There’s a reason why men and women love to squat. It’s because it’s such an effective compound exercise and by that, we mean that it requires the engagement of the entire body. While a squat rack will primarily train the muscles of the hips and buttocks, thighs and quadriceps to give you strong and well-defined legs it also works the back of the legs too, engaging your hamstrings as well as your calves for an overall full leg workout. Not only that, but squatting also strengthens the bones and ligaments, not just the muscles. A barbell squat which is going to be one of the most common exercises you perform on your home squat rack is a push style exercise and will also strengthen the lower back and your overall core. Throw into the equation a pull up bar, some dumbbells, and a tricep dip station, and you can use a power rack to work your entire upper body too with targeted chest, shoulder, arms and back muscles all coming into play.\r