USAWA Club Build Out - UPDATE 2024.04.27

High Country Vigour (HCV)

HCV has made a very good start, but is about $4,000 (and 800 square feet) away from being capable of hosting all lifts.

• Basic Equipment - YES - Would need some thin iron plates for heavy bar lifts
• Fulton Bar - YES - Generic
• Ring for Finger Lifts - YES - Michael Black
• Heavy Bar Lifts - 
• Heavy Lift Bar - NO
• Hip Belt - Hip Lift, Carter Lift, Phumchaona Lift - YES - homemade
• Hand & Thigh - Hand & Thigh, Deanna Lift - NO
• Harness/Handrails - Harness Lift - NO
• Neck Harness - Neck Lift - YES - Ironmind
• Travis Lift Attachment - Travis Lift - NO
• Vertical Bar Lifts - YES - 2" Generic Sleeves and 1" FBBC v-bars
• Roman Chair - NO - Need to design or modify exiting
• Dumbbells - 
• 1.9 inch Fulton - YES - Nemesis
• 2.5 inch Inch - YES - Nemesis
• 3.5 inch - NO
• Weaver Stick - YES - homemade
• Saxon Plank - NO - DIY
• Commercial Vertical Leg Press - NO - I do not have the space for this
• 3" Barbell - NO - Could purchase from Titan Fitness for $120
• Trap Bar - NO - Could purchase from anywhere
• Dinnie Handles - YES - Cerberus
• Custom Short Bar for Rim Lift - YES - Works with stubby axle bar, Dino Gym has 20" spacing on an axle

Progression

• As it stands, HCV could contest 201/219 
• Heavy Lift Bar ($140) would add Hip Lift, Carter Lift, Phumchaona, Neck Lift 205/219
• Hand & Thigh ($70) would add Hand & Thigh, Deanna 207/219
• Travis Lift attachment (?) 208/219
• Roman Chair, Back Extension ($800) 212/219
• Saxon, 3" Bar, 3.5" DB, Trap Bar ($500) 216/219
• Harness, Hand rails ($500) 217/219 ($500)
• Vertical Leg Press ($2000) would add Foot Press and Back Lift 219/219

The Heavy Lift Bar with accoutrements 

• PHASE 1 ($306):  Arm Assassin Heavy Lift Bar ($140), Hand & Thigh Bar ($70) $$*
• PHASE 2 ($60):  Travis Lift Belt attachment - Rogue Dip Accessory Straps (2 x $30) $*
• PHASE 3 ($400):  Harness for Harness Lift and Hand Rails - Leather, Rivets, Delta Ring, Chain, Slip Hook, Custom Fabricated Hand Rails $$$***
• Calibrated Plates as required (Current 1000# set-up; $1,700 for 1500#, $4000 for 2,000#) $$$*

The Roman Chair intrigues me.  While only used for (4) lifts, it does not take up that much space.  I will likely acquire a commercial Roman Chair and modify the pad so it meets the USAWA requirements. $$$***

Making a Saxon Plank will be harder requiring a 3" wood plank, plate holders and a means of securing them. $$, ***

3" barbell ($130-$250) and 3.5" dumbbell ($60-$90) do not interest me.  I do not care for the Trap Bar ($100-$200) either.  3" barbell available from a variety of sources.  3.5" dumbbell handles are uncommon but currently being offered by Arm Assassin and Nemesis Grips.  Trap bars are often found in commercial gyms. $$*

Back Lift/Foot Press apparatus are not likely for a completely different reason, space..  These could be fashioned from a commercial vertical leg press, but they take up a lot of real estate, especially in a home gym. $$$$**

A Custom Short Bar I CAN CONTEST THIS LIFT ON A STUBBY AXLE BAR. I could also fabricate a bar with 18" collar to collar distance and 12" of loadable sleeve (42" total length) $$**

$ - low cost, $$ - mid, $$$ - high, $$$$ prohibitive

* - buy easily, **fabricate easily, ***fabricate hard, ****fabricate prohibitive