The 7 Best Power Racks of 2020

Titan t2 rack under $300. The basic metal jhook with extra angle iron on bottom is strong. Had mine for 5+ years zero issue. Squated 625 & shruged 700+ on hooks. Do all my lifting on front & store weights on back.

Yes please have a higher quality lat pull down to be as good as the rack deff looks cheap.. and make a weight stack for it and I’ll get one

Anything made um China is definitely cut off from my list. Go ROGUE

Is it just me or did that rack move a LOT when he did a pullup?

The Coop life must be dope…nasty cages/fitness stuff to review. Getting things sent to you for free or heavily discounted and having a nasty gym with what most of us spend our lives working towards. Much love and you definitely own the garage gym/fitness review segment. Many years of hard work and dedication paying off. Love watching all your videos bro. Much respect.

anyway you can check to see which rogue attachments will work on the t3?

I got a rep set of bumper plates, a bar, and an adjustable FID bench and theyre great quality. I feel i got a steal. I have Rogue and titan stuff like everyone else but i Will keep an eye on their offerings. They make a good product.

The perfect rack for gym bros to do barbell curls and quarter squat in. All for the low low price of half a city block in Detroit.

i like it, it’s great. but the red, i cannot accept that color.

why would you sell all of your barbells? they take up almost zero space.

You made the titan look like crap cause you kept shaking it (making it look unstable) when you didn’t even tighten the bolts. All attachments are interchangeable between the two racks also.

Do you have to buy all these different racks or do they give them to you to review

Would it be possible to use the lat pulldown on a Rogue RM-3? I know Rep is narrower so the mounting crossmember won’t bolt up. I was thinking about buying an extra Rogue crossmember to use with it, just not sure if it would work due to there not being an offset.

Did you explain about the compatibility of the pull up bars?

This rack literally comes with a curl bar holder. What a time to be alive.

Hey coop I plan on fabricating a power rack soon based on either the rogue monster or monster lite. The only problem I am running into is deciding which one I should emulate. Which out of the monster lite and monster series would you go with? I am mainly just wandering which design would provide the most versatility.

Look at Rogers Athletics Pendulum line. They are all 7 gauge with 3×5 uprights. Their Pendulum line of machines are the best in the business.

This video was uploaded around the time coronavirus was getting started. Screw China buy American.

Has anyone tried to put a repfitness lat attachment on a rouge monster rack?

Seems like a over engineered, over complicated hunk of shit. It’s the Ford of squat racks

Give me a $100 rack that can hold my bar and that will be the best rack for me. Equipment doen’t make a champion, doing the work does!

They may have good stuff, but their customer service is lousy. Take a while to answer any emails, and no phone support. Recently they have accepted too many orders than they can deliver. I would save my money and go with Rogue or even Titan.

It’s coming in a couple days so basically has to be rogue. I would have went with the same thing.

I’ve been seeing some Amazon Reviews with photos complaining about arriving already rusted on the inside. Made he hesitate to purchase. Anyone here buy a Rep Rack and have a rust problem?

I do have a correction to the video. The uprights are 5″x3″ not 4″x3″. Ha.

This and primefitnessUSA prime steel power rack weighing at 1858 lbs is the most over build rack out there!

I thought i was going to learn something about racks. Instead you just talk about pointless shit almost the entire video

Hey Brandon! We spoke on Instagram. I highly recommend watching my video ” the truth about rogue fitness” on my channel

Very cool of your wife to be supportive of you looking at a bunch of different racks.

Rogue Monster is probably too tall for your new place, and so that would narrow down to Rep HR5000 and the Sorinex XL 1/2, between those that’s a tough call, but the Rep just looks a bit more well built and comes with a few more extras, so…. my guess is COOP LOYALITY the Rep HR5000.

Love the design but my Titan fitness rack is enough for my apartment

ha! not sending all your money to China, just most of it! lol. I will say that of the chinese manufactured companies that Rep seems to be the best

Hey can you take a look at the ethos power rack 1.0 from dicks sporting goods

I picked up a PR-4000 for Black Friday and the width of the rack was a big selling point. When I’m doing 1RM attempts it is nice to have a little more room on the safeties. Hitting the safeties can ruin an attempt and if you are going all out you may not have anything in the tank for another attempt. Plus, you don’t have a lot of slop when racking a Kabuki Transformer bar on a rack that is 49″.

Hey coop have you ever checked out the body solid Chicago bar? I’d love to see it compared to a rogue bar

Rep is really dropping the mic with some impressive equipment. Exciting stuff. If they can keep up the good work as well as keep customer service at top notch then they will outdo Rogue in the future.

Yea, Rogue needs to transition to that slider attachment for their racks so we can remove the jammer arms, then its game over.

Hey Coop, I enjoy your videos, but I wish you would do more reviews on budget racks/bars/etc. Look at the reviews on websites that sell gym equipment. Their budget options typically have around ten times as many purchases and reviews as the top of the line products. Give us a rep fitness basic bar, a Titan T2, or a fringe sport ‘garage’ series squat rack review.

Man I get anxious when working under my vehicles with Chinese jack stands why the hell would I trust something that could literally break my back hhh

Can lift 1,000 lbs… hurts thumbs on backwards power slide system.

Way too chunky clunky. The sliding mechanism is cool, but way too thick. It will just get in the way. I can’t bring myself to understanding how I would use the jammer arms on any rack… So no interest there. Regardless of price this rack isn’t for me

I like how it’s super rickety, then on a close up you can see the bolts aren’t even tightened all the way. Of course it’s going to shake if you don’t tighten the bolts.

You should check out Fitness Armory they’re equally good as ElliteFts

I don’t like that you can’t even see any prices on their website. You have to request a quote just to see how much their basic racks cost.

Hello great video. You said they are importing it in. Do you mean that Rep Fitness is not made in America but made in China?

Is there a compatibility issue with rogue attachments because rogue uses the keyholes? Theoretically could I make my own 3×3 rack with 1 inch holes and spacing and have rogue or rep attachments fit? Also to confirm. Is the spacing between the holes also 1 inch? Are the holes 1 inch or are the bolts 1 inch? I would imagine a 1 inch bolt would need a hole slightly larger than 1 inch.

I’m seeing now that the holes on each side if the uprights don’t line up with one another. I think they’ve all tried to make sure we can’t build our own racks. I’m tempted to completely DIY the entire thing. Attachments and all.

Nice video Coop, did a Review on the R-3 vs T-3 as well. I went with the T-3 for Price and because of the various Customization in height and Depth. Ive since expanded to the T-6 and love that even better. Best hing was Rogue accessories fit perfectly to the T-3/T-6 2×3 frame.

I bet you did not get the Rogue. As much as your gym is for you and your pleasant history with Rogue, I don’t see you passing up the opportunity to try a new brand both for yourself and to review for us.

Coop, do you recommend this rack (PR 5000) over the Titan Series rack?

Any thoughts on Vulcan racks? Opinions please. I’m planning to buy one

More than half this video is the set up. I think the is too specific to Brandon’s situation.

Completely off topic, but Moped = Motorcycle with Pedals; Scooter = What you showed generally a step-through motorcycle with an automatic transmission.

Originally mopeds were literally bicycles with motors attached and some still are like that.

I have a Rogue monster RM4 and it’s bolt together and has very little shake, that Titan rack looked like it was about to fall over.

I think REP is on the rise. People building home gyms want to save money where they can. As it is a HOME GYM. So if they can get similar quality to a ROGUE or TITAN for less $…. Why not go REP? If only for the fact that REP might be outsourcing the production. It’s not like most users will put the REP rack to the breaking point. Most buying wouldn’t be elite level lifters. Even if THOR himself was using…the strength required to crack the rack holes or attachments…

Actually, I’d love to see REP or any company invite THOR to see if he could damage the rack. Training as he normally would. With the weights he’d be using. I’d bet the REP gear would fair just as well as ROGUE branded gear.

Also, what ROGUE has that most brands DON’t (in Canada e.g.) is the setup ROGUE does. CDN website so CDN’s don’t need to worry about crazy shipping fees, customs/duty fees…ROUGE also offers FREE shipping within Canada (ordering from ROGUE Canada). Matters when you order 500 pounds of product.

Something else..made in the USA vs China. Still a thing. YET some of us fail to understand that if we’re ordering items like bumper plates..most of it is made in China anyway.:) Maybe from the same 2 or 3 companies. Who just put different embossed logos/designs on the plates. And don’t you think…it’s just a matter of time before all companies who are still manufacturing in the US only will outsource to China too? Economics. If a company can make more money? I’m sure companies like ROGUE, Soreniex want to…BADLY…but aren’t yet to make customers happy…those that care…

US companies CAN make sure their products made in China are of a higher quality and up to par. Nikon has some of their products made there, Apple Computers. You name it. It’s inevitable. IN no time there will no longer be gym gear made in the USA. Makes no sense from a business standpoint. Manufacturing.

I don’t think ROGUE is going to continue for another 10 years or more and not make the move to manuf items in China. Knowing they could have made millions of $ MORE…That all this time They could have been making more $. That IS what matters most for any company.

It would be like comparing a brand of running shoe. to another. They both do the same job almost as well as each other. The differences would be negligible. And I think would come down to the logo on the side of the shoe. Possibly one brand’s shoe might fit better. But in use…

Wow. What more can you say? That thing belongs in an NFL training facility.

This is awesome. I’m just awaiting on my steel to be delivered to make mine. Mine will be 8 gauge box 60mm x 60mm x 4mm. Cant wait to make it!! This has actually given me alot more ideas…hmmmm

Those jammer arms being able to push inward like that is insane.. Other companies really need to make that a feature with their arms.

Sorenex 1/2 rack for the customization I think its the best choice

Coop; is this the same lat attachment that Titan has? I’ve heard if some common fraying issues with the cables?

I’d say your mustache is made of 7 gauge steel, just based on the sheer thiccness of it

LOL when it’s so expensive, they don’t even want to advertise it on their site… Because “If you have to ask, you probably can’t afford it” lol

This rack would be too much and over done for me. A 2×3 11 gauge holds my petty amount of weight with the greatest of ease LOL. Coop, I would love for you to test out the Synergee Rhino Power bar. I know it’s most likely on back order now but your input on this beast would be appreciated. This bar used to carry a one year warranty which made me stray away from it but now they changed it to lifetime warranty which makes me say hmmmm!

I think this may be one of the cases where more isn’t necessarily better.

7 ga is close to 3/16 thick, it’s were structural steel essentially begins. It used to trailer hitches to build some heavier duty tube trailers and so forth. With the weight of that thing you almost don’t even have to anchor it down lol. Awesome rack but more than I want to pay and way more than I will ever lift lol. Great review Coop as always.

Brandon Campbell Diamond how you feel about archon rack https://fitarchon.com/product/archon-power-cage-w-lat-pull-and-cable-crossover-attachment/????

This guy is so Picky/OCD. He has a “hard on” for Rogue and other “extremely expensive brands”. I would love to have this Rep Fitness Rack in my home. IMO, Rep Fitness manufactures high quality products at an affordable price. Which, meets my training and financial needs. I recently purchased used Rogue bumper plates and cast iron old school Olympic plates from FB marketplace. Coop, unlike you, I want to invest/spend within my needs and not blow all my cash on Rogue products. Rep Fitness, your products are the best and I look forward to purchase my first Rep Fitness Rack.

Nice review. Several years ago I just built my own rack out of 4x4s, 2x4s, and 2x6s. It’s held up like a champ. Just watching the first few minutes of this video, when you just slap the Rogue rack I can’t believe how much it wobbles. Then you said you had it bolted to the floor and my jaw dropped even further. I was thinking about upgrading from my DIY beast, but man….. if that’s what top of the line racks do when you just touch them, mine crushes them. When you just touched the rack it wobbled about as much as mine does when I rack 400 lbs aggressively………. maybe I should get into the fitness equipment game, haha. Build a line of durable wooden equipment. It amazes me how scared people are with DIYed wooden racks. Whenever i have someone over to work out with they look at my rack and think it’s going to break on them…. as if they are powerful enough to lift a weight that is going to shatter 4×4 posts. It can’t be because they don’t trust the hardware I put it together with, because I use large, thick lag bolts to assemble the structure and then large, long lag bolts to attach the pull up bar (a threaded 1.5 inch pipe between two flanges) between the uprights. In other words, I’m using just as beefy hardware as any commercial gym equipment. So again, people must think wood is extremely weak because they are wary when they lift from my rack…… even when I tell them I’ve dropped 500 lbs on the safety bars (2 1″ iron pipes) from a standing position. I mean why do people think wood is so weak? We as a society have built fucking giant buildings and houses out of the stuff, and yet they think their 400 lb squat is going to crush FOUR 4×4 posts. It’s insane the ignorance some people have. And I know “ignorance” has negative connotations, but it is true. People are petrified of wooden equipment thinking it is weak as hell. Baffles me. I wonder if they freak out when someone starts jumping up and down on the floor in their homes. Or better yet, they think a wooden rack isn’t safe, yet they lift in a room on a second story, or even on a level above their basement……. on top of 2×8 floor joists.

Long story short….. I think this video made me NOT look into “upgrading” to an “actual” power rack, and just stick with my homemade BEAST. It looks at LEAST as sturdy as these racks. I’ll use the $1,000 on something better and more useful…. like more weights. Seriously though. If you’re in the market for a new rack or just getting into working out, I HIGHLY suggest building your own. It cost me like $300 TOPS to build mine, and yes, it is just as sturdy as these racks if not more so by the looks of things.

Here’s apparently another guy on youtube who shares my “build it yourself” mentality. He’s done it to the EXTREME though and I am VERY jealous of this gym he has in his garage. It’s pretty badass IMO. I mean a wooden cable crossover machine…. insanely cool. Look at the guy too. Willing to bet he can out lift just about anyone who naysays wooden equipment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cheJymRngnA&t=328s

Any reason they couldn’t eliminate the bulk on the outside of those j-cups? More of a c-channel design than having it fully encapsulate the upright. It seems that it would still be able to hold plenty of weight and it would clear up more space for the plates when re-racking your bar.

How are two sets of j-cups meant to replace westside spacing when normally westside spacing is used where you put your safety and not your j-cups?

I should have bought the Rogue R-3 or R-4. Instead I purchased the RML-490. I thought going with the RML-490 would have been better for versatility because you don’t have to bolt it to the floor. I didn’t realize you could do the same with the R-4, my mistake. I also did not realize the R-3 is plenty stable enough to be bolted into a platform, something I use anyway. The reason why I would now go with the R-series is because the 2×3 upright width makes it a little easier to rack the weight vs. the 3X3 monster lite uprights. I WISH the issue was more talked about in reviews. I guess one solution to the 3×3 problem would be for Rogue to make better j-cups on the 3×3 racks to allow for better clearance. They do make the upgradable “sandwich j cups”, but people do not have good things to say about them. Please fix this issue Rogue.

So crazy that this was all one take, honestly on of the best public speakers I’ve ever seen

Why did you sell your plates and bars? Did you not like them? I was thinking about getting some plates and bars and I was thinking about getting some of the bars and plates you have had like the Kabuki 20 kg power bar or squat bar and rouge bumper plates and / or competition power lifting calibrated plates. Just curious.

My guess is the Rogue. Sorinex is out since its already on its way. And since he is going to sell it the Rogue’s resale value is better then the Rep.

Rep must have had a good sale going when you priced this rack. If you price the PR 5000 against a RM6 with the same options today, the RM6 is only around $200 more. Might be a decent rack for the money on sale, but no way I’d pay those kind of prices for it compared to Rogue. These guys won’t be around long with pricing like this coupled with too many items out of stock.

Seems to be if there ever was an earthquake, the safest place is underneath this rack.

If you get a decent amount of rain there you might want to consider not keeping wood or items that easily rust under the garage door. Depending on which way the garage door is facing will matter how much rain water will fall from the doors when you open it. The water will go all over the deadlift platform underneath the door and mess up the wood. I would either take out the wood and use a horse stall mat or move it all together. I can’t keep anything under my garage doors because how much water that falls from the doors. Good luck though on the new gym

So they weld the crossmembers, but leave like 20 bolts per power slide?

Hey Coop. Great review! Pretty tough to decide between Rogue or Rep for me at this point. I just dunno if Rogue is going to do anything with their Keyhole design on their monster line anytime soon, so its either the RML4 or PR5000V2 are the options for me. Could you tell me if deadlifts would be possible inside the Rep PR5000V2 rack and Rogue RML4 rack with 450 diameter plates?

Coop, thanks for the fair review. I’m on a very small budget and I’m doing my best at making my garage gym. I will look into Rep fitness rack. I am glad you address the issue of mix and match with attachments.

We’ve already chatted about this… I’m looking forward to the follow up!

the playlist of videos on all the brands makes shopping so much better. Thanks coop for all these!!

Not trying to disagree with you in 7:09 you where talking about it was (robot welded ) but that’s not, someone welded it and grinded the roughness down.

Would this rack be compatible with the Rogur drop in Rhino Belt Squat??

You know titian would have sent you one for free but than again it would have been damaged and the wrong pieces.

Hi brandom, besides gym related stuff. what do you do for living???,,, nice vids btw!:)

Those slides are a bad design. The flanges that are used to bolt them together should be coming out the front and back not the side, then the width would be much narrower, sure the j cups would need to be slightly further forward to clear the bolts but that doesn’t matter

That’s easy your getting the rogue cuz u care about resale value and u said it’s coming in a few days where as sorniex has to be blessed by a priest a rabbi and the Dali lama before it gets shipped to u…..

I say you got the Rogue. You’ve mentioned how you like to buy all at once to save on shipping. You could replace the rack, barbells, plates, accessories, etc at Rogue. So, I’m betting you blew your load in one place (that’s what she said)!

BUYER BEWARE!!! Rogue fitness has the WORST customer service that exists. I purchased a power rack and after the product was scheduled to deliver, UPS decided they needed to repack the rack on a smaller truck because of my location. Rogue tried to force me to pay extra for the shipping 3 weeks after I had already purchased the power rack because UPS must have demanded more from them. They are unreasonable people!!! After I told them I wasn’t going to pay more they wanted me to pay for their shipping costs to and from UPS. TOTALLY UNPROFESSIONAL!

Hi Coop, can you kindly let me know your thoughts on which one is better between this rack and Sorinex Base Camp?

it comes with bigger hardware so it wont work with rogue. Isnt home depot down the road????

I think not the sorinex since you said it will be there anytime soon. My vote is the rep rack since it looks solid and is likely cheaper as a middle ground until the big boi gym stuff comes.

No options from elitefts? I own rogue but I have elitefts envy from a friend’s rack

Rogue is overpriced. They show videos of the steel being made in an arc furnace like they have some special steel making process. If the Titan you show was assembled completely instead leaving the bolts loose it wouldn’t shake. The other reviewer said the same thing. It has nothing to do with bolting it to the ground. I have a Valor Fitness and a TDS that aren’t bolted down and they are rock solid. Get what works for you in terms of price. There are racks for $200 to $250 now and they will keep you safe when doing bench and squats by yourself at home. If that gets you a workout instead of coming up with $1500 then more power to you for being smart.

Is the Lamar Fitness LS513 Deluxe Flat to Incline Bench a good bench for a beginner

Rogue fan boy? Not even close. That is 100% Coop. To the point where it is literally hard for me to watch him anymore. I get it, Rogue makes solid stuff, but they should for the price. I say go with the Rep Fitness. We both know they make a quality bench!

Why is Titan so wobbly? Did you tighten all the screws well? It’s acceptable for the barbell but It’s very annoying to do pullups or toes to bar on a such a shaky rack.

@ 5:02 bolts are visibly loose. Didn’t want to ruin the lock washers and scratch it after he re-boxes it and send it back to Titan after making video.

Is the rouge slider modeled after the MK 19 butterfly trigger?? That’s the most bad ass thing I’ve ever seen if so.

Can you use the rogue monster monolift on this rep fitness rack?

Would it be possible to use the lat pulldown on a Rogue RM-3? I know Rep is narrower so the mounting crossmember won’t bolt up. I was thinking about buying an extra Rogue crossmember to use with it, just not sure if it would work due to there not being an offset.

My Rogue Monster RM3 gets here next week. Upgrading from a Rep PR-1000. Can’t wait!

Hey Coop, you’re really good at doing this for all the American brands which is great but what about the Australian brands or UK/European brands? Is it possible for you to perhaps start hiring people and having an international network?

I’m here in Australia, and Verve has a brilliant power rack that matches the rogue power rack specs on their uprights but they have a multigrip chin up bar and you can put j cup roller hooks on the rack. They also have their IPF spec stainless power bar being sold for 400 bucks as well as a host of other things they sell. They’re relatively new and I’d love to get a solid review on them from you. I love American products but it always burns a hole in our pocket for us overseas guys

Great reviews! Flip flopping between R3 and Monster lite. Which would you go with? Thanks!

Can you put the adjustable Rogue monolith onto the T3 to show if it works or not? I’m interested in an adjustable monolith and Titan doesn’t currently offer one.

Meanwhile Donnie Thompson will probably collapse from the sheer ginormousness when seeing this….

tighten the t3 rack for stability, mine doesnt shake like that…

Did you idiots watch this on mute. He literally says it’s not tightened down or bolted to the ground and that’s why it wobbles like that. Jesus. He even gave Titan mad props for being a budget rack. Good video.

How long is it before someone just starts using steel girders for uprights?

What do you think of EliteFTS racks? They appear very solid like Rogue, but I’ve never actually tried one out.

Can you do rack pulls on the titan.I m hesitating between the rogue rml390f and the t3 help with my choice!!!?

I dont hate them for doing it, I just have to wonder how many people will feel like they need it.

That rack costs double what I spent on my ENTIRE home gym……and I have far more equipment than that rack offers functionality for.

I do really like how they have the sliders with interchangeable attachments. That is an awesome idea, and a real timesaver. My question is, what type of warranty do they have? Bend just one side of that somehow, and the pair is ruined.

3 to 6 inches wouldn’t we all be happier
Leave it to Brandon to get the wiener joke in always can count on that from him
Great info though if your starting out in your house with limited space or limiting factors like ceiling height,etc

I’ve got a Rogue Monster Lite rack and love it. I’m definitely sold on Rogue quality.

Have you been comfortable in the 24inch depth racks? About to get a T3 and looking at the standard version, but typically have used a pretty deep rack at my gym.

Check out this rack! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mGBN8Q04nQ&t=12s

Hello what about powertec? Are they any good especially the multi system workbench? Thanks

I bought a TDS power rack. Has 2″ posts and claims it has a 1050lbs weight limit support. For $279 and free shipping from Amazon I thought it was a pretty good deal. The big selling point for me was the spotter safety bars that can also support up to 1050lbs. With my hours I never have time for a spotter. What is your thoughts on this?

Any chance you can review Chelichana equipment, they are made in the EU (Croatia)?