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08-31-2007, 07:16 AM
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Gym on the cheap
Old pipe and two coffee cans = pushup station. For off days or whenever. Even put the bar on kitchen counters between a doorway & could do 'reverse pullups; knees bent, feet on floor & you're lifting your butt, upper body. Not bad.
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08-31-2007, 07:22 AM
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Liftin Forever
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What Ever Works
Pretty old school, ever see where they use to fill the cans with cement to lift!
Years back I had a garage gym, needed some bigger weights, got a couple of raw forged fly wheels to add to my bar!
keeponpumpin!-red
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Once I oiled up and put on the trunks I just can't stop !
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08-31-2007, 08:13 AM
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About 10 years ago I built a lat pulldown with pulley's in the rafters of my home built shed. Since I didn't want to use up most of my plates I filled a 5 gal. bucket with cement and had a chain cemented in the middle to which I could slip a few plates over and attach the cable to. Worked pretty good.
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08-31-2007, 09:52 AM
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Liver Shot!
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What is the weight bearing strength of those cans? I would hate to see you fall on your face.
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08-31-2007, 02:28 PM
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Liftin Forever
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I also made a t-bar row with a piece of pipe and some clamps, it was more trouble to hook it up than it was worth!! lol
keeponpumpin-red
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Some of my best friends are Muscleheads, what of it !
My name is PowerHouse Red and I'am Addicted to Iron!!
Once I oiled up and put on the trunks I just can't stop !
Enjoy The Pump Of Life !!
IT'S NOT WHAT KIND OF CAR YOU DRIVE THAT COUNTS, IT'S THE SIZE OF THE ARM YOU HANG OUT THE WINDOW!
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08-31-2007, 05:05 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by farsscf
What is the weight bearing strength of those cans? I would hate to see you fall on your face.
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My thoughts exactly
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08-31-2007, 05:06 PM
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Liver Shot!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by newmexico123
My thoughts exactly
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great minds....
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08-31-2007, 05:11 PM
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Tortise1961 has a website with a cheap home gym setup:
http://fitness.scoobysworkshop.com/homeEqpt.htm
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