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How sad. Anyone lifting that much weight should have known better than to let her get under that bar. It's probably the big guy's GF or family member and he egged her on to push that weight in order...

I've started to sketch ideas down to scratch build a leg extension/curl combo that doubles as a bicep/tricep machine for my next gym project, and I have a material list written up as well. The...

It's a pain, but if you want to make the bolts look nice and shiny/new, I coat many specialty bolts with the Birchwood Perma blue, let them sit overnight, then wipe them down with thinner and spray a...

"Disclaimer: Performing Body Tempering does not give license for one to call it ‘Chiropractic,’ ‘Physical Therapy,’ or ‘Adjustments’ or ‘Manipulation.’"

Why is this the first image that popped...

Years ago I was really scrapping to get by and needed longer DB handles. Someone gave me 2 pairs of old rusty Weider DB handles, one pair was spinlock design, the other was that smooth design that...

That's cool. I was just offering another way to achieve the same thing, but with more cushion. I doubt the store bought versions of that pad are anything special, so I have no doubt your method will...

At the very least, I'd glue the heck out of that top pad and front strip to secure them together.

Otherwise, I'd add at least two strips of plywood at the leading edge of your plywood base...

I would have done that if I hadn't decided a year ago to convert my home gym over to 1-1/8" plates so everything would work universally (dumbbells, bars, attachments, etc). I know it's odd, but it...

I've only used 1/4" and 1/2" thick material and I went straight for the little Dremel Max saw I have to cut it with. I had quite a few cuts to make to each sheet, so it was a time saver for me. I...

It's obviously not ideal, but I covered my bar with clear vinyl tubing from the hardware store to protect my barbell. Years ago I scratch built J-cups for my bench and I didn't know about UHMW at the...

Thank you, I appreciate the response! I like the whole safety benefit not having to pick up a loaded bar and get it into position. I've decided to make this bar into a rackable bar after giving it...

Took me a year to score a Rogue pull-up curl bar from their boneyard, but last week I (finally!) did. My plan was always to modify the bar into a decent curl bar for lighter accessory work (lying tri...

Thank you for the kind words! The bench isn't actually mine, I bought it for my girlfriend as a present and the padding was junk straight out of the box, so I recovered and re-padded what was there....

I use a die grinder with a small wire wheel for many tight areas, but some of those spots in your pics you'll have to get creative with. Grinding stones with pointed tips (chucked in a drill or die...

This is very cool! You might find that using a clear coat is completely unnecessary and a total pain for such a project though (twice the work and cost). Just find a good single stage product. My dad...

I'm glad this topic came up again as I've been waiting for MAG to start producing attachments again. Hopefully my birthday coming up in just over 3 weeks, that seed that I planted in the GF's brain...

X2!!! For me, the 2007-2008 stock market crash was a prime example of this. People were nearly GIVING stuff away out of financial desperation, yet I (stupidly) convinced myself I could get a better...

If you can help it, do NOT design your home gym around a 5' barbell as I did years back as a teenager. A barbell is much cheaper and easier to change out than a rack setup that is limited or solely...

x2!!! I took one look at that and thought, "WTH is THAT?!?!" Not only did I just learn something, but it looks like one could build serious core strength and stability using that ladder on a regular...

That's cool! I bet it's something Powerblock gives to their dealers exclusively and they are in limited numbers. I always thought those gold plated 3lb DB's from Ivanko would be cool to have as a...