Anybody here with a CF475 Power rack able to do me a favour?
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Caporegime
is that the one a few of us bought a little while back?
Caporegime
They look odd, don't have them on mine
Caporegime
Ah, nope, I don't have one then 
Popped into the the powerhouse fitness in Charing Cross today.
Looks like I had the dimensions of the rack wrong in that it's 1300mm deep and 1160mm wide. But it's actually more like 1340mm deep as it has rubber stoppers slipped on the end which makes it too big to fit in my space soooooo....
I think I'll be taking a bit off the front end horizontals and it should do the job nicely.
Providing I can convince the mother of course!
They should be getting back to me with a quote tomorrow. I managed to find a better deal on weights with 245KG of cast iron plates and a 7ft olympic bar rated to 750KG for £400 hopefully they can better it, if not at least match it!
Looks like I had the dimensions of the rack wrong in that it's 1300mm deep and 1160mm wide. But it's actually more like 1340mm deep as it has rubber stoppers slipped on the end which makes it too big to fit in my space soooooo....
I think I'll be taking a bit off the front end horizontals and it should do the job nicely.
Providing I can convince the mother of course!
They should be getting back to me with a quote tomorrow. I managed to find a better deal on weights with 245KG of cast iron plates and a 7ft olympic bar rated to 750KG for £400 hopefully they can better it, if not at least match it!
It says on their site that if you find a better price they will match it, so if you tell them they should lower it!
It says on their site that if you find a better price they will match it, so if you tell them they should lower it!
Fantastic!
I did show the chap yesterday and leave him a list, they were going to e-mail me a quote/breakdown today but haven't!
I'm not in a rush though, well I am, but I've quite a lot of crap to move out of that passage way and a mother to convince!
Thought I'd post them in here than de-rail (despite it being a general topic ) the GymRatz thread.
Few snaps:
Brief review:
Instructions
Brief, as to be expected, all diagrams, list of components. Very basic but then again it isn't exactly rocket science. As long as you look at them properly and think about what you're doing & in what order it's quite straight foward.
Will mention, I heeded advice I found elsewhere not to fully tighten bolts until it's entirely assembled. I hadn't done them fully tight, but fairly snug and this was pulling a hole out of allignment so had to loosen them off.
Pull/Chin Bars
Nice and solid, no wiggle, decent width, mild knurling. Might be slippery when sweaty but nothing some chalk wont sort out.
Dip Bars
Same as Pull/Chin bars really. I thought the holes on the spotter catcher were quite far apart and they are, however it seems to be an okay-ish position actually. Will comment more after some proper use. The rack did tip slightly, but should be fine once it has a loaded oly bar on it or some plates on the opposite rail. Dipping bars don't fit into the vertical rails, I had planned to use them as extra spotter catchers but this isn't possible.
Overall finish
Very good for what the rack costs (sub £300). Few blemishes/knocks but these may well have been me and provided it stays functional and does the job I'm not fussed!
Spotter/Catchers
Nice and big as you can see. Different to the ones in store, much bigger and look heavier duty. (might have been an old model in store?) Only 1 set though. However the vertical uprights have notches on both sides of all 4 rails so you can press from outside the rack on both the front and back which is good. Or use some on the back to counterbalance if you have a very heavy load on the front.
Deffinatley going to put some rubber or something similar inside the catchers and across the spotter rails to stop them getting damaged.
Stability/Build Time
Mine does have some carpet on it too at the moment though it is pritty solid. Minimal movement and I feel quite safe within it.
Should take around 2 hours. Built it all on my own apart from the last part where I had some assistance holding the section with the bars in place while I put a bolt in either side.
Overall so far I'm very pleased
) the GymRatz thread.Few snaps:
Brief review:
Instructions
Brief, as to be expected, all diagrams, list of components. Very basic but then again it isn't exactly rocket science. As long as you look at them properly and think about what you're doing & in what order it's quite straight foward.
Will mention, I heeded advice I found elsewhere not to fully tighten bolts until it's entirely assembled. I hadn't done them fully tight, but fairly snug and this was pulling a hole out of allignment so had to loosen them off.
Pull/Chin Bars
Nice and solid, no wiggle, decent width, mild knurling. Might be slippery when sweaty but nothing some chalk wont sort out.
Dip Bars
Same as Pull/Chin bars really. I thought the holes on the spotter catcher were quite far apart and they are, however it seems to be an okay-ish position actually. Will comment more after some proper use. The rack did tip slightly, but should be fine once it has a loaded oly bar on it or some plates on the opposite rail. Dipping bars don't fit into the vertical rails, I had planned to use them as extra spotter catchers but this isn't possible.
Overall finish
Very good for what the rack costs (sub £300). Few blemishes/knocks but these may well have been me and provided it stays functional and does the job I'm not fussed!
Spotter/Catchers
Nice and big as you can see. Different to the ones in store, much bigger and look heavier duty. (might have been an old model in store?) Only 1 set though. However the vertical uprights have notches on both sides of all 4 rails so you can press from outside the rack on both the front and back which is good. Or use some on the back to counterbalance if you have a very heavy load on the front.
Deffinatley going to put some rubber or something similar inside the catchers and across the spotter rails to stop them getting damaged.
Stability/Build Time
Mine does have some carpet on it too at the moment though it is pritty solid. Minimal movement and I feel quite safe within it.
Should take around 2 hours. Built it all on my own apart from the last part where I had some assistance holding the section with the bars in place while I put a bolt in either side.
Overall so far I'm very pleased
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Man of Honour
Cool bit of kit
Caporegime
Hey! How you get dip bars? I want 
Soldato
That looks awesome and some serious dedication getting it in that tiny spot for a workout!
Cool bit of kit
Hey! How you get dip bars? I want
Looks like they don't do them for 375
Used the catcher to do some inverted Rows and then used the Dip Bars for some hammer grip inverted rows. Under-estimated the knurling on the bars for pullups , ripped my hands to bits!
Cheers, where there's a will there's a way
Caporegime
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will you get full use out of it in such a small space? you cant fit a bench in there can you?
Soldato
iirc its just for legs as the equipment at his gym isnt enough?
Yup, spot on. Just to train legs really. Though I can use the pull up bars, dip attatchment, just about do overhead press in there and row/deadlift.
Have a gym 1 minutes walk away thats reasonably well equiped, just not for legs
When I move out I'll be able to use it fully, didn't buy a bench as at current I have no where to put one.
Caporegime
You don't need a bench, swiss ball and dumbells press on it
Soldato
Hey! How you get dip bars? I want
I really wanted the CF475 for the dip bars, but with the 375 if you just put all 4 bar hook things pointed inwards, then with a couple of barbells you've got yourself some parallel dipping bars. It might be a little wide, but it's better than nothing!
Caporegime
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You don't need a bench, swiss ball and dumbells press on it
huh? doesn't that override the purpose of a power rack, if you use dumbells they cant get caught on anything, you could use a swiss ball and dumbells anywhere there is no need for a rack in that setup, all you would need is some mats for floor protection