Are these good stall bars for foundation series?

[Mark Plas]

I’m considering to buy these stall bars:

 

http://www.eurogym.be/documents/graphics/fotos-catalogus/sportraampje2.jpg

 

They’re 215x100cm (85x40 inches).

 

The topmost bar is offset a bit to the front. The bars are round instead of oval, but maybe that’s not too bad?

 

215cm is a bit too low for me if I want to be able to hang freely without my feet touching the floor, so I intend to mount it about 25cm higher (10 inches). By doing this I will lose a bar close to the floor. The lowest one will be about 30-35 cm (12-14 inch) from the floor.

 

In gymnastic rooms, the stall bars usually have a gap between the 2^nd and the 3^rd bar (counting from the top). This one doesn’t have that gap. Would this be a problem? I can see it would be difficult to do Russian leg lifts on them without putting a lot of stress on the neck (my head won’t be able to tilt backwards). Maybe there are other disadvantages?

 

My questions:

1. Do you think that they would be adequate for doing the foundation series?
2. If I mount them higher, will it be a problem that I don’t have a bar close to the floor?
3. Will it be a problem that I don’t have the “gap†that you usually see in stall bars?
4. Do you see other problems?

 

Thanks for your help,

Mark

[Connor Davies]

I'd say any stall bars would be fine for doing the F series.  I wouldn't raise them off the floor though, because you might want to use them for leg curl variations.

 

I'm not qualified to comment on the missing gap situation.