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Cap Barbell Power Rack Exercise Stand Review
So this is going to be a quick review of the Cap Barbell Power Rack Exercise Stand as it’s titled on Amazon. You are going to have to excuse the kind of fisheye lens effect of this video, I pressed the wrong on the GoPro and didn’t realize it until after I’d already sold this rack so it is what is. Overall, I’m going to jump straight to the point.
Price
I think this rack can be a great value depending on the price that you get it for. If you can get this from anywhere from $100-$150 on Amazon, it can be a great deal. Anymore than that, you know, at like $250-300 or maybe even $200-$300, I’ll say there’s a lot better options out there.
J-Hooks
As you can see, I’m zooming in here on the J-hooks. They’re fine, they’re functional, it’s the kind of what you expect with a rack at this price point of a very entry level rack.
Assembly
One thing to note, it does come with a very manageable box because the posts are not actually solid posts. It’s actually 2 pieces of 4 different post pieces that you have to kind of screw together. And I was surprised that it actually seemed quite sturdy when you put it together.
Pull-up Bar
The pull-up bar here is, of course, functional. The height is high enough for a person like myself who is 6’2”, so just high enough.
Quality
And I was honestly a little surprised with the quality of the rack. I’ve heard this one before and I have been trying a lot of other racks on Amazon during this pandemic to get an idea of what the quality is there. Overall, I’ve not been impressed but there have been some kind of decent values like these things. It was easy to put together.
Weight Horns
Now as you can see, it also has one weight horn on the back. And as one review actually mentioned in his review in Amazon, he thought it had 2 weight horns which I also thought so. But this is not a weight horn back here. I think it’s the hold of the bar, I’m not entirely sure. I don’t think it’s big enough. I have to try it and I can’t but it’s definitely not a weight horn. I’m not so sure what it is, it’s not really listed and it’s not entirely functional. But like I said it, the product is decently stable and I was surprised by it.
Who I think this is good for
So I think this is a great option if you are on a severely limited budget or for whatever reason you don’t have a lot of space but you still want something you can do pull-ups from.
Safety Arms
Now, keep in mind that there are no safety arms available for purchase for this and so that’s not an option. There may be some aftermarket items that will fit but you’ll have to do some research to that and we will do some research into that in our review. Our written reviews are usually a lot more in-depth than I go into in these videos. So check the article and we should provide a link to any safety arms that we know of that may work with this.
Wrap Up
Overall, I’m going to give it a 4/5 just because of what it is. It’s a very very entry level rack that kind of gets you started and provides some basic very essential options for working out at home. I think though if you have a bigger budget, you know $200-$300 range, there are some better options out there and you can check out our site and some of our other video reviews for more information on those options. But yeah, for the price point, I was decently impressed.
