Can I use this bar to do high bar tricks?

Started by amar654, March 8, 2015 · 7 Replies · 2,774 Views

amar654

its the standard $200 dollar one. 

Rayne-William

Yes, for most pull up variations it is fine. It is called  a "Standard pull up bar."

 

With following details:

Details
  • 7 feet tall, and 42 inches wide.
  • Weighs 22 lbs and can take a 350 lb load.
  • The 1" thick top bar has 3 heights: 84", 80", 76".
  • Assembles/Disassembles in 1 minute with no tools.
  • Made out of 7 pieces of polished aluminum.

For High Bar "Tricks" no.

Joshua Slocum

No, unfortunately not. That bar is not designed for swinging work.

blazeoneying

it is good for basic pull up exercises. It will begin to wobble and be too unstable and dangerous with more explosive or any freestyle related moves. 

Romulo
Joshua Slocum said:

No, unfortunately not. That bar is not designed for swinging work.

 

By swinging work you mean giant circles or even simple moves like hip circles wouldn't be possible?

Joshua Slocum
Romulo said:

By swinging work you mean giant circles or even simple moves like hip circles wouldn't be possible?

I would not do anything that involves significant motion. That bar is not designed to take dynamic loads, so you have no idea if or when it would simply snap. Look at the video - see how wobbly it is just from a small woman doing pullups. 

Cole Dano

Totally agree, I wouldn't trust it to even do a pull over.