DIY Thick Handle Dumbbell

Coach Shreck of varietytrainer.com shows how to make a diy rotating fat handle dumbbell.

An excellent training tool to for building grip strength.



Check out how to make some more homemade grip equipment

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Unconventional Conditioning PDF - Get it for Free

Last October did a sledgehammer challenge for my favourite charity Children In Distress, I have done many challenges over the years and each year managed to raise more cash than the last.
In 2011 I attempted to strike a tyre with a 25kg hammer 1000 times. Unfortunately I fell short with 960 reps . As you may guess it was no walk in the park and quite possibly one of the toughest things I've ever done (it's an understatement to say it was uncomfortable).

In 2009 I also attempted the 1 hr sledgehammer challenge and did 791 reps, 2005 saw me do 100,000m on the Concept 2 rower in 7 hr 1 min and 3 secs (which incidently left me hormonally un-balanced for about 7 days and an RSI in my wrist), but still raised over 750 quid! Around 2002 I did a gig with a band I used to play in and I think we knocked up around £300 (this was probably the easiest one!!)

Where Am I going with this?

Well last year to help raise the £1200 I managed, I wrote an ebook (PDF) about my training the things I have done and some of my ideas for getting strong and fit, along with many other things and as I haven't done anything else with it I would like to make it available to DIYStrengthGear readers for nothing else but a LIKE on the Facebook page (you can get it even without doing that but I would appreciate it if you did LIKE DIYStrengthGear)

Check out this post about my Free Training PDF and find out how to download it.

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Roll Out The Ab Wheel

It's been a long time since I posted last. I recently made an ab wheel out of scrap parts I had around the house. This is the first video demonstration on the site. It's not so much intended as a project, it's just me sharing what I did. If you had to buy these parts it would be more expensive than a commercial ab wheel. If they're in your garage already then have at it. Maybe this gives you some ideas about how to make your own or inspires you to think about re-purposing old gear you may have collecting dust.

HOMEMADE AB WHEEL

Yeah, I know it's technically called an "ab wheel" and the exercise is "ab wheel rollout." But I called it an  "ab rollout wheel" and I will stubbornly stand by what I said. So what? Wanna fight about it?

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How to Make an Adjustable Homemade Kettlebell

Great way to make an Adjustable Homemade Kettlebell



Awesome idea!

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Homemade Exercise Equipment Resource

Some of this may have been posted up here before , but here's an up to date list of Joe Hashey's Homemade Exercise Equipment directly over at Synergy Athletics

Thick Handled Dumbbells

Thick Handled Dumbbells - Quick Fix Version

Homemade Ball Grips

Homemade Loading Pin

Find A Large Tire For Flipping

Medicine Ball

Sandbag Construction – Video

Waterball Construction

Pull-up Bar

Homemade Lifting Bars

Simple Glute Ham Raise Machine

T Handle For Swings

Adjustable Slosh Pipe

DIY: Olympic Weightlifting Platform

Rack Mounted Wrist Roller

How to Make Your Own Clubs

Homemade Agility Ladder

Double Ab Wheels – Make these TODAY.

Bumper Plates and Bar

Farmer’s Walk Bars

Atlas Stone Part I and Atlas Stone Part II - Another Atlas Stone Variation

Dip Bars, Farmers Walk Handles, Loading Pin and more.

A Handful of Grip Training Ideas

Homemade Tornado Ball

Homemade Thick Bar Instructions (Video)

Joe has a really good Newsletter worth subscribing to with some great bonus reports and manuals

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