I got 1 inch cold roll for my power rack to have extra safety pins. Cut to fit my rack.They’ve more than supported 500+lbs I have set w/ a barbell on them.
Also before thatI had 1/4 inch pipe from Home Depot that held @least 300lbs.; but I felt safer w/ the cold roll.
[quote]APE. wrote:
I got 1 inch cold roll for my power rack to have extra safety pins. Cut to fit my rack.They’ve more than supported 500+lbs I have set w/ a barbell on them.
Also before thatI had 1/4 inch pipe from Home Depot that held @least 300lbs.; but I felt safer w/ the cold roll.[/quote]
I use dumbbell handles on my squat rack for safety pins. I don’t have a power rack. It is a squat rack.
[quote]Nick Danger wrote:
My “bench” is four 8"x8"x16" cinder blocks.
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’.[/quote]
I use cinder blocks for a wide variety of strength and conditioning exercises. You can’t beat the price.
Reverse Hyper:
Side view:
Close up of foot pad linkage:
Stone loading platform (and one of my stones):
Ghetto farmer’s walk handles:
Log trainer… I copied a design I saw on the internet and drew up plans on AutoCAD. A friend helped me weld it up.
DANG FAT!!! The stuff you have done is freakin’awesome!!! Where did you get the designs for the reverse hyper?
[quote]worker wrote:
DANG FAT!!! The stuff you have done is freakin’awesome!!! Where did you get the designs for the reverse hyper?[/quote]
Thanks, bud. The reverse hyper came from looking at pics of Westside’s RH. I’d try to get a good reference point with something I knew the size of (weight plates, for instance), then use that to figure out critical dimensions.
I drew it up in AutoCAD and it turned out perfect. All moving parts pivot on 1/2" hardened bolts through bronze sleeves, so I’m not worried about wear and tear on the wood.
Right now, I’m building a chain yoke and a base/foot hold for arm-over-arm truck pulls. My next project will be an oly platform.
Wilhelm,
That’s some great equipment. I have built farmers bars and a sled and use them after workouts or on off days. Do you plan entire workouts around strongman training or work the events in around normal powerlifting training?
Thanks
Hey Wilhelm thanks for the great pics and ideas!
thinking about making a sled anyone have any tips on how to do so?
[quote]ilyttoddll wrote:
thinking about making a sled anyone have any tips on how to do so? [/quote]
Nail three 2x4s across three or four others. Cut the bottom ones in an angle so it wont dig into the soil. Now cut 45 degree angles on some more to go around the edges so the plate wont fall off. Tie some rope to it and you’ll be good to go.
I went to a pipe fabricator and asked for surplus. They had 4 pipes that weighed 275 each. I used those as weight.
[quote]fat wilhelm wrote:
worker wrote:
DANG FAT!!! The stuff you have done is freakin’awesome!!! Where did you get the designs for the reverse hyper?
Thanks, bud. The reverse hyper came from looking at pics of Westside’s RH. I’d try to get a good reference point with something I knew the size of (weight plates, for instance), then use that to figure out critical dimensions.
I drew it up in AutoCAD and it turned out perfect. All moving parts pivot on 1/2" hardened bolts through bronze sleeves, so I’m not worried about wear and tear on the wood.
Right now, I’m building a chain yoke and a base/foot hold for arm-over-arm truck pulls. My next project will be an oly platform.[/quote]
wilhelm, my only son, care to bless us with the reverse hyper plans? haha It looks well done. I was just about to post the question for good RH plans. Reverse engineering mastermind.
[quote]Limbic wrote:
wilhelm, my only son, care to bless us with the reverse hyper plans? haha It looks well done. I was just about to post the question for good RH plans. Reverse engineering mastermind.[/quote]
Yeah, I can do that. Let me clean them up and put them in a format that would be usable by most. Since these were done for my own use, they’re not quite as detailed (as far as bill of materials and such) as they would have been for use by someone else. I can answer any questions once I post 'em.
[quote]fat wilhelm wrote:
Limbic wrote:
wilhelm, my only son, care to bless us with the reverse hyper plans? haha It looks well done. I was just about to post the question for good RH plans. Reverse engineering mastermind.
Yeah, I can do that. Let me clean them up and put them in a format that would be usable by most. Since these were done for my own use, they’re not quite as detailed (as far as bill of materials and such) as they would have been for use by someone else. I can answer any questions once I post 'em.[/quote]
Wilhelm, have you tried designing a Donkey Calf Raise? I’d rigged a setup off a leg extension attachment and dipping belt, but the setup took too long for it to be part of the routine. From my experience the Donkeys are best for calves.
http://www.uship.com/shipment/Donkey-Calf-Machine/427433507/
http://www.larryscott.com/bio/products/equipment/donkeycalf.cfm
Not really poor mans work but I made these farmers bars, they still need a paint job.
Materials:
Handle 2" tubing, 7" long
Ends 2" stainless solid rod, 12" long
Midsection 3" tubing 1/2" thick wall, 36" long
Total length 5 ft
Total Weight 70lbs.
Bumping this great thread and a question…
I want to build a stone platform, Due to space constraints I think building a wooden platform that fits in my power rack with it resting on the pins or the pins going through it would be a cool way to do it. I think I remember seeing this same design somewhere? Does anyone have a link to what I am talking about or have any ideas/suggestions on how to make this better?