I’ve been preoccupied this past week with putting the final tweaks on my home crossfit gym. The biggest hurdle I encountered was trying to figure out what kind of pull-up bar I would use. I had tried a few different free-standing chin up stations but found that I couldn’t do the kipping pull-ups at all. And to boot, my garage has a very low ceiling height which makes is awkward to do a static pull up let alone a kipping pull-up. So my dilemma was what kind of bar system could I MacGyver together outside by my patio? (and to do it in a way that wouldn’t upset my fellow townhouse neighbors?)
I looked at all the bars available (including about 5 of which I sell at my stores, but none of them would do). So I settled upon a couple of heavy duty barn door handles and some massive 3.5″ wood screws and locking washers to attach them to the underside of my back deck. And voila! I’ve got Pull-up handles now. And believe you-me that I was skeptical at first that they would handle my 215lbs frame. But here’s the video to prove it worked and they are rock solid.
Now just to install my rings, pickup my ab mat and d-balls and I’m full-time, home crossfitting!
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