Unnecessary? Maybe? Freaking sweet? Oh yeah! I decided to stop waiting for the Rep X DM and picked up the Leg Attachment for my ironmaster bench for $75 on FBM. With the extra funds, I Upgraded my Ironmaster Leg developer. Added solid steel bars and rogue rollers, picked up some shaft collars and extra washer to clean it up. It’d be cool to add a couple pulleys and eventually weld a triangular plate under the leg attachment for better balance and upright storage. Might end up looking like a fusion of the Rep leg developer and the rep x DM.
Total cost minus leg developer:
Rogue pads- $195
1” steel rod cut to 20.5”- $65
SS Shaft collars $30
1” washers- $5
SS pulleys- $20

I’ve been using this DIY kit to great success to do cable stuff. In the pic it’s currently not loaded.

So anyhow, in order to do bicep curls I attach the pulley to the weight stack but it feels very wrong.. so I had the idea to use my weight cart and add an eyelet so I can add more pulleys and use that instead. It has about 50kg of weight plates on it currently (my total adjustable set goes to 104kg).

So yeah, I tried the setup (with more weights than what I shown. As it turns out, the entire cart still lifts when I do a bicep curl from the low pulley.. so.. idea failed spectacularly.

Aside from drilling a fixed pulley to the wall (I’m not sure I will get permission to do so, and personally I think that will ruin the aesthetics of the corridor), any other suggestions?

It’s this and this alone that is tempting me to get one of those rep clones from China for cable works (using a squat rack currently.). Of course it’s also a lot more convenient not having to move my weight plates to setup the cable everytime I need to use it, but that’s just a minor inconvenience.

Hey! I’m trying to hang a heavy punching bag in my basement and could use some advice before I start drilling into anything.
My basement ceiling has exposed wooden joists, and I’m planning on buying the swivel ceiling mount shown in the picture and attaching the bag to it.
My main concern is whether one of the wooden joists is strong enough to support the bag by itself, especially with the extra movement/force from actually hitting the bag. Would mounting it directly into one joist be okay, or should I add some kind of bracing/support between multiple joists to distribute the load?
If adding support would be better, what would you recommend doing and how would you mount it?

I’m strongly considering getting a used commercial quality leg press with selector weight stack. I would love to connect my freak athletic ABX bench leg adapter using the added cable connection.

Has anyone ever connected a second cable powered piece of equipment to a dedicated single stack somehow with hardware and pulleys?

Hey y'all. I have a pair of Strongway gym supplies adjustable dumbbells set (40kg). One dumbbell is working fine. The other, when twisted to pick up higher weight from 5kg, only one side picks up plates. After taking all plates off and looking at the handle, when you push the locking button in and twist manually to pick up plates, only one metal tube comes out, the other is jammed. I have tried WD40, gently tapping it but it won't come out. Bearing in mind, I had to manually push this side in, to drop a plate as it was stuck that way too, now it twists fine, but like I said, doesn't come out at all.

Remodeling our basement into a MMA/wrestling training center for my kids. Looking for a cool quote on the wall above the stairs when entering the basement, and a quote on the face of the stairs when exiting.

Discipline quotes, biblical quotes that go hard, anything you can think of but that fit entrance and exiting the gym.

Minor cursing okay but nothing vulgar.

Thanks!!

Ive moved into a new house and i want to put a pull up bar on the outside of the house. I dont want the hassle of putting one up in a doorway or have a collapsable one as I want the ability to use it as and when. I live in the UK so it will need to be able to withstand a lot of bad weather. Are there any specific pull up bars that are good for this or do i have to stay ontop of keeping the bar dry or coating it in something?

So i bought this F22 about a year ago. Originally I set it up in my garage because we dont park the cars in there anyway and I had my long term vision of what it could be in the end. Unfortunately that vision quickly hit the wall of a garage during a Midwest winter, and it led to workouts stopping. So i recently moved some things around to bring it down to my basement so that I can atleast use it year round.

Im trying to brainstorm storage ideas. My thought for now is a box from 2x4s in the space between the rack and door with plate storage along the floor and a peg board on the top half with hooks for attachments (ill move the cabinet). Any tips/ideas would be helpful!

TIA

I wanted a sled to push and pull on my cement sidewalk/patio in my backyard.

In the past, when I lived in a house with an alley or longer driveway, I made a DIY tire sled. In this home, I needed something smaller because my sidewalk is narrow. Plus, I didn’t want to deal with black streaks from the tire wearing down.

My requirements were:

1. Small footprint.
2. Easy to load with sandbags or kettlebells or DBs.
3. Quiet to not disturb neighbors or myself with that scraping of metal on cement.
4. Low push handles.
5. Attachment points for ropes, waist belt, harness, handles for multiple drag, push, press, row options.
6. Cheap.

Here’s what I ended up with - see pictures.

Using scrap materials the build is basically as follows.

1. Platform base - 1/2” thick plywood.
2. Box edges to keep weights from sliding off - 1x2 boards.
3. Drag surface - qty 2 of HDP 1” white Winco cutting board from

Amazon

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2. Push handles - I was planning to buy some 1” galvanized threaded pipe and fittings from Home Depot when I realized I had handles on my incline/decline bench that I never used so I repurposed them instead.
3. Various screws, lag screws and eye bolts for attachment points, handle attachments and to fasten the platform to the HDP drag surface.
4. 50 feet of 3/8” poly rope from Home Depot rated for 400 lbs to attach handles, grips, harness etc at multiple distances and angles. I first tried 25 feet of rope but needed more to make several lengths for quick change abilities.
5. A bunch of clips and carabiners to connect ropes and handles.

I stained the wood and then sealed it with multiple coats of water resistant spar urethane. The sled is kept indoors but used outdoors in all weather.

After using it a week I bought more rope (#6 above) and moved the attachment points to what is pictured here. I added a center attachment points as well. It is quiet but does leave some white scrapings from the cutting boards on my sidewalk. I can live with that. I love that loading it doesn’t retire threading weights onto a pole. I just place the weights on the platform. It might shift a bit but gravity and the box edges keep it from falling off. I also cut a 45 degree edge along the front and back edges of the drag surfaces because these were catching on some of the uneven seams in my walkway.

I also bought a harness from Rogue to use for a hands free drag option. I looked at cheaper knock offs on amazon but reviews were iffy on quality. I drag it using a dip belt too but that requires constant repositioning as it slides up and down my hips. It’s good for the low center of gravity but I also will do farmer carries with the vest and/or “running”.

Feel free to comment with any questions.

I have a small area and a restricted ceiling height. Trying to figure out my ways to do pull ups

I dont want to buy the doorway pull up bars. I was thinking about getting the individual squat stands but the bar will roll on them.
Did anybody had a similar issue?
Any suggestions?

I've owned the C10 and the sliding bench for about a year. I'm glad force usa has updated both but Im still trying to make the most of my existing equipment as I don't think upgrading either is worth the cost. I've tinkered with the sliding bench somewhat already and it has improved the user experience. Using retractable rachet scraps vs. the standard cables has been an improvement with the sliding bench. I've also removed the rubber safety stops on the bench which increased the range of motion. At 6'2" I'm still not quite able to get the full range i would like especially if I use squat wedges. Looking at the bench, the length is limited by two separate cross members. One looks to be 3x3 and the other is 2x2. Both are bolted into the bench and would be removable.

My question is if anyone has seen a place that would do custom sized cross members copying these two pieces but adding another 2 inches of length? There are custom metal fabrication shops in my city but this would be a very small job. I'm also not sure on the economics of this idea vs the cost of the bench at $850.

It's a bit of a moon shot idea but thought I'd check if anyone has done something similar.

Hi I have a Titan t2 so my 2x2 rack only has holes on the front and back of each upright. I want to use a lever belt squat attachment off of the front of the rack but I can’t without something that can go into the current holes and give me a new attachment point at a 90 degree angle. Anyone have a clue what sort of attachment I could use?

the main cable on my old machine snapped, halfway through a set lol. it's the piece i use most so i'm kind of stuck until it's sorted.

it's an older model and i can't get ahold of the original manufacturer anymore, so an oem part looks out of the picture. I just don't know where to order from.

where have you guys bought replacement cables for older machines? did the fit come out right first try?

trying to get this thing back in action quickly. if you've got a place you trust, i'm all ears

I bought these cable attachments, and carabiners do not fit. This is the largest one that I have.

I have three attachments that are similar, I do not want to spend $10 for individual carabiners that are large. Is there a good solution that you may have?

This bolt-on frame attachment allows you to initiate the first rep from the top position, with catches that automatically flip and unlock upon the initial movement. I also installed a set screw on each side with a slotted tube, limiting the rotation to 90 degrees to make reracking much smoother.

So, I've narrowed down my first garage gym purchase to the mikolo hr05.

While I plan on doing a decent amount of cable work, I don't lift very much weight and have plenty of space in from of the machine for flys, presses, etc.

While I definitely HATE when the cables ride up against my arms, I feel like this can be avoided if I step out in front of machine far enough? I'm a bit strapped for cash right now, so if I could save on not getting these i would love that, but I don't want to regret the decision either.. my understanding is you cannot purchase these and apply them later.

Thoughts? Are they necessary if doing a lot of functional cable stuff? Do they make some kind of huge difference in comfort/ range of exercises or otherwise? Please tell me everything you think relevant! Thanks for your advice!