PSA: Don’t trust a shitty pull up bar. Almost died today because I’m an idiot

[adamv]

@hopetobereborn Great opportunity to buy a welder and learn to use it.

 

[vienna82]

@adamv PSA don't weld galvanized pipe.

 

[adamv]

@vienna82 Ya, that Shit is horrible. I just use plain mild steel for projects.

 

[warborn777]

@hopetobereborn I bought one of those shitty over the door pull up bars from my local discount good store. At 160 pounds doing a dead hang pull up, The thing snapped in half and I fell flat on my back

 

[oilerlover]

@hopetobereborn I thought this post was going to be about drinking and i got excited but then it was just about exercising.

 

[ordinaryclay]

@hopetobereborn I bought mine on March 7th, 2011. Cost me 10k CLP (about 17 USD).

Not even one problem, and I just recently changed the grip handles, but just for aesthetics.

EDIT: Mine are just bar to door frame. The entire frame I made it with wood.

 

[prodigalsons]

@hopetobereborn Boy, that is shitty!

 

[zac54nor]

@hopetobereborn Why not just order something like this?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002Y2SUU4/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

 

[dawn16]

@hopetobereborn Maybe you should buy one judging from your last pullup thing lol

 

[hopetobereborn]

@dawn16 True lol, but after all this roasting, I gotta redeem myself in the eyes of this subreddit

 

[kitty16]

@hopetobereborn So you did not tighten it enough.

 

[phish222]

@hopetobereborn I fell on my back while doing rows because I used a weak sheet and it ripped. Don't use weak sheets for rows, pls.

 

[eire40]

@hopetobereborn This is why im glad i ran into this one

 

[ajl260]

@hopetobereborn Weld your joints

 

[lullabies]

@ajl260 That wouldn't make any difference in op's case

 

[ajl260]

@lullabies I must be envisioning it wrong then. How not?

 

[lullabies]

@ajl260 Op posted pics

https://www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/comments/8da1c5/psa_dont_trust_a_shitty_pull_up_bar_almost_died

The pipe snapped right next to the T; it would snap in the same place if welded

 

[ajl260]

@lullabies Oh shit I didn’t see those. That’s not at all what I pictured.

 

[hocuspocus]

@hopetobereborn Just buy one, Tim Allen! Fucking dummy

 

[dawn16]

@hopetobereborn BUILD it right? They cost like $70 and if I get hurt I can at least potentially collect from the manufacturer. Don't be an idiot, just buy a half decent one...