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Bartleby

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:20 pm
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My gym has 2 power racks, each with 2 safety bars. I squat outside of
the rack using the ends of the safety bars to unrack the barbell. If
I fail, there's no protection. I work out alone. This is why I
squat with light weights.

I was willing to purchase squat hooks for the rack, but I've learned
that these racks are 20-25 years old and no hooks on the market will
work with them.

I wonder whether there's a makeshift solution for this problem.

I know. Join another gym (possibility but a lot more money) or buy a
power rack for my home (impossible due to lack of room).

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 2:27 am
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Know anyone with a welder? Just design your own.

Or get a boilermaker to weld something for yah, couldnt cost too
much...

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:23 am
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On Jan 24, 8:12 am, Andrzej Rosa <bakt....DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Dnia 2008-01-24 Bartleby napisał(a):
>
> > My gym has 2 power racks, each with 2 safety bars. I squat outside of
> > the rack using the ends of the safety bars to unrack the barbell. If
> > I fail, there's no protection. I work out alone. This is why I
> > squat with light weights.
>
> > I was willing to purchase squat hooks for the rack, but I've learned
> > that these racks are 20-25 years old and no hooks on the market will
> > work with them.
>
> > I wonder whether there's a makeshift solution for this problem.
>
> > I know. Join another gym (possibility but a lot more money) or buy a
> > power rack for my home (impossible due to lack of room).
>
> How about starting from the bottom position?
>
> --
> Andrzej Rosa 1127R


Another damn good idea. This is how I train dips and incline bench
presses.
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 2:12 pm
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Dnia 2008-01-24 Bartleby napisał(a):
> My gym has 2 power racks, each with 2 safety bars. I squat outside of
> the rack using the ends of the safety bars to unrack the barbell. If
> I fail, there's no protection. I work out alone. This is why I
> squat with light weights.
>
> I was willing to purchase squat hooks for the rack, but I've learned
> that these racks are 20-25 years old and no hooks on the market will
> work with them.
>
> I wonder whether there's a makeshift solution for this problem.
>
> I know. Join another gym (possibility but a lot more money) or buy a
> power rack for my home (impossible due to lack of room).

How about starting from the bottom position?

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Andrzej Rosa 1127R
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