lifting with no power rack
Sephixteeo
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I'm looking to start a lifting program, I have access to everything at home it seems but a power rack. Is there any way around it, or something I can do in place of squats? I hope to scoop one up later this year, but am at a place where I really would love to lift and very slowly drop weight. Any advice is appreciated!
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Following. I recently picked up a cheap bench and extra weights, but no power rack. (The bench has the supports for the chest press, but it's not really the right height/accessibility to squat.) At least I can do real deadlifts now!0
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Buy a power rack or just risk it? Or use DBs instead for a little while? Can do more difficult squat variants like pistol squats or split squats. Add some DBs/KBs and they can be pretty tough.0
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That's kind of what I figured. I had been dumbbell squatting, holding them up by my shoulders, but I was starting to be able to squat heavier than my arms could safely hold, without help from my back/shoulders. At least it started to feel unsafe. I'll have to play around with a temporary solution until I have space/money for a rack. Guess the OP probably will too.0
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Thanks! Can do split squats, and I can add dumbbells to that, I just dont want to miss out or screw up the balance of things.
I'm in the exact same situation, determined_14, my husband has the same equipment in our garage, but he doesn't use it so much as he does circuits.0 -
Yep Goblet squats here so far.0
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