Pull-up bar solutions

[wild_wild_wes]

Would 2X4 joists (in the garage) be strong enough to mount a bar to, if it went across two of them? I weigh 220.

[Dead Man]

Would 2X4 joists (in the garage) be strong enough to mount a bar to, if it went across two of them? I weigh 220.

You mean the bottoms of your trusses?

Last year I did most of my ice climbing conditioning by "dry-tooling" and "heel-hooking" the open joists in my garage. Would do laps all the way around, joist to joist, hanging upside down above a 12' drop to concrete slab. All 2x4 truss. Had no problems, nor concerns about it. I'd say a pullup bar would be well within safe load.

[wild_wild_wes]

Thanks for the info, Dead Man! The "stud bar pull pull-up bar" Yut Yut linked to on page 1 is what I will prolly be using:

http://www.studbarpullup.com/

Until then I will be doing Australian pull-ups using my squat rack. I did five sets today, and it seemed worthwhile. My pull-ups suck, and this should let me build up to doing regular ones.

[duece71]

+1 for the door gym, from Golds gym.

http://img.iconcdn.com/GetGoldsGym/i...og/WGGHG09.jpg

[GunBugBit]

The Stud Bar Pullup looks really good, thanks for the link.

[YutYut]

I ordered the Stud Bar on Amazon and saved some money on shipping.

[tw4]

We have them at every station for crossfit/ military athlete/rescue strength work outs - galvanized / or black pipe with foot plates angled out from the wall. or 4x4 sections with inch holes and the pipe from one to the other. Door jams suck for kipping and dead hang and even jump ups when you hit a wall.