Thoughts on wall-mounted squat racks? Are they safe?
Thinking of getting some equipment so I can work out at home. I live in an apartment. If I wall mount a squat rack, then I only need space for a bench + barbells.
The other alternative would be to buy dumbbells and only do barbell exercises once in a while. What are the pros/cons? How much do you lose from not using barbells?
Do you trust the walls (Or rather, the screws going into the walls) to carry not only how much you squat, but the weight of the rack as well?
That's my concern, yes. But if it's competently constructed (not like picrel), it should not be a problem. If it goes down to the floor, is shaped like an L, and only uses the screws for alignment (not support), it should be safe, right?
That one on the pic is also supported on the floor once it goes down. There's no difference.
The difference is on the horizontal supports, not the vertical ones.
If you only want to squat, then yeah, But that's moronic
I'm a plumber and to install these I guarantee you need a "carrier" just like a wall mounted toilet. So you'd need to open up the drywall.
wonder if you could use something like this to bridge the game from the drywall to the blockwork
Mine is just screwed into the drywall. No problems so far.
I'd rather buy just a barbell and clean it for front squats and overhead press than use that wall-mounted rack to be honest.
>Thoughts on wall-mounted squat racks? Are they safe?
>I live in an apartment.
enjoy your snapcity bcs the paperthin wall kek
It's a thick concrete wall. I have like 180cm/6ft of wall space to dedicate to this project, so I don't think there will be an elbow problem.
I agree about the load-bearing bolts. Are there constructions where the rack structure is load-bearing, but that can still be wall-mounted?
Something like this, except that the legs are L-shaped and not T-shaped, so that the rear post can be flush with the wall.
>Are there constructions where the rack structure is load-bearing, but that can still be wall-mounted?
Wouldn't that defeat the whole purpose of it being wall-mounted?
Not really, it means it can be flush with the wall instead of needing to be set a few cm's away from it.
I have literally never heard of a dumber idea for a house item.
Yes wall racks are perfectly safe.
A single 18mm concrete anchor can easily hold 240kg, and you'd be using 4 of them just to balance the rack (not hold up the actual weight).
>It's a thick concrete wall.
Do you live in Europe?
>sits on the J hooks 2 inches away from the uprights,
You should be measuring to the center of the post, but yeah, the force ain't shit and you could probably hold it with Scotch tape.
That pullup bar on the other hand...
It's shaped like that so it doesnt fall and so that when it's flush with the wall there is still room to put a loaded barbell on those posts. Also if you lose control of the bar and it drops to the safety pins, you don't want it hitting the wall that. Personally I would call that clearance between the back posts and the wall strictly necessary.
>be me
>moronic
>clinically
>mount my squat rack to the wall
>decide I'm going to do front squats
>can't
>my elbows hit the wall
>decide I'll do back squats
>can't
>my elbows hit the wall
>fine, I say
>go back to front squats and quickly unrack the bar so my elbows don't smash into the wall
>smash them anyway
>grit my teeth and do my set
>want to rerack
>can't
>my elbows hit the wall
repeat ad nauseum
Pretty certain you can move that rack forward so that you can do squats properly. I don't think you're supposed to do them directly on the wall.
it looks like there are 4 arms that you unpin to take it ~8-12" away from the wall
clever idea for saving space tbh
Guys I think that's an OHP rack.
Sounds about right. And can only hold lmao1pl8 or something similar. .
How the frick are a couple of bolts going to hold on to 3pl8s you must be dreaming.
i dont think its a good idea unless youre bolting it into a concrete wall, not wood studs. if you need to drop something heavy i would not trust studs
how long have you been going to the gym?
Depends what kind of wall you're mounting it too obviously. Why not just get a half rack?
Not be be a fricking shill, but I have pic related secured to my basement floor and wall with self tapping concrete anchors, and it is sturdy as frick. You need at least a rotary hammer to pre-drill but you can rent one. Also, for those saying the wall anchors will take the full force of the weight on the bar, this is not actually correct. for example if you load up 500 lbs on the bar and it sits on the J hooks 2 inches away from the uprights, the static load is creating 1000 in*lbs of moment about the pivot point where the rack would tip over. If the wall anchors are say 7 ft (84 in) above the floor, they only need to exert a combined 12 lbs to create the equivalent moment and keep the whole system static. If there are 4 bolts like in my pic that works out to 3 lbs each, which should be totally fine to anchor right to wood studs or to a thicker board that is then anchored across multiple studs to further distribute the load. You might want to reconsider my analysis if you plan to load up a heavy bar and drop it on the end of a set of safety arms.
>tldr; the rack is a lever
Also just ignore everything I wrote and buy a set of squat stands
Why not just buy or fabricate (weld) something like this OP? This shits rogue and like $400
The only advantage to these is that you can fold them in when not in use. When you use them it's basically the same space being taken up. Plus I'm not sure about renters being able to mount something like that up to a wall.
My solution is simple as always, buy some rings and workout in a park.
>My solution is simple as always, buy some rings and workout in a park.
Your solution is moronic.
Post body I want to see what the thousands of dollars of equipment has done for you
Feel it more likely you’re a raging homosexual prowling for pics of ISTizens. Not today anon, not today…. Or at least not now.
I see no picture and my point stands.
Your point being that someone interested in a wall-mounted squat rack, and the exercises that you usually do involving a wall-mounted squat rack, would be equally or better served by taking some rings to the park? Bold call.
How do you put the bar with plates on it if there is like 10 cm from the wall to the handles?
>rack fold out
>squat
>rack fold back
Yes if you install it properly into the studs it will be fine. If designed properly and if installed at the right height, most of the weight is going through the rack to the floor anyways. Only a little comparative force is lateral unless you act like a moron when racking, and even then it should be fine. I made a similar design out of 4x4 and I've tested 500lb on it.
Is your landlord ok with you doing some major drilling in the concrete? Pretty shitty of you to even consider drilling into concrete for something that probably won't even work
>t. Landlord who wouldn't allow this