My girlfriend got a trainer for her bike so we set that up today too. Still need to shim the platform a bit to compensate for the slope in the floor, and build some plate storage: https://www.catalystathletics.com/artic ... late-Rack/
Re: Power Rack Thread
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:43 pm
by murphyreedus
Looks good. I have a thing for blue racks.
I picked up a new rack today...
Re: Power Rack Thread
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2020 10:56 am
by Skander
jwilson625 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:35 pm
Final product:
My girlfriend got a trainer for her bike so we set that up today too. Still need to shim the platform a bit to compensate for the slope in the floor, and build some plate storage: https://www.catalystathletics.com/artic ... late-Rack/
The name makes me wonder if you have anything to do with the Donkhouse poker site...
The name makes me wonder if you have anything to do with the Donkhouse poker site...
Donk -
Re: Power Rack Thread
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2020 2:23 pm
by hector
murphyreedus wrote: ↑Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:43 pm
Looks good. I have a thing for blue racks.
I picked up a new rack today...
Wow!!!! F that is nice.
Re: Power Rack Thread
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2020 5:20 pm
by murphyreedus
hector wrote: ↑Sun Oct 04, 2020 2:23 pm
Wow!!!! F that is nice.
Yeah, Dynamic Ultra Pro, their flagship rack. I actually picked it up along with a "grab bag" pallet that ended up containing a nice gym storage unit and a 3x3 Dynamic Titan rack, among other things. So now I've got 3 racks and need to decide what I'm keeping. I'd like to keep the storage unit for something, but it's kind of huge. I should probably open a gym when the pandemic gets less pandemic-ish.
Re: Power Rack Thread
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2020 7:15 pm
by mgil
The Strength Co rack just got promoted in my Instagram feed.
$727 for squat stands with a cross brace, poorly made j-hooks, and questionable spotter arms.
What a time to be alive.
Re: Power Rack Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:54 am
by murphyreedus
mgil wrote: ↑Sun Oct 04, 2020 7:15 pm
The Strength Co rack just got promoted in my Instagram feed.
$727 for squat stands with a cross brace, poorly made j-hooks, and questionable spotter arms.
What a time to be alive.
Seems like a totally better deal than the Dynamic S-2 clone with pullup bar and spotter arms for like 650 shipped that has been available through the entire pandemic...
mgil wrote: ↑Sun Oct 04, 2020 7:15 pm
The Strength Co rack just got promoted in my Instagram feed.
$727 for squat stands with a cross brace, poorly made j-hooks, and questionable spotter arms.
What a time to be alive.
Seems like a totally better deal than the Dynamic S-2 clone with pullup bar and spotter arms for like 650 shipped that has been available through the entire pandemic...
It’s almost like that entire brand is making it a point to prey upon the people that refuse to do research.
Re: Power Rack Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 10:22 am
by mbasic
mgil wrote: ↑Sun Oct 04, 2020 7:15 pm
The Strength Co rack...
I lol'd during the promotional YT video for their new plates.
When he just wiggled the plates side to side (to demo. the tighter tolerances) the rack wobbled pretty bad.
$725 free shipping, 11 gauge, westside spacing, UHMW on j cups, 16mm / 5/8th hardware, triangle plates on all uprights.
EDIT-
Damn, the price point actually falls between Rep PR 4000 and the Titan T3.
The Rep base rack of similar height and depth being about $800
May have gotten over enthusiastic about the pricing here since all of those have free shipping.
$725 free shipping, 11 gauge, westside spacing, UHMW on j cups, 16mm / 5/8th hardware, triangle plates on all uprights.
That rear crossmember is nice too
I don't think that with the gusseted brackets up top, and that 8 bolt crossmember setup that the 2X3 top rails are an issue at all.
Pullup bar is fully knurled
Attachments are inexpensive. 5/8ths holes, so compatible with likely much of the stuff from other brands.
$55 for dip handles, free shipping.
haven't looked at the pulley system.
But as a stand alone full rack, this has to be one of the better values out there
The multi grip pullup bar option gives more height too. $95 free shipping
Thoughts?
@murphyreedus ?
Shows the j cups well
retaining pins in the safeties are a nice touch
The spotter bars suck, they should have the kind that are on the next level down that attach the same way as the J-cups. Other than that it looks like a nice setup.
Re: Power Rack Thread
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2023 2:42 pm
by Wilhelm
It doesn't have spotter arms.
They only make those for two other of their racks.
(As far as i could see)
But regardless, Rep or Rogue 24" 3X3 spotter arms should fit.
And if you mean the pin pipe safeties, wtf do you expect at that price point?
Re: Power Rack Thread
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:10 pm
by Hardartery
Wilhelm wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 2:42 pm
It doesn't have spotter arms.
They only make those for two other of their racks.
(As far as i could see)
But regardless, Rep or Rogue 24" 3X3 spotter arms should fit.
And if you mean the pin pipe safeties, wtf do you expect at that price point?
I mean Safeties I suppose. The one inch rods inside a pipe with the little clips to hold them. We am accustomed to calling them spotter bars as the new fangled spotter stuff didn't used to exist to be confusing.
