{"id":466,"date":"2018-08-24T15:40:56","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T15:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakdancingninja.com\/proto\/?page_id=466"},"modified":"2026-05-24T23:21:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T23:21:21","slug":"flare-trainer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/breakdancingninja.com\/proto\/flare-trainer\/","title":{"rendered":"Flare Trainer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Background<\/h2>\n<p>A fast way to learn how to flare and get the strength. You can buy these or make your own. You still need to be strong and flexible but the technique is developed much faster with the flare trainer.<\/p>\n<h2>Build Your Own Flare Trainer<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/breakdancingninja.com\/images\/Breakdancing_Gear\/flare_trainer\/breakdancing_Flare_Trainer.gif\" alt=\"Breakdancing Ninja Flare Trainer\" width=\"630\" height=\"382\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Flare Trainer Schematic<\/p>\n<p>You will need a place to hang it that is at least 10 feet (3m) high and the following:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spreader Bar<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Keeps the rope from getting tangled. About 4 feet<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eye Hook Swivel&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; Goes on top of the spreader bar. Any swivel will work, I&#8217;ve used mountain climbing gear.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/breakdancingninja.com\/images\/Breakdancing_Gear\/flare_trainer\/swivel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"191\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Mountain Climbing Swivel<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eye Hook Pulley<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; You need two of these at the ends of the spreader bar. All sorts of different pulleys can be used in terms of sizes and brands.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/breakdancingninja.com\/images\/Breakdancing_Gear\/flare_trainer\/eye_hook_pulley.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"320\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Eye Hook Pulley<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Foot Straps<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Another challenge is getting your feet attached to the ropes. I used Husky HangAlls.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/breakdancingninja.com\/images\/Breakdancing_Gear\/flare_trainer\/Leg_strap.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"292\" height=\"177\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rope<\/strong> &#8211; If it doesn&#8217;t break its good.<\/p>\n<h2>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"734\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"153\"><strong>Parts list<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"287\"><strong>Part Info<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"294\"><strong>Purchased From<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Pipe<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">1\/2 in. x 36 in. Black Steel<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Home Depot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Eye Bolts (Quantity 4)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">1\/4 in. x 2-1\/2 in. Zinc Plated Steel Eye Bolts<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Home Depot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Quicklinks (Quantity 3)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">1\/4&#8243; Quick Link Lehigh (Use two from the foot strap to save money)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Home Depot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Eye Swivel<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Petzl Swivel &#8211; Small Item<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">REI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Pulleys (Quantity 2)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">SMC CR Crevasse Rescue Pulley Item<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">REI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Rope (140 in long)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Foot Strap (Quantity 2)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Husky 24in Hangalls<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Home Depot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Chain 24 inch (Quantity 2)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">#2.0 Passing Link Chain Zinc<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Home Depot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2>Setup<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/breakdancingninja.com\/images\/Breakdancing_Gear\/flare_trainer\/Flare-Trainer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"540\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/breakdancingninja.com\/images\/Breakdancing_Gear\/flare_trainer\/Foot-Straps.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"391\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/breakdancingninja.com\/images\/Breakdancing_Gear\/flare_trainer\/Starting-Position.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"287\"><\/p>\n<p>Flare Machine in at a gymnastics gym<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hB1yRY0TeMg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" target=\"_top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/form>\n<h2>Double Leg Circle On the Floor<\/h2>\n<p>No hanging required, buy from&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fitprogress.com\/shop\/fitcircles\/\">FitProgress. <\/a>I&#8217;ve used it, it&#8217;s good.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Learn Flare Faster with this Machine!\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4evLoHun5j4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Still Have Questions?<\/h2>\n<p>I am not the best at explaining stuff so if this contraption is confusing to build&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:theBreakdancingNinja@gmail.com\">email me&nbsp;<\/a>and I&#8217;ll&nbsp;update this page. Share any tips and videos of your flare trainer so we can all benefit.<\/p>\n<p>-Breakdancing Ninja<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background A fast way to learn how to flare and get the strength. You can buy these or make your own. You still need to be strong and flexible but the technique is developed much faster with the flare trainer. Build Your Own Flare Trainer Flare Trainer Schematic You will need a place to hang &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/breakdancingninja.com\/proto\/flare-trainer\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Flare Trainer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-466","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/breakdancingninja.com\/proto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/breakdancingninja.com\/proto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/breakdancingninja.com\/proto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breakdancingninja.com\/proto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breakdancingninja.com\/proto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=466"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/breakdancingninja.com\/proto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/466\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1492,"href":"https:\/\/breakdancingninja.com\/proto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/466\/revisions\/1492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/breakdancingninja.com\/proto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}