Make your Own Strongman Stuff????

[StrongInChrist]

Well how can I do it? I never competed strongman before so I dont want to pay umpteen dollars on equippment if I dont like the sport. So how can I simulate strongman events. Ill give a list of some and you can give ideas or links

Log Press

Yoke

Farmers Carry

Tire Flip-- this one is a given Im just listing it

Stones

Drags ex. anchor and sucn

Anything I didnt mention that you have tips on please add to the list I have my own equipment and a big yard so I have pretty much versatility.

[mydamnself]

A friend of mine is a welder, and basically makes me anything I need. You might find one in a fabrication shop and offer to pay him to make you stuff. Still be cheaper then buying it, and you can customize it.

[mochi]

http://ontariostrongman.ca/Resources...ic_primer.html

one of my favorite articles, it gives some ideas on how to make logs, axles and some other stuff, there are also link floating around on how to create your own stone molds

[StrongInChrist]

^^ good article man!

[mochi]

http://www.ontariostrongman.ca/Resou...ld_how-to.html

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~keen0018/makeastone.htm

http://www133.pair.com/iain/vault/ho...onemaking.html

three articles on making atlas stones

[rjpe99]

http://www.marunde-muscle.com/pitbull.html

Cheapest most dependable equipment anywhere in the United states

I got my log within a week of sending out my money order. Allan prides himself on customer service and quality equipment for a low price.

[mochi]

Originally Posted by rjpe99

http://www.marunde-muscle.com/pitbull.html

Cheapest most dependable equipment anywhere in the United states

I got my log within a week of sending out my money order. Allan prides himself on customer service and quality equipment for a low price.

his prices and quality seem great, i asked him to quote me for shipping to hawaii, it was a loooot

[matthewluke60]

marunde-muscles pitbull equipment is really good, as well, for stones, you can actually go get some smoother river stones, (literally from the river) and use them to start, they are a little off balance, so it actually improves your ability to lift regular atlas stones.

[mochi]

Originally Posted by matthewluke60

marunde-muscles pitbull equipment is really good, as well, for stones, you can actually go get some smoother river stones, (literally from the river) and use them to start, they are a little off balance, so it actually improves your ability to lift regular atlas stones.

i've also heard that if you go to certain farms or something, they have rock piles full of rocks they don't want, so you can get odd shaped stones there

[WSUSTRONGMAN]

Go Pitbull Equipment.. The Log I think Ripe99 has and certainly the one I have are well made, and cheap.... Farmers I have are from pitbull, they are also well priced..... As far as stones go, look up slater stone molds; purchase a (depending on your strength level) 18 & 20" mold with form inserts so you can manipulate the weight. For a thick bar, New York Barbell sells a gripper bar (I just bought) for 125 shipped, 2" thick, gnarled, 7ft long. Rope, this is the hard one, I went through hell to get rope @ a good price.. Look for manila rope 2", at a marine shop or look online to order, the cheapest I found it online was 200 shipped for 110 ft... Hurts, but its very much so worth it.... For olympic weights; look at your area's craigs list, I picked up 500-600 lbs of Olympic weights, + 300-400 standard weight, + Squat Rack, Bench Press+ 3 bars for 300 bucks....

[WSUSTRONGMAN]

The only problem I have with my 12" log is that the grip opening isnt wide enough and it slams my forearms after every rep, I leave my log days looking with really bruised forearms, so now I wear forearm sleeves for log days