For any athlete, the horizontal bar is a mandatory projectile, on which the muscles of the chest, arms, shoulder girdle, back, and abs are well worked out. In any fitness center, you can see a pull-up horizontal bar, which can be purchased from sports equipment companies such as Sportmaster or Igrosport.
By design, horizontal bars for installation in an apartment are divided into several categories:
designed for installation in a doorway;
designed for wall mounting;
floor horizontal bar;
ceiling turret.
In a small apartment it is difficult to find a free corner, so here the best option would be a horizontal bar for installation in a doorway. It is inexpensive and easily installed in any doorway of the apartment. Such a horizontal bar can be either sliding or spacer, depending on which mounting method the manufacturer has chosen. Properly installed, it is able to support loads up to 150 kg, so that people of average and slightly above average weight, but with a height restriction, can use it.
In an apartment where the area allows you to allocate one to one and a half square meters, you can recommend a horizontal bar with wall mounting. But for this it is necessary that the horizontal bar is installed on a concrete or brick wall. Modifications of this design are horizontal bars, wall bars with a horizontal bar 3 in 1, corner and above the door. Since the distance from the wall of the working crossbar is small, it is extremely difficult to do some exercises on them.
The floor horizontal bar can be installed in the free area of \u200b\u200bthe apartment or house. This is a combined projectile, which can have a horizontal bar for children, and benches for bench press, and much more so that you can play sports at home. But this design is quite expensive compared to other types of horizontal bars.
The ceiling bar is attached directly to the ceiling. On it you can do exercises that are inaccessible to the door and wall horizontal bars. But it requires constant attention, as the anchor bolts of the fasteners can loosen and need to be checked regularly.
All these types of horizontal bars are made of steel, and the crossbars and other ends of the shells are covered with rubber.
How to make a horizontal bar in the apartment with your own hands
Not everyone has time to go to the gym, but keeping yourself in shape is essential. To do this, you need not be too lazy and make a horizontal bar at home with your own hands. Compared to branded horizontal bars, their manufacture is quite inexpensive, especially if the owner has the ability to work with metal and is able to draw a horizontal bar for the house on his own.
Horizontal bar in the doorway
The simplest is the horizontal bar, installed in the doorway. Alternatively, it can be installed between closely spaced walls. The material can be steel pipes, corners and other fasteners. The advantages of this design include ease of installation, safety, resistance to overloads. As an option, on such a crossbar you can hang a children's swing, a punching bag, a rope for pulling up. But due to limited space, only basic exercises can be performed on it.
wall horizontal bar
The wall horizontal bar is a welded or bolted construction. The crossbar is made of round metal, structural elements are made of profiled iron. With anchor bolts, this design is attached directly to the wall. Thanks to this fastening, the horizontal bar is reliable, and it can be placed on any free wall, limited by the height of the ceiling. On such a horizontal bar there is a load limit, and some elements - coups, etc. cannot be done.
ceiling horizontal bar
The ceiling horizontal bar differs from the wall-mounted one by the mounting system directly on the ceiling, the materials are almost the same, but it is necessary to monitor the tightening of the bolts, which can loosen under the influence of loads.
How to exercise on the horizontal bar at home
It is clear that it is almost impossible to perform all the exercises that an athlete does on a professional horizontal bar. There are restrictions on both weight and type of exercise. On home horizontal bars, it’s good to do pull-ups, pump the press, pectoral and shoulder muscles, perform other elements that allow you to make the dimensions of the apartment and the distance between the horizontal bar and the attachment points.