You favourite DIY home gym equipment?!
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Bellchick91
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Hey!
I thought this would be a fun thread to start. Obviously, working out at home the odd time has it's advantages (stuck for time, no car, no money etc). I aim to get to the gym at least 3 days a week, but if I cant, I do a home workout. I've started to make my own "equipment" like using heavy books/bags as weights, and my dad's making me a pull up bar (out door-frames aren't made to suit a pull up bar - so he's making one in the shed for me out of some pipe!).
There's obviously loads more out that and alternatives you can do/make at home...what are your favourites?
I also like to use a broom to practice squat form - and using clean face towels on a wooden floor to do leg sliders and pikes! They're great!
So - what's your favourite?
I thought this would be a fun thread to start. Obviously, working out at home the odd time has it's advantages (stuck for time, no car, no money etc). I aim to get to the gym at least 3 days a week, but if I cant, I do a home workout. I've started to make my own "equipment" like using heavy books/bags as weights, and my dad's making me a pull up bar (out door-frames aren't made to suit a pull up bar - so he's making one in the shed for me out of some pipe!).
There's obviously loads more out that and alternatives you can do/make at home...what are your favourites?
I also like to use a broom to practice squat form - and using clean face towels on a wooden floor to do leg sliders and pikes! They're great!
So - what's your favourite?
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I'm already having fun with these:
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....no need to brag
Sweet, though0 -
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I constructed this diy bamboo barbell which I'm rather fond of.
http://youtu.be/Lh4_8kHYC7A
Then I made this calf raise.
Then there's 4" jerk blocks.
And I'm currently building a prowler from an old Gold Gym multi bench.
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OMG the barbell bamboo press would drive me insane keeping it steady...
My favorite is the new bench we got with the leg curl and leg lift attached to it. Also the pull up bar, I learned some great things to do with abs on this, forget just the pull ups.... LOL0 -
I have a portable step, a balance pad, and a set of resistance bands0
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nakedraygun wrote: »Few more pics....
I want your entire gym. Like now. I wish I had the room for this in my house!
Cool ideas everyone!! Keep em coming!!47Jacqueline wrote: »I have a portable step, a balance pad, and a set of resistance bands
I LOVE pull up bars - FULL body exercise. Seriously - should have started them on day one.
Great ideas people - keep em coming! This is a fun thread - share your ideas and construction work!0 -
OMG the barbell bamboo press would drive me insane keeping it steady...
My favorite is the new bench we got with the leg curl and leg lift attached to it. Also the pull up bar, I learned some great things to do with abs on this, forget just the pull ups.... LOL
That's most of the fun with the bamboo bar ... The harder you try and control it the more it shakes.
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Cool pics!
I'm a bit crunched for space but use adjustable Dumbbells & a folding treadmill make a pretty versatile, small home gym. Throw in some mats & mirrors. It gets the job done in a pinch when strapped for time during hectic work days by saving a good half-hour or so traveling to & from a gym.0 -
Loving the bamboo bar. That is pretty awesome0
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I second that. Creative thinking!0
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Bamboo bar is pretty awesome0
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I found a DIY solution to increase strength in forearms, wrist and grip. Take a length of PVC pipe and drill a hole through the center. Thread a rope through the hole and tie it off. Hang a kettlebell at the end of the length. Grip the pipe and twist the kettlebell up and then back down.0
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I made a slingshot for benching out of an old pair of Titan THP wraps.
I also made something like this from pipe. You can load however much weight you want. I usually have about 50lbs sitting on it and use it for swings
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I'm about to make a wall mount for resistance bands like the one in the video.
Watch "How to Build an Exercise Band Wall Mount Station For Cheap" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/D7wcyoSpW7A
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I found a DIY solution to increase strength in forearms, wrist and grip. Take a length of PVC pipe and drill a hole through the center. Thread a rope through the hole and tie it off. Hang a kettlebell at the end of the length. Grip the pipe and twist the kettlebell up and then back down.
I did this with a 1" wooden dowel for my hockey playing kid. She is 12 and uses a 2.5 lb weight at the end to strengthen her wrists and forearms.
We also have a removable door mounted pull-up bar that my 13yo son abuses. No day is complete without at least three sets of ten pull-ups. The 12yo does them too, but she pulls overhand, more like 2-3 sets of 5 or 6.0
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