Comments on: The DIY Gym: 8 Pieces of Equipment That Will Get You Strong & Save You Money

By: James Johnson

James Johnson — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:07:42 +0000

Back in the ’70′s a fellow who worked in a tire repair shop in Jersey City routinely carried 2 truck tractor trailer tires (one under each arm). He was at least 6 foot 7 inches tall and 260 pounds. That’s a strong working man.

By: Jason M Struck

Jason M Struck — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:34:24 +0000

great.

totally awesome post.

By: Eddie

Eddie — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:59:14 +0000

I like the idea of making your own exercise equipment. I am always on the road, so I got to make something portable, light,and strong.I am making a Push/Pull Cable Exerciser. It is basically a bicycle security cable that you use with a lock to secure it to a pole or bike stand.I am only using the cable, two springs, and two stirrup handles. Of course, I got creative- one of the springs has to be a little loose and give me some game, while the second one has to be tougher. Some of these springs are calibrated for 400 lbs., so more or less that means that if you are strong and manage to extend the spring you could calculate the force you use by the number of inches the spring extends.Again, some springs are weaker. Always warmup with pushups, crunches, dips, and squats. You may cover the spring with that kind of plastic hose you can buy at an industrial shop. The hose prevents the spring from pinching your skin, give yourself enough hose material and maybe use thinner cable to run through the see through plastic hose. Best wishes, Train hard or Die!!!

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:41:42 +0000

You need to add a pullup bar,

By: Tyler

Tyler — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:12:49 +0000

good article, I just found some tires…

@Nick, CrossFit for $55 a month is actually a pretty good price. And you’re not paying for the use of their equipment, you’re paying for coaching. When you do CrossFit, you don’t walk in and plug in your headphones and do your thing on your own, you do group workouts with a very hands-on coach who makes sure you are keeping form and safety in your workouts.
You can do CrossFit alone, but I would bet more than half of the people who try suffer from lack of discipline in their form and probably don’t finish the workouts with as much intensity if at all.