power rack

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Weightlifter using a power rack.

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Noun

power rack (plural power racks)

1. (bodybuilding, weightlifting) A metal cage consisting of support pillars with adjustable bars and hooks, using for supporting a barbell during heavy weightlifting exercises.

   Synonyms: squat cage, squat rack, weight rack

   • 2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xii

     I had no bench or power rack, so by necessity every exercise I did started with the weights on the floor.

Hypernyms

• barbell rack

Translations

metal cage to support a barbell during weightlifting

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