It is specially designed to support a barbell during squats and other such exercises. A squat rack features safety bars, adjustable hooks and a sturdy frame, which helps to hold the barbell until ...

To note, these instances apply mostly to weightlifting, but, as you're about to find out, a squat rack can also be used in other ways ... your shoulder blades to assist the movement.

There's a few other things you can do to make sure your time at the squat rack is successful ... or performing a different squat variation to assist you in the movement — like Smith Machine ...

(Always be considerate of others when using shared equipment, though; if somebody is waiting to do squats, don’t monopolize the squat rack if you do have other options.) When you use a barbell ...

The squat rack (my huge, bustling gym only has one) had a three-person line around it, excluding the lifters circling, keen-eyed, like beefy kestrels. Meanwhile, dustballs might as well have been ...