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ETA:
I can do all I want with this set up. Currently on a two-day split once every four or five days:
One: crunches, 3 x 20 squats, 2-3 x 8 bench press, 3 x 8-10 seated press, 2 x 15 calf raises, stretch
Two: prone bridges, 3 x 12-15 partial deads, 2 x F dips, 2 x F chin-ups, Pullovers, stretch
I warm up and cool down on the bike and stretch for maybe 10-15 mins after workout, before cool down.
Been on this since late January and I'm very pleased with my progress so far - an average of PB+9% since working at home and still gaining.
Edited by LordGrover on Thursday 17th March 10:47
RemainAllHoof said:
Daft question, but how much for the scaffolding? (No, I am not going to raid the local building site.)
I think it cost about £45 all-in, including the joints, from our local scaffolding merchant. IIRC we had one long bar already though (maybe 1/4 of the total length I needed). Fitting the long poles into my cousin's Polo was interesting at the time!http://www.joeskopec.com/scaffold.html was the website used for initial inspiration, I think - my cousin was the one who suggested we do it when I was lamenting about the price of a rack.
It's been solid and stable for around a year and a half now, including disassembling and reassembling it twice to move it - once from the garage to the garden for the Summer, and then back in again for Winter. Currently undecided whether to move it back outside this year though, as the floor is better in the garage, so it's more stable inside, and I don't have to keep moving the bench and weights in and out.
On the other hand, lifting outside in the sunshine is wonderful.
RemainAllHoof said:
Cool. I wanted to build something outside and was considering marine ply etc and posts but scaffolding should resist the elements for years, right?
Mine didn't/doesn't show any sign of wear during/from the 6 months it was sat outside, other than the large amount of spiders who lived in it. AFAIK scaffolding is pretty good at sitting outside for years on end. If rust was a concern you could also try painting it.Driller said:
Post 'em all up it's all interesting stuff!
Mine is under construction atm. Will post a pic when it is finished, hopefully next month. The wooden flooring is going down now, everything has been painted.
Got all the equipment, need to still get a mirror, sound system and freeweights.
Should be good though. Around 2 months till it is all done I reckon.
RS03 said:
Mine is under construction atm. Will post a pic when it is finished, hopefully next month.
The wooden flooring is going down now, everything has been painted.
Got all the equipment, need to still get a mirror, sound system and freeweights.
Should be good though. Around 2 months till it is all done I reckon.
Don't forget to bookmark the thread and post up the pics when it's done.The wooden flooring is going down now, everything has been painted.
Got all the equipment, need to still get a mirror, sound system and freeweights.
Should be good though. Around 2 months till it is all done I reckon.
What sort of gear are you putting in?
Apologies for the nasty plastic Argos weights, but we've all got to start somewhere, and weight is weight. I've got a couple of cast iron plates, but I really need to invest in a decent olympic bar set.
The wooden pallets are good for box jumps and step-ups.
You can just see the handles of my improvised "TRX suspension training system" which I'm loving at the moment.
The Ferret said:
Awesome mate, I've been looking at power racks for ages now and the cost of a decent one is what put me off.You've just given me the inspiration to sort one of these out, and the best bit is that my old man has a shed full of scaffolding!
With my 5ft bar, I haven't been able to make the rack as wide as I'd like. With mine I have to have the lower bars right along the bottom in order to be able to bench without hitting my elbows on them. The extra foot of width would allow the lower bars to be set high enough to act as safety stops in case of failure - catching the bar should you fail on squats or bench, so you don't get stuck (if lifting without a spot). With mine they're just there to hold the shape of the frame.
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