gravy Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 What do you recommend: PVC pipe or wooden dowel?What diameter do you recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Schmitter Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Don't think it matters too much diameter wise. Just a comfortable grip. I would reccommend a dowel as there is no flex and you can add weight easier to it as you need. Just start as wide as you need to be smooth(as a buttered fox) and narrow very slowly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Davies Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 You can always use a towel at first, or something else with some stretch in it. I use a 10lb bar I bought in tesco for a fiver. It's pretty good, but it's not very adjustable in terms of weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravy Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 I've been using a resistance band for dislocates. But I tend to cheat with it. I recently started using a PVC pipe at my gym, and I find it to be far more effective than the band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Denzer Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Hey everyone: I've been using a 1" dowel for a while now, but after adding some weight plates, it broke. Has anyone found an acceptable solution for weighted dislocates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Denzer Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 And by solution, I mean something to replace a wooden dowel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Wadle Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 I use metal pipe from the hardware store. 1 inch diameter and 5' long weighs about 5 lbs, then easy to add wt plates as needed. I screw on end caps so it's a nice clean apparatus. Could always fill w/ sand to make it heavier w/o wt plates if desired. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Denzer Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 If anyone is following this thread and ends up buying pipe from the hardware store, make sure you get the right diameter. Pipes marked 1" are larger than that on their external diameter. Probably obvious to everyone but news to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro Mainente Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 take a metal pipe which has the same diameter of a wood bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Hall Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 What length of bar/dowel is everyone using for these? I am just starting out and have long arms. Four feet, the typical wooden dowel length, feels a bit short. Should I just hang out at 4' or look at something longer like the pipe mentioned? It makes sense in the future that will be plenty. I never gotten too far into the program and want to really give it a go this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everett Carroll Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Hey Scott, Go as wide as you need for your proportions. The dislocate should not feel uncomfortable or forced. Weighted mobility should be steadily improved upon so if you need to begin wider than 4ft, go ahead and do so. The mobility exercises in the Handstand One course will safely prepare your shoulders for dislocates so if you work through those progressions first, you may not need a longer bar! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Searra Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 If you are extremely immobile , a band can be another option to reduce any associated elbow or forearm pain in in locates and dislocates while being more gentle through the top of the movements. This will also allow your shoulders to naturally go as wide or as narrow as they need to but keep them from going "too" wide. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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