[quote]mattwray wrote:
Djwlfpack wrote:
Anyone have any good ideas for making blast straps or chains? I’d be taking them to my gym or a playground, so I don’t need to worry about bolting them into the ceiling or anything.
Thanks,
Dan
Use dog leashes and buy some d handles. You can get D handles for like $6 each and leashes for about the same.
-Thats for blast straps. [/quote]
Dog leashes…never thought of that. Sounds logical enough. Any suggestion as to how long they should be?
D handles I can get at a hardware store?
You’ll have to excuse my ignorance, I wasn’t taught much in the way of craftmanship.
For leashes you would need to get whatever length is right for your rack. I would probably get them a little short, since they aren’t adjustable like blast straps. As they get easier you can elevate your feet to make it deeper.
[quote]rniel wrote:
Another thing to show. I took a tricep bar and took a hacksaw to it to make adjustable kettlebells for swinging. They work good, but it’s hard to make the weights stay on there. I have to screw it down tight. The only problem I have with them is the snatches where it has to rotate back on your wrist are not really possible with these.[/quote]
That is brilliant, I had been trying to make something like those for ages, it never occurred to be to hack one of those tricep bars in two.
You could use those attached with a chain to a barbell to increase resistance at the top of a squat / bench etc…
For leashes you would need to get whatever length is right for your rack. I would probably get them a little short, since they aren’t adjustable like blast straps. As they get easier you can elevate your feet to make it deeper.[/quote]
Thanks for all the help, I appreciate it. This thread has been very informative.
This is an awesome thread!! Alright who’s got the building plans for the PVC pipe sled. I plan to use it on a grass field, so I think it would be easier to pull than the the wood sled I seen on here.
[quote]worker wrote:
I bought car ties at Dicks and them used old rings from a gymnastics team. They really work quite well![/quote]
Yeah, I’ve been calling around to different gymnastics studios (I think that’s what they’re called) asking if they have any old rings they’re willing to part with.
I’ll have a look at them tomorrow. I am sure they a pretty long as I always have quite a bit of leftover that I tie around the side of the power rack. The ones I bought were used to fasten skis to the top of a vehicle. I am almost positive they were under $20.
It’s low (8" high - if you need it higher then add another layer for each needed 8" increase), but 16" wide (wide enough for me), and leaving small gaps between the blocks it’s ~34" long (add another block or 2 if you need more length). Add an old terry cloth bath towel if it’s not comfortable.
For incline/decline (although I haven’t tried this yet), scrap 3/4" plywood (32" x 16" or whatever), with a few short pieces of scrap 2x4 to raise one end, could suffice. Double up the plywood, or add a 2x4 brace lengthwise down the middle if more support is needed.
It ain’t pretty but it can work while you’re saving for a real bench.
I experimented with using cinder blocks to make a “rack” to hold a barbell but it seemed like an ‘accident waiting to happen’.
i am trying to come up with a solution to protect my floors in my house.
I can either try to get cheap rubber flooring(very hard) or I will make a wooden deadlift/ clean platform. It will also be used for DB bench when I need to drop the weight.
I checked the Rack Jerk boxes but those are way too big for the limited space I have. I am looking to make squat standards of some type. I don’t know how to weld otherwise that would be what I would do. You think construction with wood and pipes would be possible?
Anybody have any ideas about to make a cheap weight vest? I was looking at prices and saw a 20 lb for like 140. I rather swallow 2-10 pound plates than pay that.
This thread appears to have slowed up a bit but it’s been so good I think we should try to keep it going.
I’ve got a question regarding making safety rails for squats and doing rack pulls etc. If my options for the rails were to use wood, steel tube or steel pipe, what would be the minimum dimensions for each type of material you would use for this purpose in order to be safe?
Allowing for about 200kg load would be more than enough at the moment as I’ve got a while to go before I hit this mark with my lifts!
Also, when using steel for chin up bars and squat racks, what sort of steel are you guys using - galvanised, stainless, black steel?
[quote]bg100 wrote:
This thread appears to have slowed up a bit but it’s been so good I think we should try to keep it going.
I’ve got a question regarding making safety rails for squats and doing rack pulls etc. If my options for the rails were to use wood, steel tube or steel pipe, what would be the minimum dimensions for each type of material you would use for this purpose in order to be safe?
Allowing for about 200kg load would be more than enough at the moment as I’ve got a while to go before I hit this mark with my lifts!
Also, when using steel for chin up bars and squat racks, what sort of steel are you guys using - galvanised, stainless, black steel?