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Weightlifter using a power rack.

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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.

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