Build Your Own Gym Equipment

I think all of us at some point in our lives have purchased some, extremely overpriced, magic gym machine that was going to get us into shape but later just became an expensive paperweight or clothes rack. There are some pieces of equipment that I think you should invest in but I think alot can be home made for next to nothing. In my opinion the essentials to any home gym are a good bench some dumbells and a barbell. If you're going to spend money, spend it here. But with that said you don't have to spend a fortune. Check out all your second hand shops for bargains. You can often find a good bench and tons of dumbells and plate weights at second hand shops for cheap. Here are some ideas for DIY gym equipment: 1. Pull up bar. No execise looks more impressive than pullups! And to make a pull up bar is probably one of the cheapest pieces of equipment you can make. Get a piece of steel pipe, attach it to your rafters and you're set! 2. Dip bars. Another excellent exercise. Also looks quite impressive! What I did to make dip bars was get to brackets that you would use to hold up a piece of counter top and then attached them tot he wall at just the right distance apart. 3. Tricep pull down machine. This is getting slightly more complicated but its still relatively easy to do. Bought a pully for about $2. Attached it to the rafters in my garage. Strung a rope through and tied the one end to a dumbell and the other a piece o pipe. You can add more weight to the one end as you advance. I'll post some photos up soon of some of my homemade gym equipment.