Top 5 Squat Racks For A Home Or Garage Gym

1. MiraFit Adjustable Squat Rack

£79.99 – Link To Product – https://amzn.to/2S13cem

  • Mirafit Squat/spotter Rack With Dip Bars – Adjustable width, rack height & spotter height
  • 13 rack levels (5cm gaps) – 7 Spotter levels (5cm gaps) – 10 Width settings (5cm gaps)
  • Ideal for squats, dips & bench presses – Suitable for use with both standard and Olympic sized bars
  • 250kg max load – Heavy duty 50mm steel tube frame
  • Dimensions: W: 77cm to 117cm – D: 100cm – H: 163cm (max) – Rack height: 93cm to 151cm – Spotter heights: 63cm to 93cm – Please note, tools required for assembly are not included.

 

 

61w48AFTftL._SL1500_2. DTX Fitness Squat Rack

£79.99 – Link To Product – https://amzn.to/2PA7Hzt

  • DTX Fitness Power Rack – Ideal for squats, bench press, pull ups & chin ups
  • 28 adjustable barbell rest heights – Suitable for both standard & Olympic size barbells
  • Built in solid steel pull up bar with knurled grips – 2 X weight plate storage bars at rear (for Olympic sized plates)
  • Thick 50mm steel tube construction – Grey powder coated steel frame with black detailing – Secures to floor for maximum stability – Ground anchor bolts included
  • Maximum capacity 200kg – Maximum user weight (for pull up bar) 120kg – Height: 221cm – Width: 134cm – Depth: 119cm – Please note: tools required for assembly are not included

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3. Hardcastle Heavy Duty Power Cage

£239.99 – Link To Product – https://amzn.to/2RXTd9l

  • Hardcastle Bodybuilding Olympic Power Cage & Weight Plate Rack – Ideal for squat and bench press exercises
  • 16 adjustable bar height options – Dedicated pull up bar with multi grip positions
  • Includes 2 x full length solid steel spotter bars, 2 x steel barbell rests and 8 x weight plate storage bars
  • Heavy duty 360kg max load – White powder coated steel construction
  • 6cm steel tube frame – Total height: 213cm – Total width: 165cm – Total depth: 132cm – Approx net weight: 76kg. Please note: tools required for assembly are not included.

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4. Bodymax CF375 Power Rack

£214.20 – Link To Product – https://amzn.to/2ze9gcu

  • Solid, easy to assemble frame
  • Maximum weight capacity is 180 kg
  • Ideal for shrugs, squats, chest and shoulder press and more
  • Comes with narrow and wide grip chinning bar
  • Comes with adjustable safety bars and two adjustable bar catches
  • A pulley system is also available
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5. Mirafit M2 Semi Commercial Walk In Squat Rack

£199.99 – Link To Product – https://amzn.to/2zcQt1a

  • Mirafit Heavy Duty Walk In Squat Rack With Spotter Bars – Multi position rack with adjustable spotter height
  • Ideal for squats & bench press – Side storage poles suitable for 2″ Olympic weight plates – Orange & black powder coated steel frame
  • 10 bar heights – 8 Spotter heights – Suitable for use with 7ft bars
  • Max. Load 300kg
  • Overall dimensions – Width: 158.5cm – Depth: 116cm – Height: 187cm – Please see images for further detailed dimensions – Please note: tools required for assembly are not included
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The foundation of the best garage or home gym is the power rack or squat rack.
Firstly, let’s talk about the power rack or squat rack. This is a large, sturdy metal frame that allows you to position a loaded barbell (or other implements) in a variety of positions for strength training. Is a power rack strictly needed for strength training? In our opinion, yes. The foundations of strength training are the squat, bench press, overhead press, and deadlift. Of those 4 exercises, only 1 can be done safely and with considerable weight without a rack (the deadlift). Attempt to squat, bench press, or overhead press without a rack, and you are selling yourself short. Leaving weight on the table, as it were.

Why is a power rack an absolute must? Because it’s the only way to get a heavily loaded barbell in the proper starting position for the bench press, overhead press, and squat – and it can have safety spotter arms (or pins or straps). Don’t underestimate the importance of having safety spotter arms when working out alone in your garage gym. They are absolutely essential to ensure you don’t get stuck under a heavily loaded barbell – which is both dangerous and embarrassing.

The first consideration for a power rack is space – height, width, and depth. Therefore the first important parameter is how much space do we have to work with? Will a car be parked in the garage? Are we able to take up half of a two-car garage? Will we need to stow the equipment to put the car into the garage? Don’t worry – there are options for all these things.