How to make a POWER RACK - Homemade GYM // EP01

[@samrahme4236]

The “where im at” identifier is pure genius! Well done!

[@HoneyLaBronx]

Same!!!!!!!!

[@fall3n333]

At what point does he show that

[@jonbitter395]

agreed

[@SridharJayakumar]

@fall3n look at the top right corner of the video when he starts talking about a new section. Like at 12:49

[@fall3n333]

@@SridharJayakumar thanks

[@MasonR3]

The “Where I’m At” is an amazing idea

[@Jerwel1075]

I was thinking the exact same thing. When working on a build with so many parts it really helps for me to follow along. Great idea.

[@CC-vj6dd]

It is!

[@raulcastro2511]

I immediately clicked "Like" once I saw the "Where I'm At"

[@n0rth3rnlight]

Yes. Thats genius.

[@hoisinholdup]

Yep!

[@KevinJCoburn]

That tip about putting a wrench on the drill is a game changer!

[@paulboutilier4928]

I agree. So simple an idea, but never thought of it. Thanks.

[@bigbowey21]

Time stamp?

[@hender6257]

nicholas bowe 17:22

[@packletackle9047]

Can also use a ring

[@sumiaota3335]

I use my wedding band. Also works when hand drilling with bit and brace (a la James Wright)

[@rebecca57638]

I sat and watched this whole video with absolutely no plan to build it. In fact, I don’t even know how to use a power tool. I just couldn’t stop watching! Great video!

[@testuser3167]

I was literally shopping on Amazon for one of these last week, but I hadn't bought one yet - then I ran across this video. Put it on the "Watch Later list" and went through the holiday weekend. I started watching it Monday morning and liked it a few minutes in, 'cause I think you've just saved me a lot of money. When your "Young Boss" showed up, I wished I could like it all over again. It's really touching to see good quality time spent teaching children, especially girls, to use tools and not be helpless, and even better to show good quality time spent by loving dads! She will cherish these times for the rest of her life. You've got a new sub from me!

[@mattrogers9716]

You’re an awesome dad! Keep working with your kid, she’ll never forget it.

[@JoeAButler]

I'm in no way saying he is not but to say someone is an anything dad because he included a 20 second clip of a child using a sander is just stupid.

[@bsahadeo13]

@@JoeAButler maybe this video hit a personal note with him. You never know peoples stories. Your comment was not needed. Please choose to spread kindness.

[@Timeless-wisdom-now]

@@bsahadeo13 No! the only things I spread are jam and STI's.

[@dhyde9207]

@@JoeAButler ... What an appropriate identifier you're using. You must be one of those people who is living a life of quiet desperation.

[@josephbutler3145]

@@dhyde9207 I would say its more noisy contentment mixed with a slight melancholy.

[@redemptusrenatus5336]

Very cool that you included your daughter on this. Let me tell you, you never forget spending time with Dad doing Dad stuff and helping out. Thanks for sharing :)

[@ironshark5015]

We need more KZbinrs doing “where I’m at” It just gives it another dimension.. i mean, I feel like iv wasted my whole life without “where I’m at!” 😆👍

[@Kriterian]

Yeah I really liked that feature. He does such good tutorials.

[@smellyfeet11]

trail and error brother. not everything is laid out right in front of you

[@franciscoadame8460]

this man a whole carpenter, I'm just watching this cause its satisfying.

[@LairdRoss]

I have built one but yes it is very satisfying watching others build as well. Is also good for ideas

[@nealcastille776]

Word

[@williamduke5588]

Very!!

[@bobbailey7235]

As a retired contractor I was very impressed in your abilities and attention to detail. I do not think you saved money, but you proved where there is a will there is a way. Keep up the great work.

[@TheeGreasyGamer]

Your probably right but using something that you know you built with your own hands is worth more than money

[@sryth1]

How much do you reckon this costs? I’m getting 2x6s for $8 a piece, looks like there are about 6 of them here. I’m betting this came in under $150

[@privateassman8839]

​@@sryth1What part of the world are you in? I remember lumber prices were super high a few years ago, but I haven't checked since. Looking to do something similar in my garage.

[@sryth1]

I’m in the northeast US. 2x6s are still around $8 each by me

[@privateassman8839]

@@sryth1 interesting. Around the same here, thanks

[@rdaffon23]

great daddy/daughter moment! I always live for these moments with my daughters.

[@whiskeylung]

You’re definitely my favourite DIY KZbinr. Wish you’d put up more content because I crave it. Someone give this guy a TV contract or a huge sponsorship please?

[@leofrancovich3892]

fr dude needs his own channel

[@DavidWilliams-bg5yk]

Tv would kill it. I like him being here so I can just share Glenn with my closest 2.3m buddies!

[@Dakkaroni]

You should not wish your fav youtuber to go mainstream. They will kill what he has built.

[@Flash445]

Been following you for a minute. Being a new father myself it was awesome to see you work on this project with your daughter to give me an idea of what I have to look forward to in the future!

[@privateassman8839]

Hell yeah. Doing projects where your kid bears some essential task or responsibility is a great way for them to build skills and confidence, as well as bond

[@nunnayobiznis1510]

Honestly, watching your little girl work with you was the best part of this video! She's super cute and you can see she looks up to you so much!

[@31acruz]

This works well with wood because none of us are powerlifters of 700lbs, the average person doesn't need steel. Good job!

[@jovian6367]

The "where I'm at" graphic is really nice!

[@codykirkland9002]

The drilling free hand "trick" you gave in freaking genius! Thank you, sir!

[@danlangendorf7752]

Just love your work, enthusiasm, attention to detail, and design eye. No shortcuts. This entire build feels strong and inspires confidence. Thanks so much.

[@christineadams796]

I love how your gym turned out you have such a cute little helper helping you with the project So Beautiful to see daddy-daughter time

[@gearon-fc8ug]

Finally a KZbinr who is actually master at doing builds💪🏽💪🏽.Thanks bro

[@racer7746]

I love the “where I’m at”

[@thomaspigg306]

I'm so glad you had your "Little Helper" there. She's a Beautiful Young Lady, and from what I seen she knows how to "boss you around 😁". Love the project, instructions and video. Thank You!!!

[@albertgerbel8472]

Them father and daughter/son moments, goals! 😍🔥

[@jingles009]

I'm so glad I subscribed. Gonna make this and the bench for my 19 year old son. He's been into weights for a year and looks like he's not gonna stop. Thanks.

[@FreshAirRules]

Showing a diagram demonstrating your progress is so rare to see yet rather ingenious. Well done! Works so well. You think very, very well. Pragmatic logic through and through.

[@RSST662]

I think a dark grey or dark stain would look great on the exposed wood pieces, however, leaving it exposed brightens up the room and makes the space feel bigger. Great job!

[@katybroyles2805]

This is my first time watching. I’m so impressed. I’ve seen a lot of similar makers but never seen threaded inserts or a diagram to show where you’re working before.

[@BrandonTLuong]

Just when I didn't think this video was going to get any better, he busts out his little helper. Great video 😌

[@cshgeo]

So much love and thought went until this. 👍🏽 Plus great memories with you daughter and her own good eyes and hands are put to this project. A triumph DIY!

[@ldrum2116]

I just love to see you ideas come to life right before my eyes and being a Dad myself to seeing your little girl join in is everything. Happy Father's Day to you!

[@BLMeredith87]

I really like the "Where I'm At" feature, too often do you watch a video of just all different cuts, joins, and then bam it's done.

[@anjledube7026]

So glad to see you back my goodness it's been awhile and little bit has grown up so much y'all stay safe God bless peace be with you keep these videos Rockin

[@philljustphill1656]

Been watching your videos for over 2 years now and gotta say, they really improved, thanks for the tutorials and tips keep up the good work 🤝🏽

[@zachdidow2441]

This is such a great idea! Also your little one is beautiful. There is nothing better then having your kids help. My daughters are ALWAYS in the garage with me.

[@tdmallet]

Super cool build. And your daughter is beyond precious. A proud pops you must be. I always love doing things with my daughter.

[@Gbodythomasboy]

I’ve learned more in this one video than 90% of all the other DIY videos I’ve watched on wood working! Excellent content bro!!!

[@lany3570]

Watching your little girl sand with you is the cutest thing ever ❤️

[@123024119]

This is brilliant, really good design, love the black paint vs wood finish too. Great job thanks for sharing!

[@dhyde9207]

One of the best DIY videos I've ever watched. Period.

[@1MarcosLeite]

my brother, I'm from Brazil and I'm a furniture assembler, I work in this assembly area, your channel is spectacular! this was the best video I've seen about power racks for bodybuilding, I was enchanted to see this beautiful child helping you, I imagine it's your daughter... what a beautiful thing, it enchanted me! I wish you success and congratulations on your work! hug! Blessed!

[@aaronjones619]

I love this project. I have been looking at building one of these. This one definetly seems the best

[@marcustaylor670]

I've been using a home made gym in my cousins barn, this was a great build and giving me some ideas. Thanks.

[@mattferrigno9750]

I would suggest using solid metal rods and not hollow ones. This guy is crazy. One good drop with some decent weight and you will see what happens to that bar. There is a reason at the gym they are so thick and solid.

[@Cpt_Adama]

Good job, excellent production, especially the “where I’m at picture in picture”.

[@erockem]

Your skills and knowledge are amazing. "Where I'm at" should be the new standard for every DIY video on KZbin. If I could have hit like for every new tip and technique you used, the counter would be 100+.

[@jamestolfree7607]

You sir are a craftsman and a natural teacher. Thank you for sharing

[@KellyConcepts]

Dude this is legit! Time to work on those baby arms 😜. I'm surprised you didn't strap LEDs to this like most of your projects these days.

[@DIYCreators]

Thanks, 😂oh trust me I thought about the LED, maybe at the end of the series.

[@bigd7861]

Maybe throw on a display and a motion sensor to automatically count your reps for you... 🤔

[@AmanSingh-xg2mc]

I Am From India I love To see Your All videos And Great Work..Love you Big Brother.Your Are awesome.👍👍👍

[@fabiandiaz9120]

Big D or just count your reps😂

[@bigd7861]

@@fabiandiaz9120 I was thinking of something along the lines of incorporating modernized tech, like he often does.

[@roxy1522]

This is extremely dope my guy. Thank you so much for doing extra work in recording yourself and sharing your experience

[@saywhatbruh25]

This is dope. I miss the gym and I love how 2x4s are so versatile

[@jessebushman2426]

Made me smile. Before I was able to afford a real home gym setup I built something really similar using 4x4's and black pipe. I even put a post across the top and strung cable, using garage door pulleys, to set up a system where I had both a pull down and a low row pulley machine. Built my bench out of 2" black pipe and plywood, with high density foam on top. Worked great. I got up to squatting 320 and it held the weight without any problem.

[@georgegri]

Thank you again! And the cameo from the little princess was priceless! 😊👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💪🏻

[@jonasoffersen5818]

Your "young boss" is so adorable! I can't wait till mine get here!! 🥰😍

[@mateog962]

Solid content as usual. Just so happens I've been up for hours looking at squat racks,$1600 was the cheapest i could find in 🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@laurianacenteno1554]

the slippery gypsy rep fitness has one for $250

[@Mr1988wk]

This one was 90$ lumber, Just add screws and iron pipe for stop bars, should be less than 40-70$ extra in hardware, if you keep it very simple, and build a more permanent version that does not have all the options to take it apart that easily. DIY creators make high quality stuff.

[@kenabi]

chin up bar thought: too much flex, should maybe be through the side uprights in the same fashion as the through hooks, with a coupler, would reduce deflection, and maybe avoid those wood screws snapping off, since i'm sure that's going to happen at some point. side note; a standard pine 2x4 is rated to something like 700lbs. 2x6's are more than enough to work as a base material for this sort of thing.

[@SmithDrewSmith]

Good call. It would also bring the center of gravity inside the rack if for some reason the weights weren't on the weight rack.

[@dallas7103]

He's got t-nuts on the backside and threaded inserts on the uprights. He'll break the wood before the screws break. Those pan heads have several hundred lbs in sheer strength.

[@kenabi]

@Dallas its not if, it's when. and they'll probably pop their heads. i've seen it. heck, i've seen heads on those pop more than any other single method of breaking/deformation. and the way this is set up, most of the load is resting on those heads, and is partially pulling out, and partially down, which would give a diagonal sheer. pretty sure its going to fail sooner, rather than later. if it was a static load, like the weight storage bars? probably last for years and years. but adding in a dynamic randomish motion load like a chin up bar has, nah. its going to fail. a through hole setup would solve the entire issue and spread the load across the frame entirely vs those 8 screws heads.

[@chomp7927]

@@kenabi Yea, it will pop eventually, especially since the force at an angle is always in flux, it's not like it's holding it, it's all over the place in a bunch of little directions I would say get 2 2x6, mount them running the whole way plus about 8-10 inches out past along the top ends. drill all the way though and mount with 2x 1/4 inch through bolts in each main pylon, then you've got 4x 1/4 inch through bolts, you're passing the load to both pylons, you're attached on the outside which gives you more bracing and rigidity to the frame, and then your cross bar can just straight across, put a flange with through bolts on one side and run it through a hole and have the other end threaded with a cap that tightens into it. This reduces hardware costs by a good bit, removes extra angles that work against your design, and adds rigidity to the frame. As a bonus you can get about 6-8 inches of chain, get a good climbing caribeener and a slip open off-road pulley (like $30 bucks for both) and boom, you can do pull downs. If you mimic this design on the bot you can pulley there and have essentially an entire cable machine setup for ya.

[@chomp7927]

the hardware store can cut and thread the pipe for you for free too. If you want a slimmer profile on the back you can make concrete weight boxes that slide onto a cleat on the frame, then you don't have to worry about having to rack your weights just to do pull ups, good for doing mixed sets and keeping the weight on the bar. You don't even have to actually make the concrete up, just wrap it in a good trash bag and build a simple box around it. Put a handle on for if you have to move it and boom, done. The cleats could go on the frame even if you built out the "footer" about 8 inches along the back if you haven't built one of these yet Also, get some of those foam pool noodles to put on the safety bars, it's not required but keeps things a bit more quiet and helps prevent things from getting dinged and scratched up as fast

[@codysmith1915]

You might just be the best KZbin making woodworker dude there is

[@MrKeithKangaroo]

This is one of the best DIY videos I’ve ever seen. You specify everything including the bit sizes, the wrench trick for free-hand drilling, the “where I’m at”, etc. The project looks great.

[@Bob1Mack]

Several times, I thought, "Hey, I hope he's going to use... yeah, he's using them." Seriously, that's a great build. Thanks.

[@Kyrixx999]

Massive thumbs up! I'll be returning to this video in the future when I have my own place

[@iplaydrumsandstuff]

This is incredible! Your work is always impressive, but this blew me away. I had a hard enough time putting together a DIY pull-up bar in my garage. Thanks for the inspiration, bro. Keep up the amazing work!

[@runningamok6473]

Nice build. Awesome to see the little one get involved and she even got her own PPE. Big thumbs up.

[@clayed]

Best home made rack I've seen on you tube.

[@MrThomas770]

I'm convinced! This guy would could build a stairway to heaven at this point...

[@vrv3871]

I can't think of a compliment that can sum up your great talent

[@LairdRoss]

How about job well done to say the least haha

[@chaunceydixon9329]

My son just shared this video with me and told me to get to work building this for him since his school is closed and can't lift weights for football so next best thing...great video

[@wishbone103]

I love the way you get your kids involved ... Respect!

[@tosselite]

This is by far the cleanest and most professional looking DIY squat rack on KZbin. Huge fan!

[@christophedupuis3287]

Great job, Glen. 😉 Stay safe.

[@DIYCreators]

Thank you, doing my best to stay safe! Hope you are too.

[@richardhansen3950]

very cool, that girl will be President one day.

[@stevennewell5842]

This man is a perfectionist lol what a beast !!! Beautiful work !!!

[@dxs2007]

So I'm designing a wooden power rack. I watched your video early in the process. I kicked around ideas and drawings. In the end - I needed to figure out how to store some plates at the back of the rack without adding more uprights to it. I came back to your video - your design is almost perfection! I'll make the plate boxes a little higher so I don't have bend so much - but the idea is exactly perfect. Thanks for doing this and for involving your little one! My almost-four-year-old will love helping me execute the build! Thanks!

[@christopherstafford227]

GREAT VIDEO! I estimate I've watched several hundred DIY videos and this is one of the very best! The "where I'm at" is one of the most creative, and useful features I've ever seen! thank you so much

[@mannyfreeesh5256]

Government: We're closing everything, don't have a plan to reopen... DIY Creators: Aight, bet... This is the best designed DIY rack I've seen in youtube, good job.

[@bobfallis]

Awesome project. I can't even conceptualize something like this, never mind make it.

[@sigma_z]

ROIDS MAN! There's no way you can build a weight rack like that without being on some of juice, especially being in quarantine! Awesome work bro. Seriously, what a great effort, amazing!

[@nelsonkiiru7252]

🤣🤣🤣Yeah roids!

[@Eveningkiss]

I plan on building something like this with 4x4s. I built the bench a few months back and loved it. I absolutely love weight training and building stuff from scratch.

[@tonya2583]

I enjoyed your video and especially your cute little one helping out that was such a cute touch. She looks so adorable and you should put her on all of your videos. 😊😊

[@Luke-qc1rm]

Just need a designated wireless charging spot and some LEDs! Nice build

[@Mikeyprs21]

This.

[@bobak5126]

Man, beautiful work. If you don’t mind my asking, how did you learn carpentry skills?

[@Dev-In-Denver123]

With a lot of people such as myself it just comes with the passage of life, and a willingness to learn new things, different jobs, etc.

[@davidbakelaar1486]

I loved this video - need to build a setup for myself and this is pure gold. Loved the care and attention to detail. Even better, got your daughter involved. Great builder, better dad from the looks of things.

[@edwardwhite221]

His boss or Dad was White

[@ihatehers]

@@edwardwhite221 Or possibly just a Gaslight.

[@Anonymous-gv9hv]

He minds so don't ask.

[@fishingboy96]

What was the total cost for material here? I really like this and might just build a version of this 🤔

[@OriginalCatfish42]

All materials used are listed, so you can check your local prices

[@carlosfernandez1]

You are an artist. What I know about working with wood comes from my father. He was a Mason in all aspects. I already started to do a power rack but catch a few more ideas fro you. Saludos from Puerto Rico. Your daughter will be an expert soon. Beautiful. Love your videos. Thanks for sharing.

[@varungorthy3582]

This my fav plan from all your work! Ur lil one made it priceless!

[@gee6023]

Who else watched this with no power tools and no plan on making this?! 🤦‍♂️🤣

[@thenew4559]

Maybe if I had the thousands of dollars worth of power tools he used here it would be worth making, but it would honestly be cheaper just to buy a pre-made power rack considering I don't have all those tools.

[@johnk963]

@@thenew4559 He mentioned at the beginning why he did it and why people might be interested in doing it themselves. The current situation has made buying equipment very difficult/impossible. I bought my equipment more than a month ago, and options were very limited already, then.

[@scottgilmour749]

Man, that's on the money.

[@Yogi-bu2nk]

Lol

[@jellyg.8961]

@@thenew4559 where's the thousands of dollars on power tools he used? This build is basically done with a circular saw, which can be easily found for less than $80, a drill, a handsaw and a sander. Less than $200 in all those.

[@ballaplayz]

Just came across this guy and the first thing I said was "this dude looks like Roddy Ricch" lol Great video gonna be watching more of your videos for sure!!

[@fayceoff]

I think he looks and sounds a lot like Roy Jones Jr.

[@rossMIE]

I don't like to squat Builds a squat rack. 👍

[@pIotney]

one way to start liking squats

[@meghdaniellama1604]

Obviously to curl

[@rocketmanzimm]

Took me five minutes to stop laughing at your comment. Yes, it is a power rack, not a squat rack, but squats are such an integral part of why you need a power rack. Also, started watching this video thinking, great, let's build a power rack instead of spending $$$$$$$$$, how bad could it be? About 10 minutes into the video I realized I need to start saving up.

[@creatineaddict]

Power racks are multi-functional lol

[@tobiaskunert6815]

and its not a Squat Rack..

[@Linda-mp8co]

Your little helper was just as cute as can be! Great learning experience for girls.

[@CJK09]

Wow, you are awesome dude. Holy hell i wish i had this much DIY knowledge and the tools to make it come to life.

[@raymitchell9736]

I think you'll get a workout just putting this thing together... you can skip the _actual_ exercises LOL... as always, your projects look great!

[@felicadawn62]

I call it my "wax on-wax off" exercise. (showing my age, much? hahaha)

[@vermili0138]

@@felicadawn62 Mr. Miyagi doesn't play around,

[@AmorilV]

"Where I'm at" = genius

[@ritikmanwar]

COULD YOU PLZ MAKE ALL WOODEN GYM EQUIPMENTS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE..?

[@heavycmc]

Agreed 120%

[@m1noladea]

Would be awesome!

[@sigma_z]

Totally!

[@johndiamond2548]

imho - Minimum Tools: circular saw, drill, measuring tape, spirit level, drywall square, clamps, pencil. Not needed: pocket hole jig (join corners at 90 degrees, pre-drill holes, use 6" lag screws - 2 per corner), miter saw, router. Buy 3 extra 2"x6" for practice cuts\mistakes. You can always return what you don't use. If you glue and screw the sides (as opposed to just gluing) you don't need the clamps. Successfully complete with my "Minimum Tools" and you already had or have developed better than average skill with the circular saw. Excellent job by the video maker!

[@davidrazack9616]

Thanks Glenn for ur creativity in our hearts and homes, walking us through the steps facilitating budgets, quarantine, durability, functionality, limited space and definitely longevity should we do return to normalcy.You're a brother true to yourself, but a real God sent, Glenn.There really just are no limits thanks to you - ' necessity facilitates invention 'eh maestro..? paint on,with the world now your canvas, Sir.David

[@xenonnati]

i made something similar out of metal with a pulldown attachment instead of a pullup bar, it's not as clean as this, but i'm still proud of it almost 8 years later.

[@SirHat]

"I don't like to squat" Bruh

[@Colingueisen]

made a squat rack but doesnt like squatting ahah

[@donwrightfit7938]

Right? Should of just built a flat bench - to get that 250lbs press in. Aside from that build was clean. 😎

[@anand8905]

@@donwrightfit7938 The reason why the bar holders go so low is so he can slide a bench in there lol

[@steezmonster92]

Yo, shoutout to this guy for making this video for us instead of for himself!

[@james_smith05]

It's a "power rack" read the title idiots, a squat is only a fraction of the workouts you can use it for

[@michaelfairchild]

Im so glad, I own a drill press. Drilling many holes in thick metal with a hand drill can be a pain in the ass. Did that and not recommend.

[@diannwhitaker6]

Michael Fairchild put it at low speed and add oil to the steel. You’ll thank me later

[@michaelfairchild]

@@diannwhitaker6 I'll stick to my drill press where even when my drill hits the metal I dont need to play with trigger to increase or lower speed, so the blade wont stop nor use force to push the drill in.

[@diannwhitaker6]

Michael Fairchild the oil actually helps the 2 metals from overheating while drilling.

[@michaelfairchild]

@@diannwhitaker6 Cutting oil is used only to keep drill from overheating and getting dull. Ive worked with metal, wood and plastic/acrilic/plexi for a long time and using oil to keep drill lasting longer is one of the first lesson you learn. I was comparing using a proper drill press to a hand drill when drilling loads of holes in thick metal. Even with oil and low speed which you still need to increase/lower manually the trigger and apply downforce either with hand or whole body cause hand drill cannot have same enough of torque and downforce as drill press have.

[@diannwhitaker6]

Michael Fairchild I know a hand drill doesn’t have the same torque as a drill press. I only spoke on using oil for metal on metal to avoid overheating.

[@bradyrobertson23]

Craftsmanship is NEXT LEVEL , very nice.

[@carlosfernandez1]

Your daughter is very beautiful and you are a super great dad. Love your videos. Thanks for shearing.

[@avzfitness8048]

You look like roddy rich's older brother lol

[@jonm1013]

I was like... "who does he look like?".

[@misterplush3543]

Facts 😂🤣😂😅

[@BigAndraze]

Dead ass lmao

[@addisonm4690]

Roddy Middle Class

[@brahmabull2746]

Can you do a DIY luke alarm so I can kick myself out of my house for being too loud?

[@Handygrrl]

Would like to see you add Smith machine bars! Subbed!

[@jfrydaddy58]

Most people wouldn't have put that much thought and patience into a rack. Kudos! Using the layered 2x's actually makes it stronger than just "lagging" some 4x's together.👍

[@MARZOSIRUS]

This borderline advanced. I'm a beginner woodscraftsman. If I can even call myself that. Anyhow great work.