>How do you measure so it’s the correct weight when it dries?
There are calculators online. Also, you aren't going to get precision. You are going to have to weigh it after it cures.
There’s earthquake poles. Made by sticking a small pvc pipe into another snugly. You can then dangle kettlebells from bands on both ends, up to 50 lbs each.
They’re meant to engage your stabilizers, will be super wobbly and feel like lifting 300 lbs.
Otherwise don’t cheap out on a barbell, it’s hardened steel and won’t bend catastrophically.
You use a 1" solid steel rod cut to length, and install some 1" machine collars on it. Then you slap on some standard 1" plates and start lifting. > O but I want knurling
Frick off and buy one > O but my Oly plates
Frick off and buy one
t. have custom 5ft bar made during C19 days for OHP and DL
I'll post my homemade shit when I get home from work, it might give you some ideas. I used some round stock and put a length of pipe on the ends for plates to slide onto. It's super easy to find the right shit at any scrap yard and most will even cut shit to length for you if you don't have the means to diy.
Will add that it almost doesn't matter what kind of steel you use... mild steel, spring steel, tool steel will all work unless you're pulling 400+ lbs on a 7ft bar. Get whatever you can run down for cheapest. I'd avoid stainless it'll be more expensive and some alloys are brittle.
You can sometimes bump to 1 1/16" steel, check your "standard" plate hole sizes. They vary. Standard barbells come in 1" and 1 1/16" for this reason.
If the lack of knurling bothers you you can wrap it in tape. I never found it to be an issue tho.
I'll post my homemade shit when I get home from work, it might give you some ideas. I used some round stock and put a length of pipe on the ends for plates to slide onto. It's super easy to find the right shit at any scrap yard and most will even cut shit to length for you if you don't have the means to diy.
>How to make barbell?
Don't
Best option would be an oly bar, 2nd best is 30mm one (not 1" one).
However, buying standard (not olympic) barbells is always a lottery
I bought mine and i've been using it for around 6 years now. Bends only a little bit when i do shrugs because i go up to 280kg
>DIY Exercise Equipment
Your body and gravity are enough. Push ups, pull ups, walking up stairs/hills. Use the natural environment around you and eat well, and you don't need a gym.
Calisthenics and body weight exercises are certainly slept on. Stretching too as most people get very inflexible after their teens and don't realize it until their 30s.
I assume youre not strong enough to lift 200 pounds. just go for a wood pole/branch with sandbags attached.
look off the side of the road for metal poles/bars otherwise
do not cheap out on your barbell. do not DIY a barbell unless you have access to a suitable metal rod (you wont) (it is cheaper to just buy a cheap barbell)
I can use BOOKS or GALLONS OF WATER of course, but it isn't as handy as barbell.
The difficult part is finding a gripable bar that is still sturdy enough. If you manage that casting concrete weights is easy and cheap.
Yeah, I looked at craigslist - 150-200$ for a fricking metal stick.
Yeah you should definitely cheap out. What could go wrong?
>tfw when you fail and win at the same time
Any day you get under 675 and don't die is a win
What do you use for molds with concrete? How do you measure so it’s the correct weight when it dries?
>How do you measure so it’s the correct weight when it dries?
There are calculators online. Also, you aren't going to get precision. You are going to have to weigh it after it cures.
There’s earthquake poles. Made by sticking a small pvc pipe into another snugly. You can then dangle kettlebells from bands on both ends, up to 50 lbs each.
They’re meant to engage your stabilizers, will be super wobbly and feel like lifting 300 lbs.
Otherwise don’t cheap out on a barbell, it’s hardened steel and won’t bend catastrophically.
You use a 1" solid steel rod cut to length, and install some 1" machine collars on it. Then you slap on some standard 1" plates and start lifting.
> O but I want knurling
Frick off and buy one
> O but my Oly plates
Frick off and buy one
t. have custom 5ft bar made during C19 days for OHP and DL
Thanks for advice!
Ok, I'll wait anon
Will add that it almost doesn't matter what kind of steel you use... mild steel, spring steel, tool steel will all work unless you're pulling 400+ lbs on a 7ft bar. Get whatever you can run down for cheapest. I'd avoid stainless it'll be more expensive and some alloys are brittle.
You can sometimes bump to 1 1/16" steel, check your "standard" plate hole sizes. They vary. Standard barbells come in 1" and 1 1/16" for this reason.
If the lack of knurling bothers you you can wrap it in tape. I never found it to be an issue tho.
I'll post my homemade shit when I get home from work, it might give you some ideas. I used some round stock and put a length of pipe on the ends for plates to slide onto. It's super easy to find the right shit at any scrap yard and most will even cut shit to length for you if you don't have the means to diy.
It depends on how much you're planning to put on the bar
Buy a sandbag
This, reinforce a sandbag and you're good to go
Brick.
>How to make barbell?
Don't
Best option would be an oly bar, 2nd best is 30mm one (not 1" one).
However, buying standard (not olympic) barbells is always a lottery
I bought mine and i've been using it for around 6 years now. Bends only a little bit when i do shrugs because i go up to 280kg
Checked. You can probably do something with truck axles if you have access to a junkyard.
>DIY Exercise Equipment
Your body and gravity are enough. Push ups, pull ups, walking up stairs/hills. Use the natural environment around you and eat well, and you don't need a gym.
Calisthenics and body weight exercises are certainly slept on. Stretching too as most people get very inflexible after their teens and don't realize it until their 30s.
>What can I use?
something heavy?
I work in an office and use large rubber bands for resistance training
I assume youre not strong enough to lift 200 pounds. just go for a wood pole/branch with sandbags attached.
look off the side of the road for metal poles/bars otherwise
do not cheap out on your barbell. do not DIY a barbell unless you have access to a suitable metal rod (you wont) (it is cheaper to just buy a cheap barbell)
Lift other people. Once you feel comfortable with the weight you are lifting, find heavier people to lift and drop.