Built Your Own Ultimate Backyard Gym (Pull Up Bar + Dip Station) | DIY

In this video I will show you how I transformed my backyard by building an Outdoor Pull-up bar in a combination with Dipping Station

#pullupbar #backyardgym #dipstation

Pull-up Bar Requirements

Appropriate size and with space to exercise effectively - to allow a variety of common exercises without compromising on form or technique (such as pull-ups, dips, muscle-ups, leg raises, and various freestyle street workout movements).
Heavy duty - strong and sturdy enough for at least one person to train safely and with intensity.
Weatherproof - suitable for outdoor use and will stand the test of time.

Tools and Materials Needed
- 2 x 4x4 inch posts (or 5x5 or 6x6 even better), 10-11 ft (depending on your height)
Galvanized Bars are the bests
Wood Screws
4 x bag of Concrete mix 2x per post
Estimated 6 - 10 bags of ready-mixed concrete (or you can mix it yourself)
A small bag of gravel for 1-3 inch base
Fence paint to protect the wooden posts
Spray paint to prevent the bar from rusting.

Tools you might need
Spade
Thick paint brush
Spirit level
Long rod or broom handle
Tape measure
Wheelbarrow or bin to mix concrete
Drill with 9 mm and 10 mm drill bit
Adjustable spanner
An extra pair of hands!

Building the Pull-up Bar
Learn how to make a fixed position, outdoor pull-up bar using the instructions below. This will provide you with one seriously sturdy pull-up bar which will support your bodyweight training for years to come -

Mark on the ground (5 ft apart) where you want the posts for your pull-up bar.
Dig square holes 10 inch x 10 inch ensuring that the marks you made in the ground are in the middle of the holes. These holes should be about 3 ft deep for 10 ft posts or 3-4 ft deep for 11 ft posts.
Use around 2-3 inches of gravel in the holes to help water drainage and prevent the wood rotting. More or less gravel should be added to make the post heights the same.
Paint the posts with fence paint or wood preserver.
Put posts in hole and get a couple of people to hold them. Make sure they are:
In line with each other
The same height
Flat edges on both posts are parallel
Straight (use a level)
Pour one bag of dry Postcrete in each hole around posts and re-check the levels.
(Following instructions) Add correct amount of water to the Postcrete. Poke the mix with a broom handle or a rod to mix the water into the powder. Make sure you keep the posts Level and Aligned while Postcrete dries, usually around 3-5 mins drying time.
Mix concrete (following instructions on bag), fill hole and level off. (1-2 days setting time)
Fix the bar
Measure the exact distance in millimeters between the tops of the posts (where you want the bar). Get the Bar made at a local steel merchant / retailer / fabricator using the measurements. See "Bar Welds" section below for more information.
Clean and paint the bar with red oxide.
Hold the bar where you want it ensuring it's level and mark holes for the drill points. Remove the bar and drill the marks 3 1/2 inch - 4 inch (same length as thread on the bolts. Use a 9 mm drill bit even though it's a 10 mm bolt).
Wind-in bolts and washers with spanner to fix bar in place and finish the pull-up station!
pull-up barBar Mounting
You essentially have two options - a welded bar mount, or DIY bar and cup mount.

It's far more preferable to have your pull-up bar made to measure and welded by a local steel fabrication company. The image to the right is an example of a welder bar mount. The spec of this bar is;

33 mm thick steel tube with 100 mm x 40 mm welded brackets on each end (2 x 10 mm holes on each bracket).
The tube should be around 1.4 metres long including brackets, but measure this after the posts are installed!
If using a local steel company is not an option you can go for the DIY route and use a bar and mounted cup socket but the welded option is better as the bar is fixed and cannot rotate with a more heavy duty build.


Building Parallel Bars
Parallel bars are another great addition to your outdoor bodyweight gym that you can build yourself.

The parallels can be used mostly for dipping exercises, which is another stable bodyweight exercise everyone should consider adding to their routine. These bars also allow you to practice making the fluid transition from one bar to another which is a solid demonstration in strength and agility skills.

To build parallel bars you simply use the same process as above but using shorter posts (the parallel bars pictured below are 5ft high above ground, with 2.5 ft below ground) and two sets of bars are installed in parallel, around shoulder width apart.

You must make sure that the bars are fixed at the same height using a spirit level.

Inspired by:
I Built a Backyard Muscle Up/Pull-up Bar & Dip Bars
Building an Outdoor Pull-Up Bar | DIY Chin-Up Bar
How To Build Pull Up Bar
DIY Extreme Outdoor Pullup Bar
You CAN do pullups, my friend!
DIY Pull up Bar (less than 50$)
How To Build an Outdoor Gym / Calisthenics Park | DIY