DIY Parallettes
Parallettes are a great tool to have in your home gym equipment tool box. They allow you to do things such as dips, L-holds, swing throughs and handstand pushups to name a few. To me, it was surprising to see how much such a simple device can cost. A quick Google search called up all sorts of parallettes ranging from $50 to $150! I say, “crazy”! Let’s make ‘em ourselves and save a chunk of cash. (Plus, going the DIY route gives you something that’s exactly in the parameters you are looking for. When making mine, I wanted something that would allow me enough room to try some of the gymnastic swing though type moves ending in a L-hold, and I wanted them to hold me high enough to be able to try to do some deep handstand push ups. If you are more interested in ones that will just be used for deep regular push-ups, for example, maybe you’ll want to make yours a little shorter than what I going to go through now. First thing to know… this is a pretty simple and fu