Make Your Own Pull Up Bar Outside

Space the holes 4 ft 1 2 m apart or the length of the steel bar you plan on using for your pull up bar.

Make your own pull up bar outside.

Mark on the ground 5 ft apart where you want the posts for your pull up bar. Because this is a fixed system we can t just screw the other side into the remaining 90 degree elbow. Make each hole big enough to hold a 5 us gal 19 l plastic bucket. Insert one 90 degree elbow into each end of the long bar.

You can make a pull up bar yourself. Knock the first iron pin in the ground using the hammer and the short piece of wood. Pull out that 36 inch bar and thread it into either of the available elbows. Insert shorter pipes into elbows so that they form a right angle to the longer bar.

Dig square holes 10 inch x 10 inch ensuring that the marks you made in the ground are in the middle of the holes. Having more room to do certain movements like muscle ups or just being able to soak in the sun and hear the birds singing as you do your pull ups. You want to have a small jump to reach the bar but not an all out leap. Here you will find the updated 2020 guide of the outdoor best pull up bars currently available on the market if you are like me and absolutely love working out outdoors you will know the freedom it brings.

These holes should be about 3 ft deep for 10 ft posts or 3 4 ft deep for 11 ft posts. Dig a pair of 3 ft 0 91 m deep holes in your yard. Use your wrench to tighten as needed. Set buckets inside the holes to test their size.

These are dependent on the height of your garage ceiling and how you want to set up your pull up bar. Depending on the room you have available you can either make a over the door model or a ceiling mounted model. If you have 12 foot posts and two foot holes and your ground is level then you need to cut off about 18 inches to have your bar at 8 feet. To attach the other end we need to get a little more graceful.

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