Man I miss having a garage. I just realised it now... I could do so much cool stuff in the garage. I probably would not put up a pull up bar but a small fridge, couch and a TV for sure.
+Steve Potgieter but Steve a pull up bar wouldn't interfer with any of that stuff in your garage since it has no bearing on floor space requirements! Plus then you'd be able to do pull ups while watching TV - WIN WIN!
John Doherty Agreed. I no longer live in this home but I had the insulation covered for exactly the reason you mentioned. If your ceiling is already finished, I’d still suggest using a board (likely a 2x6 instead of the 2x4 I used) and spanning a couple joists when drilling through the ceiling in order to distribute he pressure better
awesome thanks for the ideas !! will put one in my garage - have to do something now without access to a gym LOL due to the corona challenge - be well and best wishes to you and yours !!
What is that pink stuff hanging down from the rafters? It looks like insulation. I hope it's not fibreglass, as you don't want to be working and breathing in a space with that stuff exposed!! 😲
100% agree Judy! We had just moved in when I threw this bar together and got it all covered up right afterwards. Also haven’t lived in this location since 2017
Great video. I made one, but the part near the threads broke. Luckily I wasn’t hurt. I built another one, but I think I will just buy one rated for my weight. I used tennis racket grips for better grip.
So, I just used a 2x6 to add some surface area and instead of 2.5" lag screws I used 2.5" bolts and used a washer and a nut to secure it on the other side. I also used 1" pipe but that's because my fingers are long haha. I'm planning on getting some PVC pipe and following your DIY parallette instructions tomorrow.
I used the same materials, however, built a 4-ft long set of parallel bars that rest on wood on the floor. I too two pieces of 36-in long, 6-in wide, 1-in thick pieces of wood and attached two flanges to each and then laid them parallel to each other about four-feet apart. Then attached four 4-ft long vertical pipes to the flanges, added four of the 90-degree knuckles, and then coupled two of those together to form the bars. Used like 1.5-in diameter pipes. Very inexpensive to make and I've done thousands of dips on them. I do have to bend my knees a bit when at the lowest point. You could always make them taller.
Thank you! So much cheaper than buying CAP or expensive ass Rogue fitness stuff plus when you build it yourself, you are so much more likely to use it!
I was looking at doing this but was worried about the strain on joists. By putting it on a board first it stops this being an issue. Wish I’d thought of that!
I have a home-made pull-up bar that's 1-in in diameter and now think it's better to go with 1.25-in because 1-in is really hard on the hands. Any military dudes out there than can tell us what they are using in training?
Yeah there is probably a happy medium depending on your hand size. I used 1 inch because it was the same as the bars I was doing pull ups on at my CrossFit gym and for competitions. If you have massive mitts, maybe a little bigger diameter bar would feel better. However keep in mind that eventually the thicker the bar, the more demanding it actually is on the grip. So you could make a bar too thick and struggle not due to pulling strength, but actually just too weak of grip
@@MastersonMedia Agree. I'm just going 1/4 inch bigger by buying a piece of PVC to fit over my bar. That way, if it's as you say, I'll drop back. Hey, I'm doing my training according to the Navy Seal Pre-Test guide (I'm not going to be a seal; already did my time in the Army). Check it out. The guide is here and scroll down to p. 13 which should show "PUSH-UPS, SIT-UPS, PULL-UPS." Below the text are some tables that tell you, based upon the max pull-ups you can do now, how many to do a day and week to get to the Seal goal. ->> www.sealswcc.com/pdf/naval-special-warfare-physical-training-guide.pdf The home page for all of this is-->> www.sealswcc.com/navy-swcc-naval-special-warfare-physical-training-guide.html
Matthew Cochard I actually don’t live in that house anymore, so can’t roll out there and measure the height of my ceiling. However I am about 6 feet tall with unusually long arms haha and I could hang from it with my toes just off the ground. I did lots of kipping and butterfly pull ups on that bar.
Mark, I believe they were 8 inches long. It was the minimum length I figured I could use without smashing my head into the ceiling on each rep and also hang from the bar without my feet on the ground. So you can use that as a guideline, but if you want more space above your head or have higher ceilings, you can change it to your liking.
Fame Hilal yeah that can be tricky and everyone has to assess their own situation. My joists were in pretty good shape so I wasn’t too worried about it.
Hi, i built mines today i had to open the wall and block it with 4x6 beams for safety and extra support. You might want to do the same for safety you dont want to screw into a termite damaged beam
Jai Singh actually I could hang just fine from it. I couldn’t really make it any higher because then there would have been no space for my head above the bar. So it worked out to be about perfect for me!
DaytoDayTraining Isley I weigh about 190 most days and it have put a lot of reps on it in the past 2 years without any problems. I can perform kipping pull ups and such on it too, but since the vertical pipes are short on it, that helps keep it more stable when kipping. If you make them longer, you may experience a bit more instability than I have
DaytoDayTraining Isley no problem man! When you finish it, I'd love to see a picture or video of you putting it to good use! When do you think you'll build it?
Glad to hear it was helpful to you! I’d love to see a picture of your finished project if you’re willing to share. Are you a pull up master or looking to use the new bar to build on a weak link?
+Jennifer VanWitzenburg - Soltys the doorway options make me nervous too, plus I just didn't want to end up in one of those "Exercise Fail" videos falling on my butt in the future!
No problem. Don’t quote me 100% on that, it was almost 4 years ago that I built this and material prices are always changing. Are you going to build one?
Aaron Masterson i was but ended up salvaging a chain and pcv pipe and made a CrossFit type pull up bar. two separate chains hanging from garage ceiling with two short pipes as handels.
oodles86 are you referring to pipes angles perpendicular to the bar I made so you can use a more neutral grip? Or short pipes to the outside, in line with what I have here so you can take an even wider grip? Both are reasonable!
That's a fair point. I wonder if you could add some thread tape or thread locker to get the segments to keep from twisting/unthreading. But the other thing would just be before you knock out a set, just check them to make sure they aren't loose.
+Scott Redmond it really is! Study enough to even do some swinging, kipping and various other skills on it. I'm about 185 lbs and it doesn't move an inch.
+Tucker wilhelmshire Thats AWESOME Tucker. I just added my Social Media account names to the description of this video and I'd appreciate it if you shared a picture or video with me once you've made it!
The $100 option that I believe I was referring to was a ceiling mounted one, like the P-5 from Rogue or something similar. If your performing skill work on kipping gymnastics movements, a doorway bar just won't work. I do however have a door way bar as well that only cost me about $25 that I use for only strict movements. However it is still significantly limiting because in a hanging position, I have to lift my feet up and my knees are still almost on the ground, so it's less than ideal.
Chris Mcnally absolutely did. Put holes through the 2x4 and pilots into the joists so there wouldn’t be any extra splitting and everything was a big more accurate that way