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Posted by: rockhardly

I told Pushandpull I would post pics of my wooden squat rack but I can't find the thread. So, I started a new one showing my entire gym. Here it is. Cost around $1200.

Posted by: SUPERFLY1234

wow nice set up. the squat rack needs more cross support though. that is a lot of weights for 1200 $

Posted by: Flathead

Nice work, especially for $1200! There's not much you can't accomplish with that setup

Posted by: nova1970sb

nice setup, poor snake

Posted by: PushAndPull

Love the wooden squat rack

All around nice set up. Was thinking of buying one of those pull-up stations, but there's always mixed reviews on them. How sturdy is it for weighted pull-ups and dips? Do you have to put plates on the base to keep it sturdy when going heavy?

Posted by: rockhardly

Originally Posted by SUPERFLY1234

wow nice set up. the squat rack needs more cross support though. that is a lot of weights for 1200 $

If you notice, the supporting columns are anchored to the floor and to a header which is tied to structural beams. Solid as a rock. By the way, I am a civil/structural engineer.

Posted by: rockhardly

Originally Posted by Flathead

Nice work, especially for $1200! There's not much you can't accomplish with that setup

True Dat!!

Posted by: rockhardly

Originally Posted by nova1970sb

nice setup, poor snake

Interesting story. My brother killed it while quail hunting. When he got home (me, and my parents weren't home), he coiled it up by the freezer. My mom went to get something and, well....... "clean up on isle 4".

Posted by: gtbmed

How much weight did you estimate it could hold when you designed it?

Maybe one day I'll be able to do something like this. For me all I'd need is a bunch of bumper plates and a platform, possibly 1 rack for back squats.

Posted by: rockhardly

Originally Posted by PushAndPull

Love the wooden squat rack

Thanks. It works well. Probably cant do those beloved "kipping pullups" your so fond of

I have never noticed any instabilty while doing any pullups or dips. Especially in a controled manner. My only complaint is the placement of the pull-up bar support location. Forces me to be slightly narrower than I want. Outside of them forces me to be slightly wideer than I want. But it works. I got it with the DB set. 500 bones for all the DB's, DB racks, and that. Criagslist.

Also, if you notice, the squat rack has a pull-up bar as well.

Posted by: rockhardly

How do you multi quote so you dont have to quote every person on a different reply?

Posted by: circa58

Very nice!

Posted by: rockhardly

Originally Posted by gtbmed

How much weight did you estimate it could hold when you designed it?

More than I'll ever be able to squat.

Posted by: Stewart14

Originally Posted by PushAndPull

Love the wooden squat rack

I have a pullup/dip station similar to his, and I've done weighted dips with over 100 pounds on it with no stability issues, and chinups up to about 75 pounds, plus my 210 pounds of bodyweight and no issues at all, no plates to keep it sturdy either.

He brings up a good point though, most of these stations put the supports right fricken where you want to grab the bar, so he's correct in saying you're either too wide or too narrow. I usually just do chinups and hold it just inside the supports, so it's kind of close grip, but you know what, it increases the range of motion...lol

Posted by: fufu

How confident are you in the wooden rack? How heavy are you willing to go on that?

Posted by: nova1970sb

Originally Posted by rockhardly

thats too bad, i have a soft spot for snakes. i own 4 of them, ball python, burmese python redtail boa and a carpet python. beautiful animals, hate to see one die for a skin on the wall. but your gym is awesome.

Posted by: Hoglander

The rack might be strong in relation to the materials and your ability, but angle of the safety bars is not safe, IMHO. If you fail I wish your spine all the luck in the world.

Posted by: ScorpionKing

Originally Posted by Hoglander

The rack might be strong in relation to the materials and your ability, but angle of the safety bars is not safe, IMHO. If you fail I wish your spine all the luck in the world.

That wooden rack is something else. Hoglander is right the angle of the safety bars are all wrong. You can go to your local weilder and have him build you a good rack for 2 bills.

Posted by: Flathead

If one was worried about load capacity, you could just replace the 2x4" uprights with CCA 4X4"

I agree w/Hog on the safety bars, but that's an easy fix. Still a decent job though.

Posted by: rockhardly

Originally Posted by fufu

How confident are you in the wooden rack? How heavy are you willing to go on that?

I might start thinking about its capacity around 500#. The weak link is the bar. Not the wood. The most I have worked out with is 300# and not the slightest signs of stress or movement in the rack. It is a very solid rack. If you could use it, you'd feel very confident in it.

About the safety bars. I squat from outside the rack facing the rack. The lower bars are just under shoulder level when ATG. If I fail on a squat, I would just have to lean forward and set the bar on them. THey are angled so that the bar can only roll towards the 2x4 columns. Not the best way, I guess, but it cost me $15 bucks to make. A good understanding of your body's limits helps. And its just another reason to "get the fuckin' weight back up"!!!

THe lower bar also provides a place to put the bar if I decide to do shrugs or something.

Thanks for all the comments, guys.

Posted by: natural1

I went to a local gym recently becouse my reguler 1 was shut for 3 days while having a refurb... It wasnt a patch on yours lol, nice work mate

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