DIY fitness
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Fight Genome said:
I think a whole genre evolved from doing this, ie strongest man comps.
Never had to
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You're definitely right. You can buy some strongman stuff factory made, but a lot of it is homemade in many gyms. Strongman events did originate with mostly improvised equipment. At my gym we have homemade farmer's carry handles, a homemade yoke, some improvised fat barbells, and a custom built "prowler" type conditioning sled. All of those were welded by a member/friend.
Then we made our own atlas stones. This is super easy to do. You can buy or custom make round plastic molds- then fill them with concrete.
There are a few other items we use for training that aren't "homemade", but instead are ordinary (not intended for gym use) items that we use as improvised training equipment. We have huge tractor tires that we flip for strength, or beat with sledge hammers for conditioning. Then we have a few links from a ship anchor that we use as a "sled" for reverse sled pulls. Finally, we use rope from a ship yard for battle ropes, instead of buying purpose built battle ropes from a fitness manufacturer.