Diy Free Standing Chin Up Bar
Measure 3 inches from the bottom of the boards and use the 1 1 2 inch spade bit to make a hole in both boards.
Diy free standing chin up bar. One of the biggest advantages to building a freestanding pull up bar like this one is that you can build it to whatever height you like. Charles needed a pull up bar that was free standing portable enough he could take it to work and sturdy enough to hold. Also unlike most gym equipment it can easily disassembled and reassembled. Pull up stations can be clunky and the all in one aspect can become annoying and simply get in the way when you re trying to work on exercises such as pull ups and chin ups.
Like most tutorials these diy instructions on building a pull up bar with pipe will leave plenty of room for variation. We are thinking to put some monkey bars in between the pull up bars too this diy bodyweight rig was shared with us by andrew ballard who created a freestanding design which has two pull up bars and a parallel bar set up in the centre. Diy free standing pull up bar. A free standing pull up bar is a great choice for anybody who isn t satisfied with pull up stations or wall mounted pull up bars.
3 1 out of 5 stars 7 ratings based on 7 reviews current price 21 99 21. This example is cut to 18 inches but it will vary depending on ceiling height and personal preference. Z a good free standing pull up bar should be more like a workout station allowing you to do a series of different exercises combined in the one platform making it a great choice and investment if you want to seriously challenge and workout in particular your entire upper body but also your abs. Cut two identical pieces of the 2 4 to the height at which you d like the bar to hang.
Andrew thanks for your help guys. Follow us on instagram. How to build a pull up bar. The pull up bar is completely free standing and has practically no give when completing pull ups or chin ups.
In a bid to train for the world record for chin ups in a 24 hour period charles rankin came to simplified building to create the perfect pull up bar to meet all of his particular expectations.