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The oly bar slips into the sleeve? Nice! Do you have more pics? Might want to copy :D thanks for sharing

How heavy were you going when that happened? Get well soon!

He must have got haemorrhoids because of Indian food. I ate lots of chilis and even my ass tasted some when I shat.

So.....its okay to not be flexible?? genetics? made me confused lol

Guys know a good stretching routine to improve flexibility? I'm having some problems with squats and dead lifts. My Ham / Glutes not flexible enough. I can't even touch my toes properly with legs...

I was looking at Versa Gripps reviews online but couldn't find them in local stores. I went to the mall last weekend and found these:
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Look for Noy at Finix. Nice guy to deal with. I think he is at their serendra office but he met me at their warehouse by appointment. I got my oly with the Marcy set at S&R but they dont have it...

I used to be a city mouse but when I became a farmer, I couldn't find a proper gym near enough so I decided to build one one equipment at a time so I make sure that what I want is what I really need....

Thanks!
Yup thats Philippine Pesos. $380 might seem a bit high but about $120 of it is in drill bits. I forgot to mention that the small metal plates and pipes are from my scrap pile. The excess...

Lechon time!!! :D

here is the cost breakdown:
3 pieces 2 x 3 tubular - P6,450
2 pieces 50" stainless shafting - P2,000
various drill bits - P6,000 (still usable for other projects)
other...

I like them a lot.

The bench is much better than my old Marcy. The height is perfect for me - Marcy is too high when I'm doing presses, My feet are awkward. The movement is smooth and The 3 seat...

You might limit your gains on the 3 major exercises because the other muscles won't be strong enough to support.

I'm not sure about the weight. Not that heavy though. Only 2 of us moved the assembled rack to position. The holes were drilled after the posts were cut and before assembly :D The shop would kick me...

Yup, I didn't do the full welds myself. I'm still learning how to do that properly.

Thanks! Yup, bolted to the floor because it has open back design. The lower bars are for additional support so the posts will not move outwards when heavy weight is dropped, not really necessary but...

Thanks! That was one of my inspirations, along with the other DIY racks. It's quite tough - 1/8" thickness about 2" x3"
Overall, its very simple to make and assemble. The problem we encountered was...

My power rack

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3969741&d=1324516196

more here:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=140498161&p=800870631#post800870631

It is done! And now for the tour....

Full shot first, I chose black and blue color. Very standard rack - I didn't put round pull up bars because I already have pull up station on my cable...

Thanks for the comments! I ran out of blue paint so I gotta go to the city on Sunday to get some more :( Didn't expect that it will take 3 weeks to finish a project Hahaha. Got busy with farm stuff...

Hmm... we don't have that product here in Phils. Will a new BOB XL in packaging fit in a 24 x 18 x 24" Balikbayan Box? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balikbayan_box... I'm jealous. Looks funner than my...