anyone of you have created your own gym equipment at home . Does anyone have a pull up bar created at your own garage or indoor?

This post has been edited by hackwire: Oct 25 2011, 07:58 PM

find dantuck or danf*** or dantck watever his name is, he "custom" built dip n chin bar for RM200 i guess...

my pull up bar. came with the house. but i rarely use it tbh.


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Need a resistance band?

Why not a motorcycle tyre tube. Only cost RM 10. Can dish out 3 or 4 per tube. My friend is currently using it with a pipe to do bench press. he even managed to curl with it.

I only have a push up floor which came with the house too

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This post has been edited by hoxy: Jun 13 2012, 05:21 PM

http://www.bodyrock.tv/2010/03/18/a-homebuilt-dip-station/

is this the one you talking about?
really admire those who don't need to pay the gym membership but using normal objects to built own gym.

Pull up bars are quite affordable... roughly RM70 if you get it from fitness concept. Crappy looking ones from tesco is even cheaper... RM39.90 I think. But the tesco ones look like they might fail or snap in half.

If your door has a frame and your fingers are strong enough then you can just do pull ups with your door frame(get the extreme rock climbing experience). Else you can even hold on to the top of your door to do pull ups.

so cheap? in crossfit forum, one guy did mention about safety . due to the fact that info are easily obtain in you tube to DIY Galvanized pipe bar at home , the weight of you and the intensity of workout could possibly collapse the structure if math and science is not apply. suggest some steel cable to absorb the weight or pressure.

+1. i have either.

The pull up bar from fitness concept can hold up to 90kg. The sales assistant told me, just to be safe, keep it below 80kg. I have tried 85kg and tugged the bar(and swing) and it holds well.
The tesco pull up bar looks like it will fail the first time anyone tries anything with it.

Got one at home too.. but wifey say "kesian besi tu" .. huhu..

Anyway here is my home made suspension trainer



The first one.. simple rope with PVC pipe. For door anchor I use kids nylon belt. Outside, I just anchor the rope to tope of swing sets.



Just finished this one this morning. Haven't really tested it yet.



Can be split to preference.

I only have a punching bag at home and dumbbell at home. both home-made. using guni, sand, cement and other stuffs

This post has been edited by Mihawk7: Oct 26 2011, 09:55 PM

Where do you get those straps? Hardware shop ?

Hahahaha... that's the one major obstacle for me. That's why the first one I just use rope.

Anyway, I got mine at ACE Hardware in Mid Valley (not all ACE or other hardware shops have this in stock). It was at the car accessories aisle near all tie downs with the cam buckle. The one I got is only RM11.00 per pair (the orange coloured one). It is for luggage straps and came with alloy clip hence allowing for adjustable length and stronger than plastic clips. Each straps is 5 metres long and have max load of 200 lbs. I fold each in half length wise and sewn them to make it thicker and more robust. But it was the last pair though. Hopefully they restock soon. Or you can get the straps to your desired length. Still at the same store, as you enter the shop, to your left is like a mini shop in the shop, carrying ACE branded item. Some where in there, at bottom of the rack have the straps either in 1cm or 2 cm width. The straps are in rather flat boxes so you really got to look properly. Priced around RM2 per feet and this one seems of better quality than the luggage straps I bought. I'll get this straps if the orange one tear apart. Except the alloy slip is not available.

The straps for anchor, handle and feet I just bought kids nylon belt at Mydin, pretty cheap if you get them in wholesale bunch maybe about 6-10 belts. I bought separately just for the colours . Good luck in finding those straps for what ever purpose you want them for.

Cool! Very creative indeed and this is what i expected from this topic. Making home gym equipment is more fun than anything else if u have the passion to go extra mile to do it. Im studying you tube how to built a bulgarian bag now. the other day, i saw this guy in crossfit video from finland i guess throwing a bag of sack use as a medicine ball. we should be like them.

Yeah.. my reason for making the equipment is due to space constraint. I don't have anywhere convenient/safe to leave dumbells around the house with 3 kids trying to immitate what the father does.

On Bulgarian bag..I forgot to mentioned it before. I've also made one using motorcross rear tire tube. weight around 5 kg only. But combine the suspension workout with the bag workout.. man... you can really feel it working your core muscles and your grips. Still have another tube to use, this one came from small car/lorry tires.. this one maybe can make a 10 kgs bag, but at the moment I'm so loving the straps and bodyweight workout that I don't have the time to make one yet. Will post a pic of the bag later.

i salute u kaw kaw mang... dedicated and hardcore as fcuk...


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by the way how do you fix the strap on the door. is it secure? can u show us how u do that with a pic.

Just a simple knot at the end of the straps. or you can tie a bunch of cloth or something at the end of it so the straps don't get pull through between the door and the frame. I'm 100 kg and the set up is doing fine (hopefully remains so.. ) Will take pictures later tonight.

As promised hackwire, here is how I anchor to the door..




This is the knot on the anchor straps. A simple knot, nothing special.. its purpose is to make the end bigger than the space between the door and the door frame so the anchor does not slip through.

Here is how to put it on.



I'll be pulling the the straps from the side where the door close, thus all the force from the pulling is spread onto the side frame instead of just on the door latch/knob if I were to pull from the other side.

Once you put the anchor on top, pull the door to close. Then pull the anchor tight until you feel the knot is stuck on the other side.

Here is a picture of how the knot on the anchor get stuck and stop the anchor from slipping through.



Well that's about it. By the way, using separate anchor for each suspension straps and setting them up at about shoulder width apart allow the row/pull up exercise to mimick real pull up better as when you lean back, the hand is straighten at shoulder width apart. If using one anchor only, the hands will be close together as the handles are pulled until it is side by side.. Thus pull up becomes more like rowing.

On another note, here is a picture of my Bulgarian bag.

mareno, nice explanation and image too. i think you may improvised one the anchoring due to the fact that in theory i think you are goin to apply a lot of forces on the door behind as well. Due to your strength which i presume you are, do you go all the way when pulling it? Reason is because sub consciously you will worry about bringing the whole door down. I think you may try to get a industrial hook or tie-down to a concrete wall which provide a secondary anchor to have the force distributed to the concrete wall and partly to the door frame.

Your bulgarian bag is made from a motor tube right? how many KG is that?

time to realise all those barbells and dumbbells are just weight.

Was thinking of that too.. but not an option for me, as still renting and the agent and landlord are really against any drilling. So I do mellow down the workout when doing it indoor. I only go all out when outdoor (anchor to top of swing sets) as that is when I do my full workout. At home more of active recovery (except sometimes when getting pump up already, I still go all out too).

For the bag I use scrambler motor tube.. but actually not big enough.. so I just fill an extra portion of the tube and stick it to the main. That's why if you look closely you can see lots of blue duct tape holding those two together. Weight about 5 kilos.

The strap exercise , do u know the name for it? Want to find in tube. The tyre bag ang mor use is made of small tractor tube about 25 kg. have any of u tested the cement medicine ball?

just search for "Suspension trainer or TRX exercise/workout" in youtube.

Hey guys, a little bit off topic.

I'm thinking of getting a boxing bag for my home gym, anyone knows any shops selling boxing/kickboxing stuff around KL/Selangor and how much will it cost?

Thanks!

since im host. i think there's one martial art shop in jalan pasar that sell a lot of stuff. there's a martial art thread in hobby side. u may find some answer there.

Thanks man. On another note, Weider (Sunway Pyramid) is having sales on their home-gym. Not sure how much the price difference is though, just saw the poster outside a couple of days ago.

if u're near sunway, check out sports direct, i think i saw a boxing bag hanging there somewhere..

i did some research on TRX strap and this my own opinion.. the exercise look like very simple and doesn't require the strap at all. most of exercise is like duplication or basically you could just do it on any object too. push up or dumb bell etc..

maybe it's useful if you are stuck in a jungle like the founder of TRX who got the idea from when they are in the remote area like rocky mountain or jungle.
And it's practical if you are always in a hotel room or renting a small room with someone.

Other than this, just get out from the house or use any thing that can be turn into a routine or workout system with creative will do. I think i skip this one for now until when the day comes i am require to be in Call of Duty.

Agree with you hackwire that most of the exercise using suspension strap can be done without using one or using other things you normally find at the gym.

However, for me it is still practical even though I don't always go to hotels or jungle. At home, I can't put barbell and dumbells when I can easily reach without posing a risk to my 3 small children. But I guess most importantly is that I prefer bodyweight exercise. However I can't do pull ups at all before. Thus, I got the rope/straps and it helps me play with leverage in working up to full pull ups. And now after about 1-2 month I'm halfway there... hehehe.

But yeah, it is not a necessity to have the straps (except for the pull ups for me), it is more of a convenience to have as an aid to my workout routine.

great for those like u who have restrictions since your kids may get injured , i agree with u on this as dumb bell weight can crush a kid finger.

i just made my own bulgarian bag with a lorry tyre tube which i bought second hand for rm 16. a new one cost at rm 55.

Used to have them laying around and my kid almost crush his foot. So, now my benchpress mini gym, barbell, ezy bar and dumbbell are all in the store now, tuck away from the kids. Would make me some money if I sell them now. But I figure better keep it for later use. As with steel prices going up, it would cause heaps more to repurchase later.

By the way, what's the weight of your bulgarian bag? Must be quite heavy as you used lorry tube. Post a picture of it hackwire.

hi mareno, i just finished my second bulgarian bag just now. very tired now to take picture. i try to snap it on monday and post it here. the first one i made is around 7KG . I was skeptical at first because i can't swing heavy stuff. LAter my energy start to improve in just few days and it's kinda lighter by the day. So i went to get another tube this morning and make it heavier to 10KG. The 7KG is very nice for conditioning since i am able to swing 360 degree due to light weight. No point to do it if its heavy as it defeat the purpose. The 10KG is pretty heavy for me to swing and im aware of the injury it could cause to the spine since i don't have muscle around my waist and chest yet. So i just use 10KG for building arm muscle .

The whole cost of it

1) Tube @ RM 8
2) small Sand - 20KG @ RM 4.50
3) Cable Wire - 5pcs @ RM 1
4) Tape @ 2

Total Cost = RM 15.50

And guess what, it's better to have 2 to 3 bulgarian tyre bag like this at home since it serves quite a different function of workout. Imagine if one has to buy original bags in different sizes.

This post has been edited by hackwire: Nov 5 2011, 02:54 PM

as promised, here's the bulgarian bag 2 different weight. 7KG and 10KG

Fuhh.. red handle.. striking man.. good job hackwire. The sand I collected is damp now. Hopefully once the weather is finer, the sand is dry and I'll make the heavier bag.

Damn jealous looking at the Bulgarian bags.

On another note, recently purchased a multi-gym from Weider for my house. They're delivering it tomorrow! Can't wait.

what? owner of a brand new multi gym is jealous of someone who made their own DIY bulgarian bags?

haha. make sure u post your pic. i saw one of this upside down machine in Aibi MidValley which is able to rotate for 180 degree down and it cost almost to RM 2K. anyway, i thought my second project will be the pull up bar but than i saw this Max Pull Up Bar in Fitness Concept for the Door Frame only cost around RM 84 which is very cheap than later i found my park already have the pull up bar which doesn't burn my pocket and i scrapped it. Probably my next project will be either medicine ball and homemade kettlebell.

But this bulgarian bag can be toss up just like medicine ball too. very fun working out with bulgarian bag.

Hey guys, as promised, the picture of my home gym set up so far. Have no idea how to upload a picture on LYN, but here's the link to my Photobucket account.

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad176/h...11-10at1314.jpg



1 x EZ Curl Barbell
2 x Dumbbells

Weights

2 x 10kg
4 x 5kg
4 x 2.5kg
4 x 1.25kg

This post has been edited by harris92: Nov 10 2011, 01:33 PM

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This post has been edited by hoxy: Jun 13 2012, 05:18 PM

Hahha! Yeah man, dad got it custom made to replicate the old shop's grill.

harris92, your picture flip left to right is it.. all the ads written terbalik man.. jealous of your home gym.

Just realised when you pointed it out. I didn't flip it or anything though, took it using Photobooth. And yeah, thanks man! The home gym with the installment plan is actually quite reasonable, about 200+ a month for 12 months.

I've built many of my home gym equipment. Here are some ideas for DIY gym equipment. You can see I'd rather workout at home than anywhere else.

see my siggy for pull up and dip station in 1,

and i gt ezbar ,long bar , 2 dumbbell , 1 triceps bar,
1kg and 1.25kg total 10unit
2.5kg 4unit
5kg 4units
10kg 4units
15kg 4units

thanks guys for the posting. i just got an idea to make a weight plate and barbell which will be all DIY. please come back to this thread to check out my latest invention..

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This post has been edited by hoxy: Jun 13 2012, 05:18 PM

how to make weight plate,

at most u can make is few kg only.........

i think not possible...

this is my idea initially. not a weight plate but rubberized tyre bag hang on both side of a metal pipe. what u think? i think the tyre can fill quite a lot of sand , up to 15-20KG i guess.

If you get Men's Fitness (UK Edition) issue Nov 2011, can see gym around the world that use DIY equipment. Got barbell using rough iron rod with car rims/tyre used as the weight plate and also got punching bag that is actually an old refrigerator.

any1 interested wif my RED f1 threadmill? I'm letting go cheap cheap! Hardly use!

PM me if interested....

thx

exactly like in my house. but i rarely used them..
only when i`m bz dont have a time to go to the gym.

Where you guys bought your barbells?

i saw a shop in IOI mall puchong on 1st floor selling very cheap barbell and weight plate.


barbell and 2x 10KG weight plate is RM 216 only

my rims and bar
should be 25-26kg


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wow! that's a good idea you have there. i love smart people.

Nice one.... what is it that you use for the bar.. can't really see clearly..

This post has been edited by mareno77: Nov 18 2011, 07:54 PM

the bar is ezbar bought , not custom

show off abit more...


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Thats creative man. I love that ur EZ bar. Maybe i can try that too with my barbell. Nice2!!

also see youtube videos

STOP spamming in H&F and go to Kopitiam, PLEASE!

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Added on January 19, 2012, 2:53 pmThis post has been edited by VeeJay: Jan 19 2012, 02:53 PM

haha nice one bro..

Anyone interested to buy home gym set? I am selling Marcy Weight Bench (adjustable) , total of 75kg rubber weights, total of 70kg cast iront plate, 1 barbell, 1ez bar, 2 dumbbells. (all standard size), 15 rubberized at (very high quality). Selling all these at rm2500 (nego). PM me if interested!

holy shizzlenigga.

dafuq the tyre barbell...where u get those tyres?

here is my equipment.. nothing special
bench cost rm250.. barbell, dumbells, plates 10kg 5kg 2.5kg 1kg


This post has been edited by myvi5949: Dec 24 2012, 08:25 PM

my bench similar to yours as well, except its a little more dynamic with front row and butterfly as well. Been with me since 1996! Obviously you need to get couple of 20kg plates as well.

tyre from my bend rims

yeah im running out of plates..with 20kg plates i can finally try deadlifting 100kg+ weights! i think the bench is good enough for beginner..but maybe need upgrade coz the seller say can support up to 200kg weight only. i would consider joining a gym once i could move some good amount of weight.



if you drop the bar down would it bounce on the floor? lol that will be so cool..

i have a total of 150kg , include dumbbell (5+2.5kg) x 2unit dumbbell 10kg +teco 1kg plate 10 unit .......

15kg x 4 unit ,10 x 4 unit , 5 x 4 unit ,

i can deadlifft 92 kg,,,

the barbell with rims is too high , just for fun , is eat alot of space , that time i put shop to use to save weight plate at home.........

not using anymore....

This post has been edited by dantck: Dec 28 2012, 07:32 AM

May I know where you got that bench from? RM250 is a pretty sweet price for a bench with rack. I'm having trouble looking for an affordable benching rack.

Found this good site showing various DIY stuff that use our body weights for exercise: http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/shenandoah/Gr...Bodyweight.html

My latest project, DIY dipping/chining belt

nice bar. solid. go do some pull ups larh...

can anyone tell me where can i get cheap or used one inch weight plate??

nice. motor tyres?

hi guys,

any ideas where to get cheaper rubber mats than the ones selling in fitness concept for RM 37 a piece?

@toobad i found this guy on mudah selling it for about RM24 per piece, just search rubber gym mat on mudah and you should find him, he's in klang. Another place is Pushmore crossfit gym in Damansara. Havent checked how much yet, but they have extra and are willing to sell.

If you find another place, let me know, im still shopping around and need more