I’m back with another update! We love our at home crossfit garage gym and we’ve added a few more items. You can see part 1 of our at home crossfit gym here!
Sabin came up with some really great ideas for our at home Crossfit gym and I just had to share them with you. I don’t know how he does it but he’s made yet another piece of equipment out of wood! He doesn’t get ideas off the internet or plans, he just makes it up as he goes. Seriously. He’s AMAZING! And he’s saved us more many than I think we even realize!
I’m turning this blog post over to his creative genius!
DIY AT HOME CROSSFIT SQUAT RACK
Materials
2 – 6’ 2×6 (uprights)
2 – 8’ 2×4 (base & supports)
Scrap wood (bracing against wall)
Instructions
You might need to use some creativity to create a squat rack that fits your needs and your equipment but here are the basics.
-Find scrap 2×6 and 2×4 material from a previous project.
-The uprights werw already cut to about 5.5′ tall but you can build yours to any height.
-Make alternating marks every 2″ (spacing for bar) and 3″ (spacing for bar support).
(so make 2″ then 3″ then 2″ etc.)
-Then draw lines at an angle to help hold the bar on the rack.
-Drill holes for a jig saw blade so it could fit into the holes to cut the notches.
-Then cut out the 2″ sections to create a cradle for the bar.
-Sand the uprights.
-Fasten 2x4s to the bottom and connect them with a brace.
-I spaced the uprights 46″ apart to accommodate my weight bar.
-Then build a brace into the wall that will connect with the squat rack. This brace helps hold the uprights up vertical so they don’t fall over.
DIY CROSSFIT PULL-UP BAR
-He drew up the frame design and build it out of 4×4 posts.
-Then he bought a 1 1/4″ black plumbing pipe and drilled 1 1/4″ holes into the bottom of the frame.
-He then placed the pipe in the hole and secured the pipe with screws.
-He based the length of the pull up bar off the length between each stud in the ceiling.
-He then bolted the frame to the studs!
Materials
1- 8’ 4×4 post
2- 8’ 2×4
1- 48” 1-1/4” Steel “Black” Plumbing pipe
4- 4” long lag screws/bolts
2- 5” x 3/8” nuts and bolts w/ washers
1- HAMMERED RUST-OLEUM spray paint
1- HAMMERED RUST-OLEUM spray paint
Instructions
In the garage we have 12′ ceilings so I had to make sure my pull-up bar was low enough for my wife yet high enough for me. Ours is fitted to work for us so you might need to adjust yours to fit your needs.
-Cut posts and then fasten the 2x4s to the post to create a “truss” structure. Remember that you get your strength from cross bracing (triangles)
– I then drilled 1-1/4″ sized holes to accommodate the pipe (pipe needs to have an outside diameter of 1-1/4″).
-I bolted the wood supports into my ceiling trusses with wood lag screws/bolts. (2 bolts for each support structure)
-After getting the supports fastened I then threaded the bar through the holes and drilled smaller holes horizontally through the post and pipe.
-Then I ran long bolts through both the posts and pipe and tightened them down to hold the bar tight and snug.
-I added a couple of coats of hammered spray paint to decrease rust and help with the grip on the pipe.
The pipe has been able to handle my 225 pound husband swinging back and forth on it pretty much every night!
