how strong is scaffolding?

gameover · 9 May 2009 at 16:19

Hi,

Just seen this
http://www.joeskopec.com/scaffold.html

and am thinking of making one (i'll be moving house soon, no point in buying a real power rack), and even though scaffolding obviously holds the weight of many people on building sites, how the hell does it not just slide down?

gameover · 9 May 2009 at 16:37

Ice Rich said:
Edit: also, is that an elastic band holding something in the pic?

i saw that too and wondered at first lol. don't think its supporting it though.

i don't wanna buy a power rack for few hundred quid if im only gonna get a few months use out of it. but ill regret it if a scaffolding one breaks on me lol

anyone know where i can get a outdoors powerrack? most seem to be indoors

gameover · 9 May 2009 at 16:52

How come it won't just slide down? Is it just because you hope its tight enough that it won't slide?

gameover · 9 May 2009 at 16:56

cactuscake said:
Yes.

so if i am adjusting it quite a bit (depending on if doing squats/bench press etc), quite a chance that theres going to be one time i don't tighten it ... :mad:

gameover · 9 May 2009 at 17:01

cactuscake said:
Tell you what, forget about putting weights on the thing and instead just tighten the nuts up really far, then try to loosen them, then repeat over and over again... that should give you nice big arms and no need to worry about things falling on your head

well it would need to be for legs / pecs mostly really. i don't think that would work somehow.