You favourite DIY home gym equipment?!
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I have a skipping rope, kettle bells, yoga props (block, strap etc). I'd love a wall ball and medicine ball as well. I mostly use the skipping rope and kettle bells along with body weight exercises (e.g. Burpees, squat jumps) if I'm working out at home.0
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I have a wooden power cage that my husband built for me as well as a bench. He also installed a pull up bar from the ceiling in the garage. I don't have a picture but it's perfect for what I need.0
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successgal1 wrote: »My resistance band wallmount is just about complete. I have to wait for the man of the house to finish screwing in those top two screw eyes, I totally ran out of upper body strength on that. Oak and the large screw eyes I used might have been a bit of overkill. They go all the way into the stud along with the screws. I forgot how HARD oak is! The only thing that will take this wall mount down is termites from the stud side!
Great idea, but I think you should do resistance band exercises until you have the strength to do it yourself!
Some really good ideas on this thread. I'm leaning more towards home mode for my workouts for time efficiency reasons mostly, and this thread has given me some great ideas.0 -
Huh, I was envisioning a horizontal mount so that each band/set of bands would hang down vertically and separately from each other. Guess it works either way.
Hey! Interesting idea.I bought the black mountain product set of bands. Its got two heavy bands along with the rest. Anyway they all clip to the handles so you can use one band or more. So you can easily move bands and "weight ". I also have flat bands in addition to the tubes. The bands are effective for different body parts depending on where they are anchored, and of course they can be used unanchored.0 -
robertw486 wrote: »
Great idea, but I think you should do resistance band exercises until you have the strength to do it yourself!
LOL believe me that thought occurred to me! As it was, he finished screwing in those top two eyes and he too was surprised at how tough it was, and he's 6'2" with sufficient muscle. The eyes are 3/8 x 4 1/2 inches. They went through 2 inches of oak, the dry wall then into the stud. I probably could have made the pilot holes a little bigger but I couldn't find a larger drill bit.
Yes he was surprised I got any of them in at all, sheer female determination to get the job done. They actually got hot from friction I noticed. I'm suffering a whole body DOMS today, I didn't have upper body strength but I could brace against the screw driver and drive up with my legs. I need to sit my butt down at my desk and get some work done, so yay! Rest day.
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successgal1 wrote: »robertw486 wrote: »
Great idea, but I think you should do resistance band exercises until you have the strength to do it yourself!
LOL believe me that thought occurred to me! As it was, he finished screwing in those top two eyes and he too was surprised at how tough it was, and he's 6'2" with sufficient muscle. The eyes are 3/8 x 4 1/2 inches. They went through 2 inches of oak, the dry wall then into the stud. I probably could have made the pilot holes a little bigger but I couldn't find a larger drill bit.
Yes he was surprised I got any of them in at all, sheer female determination to get the job done. They actually got hot from friction I noticed. I'm suffering a whole body DOMS today, I didn't have upper body strength but I could brace against the screw driver and drive up with my legs. I need to sit my butt down at my desk and get some work done, so yay! Rest day.
Just a tip for the future, any kind of lubricant on the fastener will help tremendously. Anything like WD40, hell even just some dish soap on the threads will make a surprising difference.0 -
successgal1 wrote: »robertw486 wrote: »
Great idea, but I think you should do resistance band exercises until you have the strength to do it yourself!
LOL believe me that thought occurred to me! As it was, he finished screwing in those top two eyes and he too was surprised at how tough it was, and he's 6'2" with sufficient muscle. The eyes are 3/8 x 4 1/2 inches. They went through 2 inches of oak, the dry wall then into the stud. I probably could have made the pilot holes a little bigger but I couldn't find a larger drill bit.
Yes he was surprised I got any of them in at all, sheer female determination to get the job done. They actually got hot from friction I noticed. I'm suffering a whole body DOMS today, I didn't have upper body strength but I could brace against the screw driver and drive up with my legs. I need to sit my butt down at my desk and get some work done, so yay! Rest day.
Just a tip for the future, any kind of lubricant on the fastener will help tremendously. Anything like WD40, hell even just some dish soap on the threads will make a surprising difference.
Thanks for the tip! I actually thought of using some candlewax, but I suppose ADD set in and I forgot about it!0 -
I dont do the gym , I have sets of 18 , 24 & 32 kilogram kettlebells along with a steel mace besides using them I do windsprints & bodyweight stuff.0
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Hey Nakedraygun......love the dog in the pictures. Sometimes when I'm walking mine, I call it resistance training as I either am pulling them or they are pulling me!
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I have a strange living room that steps down I big step. I use till hate it but now it's like a built in step up. I love doing this while the TV is on for a few extra calories burned.0
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Great ideas!
A couple years ago I made 2 weighted body bars (one 20 lbs the other 50 lbs) out of sand and PVC tubing. That came in handy when I needed heavier weights and was slowly building up my home gym.0 -
jeremywm1977 wrote: »riffraff2112 wrote: »Nothing fancy for me. Nice elliptical, basic bench, lots of free weight, ab ball, ab roller, chin up bar.
I recently purchased a chin up assist strap, which has helped me work out the back at home. I am very very close to not needing it any more but I find if I want to do 4 or 5 sets of chin-ups of assorted grip lengths it has allowed me to use proper form and to concentrate on the full range of motion.
You made all that stuff? Including the elliptical? Great craftsmanship!
He also drew by hand and painted those iconic images of Ali and Jordan. He is a renaissance man.
Oh my. I really should read the title of the thread next time. I thought we were sharing pics of our 'man caves'. DOH!0 -
rainbow198 wrote: »Great ideas!
A couple years ago I made 2 weighted body bars (one 20 lbs the other 50 lbs) out of sand and PVC tubing. That came in handy when I needed heavier weights and was slowly building up my home gym.
Love to see these.
I have this idea percolating in the back of my mind on how to build some of the components from PVC for a GHD.0 -
Thanks! I'm presently working on leash training with her. She's a very submissive puppy which is a great foundation to begin from.Hey Nakedraygun......love the dog in the pictures. Sometimes when I'm walking mine, I call it resistance training as I either am pulling them or they are pulling me!0 -
I'm gonna have to move to my mums for a week a so while the house I am buying all goes through. It will hamper my Insanity programme, but I will still workout while I am there. For that reason my military strap for suspension training will come in really handy! 0
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nakedraygun wrote: »rainbow198 wrote: »Great ideas!
A couple years ago I made 2 weighted body bars (one 20 lbs the other 50 lbs) out of sand and PVC tubing. That came in handy when I needed heavier weights and was slowly building up my home gym.
Love to see these.
I have this idea percolating in the back of my mind on how to build some of the components from PVC for a GHD.
Definitely post em up. I've been pondering building a GHR too. They are pretty simple really, no moving parts (other than an adjustable ankle brace).0 -
nakedraygun wrote: »rainbow198 wrote: »Great ideas!
A couple years ago I made 2 weighted body bars (one 20 lbs the other 50 lbs) out of sand and PVC tubing. That came in handy when I needed heavier weights and was slowly building up my home gym.
Love to see these.
I have this idea percolating in the back of my mind on how to build some of the components from PVC for a GHD.
Definitely post em up. I've been pondering building a GHR too. They are pretty simple really, no moving parts (other than an adjustable ankle brace).
I definitely will, but first I need to find some time to finish that prowler I am building.
In regards to the GHD you are planning to build @DopeItUp , have you put any ideas to paper? I've not, but I've run around Hope Depot taking pictures of parts I think I will need and looking again on CraigsList for another old multi-bench with a leg curl attachment and supports to build the structure from, unless I build it completely out wood -- but I want the structure as sturdy and light-weight as possible and yes there are aesthetics.0 -
My favourite is the hula hoop. I've used it for a year now and it's so easy to pick up when your feeling too tired to work out on anything else. I also bought a spinning bike which is in front of the TV. This way it gets used. Also I have a boxing bag and mitts which is great to use to relieve stress. I recently bought a weights bench and bar to go along with my set of dumbells. I used to train at gym 5 times a week but don't have the time to go now. Investing in so much kit is really worth it.0
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nakedraygun wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »rainbow198 wrote: »Great ideas!
A couple years ago I made 2 weighted body bars (one 20 lbs the other 50 lbs) out of sand and PVC tubing. That came in handy when I needed heavier weights and was slowly building up my home gym.
Love to see these.
I have this idea percolating in the back of my mind on how to build some of the components from PVC for a GHD.
Definitely post em up. I've been pondering building a GHR too. They are pretty simple really, no moving parts (other than an adjustable ankle brace).
I definitely will, but first I need to find some time to finish that prowler I am building.
In regards to the GHD you are planning to build @DopeItUp , have you put any ideas to paper? I've not, but I've run around Hope Depot taking pictures of parts I think I will need and looking again on CraigsList for another old multi-bench with a leg curl attachment and supports to build the structure from, unless I build it completely out wood -- but I want the structure as sturdy and light-weight as possible and yes there are aesthetics.
Ehhh, my biggest problem is lack of space. So I was thinking of building something that would bolt to an upright (or two) of my cage, like so:
Or something between the uprights like this:
(this is a reverse hyper but you get the idea)
But meh, it would need to be removable and I don't really have a place to put it when it's removed so I haven't actually done anything yet. I might knock down part of my basement workshop (that I never use, since 90% of my tools are in the garage) and put some stuff in there, like a cable crossover and a GHR.0 -
Heavy blankets or sheets for battle ropes.I also use the wood dining room chair(35 lbs) for ab twist, crate for a step0
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socalgardengal wrote: »Heavy blankets or sheets for battle ropes.I also use the wood dining room chair(35 lbs) for ab twist, crate for a step
I was battling a garden hose the other day and thought about about a DIY battle ropes article I read. Fire department hoses! They seem like they would be too heavy for me, but anyone interested may ask your local FD for any used hoses.0 -
Hacked together a Safety Squat Bar today since I didn't feel like spending $400 on a good one. This is a decades-old York bar that I cut up and added 3"x3/8" flat bar to the ends to camber the bar about 6". The handles are 1.125" round bar with grip tape for handles. The padding is just roll cage padding. Might be a little too thin, I may have to scrounge up an old pool noodle or something if it's not sufficient. We'll see.
About $65 investment overall, plus a couple hours of time. Didn't even bother painting it or anything, meh.0
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