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D.I.Y squat rack!

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D.I.Y squat rack!

Postby qwerty on Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:49 pm

hi guys, do you thing this would work.
The pull up bar below can take 130kg and thus if i were to saw off the bar, leaving just the 2 things poping out,
Do you think i can use it as a squat rack?
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Re: D.I.Y squat rack!

Postby hardestgainer on Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:40 pm

I would reccomend against it for 2 reasons.

1. The bar would provide some stability which would be lost if you cut it.
2. It doesn't look easy to attach securely to anything to resist vertical loads. The frame might not fail, but what it's attached to might.
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Re: D.I.Y squat rack!

Postby qwerty on Fri Oct 30, 2009 6:35 pm

true true.
I guess its a bad idea. i'll go the hard way then. haha
thanks yah
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