Comments on: Powerline Power Rack PPR-200 http://sojoe.info/2006/04/28/powerline-power-rack-ppr-200/ Random stuff that Joe likes to talk about Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:36:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: me http://sojoe.info/2006/04/28/powerline-power-rack-ppr-200/comment-page-1/#comment-4645 me Sun, 11 May 2008 06:56:45 +0000 http://sojoe.info/2006/04/27/powerline-power-rack-ppr-200.html#comment-4645 I just assembled this. The parts list is correct, there are only 4 of the longest bolts (80mm). Be careful not to confuse the 75mm bolts with the 80mm bolts because the threads end at the same place. Also, I assembled this with everything standing up from the beginning and I would recommend that way (in the beginning you lean the sides against the wall). The top pieces definitely seem designed so that you can do this easily. Final advice I have is to put all the plastic pieces on at the beginning. I just assembled this. The parts list is correct, there are only 4 of the longest bolts (80mm). Be careful not to confuse the 75mm bolts with the 80mm bolts because the threads end at the same place.

Also, I assembled this with everything standing up from the beginning and I would recommend that way (in the beginning you lean the sides against the wall). The top pieces definitely seem designed so that you can do this easily.

Final advice I have is to put all the plastic pieces on at the beginning.

]]> By: Joe http://sojoe.info/2006/04/28/powerline-power-rack-ppr-200/comment-page-1/#comment-4557 Joe Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:10:15 +0000 http://sojoe.info/2006/04/27/powerline-power-rack-ppr-200.html#comment-4557 Ian, there is 12" between the barbell when resting on the back pegs, and the vertical element of the lat attachment. I used the back pegs for bench press, squat, etc without any problems. Ian, there is 12″ between the barbell when resting on the back pegs, and the vertical element of the lat attachment. I used the back pegs for bench press, squat, etc without any problems.

]]> By: Ian http://sojoe.info/2006/04/28/powerline-power-rack-ppr-200/comment-page-1/#comment-4556 Ian Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:48:53 +0000 http://sojoe.info/2006/04/27/powerline-power-rack-ppr-200.html#comment-4556 Thanks for the awesome review. At the moment Sam's club has good deals on the rack ($188) and lat attachment ($133) so I am thinking of buying them, but I have a question. It appears to me that the lat attachement could 'crowd' the back of the rack. I am concerned that it may prevent me from getting in a bench to benchpress off of the back pegs. How much clearance is there between a barbell resting on the back pegs and the vertical of the lat attachment bar? Is this a problem you have experienced? I found some excellent demonstrations of the lat attachment and rack at http://nuuvy.com/nuuvyviewerpage.asp?videoid=133 but he demostrated the bench press off the front pegs (which bypassed the support of the rack) so it didn't help answer my concern. Hope this makes sense. Many thanks Ian. Thanks for the awesome review. At the moment Sam’s club has good deals on the rack ($188) and lat attachment ($133) so I am thinking of buying them, but I have a question. It appears to me that the lat attachement could ‘crowd’ the back of the rack. I am concerned that it may prevent me from getting in a bench to benchpress off of the back pegs. How much clearance is there between a barbell resting on the back pegs and the vertical of the lat attachment bar? Is this a problem you have experienced? I found some excellent demonstrations of the lat attachment and rack at

http://nuuvy.com/nuuvyviewerpage.asp?videoid=133

but he demostrated the bench press off the front pegs (which bypassed the support of the rack) so it didn’t help answer my concern.

Hope this makes sense.

Many thanks
Ian.

]]> By: JD http://sojoe.info/2006/04/28/powerline-power-rack-ppr-200/comment-page-1/#comment-4541 JD Thu, 01 Nov 2007 05:26:08 +0000 http://sojoe.info/2006/04/27/powerline-power-rack-ppr-200.html#comment-4541 Hey Joe. I just got one of these two. Those four "strange plastic pieces" that you had left over go around the bottom of the frame. Check out this picture from the Body Solid site: http://www.bodysolid.com/images/Item/813-1l.jpg You'll see two of those things on the bottom at the back and one on each side. As far as I can tell, they do absolutely nothing, since they don't even touch the ground when snapped in place(as you mentioned). I'm guessing that when the 4 rubber feet finally wear down under the weight of the machine, weights, etc, these will touch the ground and act as sort of "backup feet" for the rack. Hey Joe.
I just got one of these two. Those four “strange plastic pieces” that you had left over go around the bottom of the frame. Check out this picture from the Body Solid site:
http://www.bodysolid.com/images/Item/813-1l.jpg
You’ll see two of those things on the bottom at the back and one on each side.

As far as I can tell, they do absolutely nothing, since they don’t even touch the ground when snapped in place(as you mentioned). I’m guessing that when the 4 rubber feet finally wear down under the weight of the machine, weights, etc, these will touch the ground and act as sort of “backup feet” for the rack.

]]> By: Johnson! http://sojoe.info/2006/04/28/powerline-power-rack-ppr-200/comment-page-1/#comment-4536 Johnson! Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:44:37 +0000 http://sojoe.info/2006/04/27/powerline-power-rack-ppr-200.html#comment-4536 Thanks a lot for writing this review, man. I don't know how I came upon it, since I typed in "powerline power rack reviews" in varying orders, but nothing like yours came up. I went ahead and bought this rack from jesupgym on eBay, since it was tax free, and shipped to me at a decent price. I know I will also find the socket size you mentioned useful in preparation for putting it together. Much appreciated! _Regards Thanks a lot for writing this review, man. I don’t know how I came upon it, since I typed in “powerline power rack reviews” in varying orders, but nothing like yours came up. I went ahead and bought this rack from jesupgym on eBay, since it was tax free, and shipped to me at a decent price. I know I will also find the socket size you mentioned useful in preparation for putting it together. Much appreciated!

_Regards

]]> By: Joseph Fieber http://sojoe.info/2006/04/28/powerline-power-rack-ppr-200/comment-page-1/#comment-2870 Joseph Fieber Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:45:25 +0000 http://sojoe.info/2006/04/27/powerline-power-rack-ppr-200.html#comment-2870 I've never put weight on the front like that before, but last night I gave it a try. I set the short pegs on the front at squat height, and put 210 pounds on the barbell. Their's a little bit of shake to the rack if you try to shake it (with the weight on the inside of the back I rarely get any movement), but it's not bad, definitely usable. I tried to tip the rack forward, and had to put quite a bit of effort to get it to start tipping. Note that I have the lat attachement, and at the time had 25 pounds on it. Adding weight to that would help make it nearly impossible to tip even with a couple hundred more pounds added. So, in short, I think it will work fine for what you want to do. I’ve never put weight on the front like that before, but last night I gave it a try. I set the short pegs on the front at squat height, and put 210 pounds on the barbell. Their’s a little bit of shake to the rack if you try to shake it (with the weight on the inside of the back I rarely get any movement), but it’s not bad, definitely usable. I tried to tip the rack forward, and had to put quite a bit of effort to get it to start tipping. Note that I have the lat attachement, and at the time had 25 pounds on it. Adding weight to that would help make it nearly impossible to tip even with a couple hundred more pounds added. So, in short, I think it will work fine for what you want to do.

]]> By: Rene' http://sojoe.info/2006/04/28/powerline-power-rack-ppr-200/comment-page-1/#comment-2745 Rene' Sat, 12 Aug 2006 21:17:34 +0000 http://sojoe.info/2006/04/27/powerline-power-rack-ppr-200.html#comment-2745 Hi. Nice pics and review. I was thinking of getting this power rack and am wondering how stable it is if you mount a weighted bar on the sabers' pins/"handles" on the front of the rack (instead of on the pins mounted at the back, inside the rack), before you even enter the rack. This would be so that you could rack a bar, step back, and be out of the cage (for overhead squats and jerks outside of the cage), so that it would function just like squat stands. Is it stable in that position, or does it tend to tip forward? Does it tip forward at all if you do kipping pullups (i.e., pullups with a swing or "cheating" pullups)? Thanks for any info and for the great assembly instructions and pics! Rene' Hi. Nice pics and review. I was thinking of getting this power rack and am wondering how stable it is if you mount a weighted bar on the sabers’ pins/”handles” on the front of the rack (instead of on the pins mounted at the back, inside the rack), before you even enter the rack. This would be so that you could rack a bar, step back, and be out of the cage (for overhead squats and jerks outside of the cage), so that it would function just like squat stands.

Is it stable in that position, or does it tend to tip forward?

Does it tip forward at all if you do kipping pullups (i.e., pullups with a swing or “cheating” pullups)?

Thanks for any info and for the great assembly instructions and pics!
Rene’

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