I have a confession. I have always wanted to learn how to make stuff, but I’ve never put in the effort to do so. This never bothered me until I got seriously into strength training. The grip world especially was full of little gadgets and gizmos that I quickly tired of buying stuff and decided that I’d take a crack at making my own equipment. How hard could it be to make a couple of homemade dumbbells?
Hard enough for me to get discouraged. So I retreated into the world of equipment I had already bought, and stuff that I didn’t have to alter: barbells, stones, cinderblocks, boards, etc.
But the more I look around the web, the more fascinated I am by all the DIY fitness guys. This video below shows how to make something I absolutely love: thick handled dumbbells. It’s surprisingly non-intimidating as far as craftsmanship, even to me.
Do any of you handyman gurus out there have any tips for anyone trying to make dumbbells?
Josh
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Here are some ideas. The first is my idea.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/64300796@N07/sets/72157627808096684/
http://www.biancolo.com/articles/dumbbells-pipes-and-muscle-clamps
http://www.musclesofiron.com/589/homemade-dumbbells-and-platform/
http://www.shermworks.com/bars.htm
http://www.rosstraining.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=33251