Damn, I haven't seen those before. They look really cool!

I have used regular lifting straps to deadlift before, but there are some issues there.
Using the straps, you lift literally only using the strap. What that means is when I deadlift 100kg, the strap rubs against/pushes into my skin with so much force that it really hurts, especially for reps.

Using them for pullups is something that I've also tried, but the issue is that even though the strap is hanging from a lower height than the bar so that when i catch it my elbows are aligned, once I start doing a pullup, I get to a point where I have reached the height of the strap, but not the height of the bar. To go further up, the only thing I can do is just pull with my right hand that's on the bar. In a nutshell, my left arm does the whole motion, but my right arm is just half way there, if that makes sense.

Thanks for your answer though! I can 99% of things with no difficulty. Dips, rowing, bench and most of the other stuff are of no concern and I have found a way to do them, but admittedly there are some exercises that are really good for certain muscles and that I haven't found a workaround for.

I'll look into inventing something myself for sure lol. If someone comes up with a genius idea down here, I'll put you on my patent.

I had a similar problem, and while I was trying to sort it out one day a lineman with the power company stopped by and asked for access to a power pole on my property. He told me that there was a cracked insulator and as we talked he said that if I was using any LED bulbs one of the symptoms would be the lights flickering. It took him about twenty minutes to make the repair and I've had no problems since. Hope this helps, good luck.

You can get wrist straps on the internet fairly easily. Whether or not you have enough of a thumb base to stop the strap from slipping off your wrist, I can't really tell, but since these kinds of straps are the easiest solution, they're worth trying first.

I have this :

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B001JTDIEQ?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

Buy one and see if it'll slide off your wrist. If it will, then return it. If it stays on, though, then pick up two D-rings and a small carabiner, and sew them into the strap. You can toss the strap over a bar and clip it on, holding you onto it.

You can also just go with one like this, with a hook.

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0145V6ISM?pd_rd_i=B0145V6ISM&pf_rd_p=b38bd23b-8546-4497-84d6-2732733ebfe8&pf_rd_r=VD7R3D0TWVPYR7GVJR7N&pd_rd_wg=o46J3&pd_rd_w=nlrIF&pd_rd_r=a7bb1a18-a520-40b9-a110-bcb3ae70590f

That would help for pulling exercises.

For pushes, though, like dumbbell presses, you need a prosthetic. It doesn't need to be a fully motorized prosthetic hand, but it DOES need to be something that's custom-molded to your hand and forearm. The end of it could be as simple as a U-shaped bracket and a ratchet strap, and you just put a dumbbell in, and strap it down. If the prosthetic is a tight, secure fit, you'll be able to exercise with it no problem. You won't be able to if it's just a strap, though. That much play and looseness will be impossible to manage (not to mention dangerous) in a press

Look into weight lifting hooks, they wrap around your wrist and should be able to easily hold your weight. Amazon carries tons of options and they are relatively inexpensive.

I’ve seen people on Instagram deadlift with a similar condition. If I can remember properly they were either using regular lifting straps or they had special ones that wrapped around your wrist and had a hook on the other end. You could probably use these for most heavy things you want to do.

If you find these straps you could also use them for pull-ups but I would definitely bring something to stand on so worst case scenario you don’t get stuck. You could also use the assisted pull-up machine and mess with the weights to increase difficulty.

Not really sure about a safe work around for dumbbell press with out someone spotting. (If there isn’t something already, there’s a chance you could invent something, or make a better version)

If you haven’t already, I would try the seated dip machine, you can hit parts of your chest you would normally have to decline press for. Also you can work your triceps without needing to pull anything since it’s a push machine.

Hopefully something from this is helpful, it’s great you’re getting in the gym and figuring shit out. This could also leave the door open for you to try and invent something.

You should figure out what's going on.

First I'd check what voltage you're getting at the panel and at the fixture. Sometimes you're at the end of a run and it's on the low side at the hookup. There could also be an issue with a connection somewhere that's causing voltage to sag. These are simple sanity checks that you can do with a multimeter or have an electrician check it out. If the voltage is below nominal, it exacerbates flickering/dimming issues.

If it's just a one or a few circuits, you need to figure out what else is on those circuits that could be causing the issue. Lights should be on their own circuits, simply so the lights don't go off when a breaker trips, but older homes tend to share. Like I have a room that dims whenever I go to print something. Some devices feed back 'noisy' power back into the circuit which can mess up the little DC power supplies in LED bulbs. You may have some circuits on inadequate wire gauge.

Fixing the circuits is ideal, but better LED bulbs will help a lot. They have more sophisticated DC power supply designs that are less sensitive to voltage sag and ripple. Also, consider dedicated LED fixtures vs. bulbs. The fixtures can have much better thermal designs and don't need to cram the power supply into tiny spaces. They are fundamentally better designs.

Could also be other devices on the circuit causing the flicker, as well as a shared neutral. My kitchen lights are on a dimmer and cause the living room LEDs to flicker/pulse when they're dimmed. Lots of issues with neutral and ground wires in this house and I remember that box being funky when I opened it.

Just do it the right way

Make sure you aren't using an LED in an enclosed fixture unless it is rated for it. Heat is a killer of LEDs and electronics in general.

Thank you

Congrats on your new house!! 😊 that makes sense & seems to be the consensus

I’ll take a look, thanks!

This is good to know; I’ve got one flickering so need to be ready to replace I guess!

How many bolts are supposed to go into the wall to hold the bracket? (You said you had 6 that held firmly)

...any idea of their weight capacity, or of the total weight for the TV + Bracket?

The reason walls are textured is to cut down on the echoes in small rooms. That said if you must have flat walls and they are temporary then Masonite or panel boards will be far far easier than plywood and way cheaper. You can paint it whatever color you want and hang it on double stick tape just fine.

Ok, thanks

We have a house built in the 80s and had this problem with LEDs too. We tried a bunch of different ones and eventually found a GE one that didn’t flicker.

No studs.

CMU wall with paneling on top of that.

LEDs flicker when they are failing or when driven by incompatible dimmers and other electronic controls. Your house wiring is probably fine. If it was bad it would be bad for any type of light. Fluorescent bulbs can also be incompatible with dimmers and electronic controls.

My inclination would be to find some cool / funky lightweight cloth to hang. Much easier to put up and take down, and would look worlds better than the overlay options you're considering.

No.

Ask the landlord if you can paint the wall “smooth” at your own expense. He’ll likely not object.

I’m with you. I hate shitty contractor special wall texture. The first thing I did in my new house was the long slow process of Venetian plastering the walls to a smooth matte finish. I would never put the effort into a rental. I think hanging fabric or peal and stick panels would be the move

Perhaps hang fabric over the walls?