Building A Gym

[Amazon Grimm]

So, my Angry Birds workout is progressing, and I'm seeing some progress. But I'm feeling like I'm gonna outclass the Dumbbell I got to do rows with in lieu of pullups. I have no where in my house to mount a bar easily. I'm also quite tall, and I'm not likely to be below the weight limit on most commercial door mount pullup bars before I need it.

So, I got it in my head that I'd make a backyard pullup bar. Figured out how to do it and I'm implementing it soon.

This was dangerous.

Realizing my eventual desire to build some serious strength, I've realized that I have no room in my home.

And little money.

So I've planned out a way to make an ultimate benchpress/squat station for use outdoors for workouts. it's based on some plans I've seen around.

I figure I will build the equipment piece by piece, and then get the weights.

I'm doomed.

[Anivair]

I want to see these plans! I love DIY gym stuff.

[rtalencar]

I saw an article once talking about setting up a pullup bar but instead of making it fixed it was hanging from two chains. It would be quite easy to drape two chains over a tree branch and then fix a pullup bar to that, no?

[Amazon Grimm]

Well, a swinging bar is not the same thing, although it is a good workout. I'll post the plans as soon as I can. The Pullup bar is pretty basic. Pipe, flanges, 4x4 Pressure treated, holes, concrete.

The Power Rack equivalent is crazy.

Here are my sources.

http://homemadestrength.blogspot.com/2011/04/more-than-just-squat-stands.html

http://www.fitstream.com/articles/how-to-make-an-outdoor-pull-up-bar-a176

[Leimanu]

The site The Art of Manliness has a lot of diy gym equipment, and some older ideas for working out, though no pull-up bars. But some neat stuff I want to make.

[progress126]

I found this site a week or two ago as I too want to create my own home gym. He has DIY instructions for things like paralettes to Crossfit rings to power racks which include a pull up bar.

http://www.endofthreefitness.com/diy-corner-garage-gym/

[tinkerer]

Well, a swinging bar is not the same thing, although it is a good workout.

What are the differences, exercise wise? I'd be interested in any recommended reading on this...

My current pullup bar consists of a piece of closet rod tied to the rafters in my garage. It cost me $0.00 because I had the rod and rope laying around. But if there is a reason to build a solid bar instead...well I guess that means I better see what else I have leaning against the garage walls to build things out of!