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Re: Why Antique York Racks Are Stupid
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2022 11:39 am
by mouse
mbasic wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 10:40 am
(oh, and: No one is buying these for the non-SSFG market, i.e. a garage gym or anywhere else but a SSFG)
TBF I think there is at least a documented case or two of some lunatic buying one of those for their garage.
Re: Why Antique York Racks Are Stupid
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2022 1:18 pm
by mgil
mouse wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 11:39 am
mbasic wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 10:40 am
(oh, and: No one is buying these for the non-SSFG market, i.e. a garage gym or anywhere else but a SSFG)
TBF I think there is at least a documented case or two of some lunatic buying one of those for their garage.
Yeah, how else are you gonna get on the acolyte list so that Rip lets you in the secret forum?
Re: Why Antique York Racks Are Stupid
Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2023 11:59 am
by mbasic
documenting for posterity
https://startingstrength.com/resources/ ... ost1880720
Quote (in case the post gets deleted)
"Also be careful your pins won’t move with a heavy enough weight on them. I was squatting in a local SS gym last year and missed my fifth rep at 410. When I set it on the pins I guess I leaned backwards (it was the first time I’d ever failed a squat and never thought much about what to do in case I did). The weight of the bar pushed the pins out of the rack."
Re: Why Antique York Racks Are Stupid
Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2023 4:44 pm
by murphyreedus
mbasic wrote: ↑Fri Jul 28, 2023 11:59 am
documenting for posterity
They’ve since installed tangs on them to lock the pins.
giggity
My actual antique York rack locked the pins on with brackets that swung around the uprights...does Rip's design seriously not have that incredibly common sense feature?
Re: Why Antique York Racks Are Stupid
Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2023 11:24 pm
by KyleSchuant
The screw-in bolts as barbell hooks still cracks me up.
Re: Why Antique York Racks Are Stupid
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2023 11:21 am
by Dale
Westside Barbell often used large bolts in place of
J Hooks
If “ screw in pins”, worked for Louie Simmons, count
me in.
Re: Why Antique York Racks Are Stupid
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2023 11:24 am
by Dale
Westside Barbell often used large bolts in place of
J Hooks
If “ screw in bolts, worked for Louie Simmons, count
me in.
Re: Why Antique York Racks Are Stupid
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2023 1:06 pm
by asdf
Dale wrote: ↑Sat Sep 30, 2023 11:24 am
Westside Barbell often used large bolts in place of
J Hooks
If “ screw in bolts, worked for Louie Simmons, count
me in.
Fine as a DIY hack. Ridiculous on a $1,600 rack.
Re: Why Antique York Racks Are Stupid
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2023 2:04 pm
by Hardartery
Dale wrote: ↑Sat Sep 30, 2023 11:24 am
Westside Barbell often used large bolts in place of
J Hooks
If “ screw in bolts, worked for Louie Simmons, count
me in.
Westside ran on a shoestring and working prototypes. Finished products that are at full retail should reflect that in fit and finish.
Re: Why Antique York Racks Are Stupid
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2023 4:08 pm
by mgil
Apparently worth posting twice. Noted.