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Posted 08 March 2009 - 06:51 PM

Does anyone have a recommendation on a decent pair of spotter stands for squatting (and bench in the garage gym)? I would love a pair of the Ironmind Pillars of Power but at the cost with international shipping I can't justify it. Argos have the Marcy safety stands but they only go up to about 100Kg so I would be over that already and the nly other type I have been able to find is the Bodymax CF308 which tops out at 115Kgs.

I would be looking for something that could conceivably hold 150 (or more if I improve as much as I hope) so does anyone have any recommendations or had their own made?
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Posted 08 March 2009 - 07:18 PM

may not be exactly what you're after, but I have and would heartily reccomend these:
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Posted 08 March 2009 - 08:15 PM

Thanks.
I have these squat stands (or more accurately I will be picking them up when Phil gets back from the US) so I just need the catchers to go with them.
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Posted 09 March 2009 - 12:56 PM

If you aren't too worried about looks then you could also consider some Builders Trestles.

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Posted 09 March 2009 - 02:00 PM

Nice one, almost exactly what I was thinking of.
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Posted 13 March 2009 - 08:32 AM

York FTS Light Commercial Press Squat Stands for what I think is a good price on amazon.co.uk:

http://www.amazon.co...c...2998&sr=1-2
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Posted 15 March 2009 - 02:54 PM

View Postgrole, on Mar 9 2009, 12:56 PM, said:

If you aren't too worried about looks then you could also consider some Builders Trestles.

Peter



That's what I use for squats etc hold up really well.
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Posted 15 March 2009 - 03:39 PM

Cleared out the garage this morning and made room for the squat stands and trestles. Going to be nice to workout comfortably at home.
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Posted 27 July 2009 - 08:54 AM

Hi

I was trolling the posts and cam across this, i really like the look and the price of those squat stands from amazon, was just wondering do the catchers extend out? They look really close to the rack so if you stepped too far back you wouldn't be able to dump the bar on them if you couldn't get up.

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Posted 27 July 2009 - 09:01 AM

View PostBUSTER, on Jul 27 2009, 09:54 AM, said:

Hi

I was trolling the posts and cam across this, i really like the look and the price of those squat stands from amazon, was just wondering do the catchers extend out? They look really close to the rack so if you stepped too far back you wouldn't be able to dump the bar on them if you couldn't get up.

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No, they are a fixed length. Fine for bench press catchers, but not so good for squats as you said (unless you squat REALLY close to the stands!).
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Posted 27 July 2009 - 09:12 AM

Thanks for that, i will keep hunting!

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