Ironedge Squat Stands

Just wondering if anyone is using the ironedge squat stands for benching. From what i can tell they are too high and possibly unstable as they are not fixed to the ground.

Does anyone use squat stands to bench?

I used the force USA squat stands to bench. Just awkward, and they don't have a good range of height selections to set the bar height right..... bought a squat rack instead....

I do, but I made a slight modification to them. Works great and was cheap to do.

I have the older version of the IE stands, but the principle is the same.

Here's a couple of pics to give you an idea




I went this way as sometimes we need to move the stands out of the way to ge another car in the shed, a full rack would need a place of its own really.

EDIT: If I had the room, I would buy a full rack such as the Muscle Motion commercial or a single cell Matrix from IE.
I also like the Assault rack from IE, I like that it is a bit less obtrusive and movable than a full rack but has all the same benefits.

deep said:

I used the force USA squat stands to bench. Just awkward, and they don't have a good range of height selections to set the bar height right..... bought a squat rack instead....

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What do you mean?? I have these stands and there are holes every inch to set the bar anywhere. They are great for everything.

cunniff1981 said:

What do you mean?? I have these stands and there are holes every inch to set the bar anywhere. They are great for everything.

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With the actual top rack lowered completely, it was too high to unrack the bar. To use the safety's to unrack, it was too low plus I didn't have the assurance of safety's when benching. I hated benching off these.

deep said:

With the actual top rack lowered completely, it was too high to unrack the bar. To use the safety's to unrack, it was too low plus I didn't have the assurance of safety's when benching. I hated benching off these.

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You must have something different cause I can adjust the height all the way from my head down to my toes at 1 inch intervals. So even floor pressing you can still use the catches to rest the bar on.

Rambodian said:

I do, but I made a slight modification to them. Works great and was cheap to do.

I have the older version of the IE stands, but the principle is the same.

I went this way as sometimes we need to move the stands out of the way to ge another car in the shed, a full rack would need a place of its own really.

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Hey, I like the look of your set-up. I have a similar issue, as I want gear to use at home, but at the moment I'm living back at my parents' house and I don't want to take up all their garage space with a power rack etc.

Do you have a training partner to spot you, or do you have some other spotting stands that you use?

cunniff1981 said:

You must have something different cause I can adjust the height all the way from my head down to my toes at 1 inch intervals. So even floor pressing you can still use the catches to rest the bar on.

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You're forgetting she's 3'11

SST2 Adjustable Width Squat Barbell Rack with Dip handles

i use these... i have my squat height set, and i bench off the "safeties".
if the top hole is too high for you (my bench stroke is massive) just rip out the drill and put some new holes in it.