DIY Pull Up Bar vs Store Bought
When deciding to build your own pull up bar vs purchasing one you have to ask yourself what your time is worth. Once you assemble some threaded pipe at the hardware store and build it you are already priced into an entry level pull up bar available online. Another consideration is comfort and usability. If...
First Time Pull Up Bar User @ 62 years young
Mark, Thank you for your product. I just installed it a couple of days ago and the quality speaks for itself. I am 62 and a complete novice. I didn’t know it would be this hard to do a pull up and I’m overwhelmed. I had my doubts about the installation when I drilled too...
Pull up bar head room
Our customer Greg W. didn’t let short ceilings ruin his pull up bar game. Head box recessed into ceiling. Very clean
Your garage needs this
Fitness equipment for your home garage gym that doesn’t take up a parking spot and cost as much as a used car matters. Adding a pull up bar to your ceiling studs offers endless versatility and accessory options. Ad TRX, gymnastic rings for dips and rows or neutral grip pull ups. If you only have...
How to mount a pull up bar to uneven joist spacing
Floor Joists or Manufactured beams are becoming increasingly popular in new construction. Rather than follow the traditional 16″ spacing we are accustomed to with Stud construction manufactured beams are spaced at greater distances 18-20″ apart which makes mounting a Stud Bar more difficult. Here is a clean and simple mounting solution sent in by a...
Pull Up Bar Hack
Here is a customer submission for mounting the direction desired. Customer used two 50 inch 2x4s. Counter sunk 8 1/4 by 3-inch lag bolts perpendicular into existing ceiling studs.
Attic Ceiling Pull Up Bar
Stud Bars mount to studs at any angle. Wall, ceiling, vaulted, sloped surface angle makes no difference
Wall mounting a pull up bar or ceiling mount pull up bar?
Customers always ask where they should mount their Stud Bar pull up bar, Ceiling or wall? Unless you don’t have a ceiling, we always recommend ceiling mounting. There is no advantage to wall mounting. If your ceilings are low and you want more head room for muscle ups the ceiling always dictates head room regardless...
Mounting a pull up bar in your garage
Here is a clean garage pull up bar install from our patient customer Todd. His stud spacing was not 16″ on center as you can see he solved his spacing issue by stringing 4 studs above and across his 2X6 rafters. You could accomplish this same set up going above or below the rafters depending...
Installing pull up bar onto non standard stud spacing
If your stud spacing is not the standard 16″ on center or you would prefer to have your bar facing against the flow of your studs, you can always manipulate your install stringing 2X4’s or 2X6’s as pictured across your existing studs. We recommend using 5/16″ X4″ stainless steel lag screws countersunk for cleanliness. Another...