Julian Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 So in my current living situation I lack even a rock climbing gym at which to work out, let alone bust out the tools on. What I do have access to is my university's ghetto craphole of a gym with mismatched, rusty hand-me-down equipment that no one cares about, and so I think I can get away with bringing my tools in with me when it's not too busy and using the pull-up bars if nothing else. I was wondering if people have ideas and suggestions for things that can be done. We have a long pull-up bar and also a cable crossover station with a big, study top bar. I was thinking about slinging them with webbing, then clipping biners to the webbing for the axes to hook on. There's also the potential to string some etriers from the pull-up bar to a station that's built into the wall and create a sort of horizontal ladder. Anyone have good experience creating a little workout circuit with some basic gear such as that and a pull-up station? The other thing I'm wondering about is damage: I figure that the sling/biner setup (which a friend suggested to me) will reduce grumbling about the axe damaging the pull-up bar, but will the axe or the biners wear on each other? I'm not looking to do anything too fancy: figure-4s, staggered pull-ups, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wetslide Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I don't know your setup in terms of outside space but I created a rather simple overhanging drytool wall that I lean against a tree and climb up from the inside (the wall forms a triangle with the tree). I just nailed some two by fours on the inside and it makes for a great circuit workout. My guess is that, because you are in university you don't have this option (I feel for you- I'm in grad school). So, you might just have to slum it up until better options come around. Maybe not much help. Good luck all the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 Yeah my problem is I live in an apartment complex and don't really have the ability or space to build anything. I've been trying to convince one of my colleagues to turn his garage into a man-cave, but to no avail so far. Also with regards to the university, I'm actually a professor there so I figure I can probably get away with more (like drytooling in the weight room) than I might if I were a student. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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