well yesturday I decided to make my self a grip bar,so I went to Lowes and bought the crap if you want to make it heres what you need
17" of 1.5" PVC pipe (had to buy 5 feet of it cost about 3 dollars)
2 end caps (cost 90 cents)
1 mountain climbing clip kinda thing (got mine for free)
6 feet rope (I bought rope used to anchor boats because its very flexible compared to nylon, cost about 30 cents per foot) (amount of rope depends on your height as well. I have about 3 inches of slack on mine and Im 5'10") cost $1.80
total cost around $6 dollars, well worth it when you start crushing soda cans with your grip ha ha ha....
instructions
1.cut PVC to 17", I used a hack saw but anything would work,definetly helps when you have a vice to.
2.put the end caps on and tap on the floor so there tight
3.drill 2 holes in parrallel (about 10 millimeters I would say)
4.thread the rope through the holes and knot the end tightly.
5.tie the clip on the other end of the rope and your done
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Thread: homemade forearm developer
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06-04-2007, 12:20 PM #1
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homemade forearm developer
2,903 miles away from the goonies house, someday Ill get there
Greg Baer
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06-04-2007, 01:21 PM #2
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06-05-2007, 12:38 PM #5
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One Step Further
Not a bad job. I took it a couple steps further than that, mostly because I had scrap wood lying around, and I was looking for a fun project!
This was made completely out of wood that I already had, or picked up super cheap at Home Depot in their scrap sections. You can get 2' pieces of PVC for REALLY cheap there!
There are two different pieces of PVC that I can use. One is 2" thick, and one is 3", and this allows me to change my grip a little bit. I'm really happy with this design!
Enjoy!
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06-06-2007, 06:13 AM #6
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06-07-2007, 07:35 AM #8
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06-07-2007, 07:37 AM #9
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06-07-2007, 09:36 AM #10
Nice job! Although you could pull the rope through the PVC so as the knot is on the inside of the tube to be less obtrusive.
"it's always a good day to start lifting"
Flex Magazine, Mar. '07, pg.44
"There is no secret routine, there is no magical number of reps and sets. What there is, is confidence, belief, hard work on a consistant basis, and a desire to succeed. This is what I mean when I say accept your limits and when the time is right, you will push right through your limits time and time again, mentally and physically."
--Steve Justa
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06-07-2007, 12:30 PM #11
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Jhotch59 - I designed it specifically so that I don't have to use my shoulders and delts. I have a day of training just for those two parts, so they take enough punishment. Plus I am able to throw on MUCH more weight this way, as I'm not limited to what I can hold up!
QualityGuy1 - It is threaded through the PVC, I'm just not going to go though the headache of trying to tie a not on the inside of the tube. Hasn't bothered me at all! Good suggestion though.
As you can see in Pic one, the metal bar can indeed be removed. It is a ceiling fan down-rod, so it's threaded on both ends, with a convenient hole in the middle so you can add a stop-pin to keep it in place. Just pull the pin, slide the bar out, slap on whichever PVC pipe you want to train with, re-insert metal rod into the uprights and you're good to go! I'll be adding the "Mountain Climbing Clip kinda thing" as soon as I hit Home Depot again. For now just tying the weights on has worked just fine.
As for base stability, Pic's 2 & 3 should give you an idea of what I did. I sandwiched the vertical piece between two horizontal pieces, and then drove 3" screws through both pieces. The horizontal pieces are attached to the base plate by L-brackets. That keeps it from wobbling left to right. To prevent it from rocking front to back I cut two filler pieces, and screwed those into the horizontal stabilizers. All in all, she's pretty rock solid. Not bad for a first try at least! And definittely not bad for something that was made out of scrap in my garage in the middle of a Wisconsin winter!
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06-18-2007, 08:39 PM #12
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