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Post by Bruce Tackett on Sept 30, 2021 15:43:45 GMT
I swear! I'm not even cold in the ground yet.
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Post by BigBruvOfEnglandUK on Oct 9, 2021 20:26:12 GMT
I don't care how simple any of the equipment you made is or even if you didn't have to make it, you just found something that you have repurposed as exercise equipment. If you think it's useful, tell us about it or even post pics. Here's some of mine. A short length of broom handle. I just rubbed the ends against a brick wall to round them off. Useful for cable pushdowns, triceps overhead extensions etc. A longer length of broom handle for things like cable pullovers. (Cat just came in from his morning patrol). A suspension trainer made from parachute cord attached to a hook in the door frame. (Sierra Hook handles, not homemade). There are examples of homemade handles in Grunt and Shen's Workshop at the link at the bottom of the site. If you are going to reply please don't quote my post as it takes up too much space. Show some consideration for people with slower connections or using their phones to read the site, m8s.
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Post by BigBruvOfEnglandUK on Oct 9, 2021 20:31:05 GMT
A very simple slant board. As you can see it's just a brick and a scrap of plywood. These are just some velcro straps that I found at the hardware store that looked like they might be useful. You can attach them to bands or in this case an overhead hook to do things like pullups with them by putting your hands through the loops to take the grip out of the exercise. I've found this useful when I've had an injured hand but still wanted to exercise. Adjustable T handle and dip and body row station made from threaded steel pipes. I put a vinyl hose sleeve on the handles of the dip station to make it more comfortable. It wasn't much cheaper than the cheap ones you can buy but I wanted this to be much shorter than those.
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Post by BigBruvOfEnglandUK on Oct 9, 2021 20:45:19 GMT
Chest expander handles made from U bolts and plastic pipe.
These are just Just plastic buckets filled with concrete with an eye bolt to attach handles, ropes, towels etc. They can be used for kettlebell swings, curls, attach to a dipping belt etc. Whatever you do, do not rely on an original bucket handle as they will break off. For isometrics you can use things like.. Plastic pipe. Thick cotton cord tied in a loop. Thick cotton cord with small loops along it's length to attach handles. Webbing lifting straps.
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Dave Reslo
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Post by Dave Reslo on Oct 9, 2021 23:01:44 GMT
I don't have it anymore but at one time I had two small thin squares of wood (I think it was actually made from left over floor laminate), positioned parallel with some old mattress springs between them, and I'd try and close them together to train pinch grip/thumb exercises. I wrapped it in strong tape so that it never opened too wide.
I made my own throwing hammer (which doubles as a swinging mace), will post photos if I ever find any. It's a 1 m solid pvc pipe with grip tape at one end, and at the other some dumbbell weights weigh a few munsen rings or similar clips on either side. To get everything fitting tighter, I'd roll a little bit of newspaper around the pipe before screwing the rings down. There's still a chance of the weights flying off when it's thrown so I taped them all together to make them easier to find.
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Post by gruntbrain on Oct 9, 2021 23:08:57 GMT
Prepare for sticker shock when shopping for steel pipe . Btw, wood dowels ain't cheap either . I recently purchased a 4' length dowel with a 2" diameter for $15.
Home Depot sells 2' lengths of braided vinyl hose with a variety of diameters . Cut to desired lengths to create handles . There's a .5" difference between the inner and outer diameters and as a result, the give with the hose is slight. In any case, I prefer such handles to rigid ones . For training grip look for hose with a 2.5" outer diameter .
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Post by BigBruvOfEnglandUK on Oct 9, 2021 23:51:31 GMT
There's loads of building plots in this area and people are forever dumping their rubbish on them. There's often things like scraps of pipe and broom handles etc.
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Post by Dave Reslo on Oct 10, 2021 8:47:43 GMT
I have one of those foldable metal chairs like they have in the wrestling, and had previously put carpet protectors / furniture sliders on the feet. I'd left a sandbag on it overnight and just this moment realised I could use it as a sledge for pushing/dragging. I'm actually quite excited by this so might write more after some experimenting.
BTW an opinion on "sandbag training": Get a military surplus bag, get bags of gravel (they usually weigh ~20kg each), put them inside the army bag without opening them. This minimises your chances of making a big mess.
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Post by lardy on Oct 10, 2021 9:01:20 GMT
Do the kids count as exercise equipment I made? lifting them off of the ground 50 times a day must do something, I might need progressive overload, brb putting my 10kg weight vest on my 3 year old.
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Post by Dave Reslo on Oct 11, 2021 20:33:26 GMT
For kettlebell swings with normalbell weights, tie a knot in a fabric belt, feed the loop through the inside of the weights then back through itself to be your handle; hold it with a rope-pull grip or tie an end knot to make it easier, or feed through a bit of pipe with grip tape for a handle if you want I'm not here to judge.
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Post by Deuce Gunner on Oct 11, 2021 20:51:21 GMT
Do the kids count as exercise equipment I made? lifting them off of the ground 50 times a day must do something, I might need progressive overload, brb putting my 10kg weight vest on my 3 year old. If you feed them, they grow.
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Post by jonrock on Oct 12, 2021 17:07:33 GMT
I have one of those foldable metal chairs like they have in the wrestling, and had previously put carpet protectors / furniture sliders on the feet. I'd left a sandbag on it overnight and just this moment realised I could use it as a sledge for pushing/dragging. I'm actually quite excited by this so might write more after some experimenting. BTW an opinion on "sandbag training": Get a military surplus bag, get bags of gravel (they usually weigh ~20kg each), put them inside the army bag without opening them. This minimises your chances of making a big mess. To that, I will add to use 2 military bags, one inside the other. It will be more difficult to grab the bag and it will not spoil the sand/dust.
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Post by stormshadow on Oct 13, 2021 14:28:07 GMT
Bruv, great job. Thanks for sharing. I like how pragmatic you are. Even using a brick wall to sand wood instead of sandpaper. Inspiring.
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Post by BigBruvOfEnglandUK on Oct 13, 2021 18:44:31 GMT
I actually have sandpaper but it was quicker to round the dowel off on a wall. More handy carpentry tips coming your way soon, Stormy m8.
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Post by BigBruvOfEnglandUK on Jan 1, 2022 5:28:26 GMT
I sent a message to Jabbers R.I.P. some weeks ago not knowing he had passed away. I was asking him to get a pic of his dumbbells that he made from scrap metals at work and post it in this thread. I thought it was odd when he didn't reply. Well, I've tracked down some pics here. www.facebook.com/groups/262681228448/posts/10158954843363449/
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