The push up and pull up rig is versatile.
And it is intricate too.
Here’s the team it took to make it happen:
4 welders in one workshop
2 lathe workers
1 CNC workshop
1 scrapyard
2 steel suppliers
1 supplier of nuts and bolts
1 supplier of stainless steel components
And here are all the different sizes of parts used:
60mm by 51 mm pipes
61 mm by 52 mm pipes
51 mm by 48 mm pipes
32 mm pipes
30 mm rods
28 mm rods
38 mm pipe
27 mm pipe
32 mm rod
19 mm rod
60 mm square tubes
12 mm flats
60mm by 40mm pipes
90 mm solid rod
4 way connector
55 mm by 31 mm pipe
20 mm eyebolts
20 mm pegs
19 mm bolts
12 mm eye nuts
All of this matters to highlight how difficult it is to make something as simple as a squat rack. Could it be simpler? Yes. But 12 people use this gadget simultaneously. We had to have a margin of safety built in given the volume of usage.
We had to ensure every part fits together. Not to mention factor for the mild changes that happens to material when you machine, mill or weld it.
But the gadget comes together well at the end!
The best part: at least 3 new features that give clients a whole new way of doing the same old exercises.