Building Parallettes

So part of a fitness competition is a minute and a half gymnastics routine showing off your strenght and flexibility. One of the power moves the judes like to see is L sits. This move takes a great deal of upper body and lower ab strength. To exercise my lower abs I decided to build a pair of parallettes out of PVC pipe. This is a great piece of workout equipment for super cheap. You can also use paralletts for pushups, planches, handstands and more. Below are steps and photos on how to make your own pair of parallettes.


Go to your home improvement stores and buy the
following items if you already don’t have them:
Tape Measure
Hacksaw or Pipe Cutter
10’ of 1 1/2” PVC Pipe
4 PVC T Pipes
4 PVC Elbow (90 degree joints)
8 PVC Endcaps
PVC Glue


Cut the 10’ PVC Pipe:
2 - 18”
4 - 8”
8 - 5”


Bond together pieces with PVC Glue:
1.Join an elbow connector to each end of the 18” pipe.
2.Attach an 8” pipe to the exposed ends of the elbow joint.
3.Connect 'T' joints to the 2 exposed ends of the 8”pipe running at right angles to the longer pipe.
4.Create the base of the parallettes by attaching 4 of the 5” pieces to each open end of the 'T' joints.
5.Cap off the ends of the 5“ pipes.