Home Gym
This page explains how to build your own Home gym essential equipment. Detailed plans for Dip bars and a Trap bar are presented. Plus some pictures at the end.
Dip bars
The Dip bars are used for Dip exercice. Dips are very good for the chest and triceps and are an excellent alternative to Bench press.
The following figure (Figure 1.) shows the Dip bars plan.
Figure 1. Dip bars plan
Tips
- Fix your Dip bars on a ¾” plywood. Then, screw the plywood on a wall.
- The grips should be 45″ above floor (depending on your height. Do some tests). Use a step stool to reach start position.
- The grip should be 22″ apart (depending on your shoulder width. Again, do some tests).
Trap bar
The Trap bar is used for Deadlift, Calf raise and Shrug exercices.
The following figure (Figure 2.) shows the Trap bar plan.
Figure 2. Trap bar plan
Tips
- Start with an used olympic bar (the parts taken from the olympic bar are showed in gray).
- The 22″ square cage depends on your shoulder width (do some tests to find the dimension your are confortable with). Ajust other measures accordingly.
Pictures
Here’s some pictures of the bars presented in this page. Please note that the Dip bars (Pic 1.) are an early version.
Pic 1. M’s Dip bar
Pic 2. M’s Trap bar
Pic 3. P’s Trap bar
Hello John,
Sorry about the time it took me to respond.
The bar is made of square tube of 1/8 inch thick. I “load tested” it with my brother P, my dad and I and it easily passed the 450 lbs mark… But I should warn you that the way you fix it on a wall is also very important.
Thanks for your question.
Hi
I am interested in building a trap bar like yours and was wondering could you tell me what size box iron did you use and what kind of weight the trap bar is capable of handling for you?
Hello Ross,
Of course you can! Thank you.
Hello can I quote some of the material here in this entry if I reference you with a link back to your site?