Making a diy pull up bar in 5 simple steps step 1.
Outdoor diy free standing pull up bar.
Building the pull up bar.
Keep this in mind you want to have a level bar when doing this.
Height between 2 05 m and 2 35 m no more squeezing into door frames with bent legs to.
The 90 degree elbow the 30 to 60 degree single socket tee and the three socket tee.
Dig square holes 10 inch x 10 inch ensuring that the marks you made in the ground are in the middle of the holes.
Mark on the ground 5 ft apart where you want the posts for your pull up bar.
This diy freestanding outdoor pull bar is made out of 2x6s and 2x4s with a 4 foot long 3 4 steel pipe for the pull up bar.
You need to keep in mind any variables when doing this project such as the length of holes the length of posts the incline between posts etc.
Glue and screw flanges to pipe.
These holes should be about 3 ft.
I always wanted to live by one of those fitness trails you know where you walk through the woods and every so often on the path there s a workout station like a pullup or sit up station.
You can see this used in both the base and top of the pull up bar.
The 90 degree elbow is used in places where the structure changes direction in a 90 degree turn.
Since i don t have a fitness trail nearby i decided to make one in my back yard.
Homemade outdoor pullup bar.
Use around 2 3 inches of gravel in the holes.