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Using 6' Olympic barbells with power racks/cages
retrobyte
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Hi, we're upgrading the small gym in our office and for space reasons and the fact that many females use the gym we'd prefer that we could use 6' bars rather than regular 7' bars. We want to buy a full or half power rack, but I realise that most racks are too wide to use 6' Olympic barbells. On the Sam's Fitness website they say that they sell a 6' Oly bar that is 114cm wide between the collars, and that it can be used with the Powertech racks, which are 127cm wide – so that doesn't make sense ... http://samsfitness.com.au/barbells/olympic-barbells/6ft-olympic-barbell
Is there anyone here who has a rack at home and has been able to safely use it with a 6' Olympic bar? If so, what's the brand/model of your rack? We'll consider either half or full racks.
Thanks in advance
Is there anyone here who has a rack at home and has been able to safely use it with a 6' Olympic bar? If so, what's the brand/model of your rack? We'll consider either half or full racks.
Thanks in advance
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