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This Guy Just Made A DIY Squat Rack For Only $90

Joel Te, who goes by As Many Reviews As Possible, sourced the materials for just US$50 – at the local hardware story, it’ll set you back about AU$90. He admits he’s by no means a handy man so you shouldn’t need to call in a carpenter.  Joel Te Joel uses  several pieces of timber – it’s better […]

Joel Te, who goes by As Many Reviews As Possiblesourced the materials for just US$50 – at the local hardware story, it’ll set you back about AU$90. He admits he’s by no means a handy man so you shouldn’t need to call in a carpenter. 

DIY Squat Rack

Joel Te

Joel uses  several pieces of timber – it’s better to be safe than sorry, so aim for roughly 20m of wood and cut them into three pieces. Six metres worth of 90mm by 35mm timber will set you back about $18 at Bunnings

Joel’s design is simple – he’s effectively glued together three pieces of wood cut at varying heights to create holders for the bar. Where the wood is cut at the top, he’s used a reciprocating saw to create a sloped groove that basically looks like a hook. The olympic bar rests between the groove and the piece of wood attached behind. 

You can see the visual below:

DIY Squat Rack

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To support the legs of the rack, you’ll need a couple of buckets and some quick cement – the difficult part is getting the legs dead in the middle to make sure the rack is even and the posts don’t fall under the stress.

You can watch the full process below: 

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