The Wall-mounted Barbell rack
A friend of a friend had a few projects they needed done around the house, and they had heard I was able to do some handyman type work, and possibly building things. I agreed to do the work for them, depending on what they needed. They have a home gym in their basement, with free-weights, barbells, exercise balls and a squat rack. The issue for them is that they have a number of barbells on a rack that takes up a lot of space in their room. It is approx 3' x 3' and this brings the barbells far out into their work-out area. It's a pain to navigate around it, and a bit of a hazard, since they catch themselves on the bars often. Previous barbell rack This existing rack is probably meant for a larger space, possibly a commercial gym space. To make full use of it, you would need to be able to access both sides, which is obviously not possible in a home gym space. I came up with a plan that would allow for the barbells to be stored on a wall-mounted rack, secured to the wall s...