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Jason Khalipa has a quick and cheap way to simulate a rings pulley system. Just use the straps that come with your rings, an step through the loops.Works best if you have your starps around a smooth bar. For a more advanced version check out the DIY ring training pulley system guide.
If you have the right tools and skills you can build yourself a kick ass power rack. You have seen the wooden Power Racks. But this awesome piece of craftsmanship is the best diy power rack I have seen so far. Costs: around $400 US Read this post for a complete explanation. Plan: Finished Product:
Ross from rosstraining.com shares a very nice DIY hamstring training method. Just tried it … and what can I say – It Burns! Tools: rubber bands, furniture sliders +1 to what Ross said This is a movement you’ll never outgrow.
Here is a great collection of DIY equipment how to’s. Lots of ideas for grip training, isometrics, martial arts equipment. I especially the bodyweight section. It has TRX like suspension trainers, Jungle Gym like door frame pull up bars made of pipes, free standing chin up bars. undefined
If you don’t have the funds to get the Elite FTS Collegiate Power Rack check out this good looking homemade power rack built by a redditor. This looks like a great DIY project for your holidays. Here is the thread where you can ask questions. Below is another wooden squat rack option from here. Update: This wooden power [...]
Here are some videos showing you stretches to develop better flexibility (not only) for higher kicks. Because there is no such thing as having too much active flexibility. Static Stretches and middle split Standing side stretches with rubber bands use a pulley to do standing stretchesElevated fron splits How to improve your splits Simple DIY [...]
Here is a DIY fix if you want to use one of those door frame pull up bars, but don’t want to damage your door frame or leave any marks. Just put some styrofoam or something similar on the ends of the bar. Bonus: If you don’t care about your wall and don’t have a door [...]
New gymnastics equipment is usually pretty expensive. That is why I am a great fan of DIY equipment projetcs. Over at the GymnasticBodies forums user Breaks explains how he built his own gymnastics mushroom / pommel trainer. Which looks pretty sweet. Also check out his YouTube Channel for some good workouts and his quest to learn circles on his [...]
