Before you try to say it, of course I searched. The articles and posts really weren’t what I was looking for at all though. I want to know if anyone actually DOES things like dips at home personally. Here’s what I have for the next few weeks, and what I’ve been doing:
E-Z bar with 2 25 lb plates and 2 10 lb plates
Pullup Bar
Dip Belt
I’ve been doing weighted pullups, reverse curls, skull crushers, prisoner squats (probably not even worth doing), shrugs with a wheelbarrow full of quik dry, and I really want to find a way to do dips. I don’t have any counters at all in my house close enough together to do them on, though. What else can you do dips on, that I probably haven’t thought of? What am I missing?
I was in the same boat as you until I finally solved my problem. I found the best, easiest, lightest and most portable dipping station at a garage sale…an aluminum walker. Paid $5 for it and it folds flat for easy storage.
Take it with you anywhere, anytime. The legs are even adjustable if your too tall for it. They aren’t just for old folks anymore! These things are designed for holding up bodies so don’t worry about it collapsing on you.
[quote]astinite wrote:
I was in the same boat as you until I finally solved my problem. I found the best, easiest, lightest and most portable dipping station at a garage sale…an aluminum walker. Paid $5 for it and it folds flat for easy storage.
Take it with you anywhere, anytime. The legs are even adjustable if your too tall for it. They aren’t just for old folks anymore! These things are designed for holding up bodies so don’t worry about it collapsing on you.[/quote]
[quote]astinite wrote:
I was in the same boat as you until I finally solved my problem. I found the best, easiest, lightest and most portable dipping station at a garage sale…an aluminum walker. Paid $5 for it and it folds flat for easy storage.
Take it with you anywhere, anytime. The legs are even adjustable if your too tall for it. They aren’t just for old folks anymore! These things are designed for holding up bodies so don’t worry about it collapsing on you.[/quote]
Not a terrible idea, but I have a hard time imagining an aluminum walker supporting 250ish pounds. I’ll give it a try if I can find a walker, though.
Do you have access to a lumber yard? Buy two landscape timbers (or four since 250ish qualifies as a big boy in my book) bury in the ground like a post at about shoulder distance apart and there you go. Just out of curiosity though, why the reduction in available equipment? Switching gyms? -Aaron
[quote]astinite wrote:
I was in the same boat as you until I finally solved my problem. I found the best, easiest, lightest and most portable dipping station at a garage sale…an aluminum walker. Paid $5 for it and it folds flat for easy storage.
Take it with you anywhere, anytime. The legs are even adjustable if your too tall for it. They aren’t just for old folks anymore! These things are designed for holding up bodies so don’t worry about it collapsing on you.[/quote]
Thanks to you my roomate will think I’m even weirder! There are usually tons of walkers at thrift stores.
I’ve got a home gym. Not one of those shitty machine things. I have a gym at home. I have dip bars and a pullup station in my garage, but it’s too cold to go out there anymore. So I now use my basement. Unfortunately, I’m pretty tall and my basement’s pretty small, so some stuff borders on unsafe… but I’m still breathing.
Oops… about the dips; my dip bars are made from metal pipes you could get from a Lowe’s that are planted into the ground and walls. But like someone already suggested, chairs or stools aren’t a bad idea. I used to use my washer and dryer as mounts for dips until they were replaced with uneven models…
Thanks, washer/dryer is the best idea yet I think. I don’t have equipment right now because I’m home for winter break and sold my car before going away to school.
I have one of those dip/pullup tower stations that you can find in any sporting goods store for about $150-$200. I got mine on sale for about $100. It supports my 210 just fine. I can also hook up my heavy bag to the pullup bar, although it’s not designed for that.
I’m also a big fan of bench dips, where you put your hands on the edge of a bench and your feet up on a chair or bench of the same approximate height, and dip away. Since you arms are behind you, it engages less chest and more rear shoulders and triceps, depending on hand/elbow position. If you’re new to dips, you can do this with your feet on the floor insetad of elevated, makes it much easier.
I actually do dips at home (bench dips). However, I have everything I need-bench, squat rack, ez curl bars, a tree to do chin/pull-ups, olympic bar with free weights, and dumbbells. Depending on what you have, a shed can be as good as an expensive gym.