Building an Outdoor Gym: Under $800 and 48 sqft, for all your BWF needs! (If you have access to a backyard space.)

[amotz]

@pathemamike Yes... you could say we are on the same continent.

 

[bcjammerx]

@amotz Somewhere in Canadia, if I'm not mistaken (fitnessdepot.ca is a giveaway).

 

[amotz]

@bcjammerx You checked the link domain? Hey that's detailed work. Nice! 100% Canadian.

 

[bcjammerx]

@amotz Heh, I'm only a permanent resident! But I'm flattered.

 

[amotz]

@bcjammerx Then good luck to you. I hope your get your citizenship!

 

[kc1312]

@amotz Winnipeg!

 

[lostone7]

@amotz when you nuttin and she keep suckin

 

[amotz]

@lostone7 Sometimes you just have to hold on hard before the release.

 

[dawn16]

@amotz I have the backyard space and tools to build this. What I lack is the appropriate climate. It is cold and rainy here for 9 months out of the year.

 

[amotz]

@dawn16 If it's only rain, you should do it, we have snow 5 months of the year here, still worth it!

 

[faith33]

@amotz For everyone who is looking to build something like this - rings higher if you can. You want them to high that you have to jump to grab them in an ideal world. With enough clearance for handstands.

 

[amotz]

@faith33 Great suggestion for other builders! We do what we can, with the things that we have. The ability to do a full gymnastics ring routine was not in my budget

 

[pilgrimson]

@faith33 The rings are adjustable

 

[faith33]

@pilgrimson Ideally there is enough space above the rings to do a handstand (without feet touching the bar they hang from) and a dead hang pullup (without feet touching ground). There is not that much space in the pictures setup regardless of where the rings are adjusted to.

 

[emilyjolene]

@faith33 Hard to get straps that long. Mine are 6m (3m in each way) and you need to be able to lower the rings all the way to the floor so you can do ring pushups or chest flyes.

 

[dawn16]

@emilyjolene This isn't about the straps, this is about the length of the poles that support the rings. They need to be higher to get this kind of clearance both up and down. Ring pushups and flyes can be done with rings hanging from the pull-up bar and sorter straps.

 

[emilyjolene]

@dawn16 moving rings from bar to bar is tedious.

 

[faith33]

@emilyjolene At the "under $800" and "rent construction equipment" price points, hanging a set of cheap ($50 w/straps) low rings under the parallel bars and hanging a set of good high rings ($100 w/straps) from the top bar start to become attractive options. Note that my setup is garbage at the