Budget Friendly Powerlifting Combo Rack - Get RX'D

[@ediot6969]

I agree on the squatting alone aspect, but kudos to them for making an actual budget friendly option that sits above others in a similar price point from a quality standpoint.

[@BasementBrandon]

Agreed

[@joecowan3719]

I was hoping after your last gym tour this would be next up for a review! Seems like a great option, especially at that price point!

[@BasementBrandon]

Need to work through all this equipment so that I can get other stuff in lol.

[@xwestonx]

The uprights moving in is a huge plus at the price point for those of us who are wide grip squatters.

[@BasementBrandon]

Agreed, some of the others in this price point are fixed.

[@fwiffo42]

Could be a good option as a dedicated bench most of the time with the option to practice on a combo close to a meet! If only it came in more color options!

[@BasementBrandon]

Agreed. I think this is the route I'm going to go and eventually get rid of my sorinex comp bench.

[@twistedbarbell3950]

Definitely a decent option for anyone desiring a combo rack. It was on my short list when considering a dedicated bench station, but the footprint was too large for my space, not to mention the space behind that is required to operate the lever arms. Great review as always!

[@BasementBrandon]

All good points. I think for a single user you can get away without using the levers as when adjusting from squat to bench you have to move the bar anyways so you could unload it and just manually adjust the uprights.

[@larryperchick5399]

Thanks for this review. Can you speak to what went into decision to leave your basement unfinished? Pure finances? Didn't think it too important? Easy enough to decorate with banners, etc.?

[@BasementBrandon]

Mostly just b/c I didn't see a reason to. Doesn't add any functionality really. Finishing it could be done, but would also limit the overall size and overhead space some.

[@NoFate247]

Nice to see budget options but might people be better off buying a 3x3 power rack or for a powerlifting perspective, it isn't exactly the same

[@BasementBrandon]

100%, while $1300 is a good deal for a combo, you could get a more versatile (and safer) rack for half that.

[@babygiantbarbell1014]

Great review as always, Brandon

[@BasementBrandon]

Thanks big Phil! Hoping you and the fam are doing well. Gonna have me buying a hack squat if I keep seeing it on your channel.

[@GrayMatterLifting]

I keep feeling like a Combo that is built for a home gym... Can take normal Squat Rack attachments, and has deep enough safeties for squats... Would be a huge winner. Good review dude.

[@BasementBrandon]

Interesting thought, what kind of attachments primarily are you thinking?

[@GrayMatterLifting]

@@BasementBrandon monos, pretty much exclusively.

[@sndr2977]

How do you like the A7 Ox pants? I couldn't find a single review of those on the internet.

[@BasementBrandon]

I don't wear a lot of compression pants, but these are solid. They're thicker than most others so protects the package a lil better.

[@DanielGarcia-th5ri]

Looks okay. I feel like the Hansu Combo unit is the better option of the two.

[@BasementBrandon]

I agree the Hansu is nicer but it also has a MSRP of $3400.

[@DanielGarcia-th5ri]

@@BasementBrandon ah makes sense.

[@TexasFlex]

Thank you for this video brother. I got the Titan combo back when they had just upgraded it and put it on sale for $600 and I think it was worth. Not as beefy but similar enough to the TSS racks used locally so it FEELS just about the same. Still don’t like squatting heavy in it though

[@bmstylee]

Squatting outside of my rack always freaks me out. Even on weights I know I can do for reps and sets still worries me. Even with my safety arms to catch me. Probably explains why my comp squat was always significantly less than my gym lifts.

[@TexasFlex]

@@bmstylee yeah i have no idea how people squat outside of a power rack or without safeties

[@BasementBrandon]

Kind of funny how something so simple ends up being more than a full blown cage.

[@TexasFlex]

@@BasementBrandon lol seriously I paid $250 for my T2

[@MelloHubb]

Hey Brandon, how far out from the wall does this need to be for the arms to work?

[@BasementBrandon]

Ah I'm not sure tbh I haven't had it up against a well yet.

[@brianhopkins5251]

Man that seems like a deal. 1/2 price and probably 80/90% of the quality of the big boys. Probably not perfect for a usual small gym for the reasons you mention but seems like a fantastic way for a smaller regional federation to get some equipment to put on meets without destroying the meet fees. (and for a powerlifting gym to get you experience on lifting in a platform for meets/adding to their equipment). Was thinking I"m sure you have barbells that cost more than that. :-)

[@BasementBrandon]

You could buy this or an Eleiko IPF bare steel bar 🤡

[@lancek782]

Totally should've bought this, but instead I bought the Hansu clearance combo and the amount of play in the uprights is insane!

[@weic4567]

Hansu one ship to the US?

[@lancek782]

@weic4567 It did about a month ago, not sure why it's only shipping CAN now 🤔

[@BasementBrandon]

The one I did a review on?

[@weic4567]

@@BasementBrandon there’s an old version on clearance sale in the website atm

[@BasementBrandon]

​@@weic4567 😅I was going to say my Hansu didn't have that issue that was noticeable. I will say a lot of combos do sway a lot since they're built to be easilty transported around and thus are a bit lighter construction.

[@danredmond5589]

Please can you do a 2024 best power bar review soon. Primarily, so I can slaughter the Rogue Ohio Power Bar not fitting the Rogue power rack! In my monster, it’s impossible to bench or squat with it (the very things it’s designed to do) without clattering the plates into the upright if you have a millimetre of lateral unsteadiness! 😡

[@bmstylee]

What bar are you using? I have the 20 kg IPF spec and no issues bumping plates. I'm using comp KGs for plates. Generally the folks who have issues with my Ohio Power Bar don't necessarily have the tightest unrack or walkout.

[@BasementBrandon]

Do you have athe 20kg version as mentioned? Using thin comp collars and the Rogue rack at 49" is def tough. Going with bigger collars or a longer bar can also bring in additional problems. An easy fix would be just throw a pair of change plates (5s or 10s) on the bar first. This will buy you some extra space and not require you to buy a new bar.

[@danredmond5589]

@@BasementBrandon Yeh, 20kg stainless. It’s disgraceful really, it’s a power bar. 2 of the 3 things it’s primarily designed to do, and it fails miserably within the manufacturers very own rack! I challenge anyone to do a hard set of bench, OHP or squats in a monster lite, with my version of the Ohio PB and not clatter the plates into the uprights, causing a total shit show during the lift or racking/unracking. I’m lucky enough to have an Eleiko comp, Texas PB and a Texas Squat bar, so I don’t use the Rogue Ohio Pb in the rack. But I’d like to, as I prefer 29mm for benching and like to keep the bare steel Eleiko insulated throughout winter. I was fitting collars on first, then loading the plates, but as I say, that’s ridiculous. Shame, as it’s a great bar otherwise.

[@danredmond5589]

@@bmstylee Yeh, it’s in combination with the rogue rack at 49 inches. Are you using that in conjunction?

[@BasementBrandon]

@@danredmond5589 If you want to hear something ridiculous... I'm going to be replacing my Rogue rack with one from Irwin that's 2" less wide so I can use my comp bars without having to put plates on the inside lol.

[@conqueringbarbell2101]

I wish these companies who makes combo racks would do "load savers" attachment like what Blaine Sumner has in his combo rack.

[@BasementBrandon]

Would be interesting to see!

[@tuethan6399]

Thank you

[@BasementBrandon]

Welcome!

[@raps7027]

You must have a lot of space in your basement to fit this Get RX'D Combo Rack plus your Hansu Combo Rack, your Sorinex Competition Bench and your Power Rack? Looks good though for a budget friendly Combo Rack.

[@BasementBrandon]

The Hansu one lives down the street at a local gym now. This one will likely be joining it soon. I can't keep everything.

[@reginaldchesterfield8110]

Man! That price is really competitive!!!

[@BasementBrandon]

It's still a hard pill to swallow though. Not sure why combos are so pricey.

[@carps_gym]

What’s that equipment review I’m here for it

[@BasementBrandon]

my man

[@JasonLeeno]

I can agree that face savers aren't the best to bail a squat on 😅

[@BasementBrandon]

😭

[@HuntingKilos]

I have the standalone bench and it too is hard as fuck lol

[@BasementBrandon]

Glad i'm not just being sensitive lol.

[@weic4567]

ZKC combo rack next

[@BasementBrandon]

I'm not sure they're pursuing powerlifting any more. Don't see power bars on their site and their combo is on sale.

[@AdrianGarcia-sg5jt]

I own one and really like it. Great for the price.

[@bmstylee]

So who else just came to see Brando talk about his rack?

[@BasementBrandon]

My combos bring all the boys to the yard.

[@squealer42]

When I started messing around with weights again, about 3 decades after high school, I wanted something like this, figuring about 500 bucks. I soon found myself on Rogue's website staring at $2500, wondering whatever happened to my $100 Joe Weider setup that included hamstring curls. 10-grand later, I'm achieving probably the same results, but safer, and cooler, still don't have a combo rack, or leg machine, and now have no space in the garage for automobiles. Maybe a basement would help?

[@BasementBrandon]

Things can add up quick, but at the end of the day you can make a lot of progress without spending much money.

[@MyMd1111]

nice

[@BasementBrandon]

Thanks for taking a look

[@Stephanopoulosdion]

Made in...?

[@bmstylee]

Guessing not USA or Europe based on the price.

[@BasementBrandon]

Imported, likely from China.

[@Doggomorph]

Budget friendly if you sponsor me mate

[@BasementBrandon]

I'd sponsor you so hard.

[@Doggomorph]

@@BasementBrandon yayyyy

[@zachanderson9649]

Shipping has to ruin everything 😂

[@BasementBrandon]

Sadly, but it does make you wonder how much some of the other equipment actually costs if they're baking shipping into the already low price.

[@dionisioramirez6706]

You are better off with just a power rack.

[@BasementBrandon]

I agree. However a lot of people want to add in this as a secondary piece.

[@dionisioramirez6706]

@@BasementBrandon I see the appeal. I would love to get a combo rack, but they are so expensive, even the cheaper ones compared to a power rack, or say a rogue sml 1 monster lite squat/bench rack.