I mentioned my scrapheap dipping apparatus in Patreon Extra: Bodyweight Shit DEFINITELY Keeps Your Strength Up During Down Times, but I failed to include a pic. I will now rectify that situation.
We’ve got an outdoor tent thing, which is why there is a rug abutting the dipping posts, It was made with scrap wood from the basement and whatever the fuck those anchors are for- a gazebo or something I would guess. I’m not a carpenter, dislike building things, and had no intention of taking a pic of it, hence its appearance.
Unlike the rest of the world, I just do shit for myself, and I couldn’t give a fuck less what people think of my execution or its appearance. It serves the purpose for which it was built, and the only reason I mention any of the above bit is to forestall the inevitable statements about my shitty craftsmanship. I built that little brick pathway exactly the same way I built the dipping station- we had antique brick sitting in piles and no walkway. I suppose I should fill in the gaps with sand, but again, I really don’t give two fucks about it- it serves its purpose and that’s fine by me. I’m in a series of rowhomes with a similar form-over-function backyard setup- whatever patio people have is just to sit outside and smoke weed and drink, not to admire the circumstances in which they’re getting inebriated
That was a lot more explication than was intended, but it seemed weird just posting a pic of my janky dipping setup. Hopefully, I’ve adroitly dodged comments about my craftsmanship, but feel free to talk shit- that’s what the internet is for, after all.
Dipping station, and also a makiwara for low kicking lol.
Hahaha. I don’t think I’ve got the intestinal fortitude to deaden my shins like that. I knew some thai fighters in Tucson and the shit they did, just while watching tv, to deaden the nerves in their shins was horrifying to watch.
Scaffolding can be useful for such projects. I used to have a set of parallel bars made of scaffolding, I didn’t need to set them in concrete (obviously you could), just used a hammer to set the “legs” in the ground and then attached the horizontals. Later on I made a power rack out of scaffolding which I still use. Scaffolding also fits olympic weights, use it as a fat bar. The place where I bought it would cut it to any length you stipulated.
Ha, interesting. I definitely hadn’t considered that, but it makes perfect sense.