Meanings
plural power racks
- bodybuildingA metal cage consisting of support pillars with adjustable bars and hooks, using for supporting a barbell during heavy weightlifting exercises.
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.
Synonyms: squat cage, squat rack, weight rack
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA metal cage consisting of support pillars with adjustable bars and hooks, using for supporting a barbell during heavy weightlifting exercises.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 深蹲架
- 深蹲架metal cage to support a barbell during weightlifting
Finnish kyykkyhäkki
- kyykkyhäkkimetal cage to support a barbell during weightlifting
French cage à squats
- cage à squatsmetal cage to support a barbell during weightlifting
German Kniebeugenständer
- Kniebeugenständermetal cage to support a barbell during weightlifting
Japanese パワーラック
- パワーラックmetal cage to support a barbell during weightlifting
Cite this entry
power rack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/power%20rack
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