Home made dip bar?

Jason Billows · 03-28-2007, 11:34 AM

Has anyone made their own dip bars and if so, how did you go about making them/mounting them.

I have rings but am not yet strong enough to do ring dips and find it awkward doing assisted ring dips.

I did a forum search and found a post for a guy on ebay who sells wall mount dip bars, but I'm curious to know what other options people may have used.

Brian Cornwell · 03-28-2007, 11:52 AM

I don't have any homemade dip bars or anything, but maybe you could modify the plans for making parallettes to be taller and more stable. This would probably be relatively unstable still (especially for weighted dips) but might do until you get something better

Paul Findley · 03-28-2007, 12:00 PM

How do you assist your ring dips?
Toes on a raised platform behind you?
An alternative is to do large numbers of bench dips then move to rings. We subbed (4or5):1 until our rings came.

(Message edited by paul on March 28, 2007)

Garrett Smith · 03-28-2007, 12:21 PM

Several pieces of metal pipe, threaded, and with the proper fittings, make easy wall-mounted dip bars (one side bolted to the wall, the other end directly on the ground.

I can vouch for what Paul is saying as well. Do your bench dips (make sure your back is almost scraping the bench to save your shoulders, don't add weight, just do more reps if necessary). Also, do all of your pushups on parallettes and go deep (mine are such that my nose touches the ground each rep, this requires control, I also concentrate on not "reaching" with my neck to shorten the distance.

Or you can always grease the groove.

Dennis Barrett · 03-28-2007, 02:09 PM

Made these out of scrap I had laying around. Used 2 1/2" deck screws and carpenters glue. The back piece is 18" long. This gave a good spread between the arms for me and made sure I could screw 16" on center into the wall studs. The arms are about "pec" high. I weigh 230# and have dipped with 25# in a backpack.
I do assisted ring dips by setting their height just below my hips. I have to bend my knees. When I get deeper into the dip, my toes touch the floor and relieve some of my body weight when I need it most.http://www.crossfit.com/discus/messages/26/38938.jpg

Arden Cogar Jr. · 03-28-2007, 02:30 PM

I know this will sound a little strange, but a Walker is one of the better cheaper dip stands you're gonna find. I've seen a few of those in pics some people have posted of their home gyms.

All the best,
Arden

Dennis Barrett · 03-28-2007, 03:39 PM

A walker?...As they say in the Guiness Stout commercials...BRILLIANT!

Tim McFarland · 03-28-2007, 08:54 PM

I have a walker which I have used for dips. It works ok, but is too narrow, plus it wobbles a bit. Cheap though. I prefer the rings, overall, and am coming to embrace the fact that the ring dips are just harder and therefore good.

Jason Billows · 03-29-2007, 11:36 AM

Great suggestions. Loved the walker idea, but think it may be a little unstable for my weight.

I am currenly doing bench dips but they feel as if they're putting unnecessary stress on my shoulders. No problems yet, but I don't want to temt fate as I used to have rotator cuff problems.

I had considered going the pipe route and will probably do that or try Dennis' approach with some wood.

Thanks.

Will Nuse · 03-29-2007, 09:00 PM

Dennis, I'll bet you could make your dip grips a lot more comfortable with a spokeshave (link w/f safe) or even just a wood plane by rounding off the edges a little. Just a thought.

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03-28-2007, 11:34 AM	#1
Jason Billows Member Profile: Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ottawa Ontario Posts: 384	Has anyone made their own dip bars and if so, how did you go about making them/mounting them. I have rings but am not yet strong enough to do ring dips and find it awkward doing assisted ring dips. I did a forum search and found a post for a guy on ebay who sells wall mount dip bars, but I'm curious to know what other options people may have used.

03-28-2007, 11:52 AM	#2
Brian Cornwell Member Profile: Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Cincinnati Ohio Posts: 79	I don't have any homemade dip bars or anything, but maybe you could modify the plans for making parallettes to be taller and more stable. This would probably be relatively unstable still (especially for weighted dips) but might do until you get something better

03-28-2007, 12:00 PM	#3
Paul Findley Member Profile: Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Longmont CO Posts: 1,258	How do you assist your ring dips? Toes on a raised platform behind you? An alternative is to do large numbers of bench dips then move to rings. We subbed (4or5):1 until our rings came. (Message edited by paul on March 28, 2007)

03-28-2007, 12:21 PM	#4
Garrett Smith Member Profile: Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 2,264	Several pieces of metal pipe, threaded, and with the proper fittings, make easy wall-mounted dip bars (one side bolted to the wall, the other end directly on the ground. I can vouch for what Paul is saying as well. Do your bench dips (make sure your back is almost scraping the bench to save your shoulders, don't add weight, just do more reps if necessary). Also, do all of your pushups on parallettes and go deep (mine are such that my nose touches the ground each rep, this requires control, I also concentrate on not "reaching" with my neck to shorten the distance. Or you can always grease the groove.

03-28-2007, 02:09 PM	#5
Dennis Barrett Member Profile: Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: bogue chitto ms Posts: 158	Made these out of scrap I had laying around. Used 2 1/2" deck screws and carpenters glue. The back piece is 18" long. This gave a good spread between the arms for me and made sure I could screw 16" on center into the wall studs. The arms are about "pec" high. I weigh 230# and have dipped with 25# in a backpack. I do assisted ring dips by setting their height just below my hips. I have to bend my knees. When I get deeper into the dip, my toes touch the floor and relieve some of my body weight when I need it most.http://www.crossfit.com/discus/messages/26/38938.jpg

03-28-2007, 02:30 PM	#6
Arden Cogar Jr. Member Profile: Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Charleston WV Posts: 914	I know this will sound a little strange, but a Walker is one of the better cheaper dip stands you're gonna find. I've seen a few of those in pics some people have posted of their home gyms. All the best, Arden

03-28-2007, 03:39 PM	#7
Dennis Barrett Member Profile: Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: bogue chitto ms Posts: 158	A walker?...As they say in the Guiness Stout commercials...BRILLIANT!

03-28-2007, 08:54 PM	#8
Tim McFarland Member Profile: Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Whitefish MT Posts: 498	I have a walker which I have used for dips. It works ok, but is too narrow, plus it wobbles a bit. Cheap though. I prefer the rings, overall, and am coming to embrace the fact that the ring dips are just harder and therefore good.

03-29-2007, 11:36 AM	#9
Jason Billows Member Profile: Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ottawa Ontario Posts: 384	Great suggestions. Loved the walker idea, but think it may be a little unstable for my weight. I am currenly doing bench dips but they feel as if they're putting unnecessary stress on my shoulders. No problems yet, but I don't want to temt fate as I used to have rotator cuff problems. I had considered going the pipe route and will probably do that or try Dennis' approach with some wood. Thanks.

03-29-2007, 09:00 PM	#10
Will Nuse Member Profile: Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Anacortes WA Posts: 207	Dennis, I'll bet you could make your dip grips a lot more comfortable with a spokeshave (link w/f safe) or even just a wood plane by rounding off the edges a little. Just a thought.