This can be a evaluation for the Rep Health HR-5000; a heavy-duty, space-saving, fully-loaded and competitively priced beast of an influence rack. And it’s a half rack! the right sort of rack for a house or storage health club.
Why do I feel half racks are the right rack for a storage health club? As a result of half racks provide all of the performance, versatility, security and storage functionality of a full-sized, six-post energy rack, but they require much less of your ever-diminishing actual property, price a lot lower than similarly-built, full-size racks on account of using much less metal (making them cheaper to ship as nicely), and regardless of their smaller footprint they nonetheless don’t usually have to be bolted to the bottom; as is the case with the HR-5000 right here.
Now I’m not simply saying this as a result of it sounds good, I follow what I preach. Along with the HR-5000 right here I additionally personal a Rogue Collegiate Monster Half Rack; and previous to that rack I had transformed an R3 right into a half rack as nicely. I’m all about my energy rack not consuming 30 plus sq. toes of treasured flooring area like many full-sized racks. I would like my security spotters and that plate storage, and a few band pegs too, however please depart me some area for different tools as nicely.
On this evaluation I’ll go over the HR-5000’s specs and dimensions, talk about all the professionals and cons of rack, inform you precisely what ships with the rack, and I’ll provide you with all my ideas on the product as a complete. I’ll additionally evaluate the HR-5000 to my Monster Half Rack; the HR-5000’s principal competitors (or ought to that be the opposite means round?).
Rep HR-5000 Half Rack Evaluate – Desk of Contents
- HR-5000 Specs and Dimensions
- Entrance Rack Opening – 47″ versus 49″
- Part Evaluate – Sandwich J-Cups
- Part Evaluate – Security Spotter Arms
- Part Evaluate – Multi-Grip Pull-Up Bar
- Part Evaluate – Plate Storage
- Part Evaluate – Mounted Band Pegs
- Rep/Rogue Cross-Compatibility
- Rep HR-5000 Cons?
- Rep HR-5000 HR vs. Rogue Monster HR
- Rep HR-5000 Evaluate Abstract (TL;DR)
Rep Health HR-5000 Half Rack – Specs
- uprights: 3″ x 3″, 11-gauge metal with 1″ attachment holes at 2″ intervals *
- upright holes characteristic laser minimize numbers at odd intervals (1, 3, 5, and so on.)
- meeting {hardware}: m24 bolts (36 mm driver) and m16 bolts (24 mm driver)
- complete footprint: 58″ vast by 56″ deep by 93″ excessive
- doesn’t require anchoring, however anchor holes do exist
- entrance toes size: 25″
- inside depth (entrance to rear upright): 20″
- exterior to exterior distance of entrance uprights: 47″ †
- Rep HR-5000 ships customary with:
- dual-lock UHMW sandwich-style J-cups
- dual-lock UHMW security spotter arms
- spotter arm size: 24″
- multi-grip, reversible (fats/skinny) pull-up bar
- 1.25″ diameter (skinny) and a couple of″ diameter (fats)
- multi-grip top from flooring: ~93″
- fastened higher and decrease band pegs (3 pairs up, 3 pairs down)
- peg size: 5½”
- distance between pegs: 5½”
- six pairs of weight storage horns (3 pair lengthy, 3 pair brief)
- 6″ brief horns, 12″ lengthy horns
- Rep Health nameplate (at all times black)
- rear stabilizer (additionally at all times black)
- obtainable in 4 upright colours (hammertone pink or blue, metallic black or silver)
- worth: $1149 earlier than transport
- elective dual-sided HR-5100 add-on (I consider black solely): $749
* Technically the HR-5000’s uprights are 2.95″ x 2.95″ moderately than 3″ x 3″, which I’ll cowl.
† versus the 49″ of some racks; particularly Rogue.
Rep Health HR-5000 Evaluate – Entrance Rack Opening
The Rep Health HR-5000 has a really fascinating characteristic that quite a lot of lifters discover interesting; it has a 47″ opening (internal distance between the 2 entrance uprights) moderately than the 49″ that’s discovered on a large number of racks (Rogue, as an example.)
The explanation this 2″ distinction is so engaging is as a result of many individuals discover that 49″ doesn’t depart sufficient wiggle room for racking and unracking the bar. The grievance (nearly at all times having to do with squatting) is that when strolling out of the rack, the plates generally tend to clip the J-cups or uprights throughout that first step again. All the pieces is simply so tight on a wider 49″ rack that any lateral motion throughout that first step again places the plates proper the place the rack is. The difficulty turns into exacerbated in case your bar has slim collars, as at the least with chunky collars the plates start the lift-off additional away from the uprights and the J-cups.
I personally don’t appear to have this concern; at the least it doesn’t occur typically sufficient for me to care; however I can definitely perceive why those that do discover themselves clipping the rack or cups on the best way out would like the narrower 47″ racks. If that sounds such as you and also you’re available in the market for a half rack, I can provide you at the least one good purpose why the HR-5000 could also be a greater choice for than most of the different half racks on the market.
Rep Health HR-5000 Evaluate – J Cups
The HR-5000 comes customary with a pair of twin lock, Sandwich-Fashion J-cups. “Twin-lock” principally means a double wraparound design – lateral assist on each side of the upright.
This wraparound design is sweet sufficient, but when I’m being sincere I’d must admit that I don’t recall a time the place I questioned the soundness of my customary-design J-cups. That stated, I’ll admit that Rep’s wraparound design does appear to scale back the chance that sliding the bar or racking / unracking will trigger the J-cups to rotate out of place, so I suppose that’s nonetheless an enchancment over standard-design cups.
Rep’s J-Cups are sandwich-style cups, so there’s a big mass of UHMW meant to guard the bar’s end and knurling. UHMW can be lining the inside of the cups; which protects the paint/end of your uprights as nicely.
On the finish of the day, you’re taking a look at a strong J-cup. They’re sturdy, straightforward to connect, lined in all the correct locations with UHMW, and they’re even comparatively compact in comparison with Rogue’s Monster Sandwich J-cups (that are undoubtedly good, however they’re large and they’re heavy.)
Rep Health HR-5000 Evaluate – Spotter Arms
The HR-5000 Spotter Arms are constructed with the identical dual-lock system because the J-cups. The pin for attaching to the rack is barely decrease than on different spotter arms, and as an alternative of a single wraparound assist on just one facet, each side have a wraparound assist.
Rep’s spotters have UHMW alongside the size of the highest of the arm, as you’d count on, and the within of the attachment can be lined with UHMW; once more, to guard the rack’s end.
The HR-5000 Spotters do keep in place; regardless of attaching with solely a single pin; due to that dual-lock design, and so they undoubtedly seem like sturdy sufficient to be secure (as I’ve had a loaded bar for RDL’s on the outer fringe of the spotters whereas leaping up and down on one facet and so they didn’t budge.) In different phrases, I’m not frightened about them failing.
The perfect factor concerning the HR-5000 Spotter Arms is that they’re included within the worth of the rack. My Rogue Monster Half Rack didn’t include spotters. I had so as to add them at a value of $270. Good, beefy spotter arms for certain, the Rogue’s, however undoubtedly not low-cost!
Rep Health HR-5000 Evaluate – Multi-Grip Pull-up Bar
The Rep HR-5000 additionally comes customary with a reversible, multi-grip, pull-up bar as an alternative of the standard straight bar that tends to ship with most energy racks. This can be a good contact; in my view; as having to improve this attachment later means we principally pay for our pull-up bar twice (and just one can ever actually be put in at a time.)
Rep’s multi-grip bar is black powder coated and textured for an improved grip. Along with the usual straight pull-up grip, this attachment affords a sloping vast grip, an internal angled grip, two impartial grips (shut grip and vast grip), and the entire thing might be put in considered one of two methods – with a traditional 1.25″-diameter pull-up bar or the fats 2″-diameter pull-up bar going through ahead.
Rep Health HR-5000 Evaluate – Plate Storage
This rack ships with a ton of plate storage horns; 12 particular person horns to be actual. Half these are 12″ in size and the opposite half are 6″ in size. Except you’re utilizing iron plates, you’re truly getting extra plate storage than you’ll be able to even use! Solely when your plates shrink in diameter as they get lighter will you truly have the ability to make the most of six horns per upright. However hey, I’d moderately have too many than not sufficient.
I even have competitors bumpers loaded on my HR-5000 so I used to be unable to get that final brief plate horn put in. It didn’t go to waste although! I put in it up excessive up on the upright going through ahead and use it to retailer a portion of my resistance band assortment. I’m certain if you end up with an unused horn you too may discover a good use for it.
Rep Health HR-5000 Evaluate – Band Pegs
The band pegs on the HR-5000 are fastened onto the rack; as in they don’t seem to be detachable or free to maneuver across the rack. I wouldn’t say that I thoughts this a lot as I’d say that I’d want to have the ability to transfer them round. Certain, 95% of the time the band pegs on my Rogue rack are in principally the identical place as they’re on the HR-5000, however there are these uncommon instances after I do transfer them to an upright for miscellaneous band work.
Now technically you may simply purchase a set of 1″ band pegs individually; it’s not an enormous deal. Hell for what Rep is asking for this rack in comparison with what I paid for the Rogue Monster Rack, I suppose it’s foolish to complain about having to purchase band pegs on the facet; in the event you even care in any respect!
A bonus of the HR-5000 over most different half racks is the presence of excessive band pegs – not simply the usual decrease pegs. Now I’ve by no means actually had the need to do unfavourable band work (although I do recurrently use bands) however I do know a large number of athletes who do like performing reverse band presses and squats, and now these of us don’t must personal a rack that requires understanding inside the rack to make that occur. It’s a pleasant characteristic to have the higher pegs, even in the event you don’t assume it’s one thing you’d care about.
Any downside of the higher pegs? Relying in your top chances are you’ll not have the ability to do pin presses (overhead) with out banging the higher peg arms or the pegs themselves. A traditional strict press simply requires you to stroll out somewhat additional; which isn’t a deal breaker to me.
Rep Health HR-5000 Evaluate – Cross Compatibility
I discussed within the specs that the uprights are literally 2.95″ sq. moderately than a full 3″. In the event you had been to take a look at the uprights of say a Rogue Monster Rack, you’d discover that these uprights are literally the total 3″. This very small distinction of 0.05″ is not going to intervene along with your means to share equipment from Rogue with Rep (or vice versa) however chances are you’ll discover that an adjunct from Rep will match tight on a Rogue rack and that Rep equipment really feel a bit lose on a Rogue rack.
That stated, there’s one other minor distinction between Rogue Monster rack and the HR-5000 that you need to be conscious of it you had been pondering to make the most of Rogue’s in depth accent line in your HR-5000, and that’s that there’s a .5 mm distinction in gap spacing between these two merchandise. This very minor discrepancy is simply sufficient to stop many equipment that make the most of a two-pin set up from being cross-compatible.
As an illustration, I personal the Rep Dip Attachment for the HR-5000. It attaches to the Rep upright by way of a 1″ pin. It drops into place a lot the identical was as a J-cup, then is locked onto the rack utilizing a 1″ detent pin (two attachment factors complete). The Rogue upright has the identical 1″ gap sizing and it will settle for the Rep Dip Attachment, however the backside gap that you’d safe utilizing the detent pin doesn’t line up. That .5 mm distinction in gap spacing over the size of 4 or 5 holes is sufficient to trigger an alignment concern for that second pin (see under).
Now going from Rogue to Rep as an alternative of from Rep to Rogue, let me give one other instance. I additionally personal the Rogue Monster Trolley Arms, which additionally makes use of two pins for set up (one is the 1″ set off pin, the opposite is a 1″ detent pin). The Trolley Arms truly will set up on the HR-5000 as a result of the 2 attachment holes are nearer collectively. Much less distance means there’s much less deviation, and issues nonetheless line up nicely sufficient for the set up. It’s apparent that it’s not an ideal match, however it does nonetheless work. That stated, the 0.05″ distinction in diameter signifies that these Trolley Arms really feel a touch looser on a Rep upright than they’d on the Rogue.
My level is that this. If you wish to use a Rogue attachment in your HR-5000, simply understand that any single-pin attachment will work with no concern, however double-pin attachments might not line up correctly. The additional aside these two pin factors are, the much less probably it’s that it’ll match.
Rep HR-5000 Evaluate – Plenty of Professionals! Any Cons?
Usually I do a professionals and cons checklist, however this rack is just about all professionals! The professionals checklist is like this complete evaluation. Can I do a cons checklist although? Effectively I like being truthful and unbiased, so I’ll attempt!
HR-5000 Cons
- Band pegs are fastened and don’t transfer. It’s possible you’ll need to purchase a pack of 1″ band pegs on the facet – although I’ll wager lower than 10% of you’ll care about this.
- The .5 mm distinction in gap spacing between Rep and Rogue is reasonably annoying; as somebody who already owns Rogue equipment anyway. To be truthful although, it’s solely come shut to be being a difficulty, it hasn’t truly been a difficulty but.
- I had to purchase a metric socket for meeting. I feel the 36 mm socket was about $15, and I needed to drive all the best way to Residence Depot to get it! I’m actually reaching right here btw.
Yeah that’s all I’ve so far as cons for now however I promise if I consider the rest I’ll add it to the checklist.
Rep Health HR-5000 versus the Rogue Monster HR
I’m moderately impressed with the HR-5000, and as somebody who simply months in the past spent a ton of money on the Rogue Monster Half Rack and who nonetheless has that rack all of 10′ away from the HR-5000 Half Rack, I feel I’m in a fairly good place to be making a comparability of those two models.
The HR-5000 is $1149 earlier than transport, and that worth contains the spotters, sandwich-style J-cups, band pegs, a ton of plate storage, and a multi-grip pull-up bar. You may add coloured uprights for $50 and a dip station for $99. This can be a full product at a very reasonable worth and I don’t foresee needing any upgrades to this preliminary arrange.
Rogue’s Monster Half Rack is $1160 earlier than transport and contains primary J-cups, band pegs, and 4 pair of storage horns. Even Rogue’s primary cups are good, and the plate horns are a brand new design which might be lengthy, straightforward to put in, and badass wanting, however you’d must spend $270 so as to add the security spotter arms and $500 (sure, I’m critical!) so as to add the one multi-grip pull-up bar obtainable for the Monster Half Rack (Crown Pull-Up). If you wish to swap out the conventional J-cups for sandwich-style cups on the time of buy, that’ll run you one other $100.
Moreover, you continue to must anchor the Rogue to the bottom, and in the event you wished these excessive band pegs on the Rogue you’re simply out of luck. Customized shade on the Rogue will price a bit greater than the $50 Rep desires, however shade selection is bigger with Rogue Health for certain.
So clearly the HR-5000 is considerably cheaper, however why is that? Effectively the Rep HR is an import whereas the Rogue HR is American-made. That reality alone may have some affect on the value. Additionally, Rogue’s equipment are beefier. The spotters are rather more huge & heavy, the sandwich fashion J-cups are almost 20 kilos a pair, and even Rogue’s primary cups are fairly substantial. Match and end on Rogue racks can be top-tier; even the load storage horns are fairly fancy. With Rogue you’re merely paying for a extra refined, American-made product.
The query is, does any of these items matter? When evaluating these two half racks, I feel I’d argue that it doesn’t actually matter. I imply, we’re speaking an enormous distinction in general worth when each of those racks serve the very same function; identical perform, identical primary design and footprint, and just about the identical options.
If you need a highly-refined, over-engineered, tremendous costly half rack with with extra accent choices than you’ll be able to shake a stick at, you go Rogue. When worth truly makes a distinction to you however you continue to need perform, selection, fashion and most significantly security, you go together with Rep Health. There isn’t any mistaken reply. It’s all about your funds and what add-ons you assume you’ll need down the highway. Security and performance are lined with both rack.
Rep Health HR-5000 Half Rack Evaluate Abstract
The Rep HR-5000 is one hell of a rack. It’s beefy, it’s fully-loaded, it’s awe-inspiring, and it’s even barely intimidating in its dimension; which is wonderful contemplating its comparatively conservative foot print. It’s only a lot of product for a worth that simply can’t be beat.
I imply take into consideration what we get with the HR-5000. For $1150 you get a 93″ tall, 3″ x 3″ rack with sandwich-style J-cups and 24″ lengthy security spotter arms as customary tools, a multi grip pull-up bar, a minimum of 12 chrome-finished weight storage horns, and each higher and decrease band pegs. It additionally has a nameplate as an alternative of a primary crossmember, stabilizer throughout the bottom of the rack, elective anchor holes, numbered uprights, and even the chance to decide on a shade for thus little cash it’s not even value commenting on. Can we see any points with this? I certain don’t!
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