Partial suspension with obesity - anything to keep in mind?

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I'm a tall, heavy male. Around 135kg (300lbs) and 193cm (6' 4"). I'm not morbidly obese, as my height contributes to my weight as well, but I'm certainly very overweight. This is also why I've chosen partial suspension over full suspension. I'm simply too tall for the door/dumbbell method and I'm not sure I'll trust any anchor point to hold my full weight.

The ligature shouldn't be a problem though, I've found a static polyester climbing rope that can hold 2100kg (at least that's what they're advertising), and since it's only partial...

I'll also put a stop knot behind the snuggle hitch.

Is there anything else I should keep in mind, when doing partial suspension with these body dimensions?

 

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I'll be honest. I'm roughly the same weight as you, I was about 303lbs this morning... and I'm 6', so you have me by a few inches there. I carry my weight pretty good, but I think my ideal weight is about 200 lbs, so I'm a good bit overweight.

That said... I don't think I could handle hanging anyway... but IF I could mentally do it... I'd have the same concerns as you. I look at all the places around my house and none of them look like they would be able to structurally take my weight at a small singular point like hanging would require. I see people put those chin-up bars on doorjams and I think no way would I feel comfortable with that.

The last time I got into shape was in my early 30s... and I had been losing weight by running and doing pushups and situps... and I bought a home exercise setup with weights and a bench and stuff... and when I assembled it I noted that it said it was not to be used if you weighed more than 250lbs... and at that time I think I was 275 lbs when I was getting started losing weight... and I thought, man that sucks to have to get into shape in order to get into shape!

Back then, I ultimately lost down to 180 lbs and was running 5+ miles a day and doing 100 pushups morning/night and 20 chinups morning/night... and was never in better shape. That's also how I know 200 is my ideal weight because at 180lbs I looked kind of skinny on my 6' frame.

But anyway... My professional exercise equipment wasn't rated to support more than 250lbs... so... I definitely figure I had reason to worry about other places in the house that weren't designed to hang a person off of these days.

 

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I'll be honest. I'm roughly the same weight as you, I was about 303lbs this morning... and I'm 6', so you have me by a few inches there. I carry my weight pretty good, but I think my ideal weight is about 200 lbs, so I'm a good bit overweight.

That said... I don't think I could handle hanging anyway... but IF I could mentally do it... I'd have the same concerns as you. I look at all the places around my house and none of them look like they would be able to structurally take my weight at a small singular point like hanging would require. I see people put those chin-up bars on doorjams and I think no way would I feel comfortable with that.

The last time I got into shape was in my early 30s... and I had been losing weight by running and doing pushups and situps... and I bought a home exercise setup with weights and a bench and stuff... and when I assembled it I noted that it said it was not to be used if you weighed more than 250lbs... and at that time I think I was 275 lbs when I was getting started losing weight... and I thought, man that sucks to have to get into shape in order to get into shape!

Back then, I ultimately lost down to 180 lbs and was running 5+ miles a day and doing 100 pushups morning/night and 20 chinups morning/night... and was never in better shape. That's also how I know 200 is my ideal weight because at 180lbs I looked kind of skinny on my 6' frame.

But anyway... My professional exercise equipment wasn't rated to support more than 250lbs... so... I definitely figure I had reason to worry about other places in the house that weren't designed to hang a person off of these days.

Yeah my weight has been all over the place as well

But the bus definitely can't wait for another weight loss

 

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I hear you... and it seems like a waste of energy to exercise to lose weight only to kill myself... and to deprive myself of food I want to eat before I die and am unable to eat anything ever again? No point.

 

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I hear you... and it seems like a waste of energy to exercise to lose weight only to kill myself... and to deprive myself of food I want to eat before I die and am unable to eat anything ever again? No point.

Exactly. If my time on this earth is coming to end, you bet your ass I'll grab some sushi on the way out, let's see if this bus can fit a drive-thru

Let em engrave this line on my tombstone haha