New Rogue 3x3 rack- 24 inch deep

[Terpgym]

$755 vs. $980 for the RM-3 (30 inch deep, 1 inch bolts)- seems like a good tradeoff:

http://www.roguefitness.com/rml-3-ro...m_medium=email

[ninjaneer]

weeeee....another rogue rack.

[Accutron]

Too bad its 24" depth...

[Terpgym]

Only $60 more than the R3.

[GarageIron]

I kinda like it with the smaller holes, just not the 1" spaced ones. If someone was looking for a heavier rack with Westside spacing this would be ideal. Considering you are bolting it down I doubt you would ever notice a difference in the 11g vs 7g.

[817boy]

Seems like everytime R comes out with something someone starts a new thread about it.

24 squatting clearance is inadequate imo. My crappy old bodysolid rack has 27 inch clearance

[gp92089]

24 inches is more than enough space to squat!

R 3 lover for life!

[Accutron]

Seems like everytime R comes out with something someone starts a new thread about it.

24 squatting clearance is inadequate imo. My crappy old bodysolid rack has 27 inch clearance

My current powertec as I recall is something like 25.5" depth, Im too scared to get a 24" inside Ive wrestled with the idea for years now

[Accutron]

24 inches is more than enough space to squat!

R 3 lover for life!

Have you tried to box squat in it. I dont know if I could...

[owasM]

lol my racks 15" ...
i can squat fine in it, itll be other movements like box squats, good mornings etc that are a little tricky.

[Terpgym]

This new rack is the same depth as the R3. Nobody seems to have any issues with the 24 inch depth for squatting. Also, if that was an issue for someone, this rack looks like the perfect candidate for adding a monolift attachment (sturdy frame with a small footprint)- like the one made by Edge Fitness Systems.

[triplechris]

I remember back in the diz-ay my highschool gym had a power rack that had about 6" between the uprights! I believe it was this one in the illustration:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-NvrAvBHgL...PowerRack1.jpg

[817boy]

24 inches is more than enough space to squat!

R 3 lover for life!

when i said 24 inches is inadequate. i didnt mean it wasnt big enough, i meant other companies offer 30 inches(squatting clearance) so i think R should do the same.

[IronAddict7]

when i said 24 inches is inadequate. i didnt mean it wasnt big enough, i meant other companies offer 30 inches(squatting clearance) so i think R should do the same.

Rogue sells an R3 Bolt Together one with 30" of clearance for an extra $20. I have the R3 and when I used to lift inside the rack I never once had an issue with hitting the uprights during anything except Box Squats lol

[ICEcap2]

I remember back in the diz-ay my highschool gym had a power rack that had about 6" between the uprights! I believe it was this one in the illustration:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-NvrAvBHgL...PowerRack1.jpg

It helps to reinforce good squat form. The bars should be somewhere over the middle of your feet at all times, so 6" is enough for most people, assuming the J hooks don't take up any of those 6".

[Accutron]

Rogue sells an R3 Bolt Together one with 30" of clearance for an extra $20. I have the R3 and when I used to lift inside the rack I never once had an issue with hitting the uprights during anything except Box Squats lol

What about if you want to do box squats though? That should be an important exercise...

[fishpat86]

24" ain't **** cuzzzzz, my rack has a mansize 34.5" of depth!

[KBKB]

What about if you want to do box squats though? That should be an important exercise...

It seems to me that 24" of clearance should be enough even for doing box squats. The bar path is still up and down during the squat part of it. There does appear to be an inch or two of lateral movement at the very bottom as you sit on the box.

[Accutron]

It seems to me that 24" of clearance should be enough even for doing box squats. The bar path is still up and down during the squat part of it. There does appear to be an inch or two of lateral movement at the very bottom as you sit on the box.

Thank you thats a very good video...thanks.

[817boy]

You could box squat in 24 inches, but i would feel more comfortable in a 30 inch rack.

[Accutron]

You could box squat in 24 inches, but i would feel more comfortable in a 30 inch rack.

I emailed Westside Barbell customer service to ask. (I didnt want to waste their time since I would order from Rogue, but they would know more than some random Rogue rep, so I thought it was okay.)

The person told me it would be very tight, unless you have perfect form. I dont have perfect form in anything. But they must know what they are doing or they would have made it bigger, but you get my idea.

Anyway this new rack looks nice. They have lots of different racks out now.

[IronAddict7]

What about if you want to do box squats though? That should be an important exercise...

To be fair, when I was still lifting inside the rack I had only just started Box Squats so I'm sure my form was garbage. IMO 24" should be fine for most people but there are a lot of people who like to take big steps back from the J-hooks and in that case, the 30" bolted R3 should be perfect. Plus it's only $20 extra

[Terpgym]

I've seen people box squatting in the R3 with no problem. This would be a beefier version of the R3, probably with less side-to-side sway.

[skrebs01]

It helps to reinforce good squat form. The bars should be somewhere over the middle of your feet at all times, so 6" is enough for most people, assuming the J hooks don't take up any of those 6".

The rack that is pictured is a York Isometric Rack. It had two sets of adjustable bars on each side, one to start from and the other to push/pull against. I had the wider version which was called the WV Portable Power Rack along with the dip attachments and hevy duty J hooks. The uprights were not that much farther apart. Not enough room to walk out and do box squats. I used it as a power tower for dips and pull-ups.

Unless space is a factor, the bore distance between uprights the better.

[Stasher1]

weeeee....another rogue rack.

I feel the same way. Rogue's equipment lineup has become just like Taco Bell's menu...dozens of different items, but they're all made with the same five ingredients.

[KBKB]

I feel the same way. Rogue's equipment lineup has become just like Taco Bell's menu...dozens of different items, but they're all made with the same five ingredients.

I just wish they'd add an extended base as ingredient (which eliminates the need for bolting the rack down) as they teased on their ******** page:

[alexthaman]

I feel the same way. Rogue's equipment lineup has become just like Taco Bell's menu...dozens of different items, but they're all made with the same five ingredients.

they do have a lot of choices but i think it is not a bad thing, they have a rack for any kind of budget or any kind of lifter. The only thing i dont like about them is that there is only black colored racks. I think they loose some sales by not having color choices like other companies as elite fts or sorinex.

[Stasher1]

they do have a lot of choices but i think it is not a bad thing, they have a rack for any kind of budget or any kind of lifter. The only thing i dont like about them is that there is only black colored racks. I think they loose some sales by not having color choices like other companies as elite fts or sorinex.

It's not necessarily a bad thing, but it's far from noteworthy every time they release a different configuration of the same pieces. They should just sell all of the pieces individually and let the buyers decide how they want to put it together, like a big ass Erector set.

[matrix563]

kbkb does that mean that style pictured isn't sold by them? i wonder what the hole spacing is.

[ninjaneer]

I feel the same way. Rogue's equipment lineup has become just like Taco Bell's menu...dozens of different items, but they're all made with the same five ingredients.

at this point, i wish they'd just release a byo rack. here's some parts, do whatever the hell u want.