Did this exact solution thank you so much Brandon! I have the Alpha arms and the REP pins. Works like a champ. I LOVE doing dips on these. One "hack" I've seen others mention that works GREAT with these is using a band for assisted dips. They fit great over the pins and provide excellent accommodating assistance with dips.

@BasementBrandon

Ай бұрын

Great suggestion, appreciate the feedback!

It’s oddly satisfying to find out that even Sorinex products are not immune to becoming a dust collector along with your Rogue lever arms, Vendetta brackets, and Urethane Wagon wheels. 😂

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

When you have this much crap there are sure to be some turds lol.

@reginaldchesterfield8110

Жыл бұрын

Lol

I love this set up and copied it. Thanks for sharing. I didn’t want a dedicated rack mounted dip station for two reasons, one don’t want to leave it on the rack to get in way all time, and two with a smaller home gym it takes up too much space on floor or wall.

@BasementBrandon

5 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it worked out for you too!

I put a plate holder peg on one of the front uprights and another on the adjacent back upright. They're smooth and a wide grip, but functional. So I'm dipping on the side (which is not as wide as the front) of the BoS tall residential power rack. Works for me, and I'm 5'1".

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

Nice!

All the stuff in there and you rig up an attachment lol. Love it.

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

Haha I'm a man of convenience/function!

Look at DIY Brandon. Great DIY. Seems easy enough to make.

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

Spends money on attachments, makes them himself.

I went the REP storage pins on my spotters route while waiting on my MM UDA. Since they arrive I mounted them on a Rogue Monster Lite Strip on the wall and have been really happy. The extra thick handles were well worth the upgraded price.

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

Right on, glad to hear it worked out!

@TravessSmith

5 ай бұрын

I’d like to see this!

@joecowan3719

5 ай бұрын

@@TravessSmith At the end of the video on Lifting Vault called He Beat The Goat and Made it Look Effortless...my lift is shown and behind me is the strip on the wall with the MM Dip handle attached.

Great solution. Love it when a plan comes together

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

Instructions not clear, dick stuck in spotter arm.

good stuff/tips. I think i'd make that setup in the middle of my rack. cuz i like to use the mirror effect situated behind the center of my rack.

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

Right on!

Thanks for the great information . I'll check them out.

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

Most def.

Pretty creative dip attachment solution 👌

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks my dude, nice lifts the other day, was watching on the TV while I rode the Peloton so couldn't comment.

After hating the rack attached dip bars. I bought the EliteFTS/WS E-series V bar dip station. Makes getting into position for weighted dips so much easier and no upright to hit my face. And it isn’t that much more expensive than the velocitdor or UDA.

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

I know Black Widow also makes a popular one, I just don't want a dedicated space for dips, but def agree it's prob the best option if you love dips.

@cameronbatko

Жыл бұрын

@@BasementBrandon yea I looked at that one too, but the one mentioned above is full sized, for lack of a better descriptor, and has a step up bar running under the bars, so you step up into the top position versus sort of jumping into the starting position. And it lets me get the perfect hand placement. And I did love dips, but the rack attached ones never felt good. And the width was too wide for me.

I’m not sure it makes sense for us, but I’m glad you like it. Those arms do have great versatility. 💪🏼

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Scott!

Great idea! Gonna try this with my flip down safeties and band pegs

@BasementBrandon

4 ай бұрын

Hope it works out!

@marwanmadi8752

3 ай бұрын

It worked perfectly! You legit saved me a couple hundred bucks, there’s real value in your channel, much love

This is a great little hack!!

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

Let's me get rid of the dip attachment and buy another piece I'll never use 😅

I currently do dips by inserting utility pegs into my flip down safeties and works great.

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

Right on! I'm assuming it looks similar to my flip down example?

@HughLeFitness

Жыл бұрын

@@BasementBrandon Yup, exactly the same my brother!

That’s brilliant! Pretty sure you’ve convinced me to go with a Monster rack already, so now I’ll have to look into Oak Club too. The depth of your rack is 30”?

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

Yes, front is 30". I don't find I need a 43" depth usable area and 24" is a bit too confining.

Hang rings or cable handles from chains or straps ...one rep will probably equal 10 on static bars. I started off the knees to get my first rep. I used chains and cable handles

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

Nice

Have you considered using the Sorinex dip attachment on the iron bear that you have? I just leave it there stored and flip it down when I need it. It will hold with a pin directly behind the upright so it flips down in the correct way to jump right into dips. I also do dips facing the other way instead of facing the upright.

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

I have way too much stuff on my iron bear so there isn't room to mount.

I use a 43" flip down safety and a couple of Monster weight storage pins. All things considered, it works great. It's very stable and seems like it would be superior in that regard to something that attaches to a single post. I have considered alternatives to the weight storage pins as they can be a bit slick under certain conditions. They're also pretty thick. Some might call them girthy. I'm surprised Rogue doesn't offer a 30" flip down safety. It would be interesting to hear the rationale behind that decision.

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, seems like a low hanging fruit.

Awesome idea! Makes me wonder if the threaded & Knurled handles from Reps SSB would work in a spotter arm.

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

One way to find out!

The bench prop is the best option, IMO. It’s a more stable base, with more width options to accommodate different body types. It also centers your bench when not in use.

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

I'm a fan obviously. I think mounting higher up is likely more difficult though.

@clb121781

Жыл бұрын

@@BasementBrandon it’s actually super easy! Not any harder than mounting the OC, where you have to hold it with one hand and slide the pin in with the other. You insert the pins directly into the rack and rest the crossmember on them. Pull one out and insert into the crossmember hole and then repeat on the other side.

Nice review Brandon. When ordering these handles, they ask if you would like to change the length of the thread from 2 1/4” to 1” long, did you make that change?

@BasementBrandon

7 ай бұрын

Mine is the longer option. I have no need for it so 1" would work, i'm guessing they do that so they work on posts that are smaller than 3" wide.

Hey Brandon - can you Oak Club Campbells be attached to those spotters? I'm considering buying them because I often do rear-foot-elevated split squats in my rack but in the reverse direction and want to be able to mount handles somewhere to hold. Or, I guess I could solve that by somehow getting my rack-attached utility roller behind me somehow; any ideas?

@BasementBrandon

8 ай бұрын

I can test it but it would be easier if you emailed me (in description) or sent me a DM on IG as it will be easier to me to see and respond.

I have these same handles in the same size and love them. However I bought the very first batch of the actual dip attachment from MM before he even started putting his logo on the unit. The knurling on those handles is SHARP. Like really sharp. I like them but it's almost like borderline painful to do high rep dips lol. The shorter 12" ones I got are not really ideal for the attachment itself though because you're too close to the upright. That knurling on my first batch is money though, wish he made a bar like that.

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

Ah good to know!

Damn, that buffed piece made out of steal looks handsome and the Dip Attachment is pretty nice as well. hehe

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

🤪

With the upright not in the way.... are neutral grip inverted rows something to consider..😮... which side does the spotter arm go on... chin side or waist side🤔

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

You could prob get pretty creative

If I drop rhino in and add a pulley for lat pull downs I can use this handles to hold my self down correct😊

@BasementBrandon

9 ай бұрын

I would think

Sweet im on week 14 of waiting for those same handles to come in, nice to know as I did consider also separately purchasing their longer handles they suggested for their dip station. Saved me boo kooooooo bucks B dogg !!! 👊

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

I was lucky and was able to grab these after someone cancelled a special order. They throw em up on IG on occasion and I grabbed them ASAP.

Mutant Metals got the best dip attachment

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

Interested to see what people think of the Rogue collab.

Bro thoese are some nice handles, whats the diameter and the lenght, and did u wish you got them longer or no?? I am adding a 43" crossmember between rhino uprights to do dips with rhino belt and puelly. I can just insert the handles in tje 43" crosmember...however iam debating between buying the hole mutant dip attachments or just the handles🤔

@BasementBrandon

8 ай бұрын

These are 45mm and 12"

I want those MM handles, but that 14 WEEK wait time would literally drive me insane……heck waiting 4-6 days from when I order stuff from Rogue and Rep has me pulling my hair out.

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

Def understand, small biz problems.

Find a place to mount a Rogue 3x3 Strip and leave your Sorinex dip attachment set up 24/7. I DIY’d my own strip and leave my dip attachment set up there instead of having to add/remove it from my rack. Not sure where you could mount a Strip with the concrete walls tho.

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

Def could work, but not sure I'd want to give up dedicated space for dips.

Nice idea. My shoulders hate dips though. Are you still enjoying the Williams leg curl?

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

I am, I need to do an updated video on it!

@Invictus13666

Жыл бұрын

@@BasementBrandon 👍🏽📏

Are you gonna sell your sorinex bench station now that you have a competition rack?

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

More than likely I'll break down the combo or keep it at a friend's gym.

This Reminds me of Big Chips aka Figjamexerciser Hacks

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

Needs more weird angles

Hey Brandon, on the Alpha arms is the UHMW more of a matte black or gloss black? I was looking to upgrade my Alpha arms to gloss black. However from all the pictures I’ve seen, the UHMW looks like it would color clash with gloss black. I requested Oak Club to send me a picture of gloss black Alpha arms unfortunately they didn’t have any to send over. I would like them gloss black however, I don’t want to receive them and they end up being two toned but not in a good way. First world problems, right

@BasementBrandon

7 ай бұрын

It does have a gloss to it, at least mine do. If you want pics to reference let me know.

@travis19802005

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for responding. Yes, I would appreciate reference pictures.

@BasementBrandon

7 ай бұрын

@@travis19802005 email is in the description, either shoot me a note there or on IG.

Would this work with 5/8 racks? Or does it need a 1" handle to support the weight ?

@BasementBrandon

11 ай бұрын

I would imagine it could if the pin was sized correctly.

@johnr6316

11 ай бұрын

@@BasementBrandon mutant metals sells 5/8 options. but don't know if to trust it or not being 5/8 and not 1" like yours

Wait I didn’t catch it, which make those 12” handles?

@BasementBrandon

15 күн бұрын

These ones are from Mutant Metals

What about an option for 5/8?

@BasementBrandon

9 ай бұрын

I'd assume something similar could be made but I might worry the stress on a single bolt.

Where to get the handle?

@BasementBrandon

9 ай бұрын

I got the handles from Mutant Metals

Where’s the link to the handles?

@sagerkoheel3068

Жыл бұрын

Following

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

MutantMetals.com then go to custom handles.

Rep utility horn is only in 1” hole and not 5/8”

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

There ya go, I only have 1" so that's what I know!

How do you make fitness thumbnails?

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

I'm not the person to ask, I do not make good ones lol.

@johnnygunzricfit9171

Жыл бұрын

@@BasementBrandon okay ty anyway.

Better not try that on the Rep Fitness drop in safeties. They literally bent under 90lbs weighted dips.

@BasementBrandon

3 ай бұрын

Did you have the dentent pins in?

I actually feel stronger with a thinner handle, I'm starting to believe that's just me 😅

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

That's something a guy with a thin handle would say.

12” you wish…

@BasementBrandon

Жыл бұрын

I'm a grower not a show-er