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DIY Equipment Updates
Below are three new homemade equipment links that have been added to the forum archive. These links were passed along by readers of the site. Thanks to everyone for contributing.
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Homemade Adjustable Safety Squat Rack
Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 – Part 5
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Another Option for Sandbag Construction
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Homemade Weighted Vest
http://www.home-gym-bodybuilding.com/homemade-weight-vest.html
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Homemade Exercise Equipment Archives
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I’ve made a sandbag for around $12. Wal-mart sells a nylon ‘sleeping bag’ bag with a pull string and three straps on the sides (one on both ends and one in the middle – maybe I’ll take a pic and post it.). I bought a 50lb bag of sand and using the bags that a 20/25lb bag of dry dog food (very sturdy) comes in I was able to secure the bag of sand inside that and I just duck taped it a couple times to make it fit tight around the bag of sand. I placed that inside the nylon bag I bought from Wal-Mart. Works perfect!
That’s a very clever sandbag technique. Plus, as the really cool kids demonstrated, the small bags are useful on their own, too! Good work!
I really like that squat rack that is shown, but I think that a few modifications are in order.
The picture of the rack shows that the weight bar in the top position (ie…the position where you would step under the bar and then shoulder it) is too close to the safety bars. The range of motion that one could get if standing in this rack assembly and using the safety bars is about twelve inches.
My suggestion (which is something that I myself plan to do in the near future) would be to have the top rack position independent of the safety bars. This way, I can have the top rack set adjustable (based on the method that the author uses by inserting the 1.25″ tubing inside of the 1.5″ tubing, and drilling holes in the smaller tubing for an adjustment pin), so that it can be moved based on who is using it or what exercise I might be performing.
The safety bars would be another separate rack assembly which can also be adjusted up or down. This way, I can have my weight bar up at about shoulder level for squats, and then the safety bars could be set to just above waist level in case they are needed. This gives my a lot more room for range of motion of the exercise.
I would somehow tie both units together so that they are stable and could not move away from each other.
These are just some thoughts after reading thru the authors blog. I like his concept, and since I’m not a welder, I like the fact that he can build something like this by using nuts and bolts.
Thanks for the post.