Comments on: Homemade Squat Stands http://www.casualhacker.net/blog/2008/04/homemade-squat-stands/ I'm Tim and this is my blog. I just started a year-long trip around the world on 7/1/08. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:26:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Steve http://www.casualhacker.net/blog/2008/04/homemade-squat-stands/comment-page-1/#comment-70023 Steve Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:31:47 +0000 http://www.casualhacker.net/blog/?p=129#comment-70023 Hello, I've been squatting at home using the Steinborn lift but I've got to the point now where I can no longer lift the bar on and off my shoulders safely. So I'm looking for a squat rack. Really like your homemade rack but I'm a little worried it's gonna tip easily. If you had to dump the bar onto the rack in a hurry then surely it would be quite easy to push the beams over backwards? Is the concrete enough to keep it stable? Cheers, Steve. Hello,

I’ve been squatting at home using the Steinborn lift but I’ve got to the point now where I can no longer lift the bar on and off my shoulders safely. So I’m looking for a squat rack.

Really like your homemade rack but I’m a little worried it’s gonna tip easily. If you had to dump the bar onto the rack in a hurry then surely it would be quite easy to push the beams over backwards? Is the concrete enough to keep it stable?

Cheers,
Steve.

]]> By: YoungPop http://www.casualhacker.net/blog/2008/04/homemade-squat-stands/comment-page-1/#comment-63867 YoungPop Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:59:31 +0000 http://www.casualhacker.net/blog/?p=129#comment-63867 Hey Very nice and strong squat stand. I am building right now. Very easy instruction and thanks for posting this. Is there anything more you can do or add to make them more stable (regarding tiping or falling).All i can say you have done very nice work and genereous to share with all of us and very amaze that they can hold 300lbs. Thanks Again Hey
Very nice and strong squat stand. I am building right now. Very easy instruction and thanks for posting this. Is there anything more you can do or add to make them more stable (regarding tiping or falling).All i can say you have done very nice work and genereous to share with all of us and very amaze that they can hold 300lbs.
Thanks Again

]]> By: Tim http://www.casualhacker.net/blog/2008/04/homemade-squat-stands/comment-page-1/#comment-63284 Tim Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:59:42 +0000 http://www.casualhacker.net/blog/?p=129#comment-63284 Yeah, if you make the low one the right height for a bench press, that should work fine. I don't know for sure how much weight it can take. The most I've had on it is 165lbs, but that's because I'm not strong. I don't even have these anymore because I moved and live near a nice gym now, or I'd load 'em up and find out. But I would be surprised if they can't hold 300 lbs. Yeah, if you make the low one the right height for a bench press, that should work fine. I don’t know for sure how much weight it can take. The most I’ve had on it is 165lbs, but that’s because I’m not strong. I don’t even have these anymore because I moved and live near a nice gym now, or I’d load ‘em up and find out. But I would be surprised if they can’t hold 300 lbs.

]]> By: hajaam http://www.casualhacker.net/blog/2008/04/homemade-squat-stands/comment-page-1/#comment-63279 hajaam Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:35:17 +0000 http://www.casualhacker.net/blog/?p=129#comment-63279 looks pretty good, can i use for bench press to if i set the length and how much weigth should it can take (300 lbs) thanks looks pretty good, can i use for bench press to if i set the length and how much weigth should it can take (300 lbs)
thanks

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]]> By: Matt Wichlinski http://www.casualhacker.net/blog/2008/04/homemade-squat-stands/comment-page-1/#comment-46052 Matt Wichlinski Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:27:16 +0000 http://www.casualhacker.net/blog/?p=129#comment-46052 the bar in the rack should be at the level of your scapula the bar in the rack should be at the level of your scapula

]]> By: Tim http://www.casualhacker.net/blog/2008/04/homemade-squat-stands/comment-page-1/#comment-36332 Tim Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:57:53 +0000 http://www.casualhacker.net/blog/?p=129#comment-36332 Just inches. To figure out how high the bar should be, I put the bar on my back and measured how high it was off the ground. Then I made the front 2x4 about an inch less, and the next one 3 inches less. For me that front 2x4 comes to the middle of my shoulder. Tim Just inches. To figure out how high the bar should be, I put the bar on my back and measured how high it was off the ground. Then I made the front 2×4 about an inch less, and the next one 3 inches less. For me that front 2×4 comes to the middle of my shoulder.

Tim

]]> By: Eric http://www.casualhacker.net/blog/2008/04/homemade-squat-stands/comment-page-1/#comment-36327 Eric Sat, 31 May 2008 21:45:08 +0000 http://www.casualhacker.net/blog/?p=129#comment-36327 I like your design, but is the measurement you have in inches or feet and inches? For example you have 59", right or is that 5'9"? Where should the bar, about armpit height or shoulder height? Thank you!! I like your design, but is the measurement you have in inches or feet and inches? For example you have 59″, right or is that 5′9″? Where should the bar, about armpit height or shoulder height? Thank you!!

]]> By: Tim http://www.casualhacker.net/blog/2008/04/homemade-squat-stands/comment-page-1/#comment-35495 Tim Sat, 03 May 2008 22:48:07 +0000 http://www.casualhacker.net/blog/?p=129#comment-35495 So far it's been fine. The most weight I've had on it was 145 lbs. One time it did start tipping a bit when my friend racked some weight. I think that's because I had the rack on carpet, which is a little mushy. I've now got an inch of plywood under the stands and that seems to have solved the problem. Tim So far it’s been fine. The most weight I’ve had on it was 145 lbs. One time it did start tipping a bit when my friend racked some weight. I think that’s because I had the rack on carpet, which is a little mushy. I’ve now got an inch of plywood under the stands and that seems to have solved the problem.

Tim

]]> By: Nicolas Kizzee http://www.casualhacker.net/blog/2008/04/homemade-squat-stands/comment-page-1/#comment-35488 Nicolas Kizzee Sat, 03 May 2008 22:00:43 +0000 http://www.casualhacker.net/blog/?p=129#comment-35488 Nice squat rack. I will be building one very soon according to your directions. Thanks for the pictures and instructions. It hasn't even been a month, but has this desgin caused any problems so far? Nice squat rack. I will be building one very soon according to your directions. Thanks for the pictures and instructions. It hasn’t even been a month, but has this desgin caused any problems so far?

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