Home Gym Heresy: Do You Need a Squat Rack?
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2024
- Some thoughts to consider when either purchasing a squat rack and or how to take advantage of one to the fullest. Can you get just as good if not better results with another piece of equipment.
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I look at mine as a safety rack...I often lift alone and when I go heavy and fail, I love being able to live to lift another day.
Great points. A power rack or some spotter arms are essential for sure.
Yep
Couldn’t agree more with you Mike. I do think there is a lot of ego in this space and at the end of the day it’s about putting the work in. I noticed that Khalid over at harambe entered a bodybuilding comp and came second in the natty category with 12 weeks of work/prep and just a foot plate and some rubber bands. It’s all about the hard graft, diet , discipline and finding what motivates you.
Keep up the solid work man.
Thanks Tom. Excellent point and thanks for brining that up in the comments. I got to Khalid on again to talk about that.
Totally agree.
I still think racks are the way to go given all of the dip, pull up bars, functional trainer add ons and smith machine attachments you can add to them.
But yeah home gyms got popular when powerlifting dominated the fitness space and it isn’t really aligned with most people’s goals
the ability to do pullups and dips make my squat rack vital.
Amen to that. Because they're on my mind some of those lever gyms and that QT Pro I got can also allow that.
Consistency and progression is the key to quality results, so do what promotes that.
You got it brother.
Interesting video. It annoys me when some UA-camrs assert that a rack is essential to a home gym. That doesn't take into account people's individual training goals and preferences. Some prefer bands to weights, other want to concentrate on cardio or flexibility.
Exactly. I'm with you 100%
I’ve turned my half rack into a lever rack with both low and high positions. Dedicated deadlift setup saves time and setup annoyances.
I love that. Awesome set up.
I love my smith machine... and my Total Gym is currently set up right next to it, as I have been using it for a few specific exercises and my wife has been using it for even more.
You'e the man brother. I'm just making sure you're watching... I'd love to get one, but the space is officially maxed. Pray you guys are all doing well over there
Yeah I agree, for hypertrophy traning, a squat rack centered gym is not the only viable option. However with all the cable options like rep ares, dip attachemnts, landmine and many other attachement available, a rack can still be useful without even doing the barbell lifts.
I meant to make a point of that, that most of these novel attachments essentially are making stations out of the rack.
I really appreciate this video. Mike. Whether or not to acquire a squat rack is a question. I've been going back and forth with myself over. More and more I just don't see the value in it over something like the leverage gym, the speedience or even the X3 band, bar, board type systems.
I think you got the right idea, you're thinking for yourself and weighing the pros and cons that fits you. I again don't want to they're a bad option by any stretch of the means, just is it something that you will use and be consistent with.
Got a decent squat stand with safeties, pull up bar, dip attachment. Works for me.
BB snatch form on point btw.
Thanks Eric.
I think a power rack is very beneficial but it is a space issue for sure. other than apartment living at the very least I think most people should have barbells in almost all of those people should have a squat rack. however, I think a case could be made for some dumbbells and kettlebell only if you're space limited and just doing a lot of single leg exercises could definitely get a great set of legs in my opinion
Great points all around Matthew.
Mike! This got me thinking. I would be interested in a few videos with demos of what is your favorite resistance type for specific exercises. For example, for concentration curls and hammer curls, I like dumbbells. I tend to favor, standing bicep curls with my Bodylastic bands, standing on them. For chest, due to shoulder issues I lie on the floor with dumbbell presses, pushups, and just started with suspension trainer pushups, and loop bands with my Clench handles laying on their footboard. I loved rows with my Total Gym for back and really like a suspension trainer for that as well, I also may use my Lebert EQUALIZERS bars. I don't squat heavy anymore but loop bands "racked" is a nice extra challenge, but I like, primarily, air squats and lunges with a fabric booty band just above the knees especially with a crab walk for the burn. I have a pretty sturdy door and some anchor straps for my bands now so some of this may change.
Thanks man. That video is long overdue, but every time I'm about to do it, there's some machine that I'm about to review that I think potentially could make the list for a particular exercise. I think I'm getting close though to make that happen. Thanks for sharing all your exercises. I know it helps other people get ideas.
@@hybridresistance The topic could be visited annually, bi-annual, quarterly...It's a content goldmine! A mixture of resistance tools and components. One could say it's a "hybrid resistance" protocol.
@@djstat2000 you sold me on that. I think you’re right. Thanks so much for these comments.
Hey bro is that a GMWD leg press mechine in the back round of the video. Great video .
That's a Force USA one. Here's the review for that if you're curious ua-cam.com/video/pCj35r0qnEc/v-deo.html
Personally - I think for most people a squat rack/power rack is a no brainer to lift heavy and safe and train hard. But by no means do you need one in a home gym to absolutely crush some killer workouts on a regular basis
You nailed it there brother with the "lift heavy / train hard". Got a couple ideas, I'll be shooting over to you soon.
there are definitely lots of valid ways to train and by no means is a squat rack a necessity. However, in terms of cost performance, it is pretty hard to deny that a squat rack is a really great option.
I totally agree with that just as long as the person actually intends on sticking to and learning the proper mechanics. But I'm sure you're probably on the same page with that.
Besides their obvious use anchoring bands and or suspension to them along using it as a pull up bar just adds to its use.
Thanks Lou. It's a multipurpose tool for sure. I know you love the suspension training.
I am looking to build a home gym and started looking at combo smith/functional trainer and some have the free weight option for bench and squat. More importantly with 2 in house athletes that will be working out separately, was keeping in mind for safety since no spotters. I looked at lever gyms also, which I like the safety side of those, but just switching between exercises maybe too time consuming for my 2.
Thanks for sharing that. Not a bad assessment, but I just depends if both athletes prefer or have different needs. As a soft plug the force usa line up has some (relatively) affordable all in one trainers that have functional trainers, smith, and rack options all in one. Shameless plug I also got a discount code for them "sbt". Super great company though all around.
If you want to squat or bench alone, you need one. If not, its optional.
Amen
Mike - you tend to favor versatile/functional tools for the home gym. Do you have a review/demo of using a landmine with a barbell and some plates? I prefer ones that do not attach to a rack. I think you save space (weight plate land mine) and get a versatile tool for the entire body.
I actually don't. Believe it or not, I never got into the landmine as much. However with that said, I've been loving those movements since using the quantum trainer.
@@hybridresistance Thank you. I think being able to bring a barbell outside with a few plates and a landmine (I see people diy them too) is pretty neat too.
I don’t have the room for a full squat rack in my apartment so got squat stands. Just getting into barbell training.
I was squat standing it for a while years ago when I had my first home with a very tight garage. I think it was CAP brand pair that even had safety arms along with it.
If one is going to train with barbells....then a power rack is really going to help your gains. You can push yourself and stay safe doing so.
When l was a teen (in the mid 70's)l had a set of squat stands built for me. But you can't push yourself the same because you can still get caught under the weight. And there were so many times l got caught under the weight while benching! A home bench has supports, but no safety bars. I would train without collars so l could tip the bar and dump a few weights off each end when l got trapped. A power rack would've been like a miracle training aid back then, but they didn't have them back then.
Excellent comment. Some form of safety is a must when you got a bar on your back or going over your face. When you hear the horror stories with even light weigh accidents, definitely makes you respect the weight.
I would do a Squat rack if I didn't live in an apartment. I enjoy barbell training. But in its place, I got a x3 system and some dumbbells. Getting used to it but it's working.
I feel you guys, that's one of motivators of the channel is to find those other solutions showing that you don't need tons of space or even equipment to get big space or gym results.
Can you do the different movement patters, safely and at a high intensity? If so, you're good to go. With the lever gym you can press, hip hinge, squat, row, pull. If you have attachments you are even better suited. So in many ways, for just hypertrophy/general fitness, you'd be better off with the lever gym over the squat rack IMO.
Can't argue with that. I still love the feel of barbell exercises over a machine at times, but your points are all valid speaking for practical goals.
And my thinking, in trying to assess the purchase is what will I feel safest doing by myself. Having used squat racks with safety bars at commercial gyms I feel reasonably safe but compared to machines (as the leverage gym is) I feel ever so slightly less safe. If I'm going to use something where I can go to absolute failure, I personally think I'd feel safer in a machine.
They aren't mandatory for home gym. I will get one eventually. Would buy a levergym first
The power-lifts I've come to find are NOT the supposed magical lifts they've been made out to be as a matter of fact I advise against the use of them by most because the risk/benefit ratio is far too high in terms of risk, especially as the loads increase over time & diminishing returns set in. 15-20 years ago I thought otherwise however I came to see the drawbacks of said movements & realised that there are much safer, & more effective alternatives especially if maximum muscle development is the primary goal.
Excellent comment. I don't want to directly knock the power lifts for fear of being charged for blasphemy but.....I'm in total agreement the are not magic lifts for automatic size.
@@hybridresistance Yes indeed.
Just built a homegym and no rack at all. I prefer cable machines.
Definitely a viable option
I use my cage daily, both for safety and convenience, I'm hitting big shit though, even as a natty, but if you want to prime the bi's with seated curls, then, no, you don't need anything, including any kind of adventure
haha, love it my friend.
I dunno much about...well, anything. If I do know one thing, however, it's that John Candy is the best shower curtain ring salesman on the planet. I saw what you did there😉😉 John Hughes would approve🤣🤣💯💯💪💪 Oh...umm..yeah....squat racks...... To each his own as Del Griffith would say.
Who doesn't like John Candy? I joke that I got some Del in me selling my "Collar Hooks" as the fitness industry's shower curtain rings...More rings are coming. Fun minor fact, I knew a film editor who knew John Candy and said he was legitimately one of the kindness men she ever knew. Said she didn't cry at her own dad's funeral, but did at John's.
My ex sold or gave away my squat rack and all my free weights when we were going through our divorce. I haven't been able to replace it yet.
Really sorry to hear that my friend. We need to get some sort of community fund on this channel for stuff like this.