What Power Rack Should You Be Getting?
A power rack, also known as a squat rack or power cage, is a versatile piece of gym equipment designed for safe and effective strength training. It features adjustable safety bars that prevent accidents while lifting heavy weights, making it ideal for exercises like squats, bench presses, and overhead presses. With its versatility, it supports various movements for muscle growth, allows solo training without a spotter, and can be customized for different body sizes and exercise variations. Whether in gyms or home setups, a power rack is a core tool for building strength and muscle mass. Here at Macarthur Fitness Equipment, We have a range of power rack options to suit your budget and workout routine.
One of the First Considerations when looking into getting your own power rack is the types of exercises that you want to do. Whether you just need something to do your basic barbell and body weight workouts or if you want to incorporate some other variations on barbell work and cabled exercises.
For your basic barbell workouts the Renegade Power Rack offers all the basic functionality for your barbell and bodyweight exercises. The Renegade Power Rack includes a set of J-Hooks, Safeties, Dip Handles and a Chin up, giving you all the tools to get in a great workout at a great price.
For something offering a lot more functionality the Renegade Heavy Duty Power Rack Combo includes 2 sets of J-Hooks, Safeties, Dip Handles, Chin Up, Bench, Weight Plate Holders and a Lat pulldown/ Low Row cabling System. With a stronger heavy duty frame the Heavy Duty Power Rack gives you the confidence that this rack can handle anything you throw at it with a 300kg J-hook/Safety weight rating.
If you want something that offer customizability however than the Force USA MyRack System is the way to go. With a range of options including 4 safety options, 3 j-hook options, 3 Chin ups, and a huge range of other attachments you can customize the perfect rack to suit you. The addition of the Cable crossover attachments is a big advantage to the MyRack System over the other racks, giving you a lot of versatility in your workout routine.
If you want something even more basic to accommodate your barbell workouts than another great compact option if the My Gym Squat Stands. The My Gym Squat Stands offer the ability to work with a bench or standing and giving you some great basic racking functionality.
The biggest downside to the MyRack power rack is that the optional attachments can make it a more expensive system when compared to the others. If you were to only get the same attachments for your MyRack as are available on the Renegade Power Rack or the Renegade Heavy Duty Combo, the MyRack system would be more expensive. However the big downside with the Renegade option is that there is no way to add extra attachments down the line if you want to add to your rack.
When Looking at the options for a Power Rack we recommend looking at the types of exercises you want to be able to do. If you are after something to accommodate your basic needs then the Renegade Power Racks offer some good options at a reasonable price. However if you want the option of versatility and variety then the MyRack Option gives you the freedom to play and find the perfect setup. Depending on your price point and desires, the Force USA G Series All-In-One Trainers offer all of the basic functionality of your power rack along with a fully adjustable cabling system and smith machine that doubles as a vertical leg press. Making it a great option for getting a huge range of functionality in a much more compact design.
If you are looking to set up a power rack based gym space it may be worth looking into some of our storage options for your plates and barbells, such as with the My Gym Olympic Weight Plate Tree.