I've just ordered these as I've started SL5X5 and I don't fancy trying to squat heavy without something. Sadly, as we have a baby on the way, I am extremely short on cash so I grabbed these from ebay for £69. Are they ok and has anyone had any experience using these or similar? I'd love to have a power cage but space and money are in equal short supply :/ Also, I only have a basic barbell. Like the ones from argos lol I know I should get an olympic barbell but as I have already said, money is extremely tight. What kind of weight can I expect my barbell to take before it bends in half lol
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Thread: Thoughts on these?
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01-16-2013, 08:46 AM #1
Thoughts on these?
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01-16-2013, 10:56 AM #2
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Barbells limit is probably 300#'s stands like those hold a barbell but are easy to knock over and provide no safety catch. Once you kid is a toddler make sure the bar is off those as he might push them down and you don't want a bar falling on him. There is a good reason those are on sale for less than half their original asking price.
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01-16-2013, 11:04 AM #3
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I'd add a pair of sawhorses for a safety catch. As Wildtim said, make sure you unload the bar and put it away when you are not working out. While they may not be as good as a full safety cage, you will see many Olympic lifters backsquatting with such a setup.
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01-16-2013, 11:13 AM #4
Thanks guys, good advice. I'd definitely never leave the barbell on the stands with any weight on and my nephew is also following 5x5 with me at the same time so we spot for eachother. I see there are safety bars on these stands (only 5 inches though). Are they of any use whatsoever in an emergency? lol
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01-16-2013, 01:30 PM #7
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I'm not sure where you are in the country but I would start here...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bodymax-CF...item2a281176f9
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bodymax-CF...item35c36a64b0
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/bodymax-po...item27cee29f61
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/POWER-SQUA...item416e8f8418
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PROFESSION...item2324de7b9f
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EXTREME-PO...item257807901e
They're all starter racks but will be much better than those terrible squat stands, the squat stands are an accident waiting to happen!
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01-16-2013, 01:34 PM #8
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01-16-2013, 01:42 PM #9
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Can you compromise on a half rack? They will take up a very similar amount of space as a pair of squat stands?
Like this... http://www.gymratz.co.uk/powertec-workbench-half-rack but will be about half the cost second hand...
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01-16-2013, 01:49 PM #11
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This made me laugh.
Let us know what you think of them. Definitely use something to 'save' you if you fail. You could possibly buy a pair of squat stands and use some Unistrut between them to act as spotter bars?
This would be better than the ones on the machine.
Don't worry, I had considered the above stands before I went for my rack...
I thought about it for about a year before I actually went for my rack...
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01-16-2013, 01:53 PM #12
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01-16-2013, 07:52 PM #13
Putting some larger plates on the base will help the stability of the stands. Just remember to keep the plates away from your feet. You don't want to trip coming back in to rerack. Also, remember that when you're squatting the most weight, that's when you'll want the most stability and hence the most weight on the base. So if you don't have many plates, it might be helpful to get more (or use something else, cinder blocks, stone pavers, etc.) to hold the bases. Of course, using them on hard surfaces, instead of carpet, helps too.
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01-16-2013, 09:33 PM #14
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01-18-2013, 12:03 PM #22
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It must be quite tricky squatting with such a short bar? It looks like it's hollow also?
You can get a cheap olympic weight set here http://www.fitness-superstore.co.uk/..._/12268_p.html
Failing that go on ebay and have a look, check out Gumtree also!
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01-18-2013, 12:09 PM #23
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01-18-2013, 12:28 PM #27
Nice! There's the next annoying thing, not having enough room on the bar for the silly bulky weights (compared to proper disks). Glad I didn't start 5x5 when I used to go to the gym though lol Squatting with an empty bar is embarrasing. Not so much at home as I have to have at least 20 kg on to replicate an olympic bar weight :P
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