Tim Ferris (of the Four Hour Work Week and Four Hour Body) is getting some press at the moment about the homemade kettlebell handle.
Tim didn't invent it, but he has written about it in his new Four Hour Body Book.
I believe I first saw it some years ago in the form of the Hungarian Core blaster when Dan John, talked about its use in training for throwing events.
The T-handle, homemade kettlebell, hungarian core blaster has been called many things and is a really useful tool to have. What's more it can be made for next to nothing.
UK readers will find this build more difficult as the threaded pipe is not readily available here. (unless someone can point us in the right direction)
More references to the DIY Kettlebell on DIYStrengthgear
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Beer Keg Kettlebell
DIY Kettle Handle using dumbbell
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Homemade T Handle
Home Made T Handle
Check out how to make this from Davedraper.com
This is a great idea, one I originally saw made by Dan John, I have welded one of these up so I can use some really big weights on it and also do strongman style duck walks. But this method is also goo. The following excerpt is from Dave Draper's Site.
Use this to build some serious posterior chain power
The swing is a simple and effective exercise for the posterior chain. It is a plyometric exercise, so it can be used to develop explosive power; it also uses a lot of the body's muscle and can be used with high repetitions to develop endurance. Currently, it is probably most commonly done with a kettlebell, in fact it is one of the most basic and useful kettlebell exercises. A kettlebell is superior to a dumbbell for swings because it has a narrower profile, which makes it easier to swing between the legs without bumping the shins or knees.
There is an even better device for two handed swings that is cheap and easy to make: the T-handle, a.k.a. the Hungarian Core Blaster. By "cheap and easy," I'm talking Paris Hilton here, less than $10 and five minutes. All you need is the equipment on this list, available at most any hardware store:
* one 3/4" pipe Tee fitting
* one 3/4" x 12" pipe nipple for the vertical shaft(a pipe nipple is a piece of pipe, threaded at both ends)
* two 3/4" x 4" pipe nipples for the "horns", or better, one 3/4" x 8" nipple cut in half
* one 3/4" floor flange
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