DIY Homemade Exercise Equipment Tutorials
With the homemade exercise equipment tutorials here, you get detailed, step-by-step instruction on how to make your own workout gear. Why spend hundreds of dollars on equipment that you can make yourself for just pocket change? Customize equipment to YOUR needs. Save money. Sound good?
DIY Suspension Trainer
Suspension trainers are great for home or on the go workouts. You can mount them on any sturdy overhead object (tree, beam, etc.) or even hang them from a door if you need to.
It can be hard to work the “pulling” muscles (biceps and back) with bodyweight exercise, but with this piece of equipment, you are only limited by your imagination. Pullups, body rows, dips, muscle ups, elevated pushups, and many more exercises will add variety and intensity to your workouts.
Most retail models sell for around $200. See how I made this door and/or overhead mounted DIY suspension trainer for less than $10 using just rope, some PVC pipe, a small piece of nylon webbing, and a whole lot of handy knots!
Improvised Glute Ham Developer
The glute-ham raise (along with the one legged squat, possibly) is THE exercise for developing the posterior chain muscles of the calf, hamstrings, glutes, and lower back, muscles that enable you to run, jump and move exlosively.
Usually, in order to perform the glute-ham raise, you need a glute ham developer or machine, pieces of equipment that can cost $500-$1000 or more.
But by using a car as a brace for your feet, and a pad to cushion your knees, you can perform the glute-ham raise right at home!
Glute-Ham Raises using your improvised glute ham developer will help you say goodbye to pulled hamstrings and say hello to explosive athletic performance!
Sandbag Training Equipment
Let’s face it. If you want to get stronger, one way or another, you’re going to have to lift more weight. Sandbag training is the ideal homemade exercise equipment option for the athlete on a budget. How else could you get 150 lbs of weight equipment for around $20?
Sandbag fitness is a simple and remarkably effective way to get into shape with a minumum of cost. Sandbags are challenging to lift and exercise with. They are unstable and shifty, developing strong, adaptable core stability and gains in forearm and grip strength.
Check out how I made homemade sandbag training equipment for around $20.
UPDATE – How to make an adjustable weight sandbag.
Homemade Medicine Ball
A medicine ball is a large, weighted exercise ball that is an extremely versatile piece of equipment. A medicine ball workout can hit all major muscle groups, develop an incredibly strong core, and burn insane amounts of fat. However, buying a medicine ball new can cost $50 to $150.
For your homemade exercise equipment option, see how to make your own homemade medicine ball using just an old inflatable ball, some sand, and some duct tape.
The Towel:
Your Portable Pullup Bar Solution
What lets you lay on it, dry off with it, and gives you pretty much the ultimate arm and back workout? That’s right, your towel. Get a sturdy towel, roll it up, throw it over a sturdy branch, beam, or any other object, and do some towel pullups! Then, unroll the towel, lay down, and take a nap!