Power rack for suspension training?

[Childs]

I think I want to start doing the suspension training/TRX, but I cant really use door anchors. I have 4 doors in my apartment, and they are all within a 10' span that is cut off by a built in bookshelf at the entrance. My living room is big enough to accommodate a power rack like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Titan-Power-Sq...rds=power+rack

without overwhelming the space. I'm not sure if something like this would be stable enough. I'm currently 220lbs, and I dont want to buy it and then have it tilt over and land on my head when I try the exercises. Or is there a different type of rack that I should be using? Since these exercises are popular, I thought there would be lots of home options, but its mainly just door anchors.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

I always get nervous when I hear about people using heavy free weights on anything other than a basement floor.

FYI:
http://bodybuilding.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Power_Racks

 

[Childs]

Thanks for the link. I wont be doing any free weights, just body weight stuff. My floor is concrete with carpet on top, so its pretty solid. I just worry about it tipping over.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

my bad, didn't read OP fully. I've seen some wobbly cheap racks.

If tipping is the only concern, you'll probably need to buy weights to weigh it down. Or buy a rack that has longer feet rails.

 

[HN]

i dunno. i see your livingroom has enough room for it but i think you're really gonna hate it when 16 sq. ft of floor space is being wasted when you're NOT doing the workout.

can you set up something like this?

 

[Childs]

i dunno. i see your livingroom has enough room for it but i think you're really gonna hate it when 16 sq. ft of floor space is being wasted when you're NOT doing the workout.

can you set up something like this?

Not really. I have a built in book case 3 ft from 3 different doors, and the other door has a wall to the left so I dont think I could do the fly exercise. I have a wingspan of someone 6'6". I found a pic of someone's review of the rack I was looking at on IHateMyJob2004's link, and it would basically look like this:

Which isnt too bad. My place is messy anyway. I just dont know if the angular force of the suspension straps would cause it to tip forward. I guess since this one has built in plate holders in the rear I can always buy plates or a couple of bags of sand.

But looking at this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msirAXnu-VU

I see you dont actually need to be at an angle...I could use the pullup bar on the rack to go straight down or slightly angled forward where my upper body is inside the rack. When I looked at videos or pictures of the exercises, people are usually at a 45º angle, and very far from the anchor.

 

[Childs]

Maybe something like this would be better?

 

[HN]

*edit* in response to your living room example*

ah, in that case to prevent tipping you don't necessarily have to suspend the 2 straps from the same bar. suspend them from the middle of two parallel bars (one on each bar), workout 'inside' the rack, and you should be good to go

 

[Childs]

Since I already have these items:

I combined them to do this:

And it works out pretty well. I sorta tried doing this before I started this thread, but my dumb ass had the rings higher because I originally wanted to do dips with the rings to alleviate elbow strain, and it didnt work well (too narrow). So naturally I immediately thought throwing more money at the problem was the solution. Its when I was browsing for rack and suspension options that I saw the above pic and had my duh moment. I'll pass on the rack for now, and do assisted dips until I can work out the elbow issues. Its either just bad form or the order in which I do them in my alternating sets. Anyways, thanks for the input.

 

[LetsGetReal]

Thanks for the link. I wont be doing any free weights, just body weight stuff. My floor is concrete with carpet on top, so its pretty solid. I just worry about it tipping over.

can you get to concrete anchors and lag bolts and fasten it to your concrete floor. Thats what I did in the garage. Its solid now not going anywhere.

 

[Childs]

can you get to concrete anchors and lag bolts and fasten it to your concrete floor. Thats what I did in the garage. Its solid now not going anywhere.

I can't do that, I live in an apartment. The floor is concrete, but I cant drill into the floors.

 

[SP33Demon]

Just get a rack and don't skimp. I recommend the Rogue westside-styled racks, they'll last a lifetime and if you ever want to get into powerlifting they are the best. Semi-affordable as well, $ for $. They will also cut the rack for a small fee if you want a smaller one for whatever reason (low ceilings in basements like mine).