[quote]The New Guy wrote:
Well, my standard barbell was starting to look more like a horse shoe, so I bought a 300 pound olypmic set at Sports Authority for $120. I also needed a squat rack, but being a cheap bastard I decided to make one myself.
Not bad for a $13 piece of wood (I already had the cement blocks and gorilla glue). An unintended benefit of the blocks in front is that if I fail a bench press without a spotter, I can set it down on the blocks and it comes just short of crushing my neck. I can then roll off either side of the bench. I’m sure it would look pathetic but it’s better than dying.[/quote]
You should scrap this and build what kaaleppi built. Your contraption scares me.