A DIY Chin Up Bar!

by Mjtrinihobby in Living > Health

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A DIY Chin Up Bar!

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In my middle age I need a bar to hang from after exercising with heavy weights. Also I want to resume chin up exercises like when I was a teen. Here is how I made my own chin up bar for less than 70tt. All it took was half hour of my evening.

The Materials.

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A pair of sturdy L brackets and 4 anchor bolts.

Marking.

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Using my level and step ladder I marked out the holes for the anchor bolts.

Drilling!

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Using my cordless hammer drill I made appropriately sized holes in the concrete wall. The lower hole was not deep enough for the anchor bolts. I used a nylon rawl plug in it.

Mounting the First Bracket.

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Using the nut and washer I secured the top. A Phillips head screwdriver I used to drive in the screw at the bottom. Now the bracket is securely mounted to the wall.

Mounting the Second Bracket.

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Pulling a measurement of my straight bar, I installed the second bar 38cm away on the other side of the door frame.

Completion.

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Using 2 bolts with nuts I installed them as stoppers. Next I put the straight bar on the brackets and viola. My very own low cost chin up bar!

Now I can stretch my Spine and also add new exercises!