecana]

Hello everyone. I hope you guys are doing great. I have a flat bench, which can incline and decline, but I cannot do bench presses because I'm missing the component that holds the barbell. Its basically just a bench. I did some searching and I found this :

http://store.rocksolidfitness.com/product.php?xProd=427

I have a 6 Feet standard barbell and from the look of the info, 30" to 60"H x 37"L x 46"W, it would fit my barbell pretty well. Am I heading in the right direction in buying this? Thanks for the help!

[Wildtim]

There is a FAQ stickiedat the top of the forum, I suggest reading it.

[hrecana]

Thanks for the suggestions. Read it, learned it. I believe this is what I am looking for.

Before I purchase the item, I did some research and measuring. According to the websites (I looked at different sources), the width of the rack is 46-48 Inches (I'm not sure why some have different measurements).

My 6 ft. barbell has a distance between the collars of a little over 51 Inches. So this means that my bar will fit nicely with the rack am I correct? I just want to be sure because some people have some trouble that their bar is too short for the rack. Thanks!

[Wildtim]

You may have read but you missed some important points.

From the very first question:

Q: "I'm a newb and I want to know what I should get to start my home gym?"
A: The majority of people will be best served by getting a Power Rack, Flat-Incline-Decline Bench and a set of Olympic weights to start. The reason you want a power rack is that you can do roughly 90% of all the exercises you can think of with one and do them SAFELY. The spotters on Power Racks have saved myself and countless others a lot of pain and injury. check out this thread for info about power racks, http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=109657991
Other things to consider after you get the basic power rack package would be dumbbells (Olympic db bars are fairly inexpensive if you can't afford hexes, ironmasters or powerblocks) a lat pulldown/low row, glute ham raise/developer, leg press, rubber flooring and something for cardio.

From page 2:

Q: I'm going to get that bench press because a rack would take up to much room. Wouldn't it?


A: When designing a home gym the size space you need isn't really determined by the size of the bar holding apparatus. The space needed is really made up of two completely different factors.

First width: The width of the area you need is the length of your bar plus enough room to put a plate on it. This is far wider than any bench press or full rack.

Second the Length: This is where most people really seem to think a power rack is huge. In reality the bench is longer than any rack and there are darn few sturdy ones that fold up small enough to get shorter. Add a leg extension and this number is even longer.

The height may be a problem in a cramped basement but the height of the average rack designed for home use is a couple of inches shy of seven feet. That means that even in a relatively low space it will fit.

The reality of the situation is that if you have room to workout with a Olympic barbell on a flat bench you have room for a power cage.
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Not to mention the fact that these squat stands have been discussed numerous times and they are always recommened against. Search those thread out.