Rep Fitness Apollo Half Rack with an athlete
Gym Equipment

Half Racks

Make the most of your garage gym floor space with a Half Racks. What’s a half rack? It’s all the safety, convenience, and stability of a 4 post power rack – in a much smaller foot print There are two types of lifting racks that you can add to your home gym—half rack and full rack. A half rack has a compact size perfect for a smaller space, while a full rack is a massive cage in full size compared to the half rack. There’s a variety of half racks to choose from: Half Racks for your Garage Gym – Overview A half rack contains a solid base with two metal bars that extend up to the top. These bars attach at the top by a fourth bar for added stability. It has a spotter that keeps you safe and catches the weights when something goes wrong. A half rack is cheaper than a full rack and takes less space in your home gym. You can also exercise more easily outside the half-rack than a full rack, giving you more [Read more …]

Rogue Monster Lite Half Rack with barbells
Gym Equipment

Half Racks from Rogue

Want a power rack, but don’t have room for a full size one? Check out the excellent selection of Half Racks from Rogue Fitness. The half-rack is not as extensive or complete as a full rack but still provides you with equivalent versatility and great training. The half-rack has metal bars on each side to lower the risk of getting injured when training with weights, enabling you to place your weights there. This guarantees that even if you are alone, you can do exercise safely at home. Get it now, from Rogue: Half Racks from Rogue – Overview Half racks are as versatile as full power racks, but you’ll do all of the lifts outside the rack instead of inside. They are competent enough to hold up to 800 lbs. Half racks have two main bars that support a pull-up bar at the top and a pair of spotter arms or dip bars. They also have four uprights but compared to a full power rack, they have a lesser distance between the upright posts, and most will have plate storage [Read more …]

Rogue Monster Lite Half Rack with weights
Gym Equipment

Rogue Monster Lite Half Rack Product Highlight

Let’s review the new Monster Lite Half Rack from Rogue. The power rack is a weight training equipment that resembles a frame granting you a secured environment to complete free weight barbell exercises. It is also called a squat cage or power cage and acts as a spotter that allows you to lift the bar without movement restrictions so you can perform barbell exercises accurately and securely. It has adjustable pins that you can move to a suitable height for a particular exercise and safety catches that restrict the weight from going beyond a specific point. Here are some of the styles we are going to look at: Cut in half, the Monster Monster Lite Half Rack provides more space and more considerable storage potential without reducing the quality and durability of its full-size kin. It highlights four 90” tall uprights made from 3×3” 11-gauge steel with 5/8” numbered holes and a Medium Gloss Black finish. It has an inside depth of 17” or 24”, allowing two space-saving options to a standard 43” depth power rack. The eight plate posts [Read more …]