Other Home Made Equipment Links
McMaster-Carr is a supplier for nearly everything.
This to That has excellent advice on how to glue stuff.
Gruntbrain's Grotto a new how to make forum.
Home Made Equipment contains excellent ideas.
Crossfit excellent workouts AND equipment section
Home Made Strength Equipment includes designs for a bench, pulling racks, and a reverse hyper machine.
GripPage currently has designs for a thick handle bar and a wrist roller.
The Underground Forum contains an article by gradpab that has many home made ideas. First go to "Underground Forum." Then go to "Q&A Strength and Conditioning", select "View Archive." Select "Strange training aids that work." Sorry it is so complicated. They won't allow a direct link! To make it simpler, I reprinted it here.
Judo America contains an article about spring loaded mats. Basically they use old tires to create a spring type mat. I have tried the mat, and it is incredible. It feels and looks like landing on a Professional wrestling mat. I can't recommend it enough. If you have the room, it can't be beat.
Home Made Lifting is an excellent site, if you have welding equipment. The grip machine is awesome!
Scottish Heavy Athletics has article on how to make Scottish Highland Games equipment.
Simon's has information on how to make a strand puller and a door frame chinup bar.
This Old Atlas Stone has excellent instructions on making your own Atlas Stone.
Kettlebell has a diagram of how to make a kettlebell out of a tricep bar.
Physical Education Digest has detailed instructions on making water-filled medicine balls. They also have a list of old articles on equipment, that look quite interesting, here.
Fred the Head has an excellent plan to make a head, for various marial arts applications.
Hey Dummy has plans for a stand up martial arts dummy. It is simular to the BOB dummy only a lot cheaper!
J.V. has a excellent design for "Tight Wad" farmers walk bars. There is also an article about a leg extension and leg curl attachment here.
Big Steel has an article about makeing think handle dumbells out of wood. Big Steel also has an article about testing the strength of nails here. There are also articles on making clubbells and an adjustable gripper here.
Theministryoffitness has a VERY detailed plan for a squat rack.
Shermworks has plans for making thick handled bars.
Old-dude has information on how to make dumbbells and kettlebells.
Scottish American Athletes of the Central Coast has instructions for making weights for height and hammers.
Gripboard has a lot of grip related equipment ideas.
Brian's Strength and equipment site includes an idea using plumbing pipe as well as a lot of other homemade ideas.
Bryce's site has another welding idea as well as a lot of other homemade ideas.
joeskopec.com has some nice ideas.
Homemade Gym Tools has some great ideas. Be sure to check out the pinch block.
Books
Home Gym Plans is a book about making equipment with wood. More information can be found here.
Welding Projects is a book with a variety of projects, including sports and weight related. More information can be found here.
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