anyone know how this would be done?

i was thinking could i buy a mold and fill it with concrete or any other hardening metal/substance....any ideas?

Moved to DIY.

PS - Every single question you post in RI seems to involve the bench press. I highly recommend that unless you are confined to a wheelchair, you train your lower body as well. The bench press should only be a very small part of an overall training program.

Moved to DIY.

PS - Every single question you post in RI seems to involve the bench press. I highly recommend that unless you are confined to a wheelchair, you train your lower body as well. The bench press should only be a very small part of an overall training program.

hey, thanks for the move. I dont just use my bench press but have a electric treadmill which is easy. It's just im a total beginner to weight lifting so i may need a little help.

anyway DIY, any ideas?

you could make a circular mold by wrapping a piece of steel around a barrel or keg. place the mold on a bit of sand, put in some steel rods mid way for support and pour in concrete.

It's just im a total beginner to weight lifting so i may need a little help.

No disrespect, but... that's remarkably obvious.

For instance...

I dont just use my bench press but have a electric treadmill which is easy.

^^ that treadmill is remarkably unlikely to add muscle mass to your legs. They (can) have uses, but weightlifting is not one of them, normally.

Just so ya know.

^^ that treadmill is remarkably unlikely to add muscle mass to your legs. They (can) have uses, but weightlifting is not one of them, normally.

Just so ya know.

i dont understand...Parallax asked me do i train my lower body as well as upper body...

i use bench press for weight lifting...i also have leg curls but i barely use them

and i have a treadmill which i sprint on on uphill mode which trains my lower body...is there an easier way?

Use bags of sand. It's easier and the weight is adjustable.

Use bags of sand. It's easier and the weight is adjustable.

This is valid. A lot of combat athletes seem to be employing this style of training. Along with tyres, sledgehammers and so forth.

You can get world class fitness without paying a fortune, hell you can do it without barbells and dumbbells. If you want to become a powerlifter or something invest in a good set of weights obviously, but if you're just adding to a basic home gym you can buy weights fairly cheaply, just look around classifieds and stuff. Hell, even check skips!

Second hand weights still weigh the same.

I got 180kg (400lbs) of weight plates for free. Ross Enamait also picked up some DBs for nothing:

http://rosstraining.com/blog/2007/05/12/one-mans-junk-is-another-mans-treasure/

So keep looking, I'm sure you'll find something cheap.

Milk jugs filled with cement/rocks?

great ideas...but how would i get milk jugs and sand onto my benchpress?

great ideas...but how would i get milk jugs and sand onto my benchpress?

Wire loops through the handles of the jugs that fit over the ends of your bar . . . probably room for 3 or 4 on each end, depending on what kind of bar you have and whether you're using gallon or half-gallon jugs.

1. Get a hessein sack or pillow case
2. Fill with sad
3. Weigh
4. Tie to bar with rope
5. Lift
6. :)