Power rack?

Check out D*cks Sporting goods. The one's there are fine unless you have a Prime membership for Amazon and don't have to pay out the *ss for shipping.

Check out D*cks Sporting goods. The one's there are fine unless you have a Prime membership for Amazon and don't have to pay out the *ss for shipping.

The Best Fitness BFPR100 that they sell is pretty solid for you average person. If you don't anticipate needing to squat over 500 lbs, I would suggest that one.

If you want something that is a little more sturdy, look at the Titan Fitness Power Rack. I have seen some pretty good reviews on this one and will be purchasing it for myself soon. It is cheaper than the above model, but being able to check out the BFPR100 in person may be worth the extra money to ensure that you are happy with this investment.

I have this model. I really like it. Its simple, easy to assemble, and pretty straight forward to use. I ordered mine from adamantbarbell.com. Shipping was faster than expected.

Craigslist is your friend for power racks and weights. I got a power rack, 310 lbs of plates, nice barbell and bench for $450. Still using it and can't find a reason to replace it. I have ogled the Rogue racks (they are just up the road from me) but can't find a good reason to replace what I have. It's just iron.

As for goofy add ons like lat pull downs and cable cross overs, you won't miss them. The big 4 lifts plus pull ups, dips and rows will serve you well for many years. KISS.

Tom

If you have a handy guy or two in your family have them build you one.

There are a lot of plans online.

My current one is wooden built by husband with help from son...

Next one will be metal as my son is a welder...costs 1/4 the price of one in a store or even on craigs list most of the time.

I think we priced it out for the metal for it to be about 150$...the rest is labour and since he's my kid he's doing it for free since I feed him n all...give him a place to sleep etc.

craigslist, search "squat rack"
example: https://harrisburg.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=squat+rack&sort=rel
Result nearby: http://reading.craigslist.org/spo/4640507989.html
Check every day.
Maybe be on the lookout for adjustable dumbbells too.
You don't need a lat pull or cables. There's plenty of other accessory excercise you can do with a barbell, plates, bodyweight, or bands.

I'd start with craigslist to see what you can find in your area. I didn't have much luck finding a rack locally but you can almost always find a good deal on used plates. That said, there are plenty of good options in the $300-350 range. If you go into the Rogue range, there are other brands like Sorinex that are worth considering as well, but honestly I wouldn't bother spending that much right now. That $800-1200 could be better spent on a nicer barbell, adjustable dumbbells, bands, an adjustable bench and so on.

I noticed Rogue doesn't offer a lat pull down attachment/option - I'm wondering if I will miss out not having that? or cross over cables? I know I don't need something super heavy duty b/c this chick isn't likely to ever lift super heavy (I'm lifting heavy for me though). Just trying to figure out what will allow me the most options w/o going broke or overboard...

I've never seen those on a power rack.

Are you looking more for something like a bowflex?

if its got those kind of attachements, its not really a power rack.

Or its some crazy hybrid thing thats ultra expensive and gym quatlity.

or its at home crap that was trying to do too much.

if you want that kind of stuff you will probably be better off buying it seperately. many will come with a pull up bar. a high and low pulley would honestly be something nice to have. a cable crossover set up would be over kill IMO since thats about all you will use it for. Theres other exercises you might do that way, but most of those you could probably do one arm at a time. come to think of it, you could do 'crossovers' one arm at a time if you really wanted to

Valor makes one that looks okay for its price and size and offers a high/low pulley in addition to the rack and would probably suit the OP just fine. Not saying it's the way the OP should go, but only that such racks do exist and aren't necessarily super expensive (quite a bit less than an entry level Rogue rack, actually).

I noticed Rogue doesn't offer a lat pull down attachment/option - I'm wondering if I will miss out not having that? or cross over cables? I know I don't need something super heavy duty b/c this chick isn't likely to ever lift super heavy (I'm lifting heavy for me though). Just trying to figure out what will allow me the most options w/o going broke or overboard...

I've never seen those on a power rack.

Are you looking more for something like a bowflex?

if its got those kind of attachements, its not really a power rack.

Or its some crazy hybrid thing thats ultra expensive and gym quatlity.

or its at home crap that was trying to do too much.

if you want that kind of stuff you will probably be better off buying it seperately. many will come with a pull up bar. a high and low pulley would honestly be something nice to have. a cable crossover set up would be over kill IMO since thats about all you will use it for. Theres other exercises you might do that way, but most of those you could probably do one arm at a time. come to think of it, you could do 'crossovers' one arm at a time if you really wanted to

Valor makes one that looks okay for its price and size and offers a high/low pulley in addition to the rack and would probably suit the OP just fine. Not saying it's the way the OP should go, but only that such racks do exist and aren't necessarily super expensive (quite a bit less than an entry level Rogue rack, actually).

have you used it? i've yet to buy a home bench that doesn't feel like a piece of crap. thats why i'm willing to pay a little more next time.

don't doubt that they exist, just would be skeptical of the quality at any price i would personally consider 'afforable'

depending on what you buy and if you ship, you might get rogue equipment at a competitive price with the rouge shipping offer.

would just recommend that you compare them to whatever alternatives you explore.

I bought the one listed in this link last year:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005PNJHTW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Basically a well built $300 rack. No bells or whistles, which saved me money. Excellent quality. I know it's not available at Amazon now, but you can contact the company directly to see what they have.

1" spacing is definitely nice. I have 2" spacing on mine and haven't had a problem yet, but more precision is always a nice perk.

Personally I picked up a Weider from crags list. It is in fact a piece of junk, and I wouldn't recommend this praticular one to anyone else, but for now it's still my piece of junk, and I do make the best use out of it.

Might be able to see a little bit of it in my profile pics. it lacks in sturdiness, the cable pulley is a joke and I don't use it. the pull-up bar is about 5 inches too low. I can't do a shoulder press inside of it without banging the inside of the top. and for the worst part the areas where I need the saftey bars the most can't not be placed there to lack of hole settings.

But I did get it for under $100 bucks on crags list which is what i'm getting at. occasionally a really great power rack will get listed up. just have to be a little patient if you're willing to go that route. and if you live within a good metropolitan area than you might have decent listings.

Much luck