

Anything less will have a lower weight capacity and stability.Ĭheaper racks typically have 12 -1 4 gauges and are not best suited to serious bodybuilders. Industrial standard gauge for a power rack is 2″ x 3″ 11 -gauge steel.

The rack has four corner holes for bolting to the floor so if you can…do it, your stability will improve 10 fold for out of rack exercises. If you are going to train outside of the rack you can feel assured this rack will stay fairly stable compared to cheaper racks that weigh around the 100-150lb mark. Loading the weight plate holders will also help keep the rack stable, be sure to load each holder with the same amount of weight each side for the right balance. The T3 is built from powder coated heavy duty 11″ gauge steel and weighs a hefty 230lb, being heavy makes this rack a little more difficult to assemble.īut with weight comes stability and that’s just what you want from a home gym power rack, if you are not going to bolt this one to the floor the extra weight of the rack will help the T3 from tilting forward.
