Homemadegymstuff: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Whilst I’m in the process of moving my blog over to WP, why not visit my old blog for ideas & inspiration…

http://homemadegymstuff.blogspot.com/

Bent Over Lat Raises …with a Homemadegymstuff Twist

You know when you just can’t feel the contraction at the top of a movement – so you use more weight, and ‘body English’ comes into play or you lower the weight; either way it just don’t hit it!

Had the same problem with bent-over laterals until I used the Wife’s “exercise band” to add tension into the squeeze…

It don’t take much…

…Trusty ol’ bungee.

Turn and Burn.

Indoor climbing – Homemadegymstuff’s got it pegged!

Straight from the Morley Peg board page link “…Peg boards come in different sizes for variety of groupings; 6′ x 6″, 6′ x 12″ and 3′ x 3′ square. Thick 1 1/2″ kiln dried maple with a smooth laminated finish. 1 1/4″ camphorated holes and 1 1/8″ pegs make for an easy peg action. Two pegs accompany all climbing peg boards. Complete with mounting brackets.”

I’d probably start with a 300mm x 1200mm board, made from two pieces of 18mm builders/shuttering plywood glued (PVA) back to back. A pair of holes 150mm cross centres horizontally and either ladder or offset style 150mm vertically. Space this off the wall with a backing plate top and bottom (say 250x18x400Lg) so we can get some fixings into the wall, I’m thinking frame fixings say five top & bottom depending on wall type! Screw the board to these.

Pegs – now most broom handles are way too long, aren’t they?

Have fun but mind your head on the ceiling!

Why rip-off Ironmind’s Vulcan II racks, when Bodymax’ll do it for £103.99

Just happened upon this great deal for cash strapped Brits – CF415 from Powerhousefitness.co.uk even better if you’re short on space too. At the offer price – can you afford not to buy one?

Max Load Weight 250kg

Dimensions Open 65cm x 65cm-107cm x 103cm-163cm (L x W x H)

It’s Brill, now if I could only convince ’em they need to send me one for review…

Have you got the Homemadegymstuff X-Factor…

Or more importantly, once you’ve got it – can you keep it? Over at Dezso Ban’s site we have Father Bernard Lange, age 67

Deadlifting over 525 lbs. without much trouble.

I’ll have to hike me pants up, Simon Cowell styly and see if that helps…

Homemadegymstuff Does P90x – Bring It!

It aint Letitia, Nat or Davina – this is the real deal: Peter Horton at his best. Now unlike others I’m not gonna strip down to me shreddies and prance about in public on YouTube, so here’s a taster of what to expect presented by the man himself…

There are at least a dozen DVDs in the series and hence no reason not to give it a try! Equipment wise you’re looking at say a yoga mat, Dumbells (or Homemadegymstuff bands), chinup bar and yer water bottle.

Homemadegymstuff PNF Stretch Strap: Prehab/Rehab & Injury Prevention

You could go out and buy a Stretch Out Strap…

Homemadegymstuff: How to transport your Atlas Stone…

Suppose you’ve just bought your own practice stone from, say atlasstones.co.uk, how do you load them into…

Homemade Bands:Shoulder Prehab/Rehab & Injury Prevention…

Bands are great – whether used for prehab/rehab, injury prevention, pull throughs, pull aparts, crunches…

Neck Strength – Homemade Sloshpipe Solution

Apparently The Sloshvest inspired the owner of Kettlebell-training-for-sport to come up with this…