Total Pull-Up Count: 52,500
Fitspo influencers were turning in their graves yesterday when I posted a video of me lifting… in the shade….. apparently in the biz, lighting is everything, and lemme tell ya, they’re on to something. To lose a few pounds, all you have to do is wait till the sun is just right… and BOOM everyone assumes you eat cotton balls for dinner.
Evan Boydstun
I’m sure if you’ve made it this far, you already know what this post is going to be about. You’re probably pausing and reading this on Instagram (all 3 of you, thank you) which means you saw I put my communications degree in full force and engineered a DIY barbell.
Today started just like everyone else’s day: 500 pull-ups, 500 push-ups, 100 handstand push-ups etc. but after six weeks of neglecting my legs (and refusing to run, seriously cannot wrap my head around how that’s enjoyable??) I realized I’ve had enough. I’m so sick of looking top-heavy and I don’t want to have to wear baggy pants this summer to hide my spongebob legs.
Ain’t she a beauty :,)
Ingredients:
2x50lbs. bags of sand (or go to your local sandbox? I’m not telling you to do anything but..)
1 galvanized steel pipe: 1 inch diameter, 5 feet long. (Also galvanized is such a dope word)
Duct Tape: the whole roll
8x1 Gallon of Arrowhead water (I tried chugging as much as I could before I drained it. Also, there’s nothing wrong with arrowhead, it’s water you swine).
Altogether, I spent about $50.00 on this engineered masterpiece, whereas a barbell alone can cost an arm and both of your legs (so there would be no point in needing one to squat).
Evan Boydstun
Also, might I suggest investing in some natural weight cushions. It costs about a few thousand shrugs but works wonders.