The Power Rack or Power Cage

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• January 6th, 2012
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What is a Power Rack?

Also known as a Power Cage, Squat Rack, or Squat Cage, a Power Rack is designed for exercising safely with a barbell or Olympic bar. The safety component comes from the safety bars on either side of Racks like the AmStaff DF-1164 Power Squat Rack Training System Cage. These can be adjusted to various heights and would stop the bar from falling in the event of an accident or exhaustion. Also adjustable are the bar catchers to various heights where  you can pick up the barbell when you begin an exercise and rack the barbell when you finish.

The Benefits of a Power Rack

Aside from the safety provided by the power rack, it also allows a person to lift the barbell in a desired range of motion by adjusting the safety bars to different heights. For example, if you want to only practice lifting through the “sticking point” you can.

Another big selling feature is variety of exercise that can be performed. Usually at the top of a power cage, connecting the two sides is horizontal bar where different types of chin ups, pull ups, hanging leg raises and sit ups (with inversion boots) can be done. Within or outside of the cage, you can do various types of squats, deadlifts, and a multitude of presses from, military presses to incline, decline and flat bench; just to mention a few. A piece of equipment like the AmStaff DF-1164 Power Squat Rack Training System Cage is durable, affordable, and a great piece of equipment for anyone who wants to start a home gym.

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