lol..for f#$%s sake! you're not going to bring the house down by suspending a woman from the joist. If you do, then you must live in Ethiopia where there are no codes to follow when building homes. Just get a few hooks into the joist and you're set. Safe, sane and hopefully consensual.

As far as the engine hoist goes....lol if you weigh more than even my 4 cylinder honda prelude engine does....you should be dead of a heart attack long ago. Yes, using an engine hoist gives more than adequate lifting power.

have fun, sure wish I could do something like it...