Bottle dumbbell. We collect dumbbells with the help of improvised means. Metal dumbbells

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Types of dumbbells

For many who want to play sports, the issue of going to the gym is closed due to lack of time, and their own sports equipment for practicing at home is not so cheap. Despite the ease of manufacture, the sporting goods industry is simply not interested in selling cheap pieces of metal.

Before you make them yourself at home, let's figure out what they are and what their varieties are. All dumbbells are divided into cast and collapsible. The first have a constant mass, it can only be changed by destroying the dumbbell. Most often they are used in gyms, since there should always be access to equipment of the required weight and no one wants to spend time assembling and disassembling it.

The second ones consist of a neck and pancakes or other types of weights. Often they can be found in home gyms, since this option is cheaper - buying two dumbbells weighing 20 kg with the possibility of reducing weight is much cheaper than purchasing 2, 4, 6 ... 20 kilograms separately.

Also, dumbbells are made from different materials - concrete, cast iron, steel coated with rubber, etc. The material and coating create ease of use and affect the durability of the product.

There are also differences in the form of pancakes, which are hung on the bar. It can be round, hexagonal and other options. Available with self-adjusting weight. Every day there are more and more new options that can be called high-tech, but the price of such equipment is incommensurable with their benefits - there is no point in overpaying.

Making inventory out of plastic

Dumbbells can be collected quickly and very cheaply thanks to the use of plastic bottles. Due to the simplicity of the design, you can deal with such shells immediately after manufacture. For one dumbbell we need: plastic bottles 2 pieces; filler; insulating tape / adhesive tape.

Manufacturing

The middle part of the bottles needs to be cut out, and then re-fasten the top and bottom parts with duct tape.
Then you need to fill the resulting containers with filler. Sand and cement are perfect as fillers, but if you need more weight, then feel free to add nails, scrap metal, bearing balls, in general, let your imagination run wild.
After filling, a wooden or metal shelf or pipe must be inserted into both necks. Cover the area with duct tape or duct tape. It will turn out a very comfortable, soft and non-slip handle.

We collect the bar

You can also assemble a barbell from plastic. Since it in itself implies a lot of weight, much more bottles are needed. For the bar you will need: plastic bottles, at least 8 pieces; filler; neck; tape/duct tape.

Manufacturing

As a neck, we use a pipe, fittings, convenient for the hand.
We fill the bottles in the same way as in dumbbells.
We wrap the finished load around both ends of the neck and wrap it with tape. We get four bottles on each side, between which the neck passes. Tape the weight securely to the bar so that it does not move out and create play.
For a more impressive weight, we take another load and lay it in the gaps between the existing bottles, like logs. We recommend wrapping each new layer with new tape - this way you can bring the mass of the rod up to 100 kg.

To make it easier for you to determine the size, number of bottles and their filler, we provide the following data:

We make concrete shells

Dumbbells on cement base come out much heavier than bottled ones. Large and heavy, solid pancakes for dumbbells and barbells are obtained from a solution that has hardened into a certain shape with a neck inside. The main disadvantage of such inventory is the inability to optimize for a constant increase in loads or for another person.

That is, if you need a dumbbell with a different weight, you will have to make a new one. Also, the lack of cement is often called its fragility and friability. To strengthen the mixture, glue (PVA) is added to the solution, and if you don’t like, like a powerlifter, to throw the barbell on the floor with a triumphant cry, then it is unlikely that it will quickly become unusable.

So, we will need:metal pipes suitable length; drill, screws or bolts; cement mortar, PVA glue; cargo form.

Manufacturing

To get started, take a pipe and drill holes for screws in four directions with a drill at its ends. Screw in the screws so that they hold on to the tips as tightly as possible and stick out in the shape of a cross. This is necessary to hold the cement.
Next, take a mold (a flat bucket of paint, mayonnaise or whatever. It is only important that the size suits your weight), and mix the solution with glue or oil paint for hardness.
Insert the pipe into the solution and wait four days until completely dry.
Then you need to do the same on the other side. Make a support, tie up or hang the structure for another four days.
After complete drying, you need to soak the dumbbell in water a couple of times for the next week to make the cement stronger.

Reference: if you prepare concrete in a 2 liter form, then the weight of the projectile can reach 5 k g (depending on the composition of the mixture).

Of course, for such an exercise as a "farmer's walk", two canisters hung on a stick are also suitable, you can also make the metal bar heavier with car wheels, sand tires and much more. But only such cement dumbbells will allow you to fully engage in sports.

On the other hand, they are useful only in the early stages. If your passion for sports goes further, then you will understand that it is time to make metal dumbbells.

Metal dumbbells

Metal pancakes and vultures are analogues of factory ones, but they will only cost you less. If you make your dumbbell bar and barbell from the same tube, you can use the same plates, saving you time, money, and room space.

In order to make these dumbbells, you will need: a locksmith shop; metal rod - the future neck; thin-walled pipe with a diameter slightly larger than the fingerboard; Sheet steel; safety locks.

Manufacturing

First we make the neck. Scrap about 3 cm in diameter is excellent as a base. We saw off a neck from it 35-40 cm long. Then we take thin-walled pipe and cut off 15 cm from it. It must be put on the neck to protect the place for the hand, in other words, it will be a handle. After making the dumbbell itself, it can be wrapped with electrical tape or covered with a relief.
We cut out disks (future pancakes) from sheet steel with autogenous. Do not doubt their weightiness - with a sheet thickness of 1 cm, a disc with a diameter of 18 cm will weigh 2 kilograms. Hang on your dumbbell 10 cm on each side - and you will have 40 kg! If desired, vary the size of the discs to arbitrarily change the weight from the lightest to the heaviest, when training different muscle groups. It would be nice to cut a whole set of factory dumbbells so that the total weight of one dumbbell could reach 25-30 kg - you are unlikely to need more.
We manufacture safety locks. We find a pipe with a diameter slightly larger than our neck and cut off rings 3 cm wide from it. It is necessary that they freely walk along the neck, but do not slip off by themselves. In each ring, you need to drill a fairly wide hole (about 1-1.2 cm) for the screws. After screwing in the screw, the ring will be pressed against the neck and hold the plates. Just do not forget to press it close to the disks so that no play is created.
Let's start assembling the dumbbell: in the middle there should already be a tube from point 1, then we hang the discs and fasten them with locking locks.

Tips for making and using homemade shells

Take the time to clean and polish every detail of your new dumbbell or barbell to make it look presentable - paint the pancakes like sporting goods manufacturers do. In the end, it will still cost you less than purchased shells, and the pleasure of exercising with such equipment and the effort spent on it will motivate you to train regularly, which will certainly benefit you.

The network comes across photos of craftsmen hanging about 100 kg on their dumbbells, demonstrating the quality of workmanship. Don't even think about wasting energy on such antics, better make a barbell and hang 200-300 kg on it for deadlift - that's impressive.

Depending on the possibilities, you can buy handles and a neck in a store, and make pancakes yourself or order in a workshop. Then the high-quality shape and convenience of the branded handle will help you keep your grip better, and the rest will be much cheaper.

Record sizes and weights

Modern gyms have long rows of dumbbells of varying weights. Most often, their maximum weight is up to 50 kg. But there are iron monsters in the world that exceed this figure. For example, Youtube has a popular video where in the gym Rich Piana and her colleagues are trying to lift a dumbbell weighing 170 kg!!!

And in gym, where Ronnie Coleman worked out, there are his personalized dumbbells, each of which weighs 113 kg. Yes, the 8-time Mr. Olympia used them in his workouts. Anyone who can lift them will receive a free annual subscription to this gym. Unfortunately, it was not possible to find information on the Internet whether there are such lucky ones.

If you made dumbbells yourself or know other ways to make them - write in the comments, other readers will be interested!

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Non-standard equipment for physical education in kindergarten from junk material with their own hands

Stol Oksana Vladimirovna, teacher of MADOU No. 203 "Kindergarten combined type”, Kemerovo
This material is intended for EF instructors, educators and parents.
Target: making non-standard equipment from waste material with your own hands for physical education and using it in the classroom and in games
Tasks: generate interest in non-standard equipment, involve teachers and parents in its manufacture; develop creativity, imagination when using non-standard equipment; motivate children to motor activity through the use of non-standard equipment in independent types activities
“The health and happiness of our children depends largely on the production of physical education in kindergarten and family ... "

The equipment offered to your attention is made by hand to replenish the subject-developing environment. At first glance, these are just crafts made by my parents and me, but they are indispensable helpers in the work. Children's interest in various innovations causes positive emotions in children and this tones the body as a whole. The joint production of equipment activates parents, sets them up for cooperation with teachers.
The production of such benefits does not require large expenditures. Basically, I used a variety of waste material: all that is sure to be found in any house from the category of unnecessary things. Minimum cost and time! And as a result, very bright, attention-grabbing benefits are obtained. They help develop the muscles of the arms, legs, coordination of movements, accuracy, dexterity, attention.
Non-standard equipment must be:
Safe
The most effective
Convenient to use
compact
universal
Technological and easy to use
aesthetic
"Dumbbells"

Material: plastic bottles, a wooden stick for connecting bottles together, colored tape or electrical tape, peas (or other material for filling them).
Tasks: to teach how to perform outdoor switchgear with an object, to develop hand strength, to cultivate a love for sports
"Dumbbells - sweets"

Material: plastic bottles, sand filler, fabric and ribbons for decorating "candy"
Tasks: to teach how to perform outdoor switchgear with an object, to develop hand strength, to develop physical qualities
"Tossing Bags"

Material: dense fabric, filler - sand (peas or other material)
Tasks: for the development of hand strength, for outdoor switchgear, ATS, for throwing and outdoor games, as well as for the development of fine motor skills.
"Flags"

Material: satin fabric different color, for the pole - a skewer for barbecue
Tasks: teach to perform outdoor switchgear with an object, outdoor games
"Pigtails"

Material: woolen or cotton threads.
Tasks: are used for outdoor switchgear occupation, for outdoor games
"Funny Pencils"

Material: the equipment is made of colored pencils, a container from a chocolate egg, a synthetic cord
Tasks: promote the prevention of flat feet, foot massage. Improving blood circulation in the fingers, hands and forearms
Use cases: massage of the palms (rotation of the pencil barrel between the palms), massage of the fingertips, massage of the back and inner side of the palm. Foot massage.
"Multicolor Caps"

Material: plastic bottles cut in half. Self-adhesive film of the same color as the cork. So that children do not forget, do not get confused which color they need to collect.
Tasks: develop dexterity, coordination of movements, dexterity and accuracy.
Use cases: scatter corks on the floor and mix. On command: “One, two, three”, the children collect corks, each of their own color. Whoever picks it up first, well done!
"Bilbock"

Tasks: develop an eye, coordination of small movements, train the forearm and hands
Material: plastic bottles, tapes. capsules from chocolate eggs, self-adhesive paper, electrical tape
Use cases: a braid or ribbon is tied to the handle of a plastic bottle, and its other end is attached to a container from a chocolate egg. Children throw the container up and catch it with a bottle. If caught - well done!
"soft balls"

Tasks: to develop the eye of children, dexterity, to cultivate strong-willed qualities, attention, speed of reaction, the ability to regulate and coordinate movements, to form self-control skills.
Material: used socks, tights
Tasks: develop fine motor skills, coordination of movements, vigilance, accuracy
"Paths for the prevention of flat feet"

Material: dense fabric, a variety of materials for foot massage (stones, caps, buttons, used felt-tip pens, counting sticks, cereals and much more)
Tasks: to carry out the prevention of flat feet; strengthen immunity, develop attention, thinking, ingenuity.
"Jump Rope"

Material: multi-colored lids, two handles from 5 liter bottles, awl, cord
Tasks: teach children to jump rope, develop jumping ability, dexterity, attention
Usage: for jumping, and this benefit can also serve as a throwing at a target, if the rope is connected in a circle
"Magic Rings"

Tasks: teach to perform outdoor switchgear with an object, develop dexterity, coordination of movements, use in ATS, outdoor games
Material: chocolate egg capsules, cord, awl
"Sultanas, Ribbons"

Material: multi-colored ribbons, plastic bags, rings, rubber bands
Tasks: teach to perform outdoor switchgear with objects, develop attention, dexterity
Use cases: holidays, dances, outdoor games or just for a good mood
"Birch logs"

Material: linoleum pipe, paint
Tasks: teach children to step over, jump over, run through objects
"winders"

Material: soft toys, string and stick
Tasks: develop fine motor skills of fingers and dexterity.
"Massagers"

Sports can also be done at home. To gain a sporty, toned body, it is enough to exercise with your own weight. But in order to make great progress, additional weights should be used.

Many do not have the opportunity to purchase expensive sports equipment, but do not despair: you can make dumbbells and a barbell with your own hands at home, with a minimum set of tools and materials at hand.

What can replace dumbbells at home?

If you do not want to make dumbbells yourself or do not have necessary tools, for training, you can use the heavy things that are at hand.

The most common items that are usually replaced with dumbbells are ordinary plastic bottles or bricks. The latter can be used immediately without additional modifications. A standard red brick weighs about 3.5 kg.

Use bottles as a weighting agent only with filler: water, gravel or sand. The weight of the inventory directly depends on the type of filler. 1 liter of water weighs approximately 1 kg. This is a small mass, so if you use water, it is better to take a 2 liter bottle. By filling it with crushed stone, you can get a weight of 2.6 kg, and with sand - 3.4 kg, and if you fill it with additional water, about 4 kg will come out.

Such weights are suitable for training only for girls. Men should use larger plastic bottles. Today you can easily find plastic container for 5, 6 and 10 liters By filling them with various fillers, you can get sports equipment weighing up to 40 kg. Such a load will be sufficient even for experienced athletes. But there is one problem: holding such a bottle is not very convenient, while its fastening is not designed for heavy weights. Therefore, it is better to make dumbbells with a comfortable handle yourself.

To do this, you can use a regular towel or other long and dense fabric. The towel should be tied so that a circle is formed. Then take it with your hand on one side, and on the other, step on inner part circle. Thus, when performing a biceps workout, by pressing the towel with your foot, you can adjust the level of load.

For those who live in the countryside, there is one more piece of advice. Instead of dumbbells for training, you can take logs of various weights. The main thing is that the diameter of the log allows you to comfortably grasp it. But you can also drive metal staples into the log, which will be comfortable to hold on to during the exercise.

How to make dumbbells from plastic bottles?

Do-it-yourself dumbbells from plastic bottles can be easily made at home, as the bottles are easy to find or buy, while their cost is minimal. The main thing is to use a heavy filler and securely fasten the elements.

To make a simple dumbbell, you need to have only 2 bottles of 2 liters, adhesive tape, a pen and a filler.

Consider the detailed instructions for mounting dumbbells from plastic bottles:

What can replace the squat bar at home?

The weight of homemade dumbbells can be a maximum of 10 kg, so it is more rational to make a barbell, which is also used to train the biceps.

You need to have the same set of tools and raw materials, only instead of a pen you need to use a fingerboard.

Such sports equipment perfect for doing squats and bench presses at home. The main thing is not to overload the bar, because homemade equipment can burst during the exercises and cause serious injury.

Making dumbbells and barbells using concrete

Concrete should be used to make heavier and more durable inventory. But it can only be used with an all-metal neck, which must be prepared in advance.

Pieces of metal pins must be welded to the ends of the neck. It turns out reinforced concrete, which is much stronger than usual. Another way to make the projectile more reliable is to add PVA glue to the solution.

The mold for concrete weights can be plastic buckets. Having picked up a bucket of the required volume, you can get the desired weight of the finished rod. For dumbbells, containers from mayonnaise and other food products are suitable. The disadvantage of such equipment is that such a dumbbell is non-separable, that is, you will not be able to adjust the weight.

In order to make a rod, you need to mix the solution and pour it into the mold. Set the neck strictly in the center, this is very important for balancing the projectile. Four days later, when the solution dries, repeat the procedure on the other side. If the concrete cannot be removed from the mold, it can be easily broken. If the bucket is intact, then it can be reused.

When calculating the weight of the finished rod, it should be borne in mind that 1 liter of poured concrete weighs about 2.5 kg. In the same way, you can make a concrete weight.

DIY expander

Expander- A great tool for training the forearm. Such inventory is cheap, but if you like to do everything yourself, then you can easily make it yourself.

To do this, you need to have a steel wire with a diameter of 3 mm. Heating the wire with gas burner, it must be twisted in the form of a spring for two turns. This can be done with a vise, pliers, a pipe around which coils are formed, and brute force.

The finished spring must be at the same time soft enough to give in to the efforts of one hand, but also hard to return to its original position.

Expander handles are made of wood, dense rubber and plastic, having drilled holes for the spring.

Attention, only TODAY!

For many who want to play sports, the issue of going to the gym is closed due to lack of time, and their own sports equipment for practicing at home is not so cheap.

Despite the ease of manufacture, the sporting goods industry is simply not interested in selling cheap pieces of metal.
Moreover, it is not a fact that every dumbbell and even a barbell bar will suit you in terms of the diameter and shape of the handle, material and other characteristics.
A quite adequate response to such a pricing policy was the manufacture of personal sports equipment by hand by many craftsmen. For this, apply different materials, methods and designs.
Now we will look at the most common ones so that you can choose and make your own dumbbells or barbells yourself.

Dumbbells from plastic bottles

Dumbbells can be collected quickly and very cheaply thanks to the use of plastic bottles. Due to the simplicity of the design, you can deal with such dumbbells immediately after their manufacture.
For one dumbbell we need: 2 plastic bottles; filler; insulating tape / adhesive tape.

The middle part of the bottles must be cut out, and then re-fasten the upper and lower parts with adhesive tape. Then you need to fill the resulting containers with filler. Sand and cement are perfect as a filler, but if you need more weight, then feel free to add nails, scrap metal, bearing balls, in general, let your imagination run wild. After filling, the bottles need to be fastened neck to neck, not sparing adhesive tape or electrical tape . It will turn out a very comfortable, soft and non-slip handle. If you have a very wide palm, find some kind of base for the handle (rebar, pipe) and close the bottles around it, and wind more tape in the middle to compensate for the difference in the thickness of the neck and bottle neck. Thus, a homemade bar will also increase the weight of the dumbbell.

Barbell

The bar itself implies a lot of weight, so you need a lot more bottles. Such a bar can also be used immediately after it is ready.
For the bar you will need: plastic bottles, at least 8 pieces; filler; neck; tape/duct tape.
As a neck, we use a pipe, fittings that are convenient for the hand. We fill the bottles in the same way as in dumbbells.
We wrap the finished load around both ends of the neck and wrap it with tape. We get four bottles on each side, between which the neck passes. Securely attach the load to the neck so that it does not move out and form a backlash. For a more impressive weight, we take another load and lay it in the gaps between the existing bottles, like logs. We recommend wrapping each new layer with new tape - this way you can bring the weight of the rod up to 100 kg.

Cement dumbbells

Cement-based dumbbells are much heavier than bottle dumbbells. Large and heavy, solid pancakes for dumbbells and barbells are obtained from a solution that has hardened into a certain shape with a neck inside. The main disadvantage of such inventory is the inability to optimize for a constant increase in loads or for another person. That is, if you need a dumbbell with a different weight, you will have to make a new one. Also, the lack of cement is often called its fragility and friability. To strengthen the mixture, glue (PVA) is added to the solution, and if you don’t like, like a powerlifter, to throw the barbell on the floor with a triumphant cry, then it is unlikely that it will quickly become unusable.
So, we need: metal pipes of suitable length; drill, screws or bolts; cement mortar, PVA glue; cargo form.

To get started, take a pipe and drill holes for screws in four directions with a drill at its ends. Screw in the screws so that they hold on to the tips as tightly as possible and stick out in the shape of a cross. This is necessary to hold the cement. Next, take a mold (a flat bucket of paint, mayonnaise or whatever. It is only important that the size suits your weight), and mix the mortar with glue or oil paint for hardness. Insert the pipe into the mortar and wait four days until completely dry. Then you need to do the same on the other side. Make a support, tie or hang the structure for another four days. After complete drying, you need to soak the dumbbell in water a couple of times for the next week to make the cement stronger. Depending on the size of the weights and the length of the bar, both dumbbells and barbells are obtained in this way.
Of course, for such an exercise as a “farmer’s walk”, two canisters hung on a stick are also suitable, you can also make the metal bar heavier with car wheels, sand tires and much more. But only such cement dumbbells will allow you to fully engage in sports.
On the other hand, they are useful only in the early stages. If your passion for sports goes further, then you will understand that it is time to make metal dumbbells.

Metal dumbbells

Metal pancakes are analogues of factory ones, but they will only cost you less. Metal sports equipment has a lot of advantages. You can change the weight on them, which makes training more effective and saves you from a bunch of assorted cement dumbbells and barbells. And if you make a dumbbell bar and bar from the same tube, you can use the same plates, which saves you time, money and space in the room.
It takes a lot more to make metal dumbbells: a locksmith shop; metal rod - the future neck; thin-walled pipe with a diameter slightly larger than the fingerboard; Sheet steel; safety locks.
The creation of dumbbells should only take place in the workshop. First, we make the neck. Scrap about 3 cm in diameter is excellent as a base. We saw off a neck from it 35-40 cm long. Then we take a thin-walled pipe and cut off 15 cm from it. It must be put on the neck to protect the place for the hand, in other words, it will be a handle. After making the dumbbell itself, it can be wrapped with electrical tape or covered with a relief. We cut out disks (future pancakes) from sheet steel with autogenous. Do not doubt their weightiness - with a sheet thickness of 1 cm, a disc with a diameter of 18 cm will weigh 2 kilograms. Hang on your dumbbell 10 cm on each side - and you will have 40 kg! If desired, vary the size of the discs to arbitrarily change the weight from the lightest to the heaviest, when training different muscle groups. It would be nice to cut a whole set of factory dumbbells so that the total weight of one dumbbell could reach 25-30 kg - you are unlikely to need more.

We manufacture safety locks. We find a pipe with a diameter slightly larger than our neck and cut off rings 3 cm wide from it. It is necessary that they freely walk along the neck, but do not slip off by themselves. In each ring, you need to drill a fairly wide hole (about 1-1.2 cm) for the screws. After screwing in the screw, the ring will be pressed against the neck and hold the plates. Just do not forget to press it close to the disks so that no play is created. Let's start assembling the dumbbell: in the middle there should already be a tube from point 1, then we hang the disks and fasten them with locking locks.
Ready!

Recommendations for the manufacture and use of homemade dumbbells

The best, of course, are metal dumbbells and barbells. But in their manufacture, you need to be as careful as possible so that the width of the disks and the quality of the locks correspond to your calculations. It is better not to use discs that are too wide - it is better to increase their diameter, or make 2-4 very heavy discs, and the rest - smaller.
Take the time to clean and polish every detail of your new dumbbell or barbell to make it look presentable - paint the pancakes like sporting goods manufacturers do. In the end, it will still cost you less than purchased shells, and the pleasure of exercising with such equipment and the effort spent on it will motivate you to train regularly, which will certainly benefit you.
On the Web, there are photos of craftsmen hanging about 100 kg on their dumbbells, demonstrating the quality of workmanship. Don't even think about wasting energy on such antics, better make a barbell and hang 200-300 kg on it for deadlift - that's impressive.
Depending on the possibilities, you can buy handles and a neck in a store, and make pancakes yourself or order in a workshop. Then the high-quality shape and convenience of the branded handle will help you keep your grip better, and the rest will be much cheaper.