DIY Gym Gear

holdfast

Just looking for information to make up the last few items I want to get for my home gym. Can anyone give me a spec for a chin up bar, dia of bar, length material the same for making a plyo boxes 2ft and 1.5ft. Like the ones in crossfit Ireland. The chin up bar will have to go outside and so i was hoping just painting would do to protect from weather.

I also want to get a sledge and tyre for flipping, anyone ideas on the weights and size of tyre. Cheers

d'Oracle

http://library.crossfit.com/free/pdf/49_06_plyo_boxes.pdf

As for the pullup bar, either google or use the search function cos we had a thread recently about this.

holdfast

Cheers for that. I found another option for the plyo boxes.http://www.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http://www.georgehernandez.com/h/aaBlog/Media/2008/1210-BYO_Stacking_Plyometric_Boxes-2.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.georgehernandez.com/h/aaBlog/post.asp%3FPostID%3D614&h=600&w=800&sz=354&tbnid=Q00XGTYSf6Yc4M:&tbnh=107&tbnw=143&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dplyometric%2Bboxes&hl=en&usg I read the other thread on the chin up bar, but i want one to bolt to the wall rather than a free standing one.

d'Oracle

holdfast wrote: »

Cheers for that. I found another option for the plyo boxes.http://www.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http://www.georgehernandez.com/h/aaBlog/Media/2008/1210-BYO_Stacking_Plyometric_Boxes-2.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.georgehernandez.com/h/aaBlog/post.asp%3FPostID%3D614&h=600&w=800&sz=354&tbnid=Q00XGTYSf6Yc4M:&tbnh=107&tbnw=143&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dplyometric%2Bboxes&hl=en&usg I read the other thread on the chin up bar, but i want one to bolt to the wall rather than a free standing one.

Rubadub posted a nice site for homemade gear.
Some handy looking Pullup bars, but I don't have the link on this computer.

rubadub

Good link to loads of sites here http://www.rosstraining.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=157

My favourite single site here
http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/shenandoah/Grunt/grunt.html

holdfast

cheers for that rubadub, that a really good site.

BobbyOLeary

I wouldn't trust those plyo boxes. The pegs holding them from slipping around look a bit rickety. Plyo boxes get a lot of abuse, you need to build them pretty damn strong. CrossFit LA came out with a great idea a while back, here's a link to the plans for the boxes (in .doc format).

http://www.crossfitla.com/cms/images/uploads/blog/CFLA_Plyobox_Plans.doc (WFS)

Here's a few photos of mine, I've made both the CrossFit HQ ones and the CrossFit LA ones. The CrossFit LA ones are superior in my mind for actual use but the slanted ones look the best. I've been tinkering with the idea of making a cross between the two for max effort box jumps. Something like a slanted base but with straight stackable pieces for the top. You could go up in 6" increments and it would be solid as a rock.

EDIT: Meant to add, if you go ahead and run into a snag building either of those don't hesitate to give me shout. I picked up a few little tips while making them!