Home Power Rack

[boingyman]

The cost and time spend trying to build that you probably could find a good enough rack on the used marketplace. My old training partner wanted a new bench. He was going to get the Rep FB5000, but then he decided to build one himself out of wood and just put the Rep pad on top. By the time he was done he said it cost him more then buying the bench brand new, lol. That's something he enjoys doing and has the time so I guess it was a fun project for him.

 

[ASUThermo]

The cost and time spend trying to build that you probably could find a good enough rack on the used marketplace. My old training partner wanted a new bench. He was going to get the Rep FB5000, but then he decided to build one himself out of wood and just put the Rep pad on top. By the time he was done he said it cost him more then buying the bench brand new, lol. That's something he enjoys doing and has the time so I guess it was a fun project for him.
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I put this together in a couple hours, including the trip to the Depot. Similar to what your friend did with a Rogue Fat Pad. I had leftover 2x6s from another project so the cost was minimal. Going with the pressure treated wood was idiotic, as it made the bench heavier than it needed to be. It served its purpose for a time, def helped me get through the worst of my bad shoulder times.

 

[MatterOverMind]

Lol @ those thin-walled (conduit?) safety pins.

 

[TeTe]

So while I wait for my friend to get her home gym up and running, I'm over there loading up a back pack and a duffle bag full of smaller weights.... doing weighted pushups, rows on chairs, bicep curls, weighted dips, etc. Talk about a poverty workout lol

 

[DoomPatrol]

I have the SML 2. Same footprint. I know you’re not saying you only need 4’ x 4’. But just for anyone who is curious, with the bar and bench, I probably wouldn’t try to squeeze into a smaller space than 8’ x 8’.

Oh definitely you'll need more than that base! You'll need to have barbell width, plus extra to load and deload plates. I'm just saying there's options and if space is a limitation then a rack is probably your best use of space. Most bang for your buck.

Especially if it will be used temporarily, just build one.

Seems mighty fancy to me. I guess if you want something that's "safe" you can do all that. When I was in between gyms for a few months, I had built myself this setup...

Was it sketchy as fuck? Absolutely. I still squatted 315 with that sucker. Just had to be super careful on the rack.

That cost me $50 in materials and an hour to build out. That's ghetto college kid home powerlifting for you. You could even flat bench that mother fucker, but I never got around to building a bench before I was at a real gym again.

How much time do you think would go into building something like that? Let's assume he has the tools and experience, just needs to get the lumber and hardware.

If you plan it properly, it can easily be put together well in a few hours of time. The hardest part would be getting the dimensions of the boards cut out, which you can have done at the store.

From there, I would recommend basic carpentry framing. With a decent drill you can easily knock this out in an afternoon. You'll spend more time planning this out than anything else, and I'm sure you can find decent plans online for free.