Sup /fit/
I have a hand me down set of weights that I started using several months ago. I've since grown strong enough to lift all the plates that I currently own (only around 60lb + bar). I'm trying to think of some cheap ways to build my own plates / weights. I can't go to a gym because the closest one to me is about 40 min away and way overpriced for what they offer.
I'm thinking a few paint cans filled with quickcrete. I might be able to score a free tractor tire too seeing as I live in the fucking woods. So has /fit/ ever made their own weights?
>>41625851
yeah i tried and it was shit. you can get 40kg of plates for less than 30 quid if you shop around. if you want to make something make a decent bench
Sure. I use a backpack, fill it up with various books or water bottles (I can choose the weight that way) and use a hoover pipe as a handle. Been doing curls like that ever since.
>>41625941
please tell me you are joking
>>41625916
I'm looking but I live in an extremely rural location and traveling long ranges for some weights is a little hard for me right now
>>41625941
hmmm, seems like it could work. Maybe I should try a burlap bag filled with sand.
>>41625976
shit nevermind
>>41625993
could try other exercises. weighted pullups and pushups dont need much extra weight to reach your limit
>>41626040
do it when you cant otherwise, but it will be much harder. If you have access to barbells and some weights, it will greatly increase your gains.
not mine
>>41626075
hhnnngg ... I came
>Cut a log into two decent size chunks.
>Drill the center
>????
>gainz
>>41626726
That's retarded and would be wildly unbalanced and dangerous. Your autism did remind me of this though. Pic related
>>41625851
look to buy plates used you can find em cheap as fuck, and since they are metal they dont deteriorate much
>>41625851
use water. 1L = 1kg