8 Power Rack Exercises You Should Start Doing Today! 2

5 Military Press

Doing military press (or barbell shoulder press), which is the best shoulder muscle builder, outside of the power rack is possible, but it’s not convenient. A power rack lets you place the bar just at the right height, which will allow you to easily lift it off, and put it back once you finish the set. Although the military press has an “escape mechanism” as you can just drop the weight on the floor if you feel like you can’t lift anymore, it’s a good idea to set up bar catchers just below shoulder height. That way you will lessen the injury risk, and the bar won’t slam on the floor. Also, knowing that you have catchers in place gives you peace of mind,and you will be able to lift more.

6 Pullups and Chinups

People often forget that almost every power rack has at least one pull-up bar built into it. This is an excellent opportunity to superset one of the best exercises while you are using a power rack for something else. Because power racks are useful for so many exercises, the chances are other people at the gym want to use them too. It’s a much better idea to squeeze in one more exercise while you are already there, then to have people wait for you to finish all sets before moving to pull-ups.

7 Good Mornings

While good mornings are a bit more advanced, as they require greater hamstring flexibility, they are still one of those often neglected old-school movements, incredible for building posterior chain muscles. Do them, but make sure you start light and slow until you perfect the technique. A squat rack allows you to perform good mornings safely. Just see how far you can go down the movement, and place the safety pins at that level. This will remind you not to go below that limit, at least until you build up more flexibility and strength. You can lower the catches after that.

8 Hanging Leg Raises

Hanging leg raises are one of the best movements you can do for your abs, especially the lower portion. They are tough too, and if you aren’t doing them already, you will find them challenging. A power rack is perfect for them, as it has a pull-up bar. Not only that, but the pullup bar is actually at a correct height, allowing you to fully hang from it (at least if you aren’t too tall), something a pull-up bar mounted on a doorframe won’t allow. There are two options—doing leg raises with your knees bent (easier) or legs fully extended (harder). Once you master these movements, you can start doing “windshield wipers” and trying to touch the bar with your toes. By then, you will already have an awesome 6pack, as it takes an incredible amount of strength to pull off those movements.

What Not To Do In A Squat Rack—Biceps Curls!

No curls at the squat rack! Unless you have one at home of course. Guys, you can do biceps curls anywhere, so there’s no reason why you should do it in a power rack. You are taking up space for other people, who want to do exercises like the barbell squat. A power rack is the only place where you can do barbell squats, at least safely. Where to safely do barbell curls? Try the rest of the gym. Be S.M.A.R.T. in your training.

Conclusion

As you can see, power racks are very versatile. The exercises we mentioned above are just some of the options you can do inside a power rack. What’s more, each of those exercises has several variations, making power racks the go-to piece of equipment you will probably use the most often. Because of this, power racks are one of the first things you should buy for your home gym, after dumbells, plates, and barbells. While it doesn’t seem that way at first, especially considering how much space they take, power racks are essential, and no good gym can go without one. If you go to a commercial gym that has one, use it as often as possible, it will help you build an impressive body. If your commercial gym doesn’t have a power rack, then find a better one. That’s it from us, just keep lifting, and stay strong! https://www.jmfitness-gym.com/