BEST Power Rack Attachments For Your Home Gym in 2026

I built my garage gym back in 2013. Rack attachments came in black, and we had a whopping selection of two different kinds of j cups, two different kinds of safeties, and a dip attachment. That was it.

Fast forward to today and you have half a dozen different options for everything from jcups, to safeties, to cable set ups, and even to turn your rack into a smith machine. This is awesome, but it also makes the decisions YOU need to make a little more difficult. Which I bet is why you are here.

We are going to dig into some basics around power racks, walk through some initial decision making concepts, and then share rack attachments in a number of categories to help you set up the exact home gym you want.

Power Rack Attachments FAQ

Pick Your Power Rack First

Do you already own a power rack? If not, check out my power rack guide. You SHOULD NOT be looking at attachments before buying a rack, because the rack you buy will determine what attachments you can get. If you have a rack, please proceed.

I’m assuming if you are looking at attachments, your rack probably falls into one of these four options.

• 2×3 w/ 5/8″ hardware/hole
• 3×3 w/ 5/8″ hardware/holes
• 3×3 w/ 1″ hardware/holes
• 3×3 w/ KeyHole hardware/holes

Attachments made for 2×3 will almost never fit 3×3 racks. But attachments made for 3×3 COULD be adjusted to fit 2×3 racks with some shims. In a similar fashion, 1″ hardware attachments can never fit 5/8″ hardware racks. But you could buy 5/8″ attachments, add a spacer from FandF steel, and make it fit 1″ hole racks.

The above is really important for you to understand. If you already own a rack, buying something that doesn’t fit could likely mean you need to return it or eat the cost. And if you haven’t bought a rack yet, you might decide on a rack based on the attachments you want.

The BEST Power Rack Attachments

You can 100% run an awesome rack with nothing but some safety related rack attachments. But I’m assuming you are here because you want to see a little more than just the basics. This will not be an exhaustive list, but what I’ve tackled, tinkered with, and been interested in, as well as some general thoughts along the way.

The Best J-Cups

J-Cups should be fairly basic. They need to catch your bar, regardless if you are setting a new PR of 95lbs or warming up with 650. They need to accept traditional straight bars, as well as handle all the specialty bars. Ideally, they are custom colored to your aesthetic, and have UHMW plastic throughout the make sure you aren’t scuffing up your rack or bars.

If they check those boxes, then you probably don’t need to worry about TOO much else.

There are two items to consider. First would be whether to go with rollers or not. Bremmy makes a fantastic set of roller j cups and so does IRWIN. These can help with the MUCH heavier lifts, specifically when we are talking about a heavy barbell with aggressive knurling. I have noticed that anything with a lot of bite, loaded up past about 400lbs, has the tendency to STICK into the UHMW, which can make centering the bar for your next set a little difficult.

Roller J-Cups are a VERY premium purchase that is totally unnecessary for the VAST majority of home gym owners. I owned a pair for awhile, they are awesome, and I would definitely do it again. But I haven’t spent my own money on a new pair with my new rack. Even though I squat in the 500lb range. So hopefully that helps a little on that topic.

Second item to consider, is whether you should ignore J-Cups and grab some Monolifts. These come in a few different form factors and offerings from other companies, but the BEST option by a wide margin are the Mutant Metals Snap Back Rollers. Key note, Chris is not currently offering them, but rumors are that he has a V2 in store soon.

Monolifts are another totally unnecessary, but quality of life attachment. Especially for bench press, they allow you to get set up, and slightly unrack the bar in a better position than typical j-cups for the solo lifter. Instead of having to clear the lip and get the bar out and into position with an almost pullover type movement, you get to lift up and they swing out of the way. This is one of those things where once you go this route, you’ll never want to bench without them again.

You’ll notice that the Mutant Metals Snap Back Rollers are not only monolifts, but ALSO have rollers in them. So you get the best of all worlds. You can definitely use these for squats and bench and completely replace your j-cups, but I prefer traditional j-cups for squats.

All in, the J-Cups that came with your rack are probably good enough. They were for me for quite awhile. But if you decide to upgrade, there are some cool options available.

The Best Safeties

Safeties have come a long way. My old pin and pipe safeties sucked, but worked. These new offerings are just fantastic. Bremmy makes the spotter arms I currently use. They are pretty fantastic in a lot of ways. Low profile so they can be used low in the rack. They come in custom colors, attach from the side, and are all around solid. They have a pin on the inside so you can slide them into place without having to juggle a magnetic pin at the same time.

Oak Club makes the ALPHA safeties. These are even more low profile, but do require a bit of juggling. The tradeoff just depends on your use case. I’m not the biggest fan of the Oak Club aesthetic, I find it to be too busy. But it might jive with you.

Surplus Strength makes the Stealth Spotters. These are a LOT like Bremmys, and I believe were available first. The biggest downside is the lack of availability, and that they only come in Black and Red, for 3×3 w/ 1″ racks.

Black Widow also offers a low profile spotter pair. They can come in a bunch of different configurations, colors, and even lengths. I think this is probably one of the best options for those looking for something very specific.

The only other safety style I would consider, is strap safeties. I actually have both spotter arms and strap safeties for a very specific reason. My rack is fairly deep, and I use some wild specialty bars like a cambered squat bar that need the safeties to be VERY close to the ground. So strap safeties come in handy for squats in my rack.

If I was buying a set, I’d grab the Dialed Motion for sure. They have a unique magnetic storage option that makes them fold up and store out of the way much easier than most strap safeties.

If your rack came with safeties and they seem to be working, stick with them. If you need some specific solutions inside or outside your rack based on your lifts of choice, bars of choice, or otherwise to build out that custom color aesthetic, then take a look at the above.

The Best Power Rack Cable Attachments

You can snag a rack with cables built in, like an All-In-One or an ARES. Or you can grab a rack attachment to accomplish something similar. Our go-to is the Beyond Power VOLTRA I. They are expensive, but incredibly unique. After 2 years of consistent use, I want to use them as much as possible, and look for more and more ways to do so.

There are budget options from Bullet Pulley that can be really creative. The downsides here, are that you have to run multiple cables through multiple pulleys to get the full experience. This can be a little less than desirable, and often requires set up and tear down to get there.

The UPS from Surplus Strength is a more refined version of a rack attached add on cable system, but the price reflects that too. Again, you’ll need some set up time and tear down time to get the most of this.

The BEST Power Rack Dip Attachment

These keep popping up from a number of companies. I’d recommend you probably buy one from your rack manufacturer, at the time of buying your rack. If that is already done, I’d snag the Mutant Metals UDA, now sold by Rogue.

You get a robust dip attachment, with storage built in, the ability to remove the handles for use on your rack and other attachments, with multiple angles, and more. This was the ORIGINAL high quality dip attachment, and everything else is still playing catch up.

The Best Power Rack Landmines

Landmines are a rack attachment we have owned since our very first rack. I think they add some quality movements to the rotation, that make them a viable addition. I think you either need to go budget, or go high end. The difference is about $100, and anything in between is a waste of money without any benefit.

You can see my recommendations in this article.

The Best Jammer Arms

My gut reaction is to say, don’t buy jammer arms. MOST people who do, regret them. They have a ton of set up, the strength curves are often abysmal, and they take up a TON of space on your rack. To get them to where they make sense for most people, you need to spend a LOT of money on adapters, trolleys, and more. At a certain point, I just feel like they aren’t doing what we want, which was to replace various Hammer Strength style machines.

Vendetta makes the best attachments and accessories and adapters to level up your Jammer Arms. So if you plan to go that route, hit him up.

The Best Power Rack Mag Pins

I bought all the MAG Pins available and used them for several months before deciding which ones we liked the best. My full article has every last option I’ve seen (even the ones I didn’t buy) listed with my feedback. But our current go-to favorites are the Exponent Edge mag pins. (Use code GML to save on your order).

MAG Pins are another unnecessary, but quality of life, accessory. The old school hitch pins work, but these are definitely better. And the good news is, with our favorite option, the cost isn’t too terrible. And they will make using your other rack attachments that much easier.

More Rack Attachments

One of my favorite rack attachments is the REP Pegasus. We also are using the REP Belt Squat a lot, even though it has a lot of room to be better. We have the OakClub KLO Step that gets used for step ups, and as a makeshift low row platform. And we adorned our entire rack with the Rack Beanies and Thread Armor from FrogFits.

There are a lot of really cool creative attachments out there depending on your rack and needs. If you want to dig into even more rack attachments, like Belt Squats, Row Pads, and more, I’ve got a bunch reviewed above.

Wrap Up

Rack attachments have come a LONG way. We’ve basically got a rack attachment for everything at this point. Lat Pulldown Seat, Cable Machines, Smith Machines, and much more. You just have to figure out what works best for YOU and your gym. Hope this helped point you in a direction to get started.