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Squat rack

Meaning in sports & fitness, with examples

nounCommon term

In sports & fitness, squat rack means: A gym station with uprights that hold a barbell at adjustable heights for squats, presses, and other barbell lifts.

In Turkish: squat standı

How it is used

Common in strength training and gyms. Users set the hooks and safety arms to their height and lift, especially for squats, overhead press, or rack work.

Example sentences

  1. Before the evening class, the coach lowered the safety arms on the squat rack because several beginners were learning deep squats with light barbells.

    Here, the term means the full lifting station with adjustable supports and safety parts, used to make barbell squats safer for learners.

  2. The bench area was full, so our trainer set the bar inside the squat rack for standing presses and checked that the hooks were level.

    In this sentence, the squat rack is used as a versatile barbell support, not only for squats but also for another strength exercise.

Common collocations

  • squat rack safety arms
  • adjust the squat rack
  • inside the squat rack
  • gymA building or room with equipment for physical exercise, such as weights, machines and treadmills; also called a fitness centre or health club.
  • barbellA long metal bar with weight plates added at each end, held with both hands for exercises such as squats, deadlifts and bench presses.

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