Talk:Power rack

Definition of Squat rack

When I played high school football in early 1980s (i.e. before 1987) we used something called a squat rack, which sounds like what Mullen "invented". What is the difference? It was a metal plate with two columns in which four bars could be placed about every 2" in height. Two were placed near but below your lower squat level, the upper two which is where the bar started (and hopefully finished) were close to shoulder level. There was another metal bar connecting each of the two towers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Autkm (talk • contribs) 03:52, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

An improved version of the power rack or squat rack is described at US Patent Number 4,832,334 issued to Karl Mullen on May 23, 1989, Figures 5 and 6. It is an improved power rack that has an assistance device on each side to allow for maximum exertion during the entire exercise motion, such as squat, deadlift, bench press, incline press, and shoulder press. KarlIMullen (talk) 18:56, 28 December 2017 (UTC)

deletion?

it's not an ad, they have these things at lots of gyms. Other equipment is included on wiki why not this? KatoABJV (talk) 18:15, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Invention date

Power rack / squat rack goes WAY before 1987. That information is bogus. 64.236.138.2 (talk) 19:34, 15 October 2009 (UTC) Karsten Self

Bit About Biceps Curl

Why is this even in here? It does not add anything to the article in terms of definition (although could be part of a section regarding recommended exercises using a power rack). That said, it is also not true. Granted if I was waiting to squat and someone was using the cage for lightweight biceps curl I would be impatient; it could just as easily be someone doing extremely heavy cheater curls who wants the safety of a catch bar at hip height... such a use would be strongly in keeping with the spirit of a power rack. Not to mention things like shoulder press, etc... The equipment exists, its use/misuse is entirely subjective. Barring any objection I will remove the entry later today. 66.183.242.199 (talk) 18:37, 10 June 2013 (UTC) Ryan

I've gone ahead and removed it. 66.183.242.199 (talk) 14:53, 17 June 2013 (UTC) Ryan

Power Rack image

Sooooo, am I the only one that noticed that the image for the power rack has the safety bar *above* the level that the user will be exercising at? Might wanna get a better image, since anyone unfamiliar with power racks might think that's how they're supposed to be set up, and then break their back or something without the safety bars in place. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.132.3.10 (talk) 00:06, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

Bizarre phrasing

"If price and space aren't the matter, go for a power rack as you can perform more exercises, especially with its rigid construction."

This needs to be changed, this isn't an article for advice on weight training purchases. Also very informal.