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Home » Bulgaria » Pipes and Cogs – Weightlifting on a Budget

Pipes and Cogs – Weightlifting on a Budget

December 22, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Check out this DIY weightlifting gym from Bulgaria.

Nikola Giorgiev transformed what used to be a former air raid shelter into a place where kids can train.

Thanks to Pim for submitting.

Filed Under: Bulgaria, motivation, videos, weightlifting

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Comments

  1. Dan says

    December 22, 2012 at 02:39

    coaching cue for bicep curls: “smile.”

    • Thidol says

      December 22, 2012 at 08:12

      Definitely going to implement it in my training.

  2. DishNalal says

    December 22, 2012 at 04:33

    This is legendary. Gets me so pumped.

  3. Jason says

    December 23, 2012 at 02:00

    Awesomeness. But MAN those things are loud when they come down. The kids were covering their ears half the time, haha.

  4. jernmyre says

    April 9, 2014 at 13:20

    Talk about dedication to a sport and an asset to a community – people like that are the real heroes of our time

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