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. Reviewing the Clark's Gym set up: Double Thick 2x6 ($10) with flanges ($7 each) for 1 inch pipe and 1 inch pipes ($13 each) for loading pin. $$, *** Jarrod?
3" barbell ($130-$250) and 3.5" dumbbell ($60-$90) do not interest me. I do not care for the Trap Bar ($100-$200) either. 3" barbell available from a variety of sources. 3.5" dumbbell handles are uncommon but currently being offered by Arm Assassin and Nemesis Grips. Trap bars are often found in commercial gyms. $$*
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
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