Power rack recommendations?

I've been very happy with this rack. It's a little narrow inside the cage, but I wanted top and bottom pulleys, and it fits the bill nicely. I added a set of dip bars available on Amazon.

http://www.sears.com/valor-athletics-bd-7-power-rack/p-SPM11734412915

I recently bought a PPRX200 rack from Amazon. It works pretty well at a good price. Im not sure about the gap between the holes but I think its just a couple inches.

Pros:
Solid and stable
Holds lots of weight (600+ pounds)
Includes pull up bar
Cheap (less than $300 plus free shipping)

Cons:
Depending on your height you have to bend your knees to do pull ups.
Depending on your height you probably cant do OHP in the rack

Dick's Sporting Goods carries a Fitness Gear half rack and full cage. I have the full cage and love it. But to do it again I might go with the half rack for space reasons.
Full cage $449
Half rack $349

There are TONS of good ones out there... steel is steel, so as long as it's bolted together well, you should be ok. 2x2 is the minimum I'd go with, preferrably 3x3 (especially for stronger folks moving more weight). The biggest difference for me is how easy it is to move/adjust the safety bars/cups. Sometimes they are really easy, sometimes they are more fussy. The other thing I'd look at is height- Can you do OHP inside the cage? Do you need to? Can you do pull-ups? Lastly, make sure you can position a bench well inside the cage. Sounds silly, but some cage/bench combos "fit" better than others.

Personally, I have the BodySolid 3x3 cage and it works well for me. I've got a couple of Rogue attachments and a set of gymnastics rings... I'l never outgrow the setup.

smitup wrote: »

Im almost ready to hit the purchase button on this. I love the idea of being able to save so much space.

http://www.roguefitness.com/rogue-rml-3w-fold-back-wall-mount-rack

Those are handy, just keep in mind that it's got no safety bar setup. You have to add external safeties like their spotter bars (another $150 or so if I remember). Or get the deeper version of the rack and use the safeties on the inside if you prefer.

my box has rogue kit, I'd say go with what works. Rogue.

Don't want to start a fight; Rouge is a very solid company with great products. But does any one here have any experience with EliteFTS? Think we have it down to these two companies. Getting difficult to pull the trigger on one.....

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loulamb7 wrote: »

You can't go wrong with Rogue. They are pricier but you get what you pay for. I would have gone with the R-3, but was worried I would spend the money and eventually it would become an expensive clothing rack. I went with the TDS rack http://www.amazon.com/Super-Power-Squat-Cage-NYB/dp/B00QZ2G7FY/ref=sr_1_11?s=exercise-and-fitness&ie=UTF8&qid=1438893712&sr=1-11. I brought it locally and saved a few dollars over amazon's price.

I have actually been leaning towards this since the atlas rack is no longer available. How do you like it?

I've had it for 5 months and am happy with it. It's used 5-6 days a week with no issues. One of the reasons I went with TDS was the availability of add-ons. I purchased jumbo hooks recently. You can see these and other features on their website at http://www.newyorkbarbells.com/

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CipherZero wrote: »

I adore the Rogue SML-1 with spotter arms. If I remember it was around USD 600 delivered.
The big benefit is it uses West Side spacing - two inches in the range for the hooks for squats, and one inch in the range where you'll be bench pressing.

Love this! However, I am under the impression that Rogue requires the rack to be bolted to the floor. Is this true?

Nope. Actually the hardware to bolt the racks is a separate purchase. The rigs, I think, must be bolted, but racks, no.