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Homemade Dip Bars For A Power Rack
Dips are said to be a great exercise for building chest, triceps, shoulder and lats. At least in some cycles I should have given serious attention to the parallel bar dip. As it was, I had a bench press fixation. The dip, done in good form, is a terrific exercise that is much underused. It... »
Deadlifting blocks
The largest plates (20 kg) for my barbell are about 35 cm diameter. That’s about 4 cm less space between the bottom of the bar and the floor compared to a standard olympic bar. This can cause problems, especially when you are not very flexible. People usually suggest to put the bar... »
Foam Rollers (extended version)
For my version of the foam rollers you need: waste pipe insulation for water pipes with same diameter as the waste pipe duct tape (note: the waste pipe is only smaller because I had no other one left for the HowTo) Start putting the pipe into the insulation. This will work even if the diameter is the same because... »
T-Bar Handle For Swings
I saw this idea at rosstraining.com and built one myself, the parts cost about 20 Euro (~26 $). Today I embedded some swings with light weight into my warmup routine today, still not sure if it fits my needs, though it was fun to build it. »
Foam Rollers
Today I made my first homemade foam roller. I made them because you cannot buy them in Germany. The only similar things are called “Pilates Roller” and are pretty expensive (40 Euro, about 53 $), I also don’t know if they can be used for soft tissue work. Amazon.com does not... »