Sunday, August 11, 2013

DIY Equipment

Here's a list of some cool DIY fitness equipment (note - I haven't tested most of these.  Will annotate with results and lessons learned after I've made them):
  • 2-Wheeled Ab Roller - this is awesome because these things are super-sturdy, last forever, and you can do one-arm roll-outs (which are super badass).
 
  • Homemade Dumbbells - dumbbells are pretty expensive, so it would be nice to be able to make your own loadable dumbbell.  Here are a couple different ideas:
From this forum, using 1.5" galvanized pipe and couplings

Even simpler, just 2" pipe and hockey tape; however, note that 2" pipe has a 2.375" outer diameter, so a lot of plates won't fit.  Just use 1.5" pipe (it has a 1.9" outer diameter) if you're worried about this.
  • Farmer's Carry Handles - found a couple interesting methods for super easy construction (and cheap).
 
This method uses a 4x4, floor flanges, and some pipe.


 
With rope and a piece of pipe, you can create an extremely cheap farmer carry implement.  Found here.





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