Build your own equipment

I took the time and built my own outside setup exactly for what I wanted and I’m glad I did. Pretty straight forward design and ended up being a LOT cheaper than buying the stuff. Keep in mind that I’m in the middle of nowhere in Costa Rican jungle, so equipment here is expensive and hard to come by.

I chose a location basically right outside my front door. Location is key.

this is basically what I built except I have two high parallel bars (high enough to hang rings and still muscle up, and I can use them for neutral pull-ups), and I didn’t weld brackets onto the tube. I used a hole saw to go all the way through the 5x5, slid the pipe through, and ran a 6 inch lag bolt through the wood and the tube to secure it. On the high bars, I have two different diameter pipes so I can vary my grip in neutrals. The whole thing with concrete and everything cost about $250.

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