Re: The DIY Thread
Posted: Wed May 22, 2019 8:28 am
Bells of Steel also has a belt squat belt for $47.
https://www.bellsofsteel.us/product/beltsquat-belt/
https://www.bellsofsteel.us/product/beltsquat-belt/
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Just got this from BoS last week, looks very sturdy and similar to the Spud belt. Only thing is they forgot to ship the chain, but they promised to send one out. Good buy for 47.Stenson wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2019 8:28 am Bells of Steel also has a belt squat belt for $47.
https://www.bellsofsteel.us/product/beltsquat-belt/
What makes this different from a dip belt, if at all?tnumrych wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2019 9:34 amJust got this from BoS last week, looks very sturdy and similar to the Spud belt. Only thing is they forgot to ship the chain, but they promised to send one out. Good buy for 47.Stenson wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2019 8:28 am Bells of Steel also has a belt squat belt for $47.
https://www.bellsofsteel.us/product/beltsquat-belt/
I don't know about that specific belt, but if it's like the Spud belt I think it's mainly the length and width of the belt and maybe the thickness of the material as well.Skander wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2019 10:35 amWhat makes this different from a dip belt, if at all?tnumrych wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2019 9:34 amJust got this from BoS last week, looks very sturdy and similar to the Spud belt. Only thing is they forgot to ship the chain, but they promised to send one out. Good buy for 47.Stenson wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2019 8:28 am Bells of Steel also has a belt squat belt for $47.
https://www.bellsofsteel.us/product/beltsquat-belt/
Does it work ok as a dip belt still, maybe with some caribiners to shorten it?TimK wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2019 11:10 amI don't know about that specific belt, but if it's like the Spud belt I think it's mainly the length and width of the belt and maybe the thickness of the material as well.Skander wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2019 10:35 amWhat makes this different from a dip belt, if at all?tnumrych wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2019 9:34 amJust got this from BoS last week, looks very sturdy and similar to the Spud belt. Only thing is they forgot to ship the chain, but they promised to send one out. Good buy for 47.Stenson wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2019 8:28 am Bells of Steel also has a belt squat belt for $47.
https://www.bellsofsteel.us/product/beltsquat-belt/
Rogue carries the Spud belt, as well as a dip belt (also made by Spud):
https://www.roguefitness.com/belt-squat-belt
https://www.roguefitness.com/dip-belt
The belt squat belt is 57" long and 5.5" wide, whereas the dip belt is only 30.5" long and 4" wide. When you're doing dips, you're not flexing at the hips so it doesn't really matter if the weight is hanging from chains that are in contact with your body. Try to do belt squats like that with significant weight and it gets painful really quickly. The longer, wider belt spreads out the load and makes it tolerable.
So I ran into a slight problem with my belt yesterday. Doing Belt Squats, the ring on the end started digging into my crotch/leg where it was draped over. Not too bad, but noticeable. Also I'm getting up to 300 lbs plate load, which translates to 200 lbs belt load on my setup. On Amazon the seller said that the belt has been tested up to 200 lbs, so I'm considering getting the Bells of Steel belt. I'd highly recommend some sort of rig to help stabilize the weights, hanging that much weight freely is going to suck big time.Skander wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2019 12:35 pmDoes it work ok as a dip belt still, maybe with some caribiners to shorten it?TimK wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2019 11:10 amI don't know about that specific belt, but if it's like the Spud belt I think it's mainly the length and width of the belt and maybe the thickness of the material as well.Skander wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2019 10:35 amWhat makes this different from a dip belt, if at all?tnumrych wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2019 9:34 amJust got this from BoS last week, looks very sturdy and similar to the Spud belt. Only thing is they forgot to ship the chain, but they promised to send one out. Good buy for 47.Stenson wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2019 8:28 am Bells of Steel also has a belt squat belt for $47.
https://www.bellsofsteel.us/product/beltsquat-belt/
Rogue carries the Spud belt, as well as a dip belt (also made by Spud):
https://www.roguefitness.com/belt-squat-belt
https://www.roguefitness.com/dip-belt
The belt squat belt is 57" long and 5.5" wide, whereas the dip belt is only 30.5" long and 4" wide. When you're doing dips, you're not flexing at the hips so it doesn't really matter if the weight is hanging from chains that are in contact with your body. Try to do belt squats like that with significant weight and it gets painful really quickly. The longer, wider belt spreads out the load and makes it tolerable.
(Hopefully) not much, but that's kinda the point.damufunman wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2019 4:16 amThat's pretty cool. How is the log different from a big-ass dumbbell though?
Ah, I thought this was a fake-log, but seemed more like a dumbbell. That makes more sense now!mouse wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2019 3:14 am(Hopefully) not much, but that's kinda the point.damufunman wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2019 4:16 amThat's pretty cool. How is the log different from a big-ass dumbbell though?
I have a circus dumbbell coming up in a medley, and while I can drive an hour and a half to get some time on the actual implements I'll be using that doesn't really jive on a weekly basis for me, so my log CDB is just a stand in. Something that will feel sort of similar, that I can load to contest weight, and just get some extra practice on...
Also didn't cost me any money.
Haha yeah no... this is just a circus dumbbell made from a log... an SS dumbbell if you will...damufunman wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2019 3:56 amAh, I thought this was a fake-log, but seemed more like a dumbbell. That makes more sense now!mouse wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2019 3:14 am(Hopefully) not much, but that's kinda the point.damufunman wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2019 4:16 amThat's pretty cool. How is the log different from a big-ass dumbbell though?
I have a circus dumbbell coming up in a medley, and while I can drive an hour and a half to get some time on the actual implements I'll be using that doesn't really jive on a weekly basis for me, so my log CDB is just a stand in. Something that will feel sort of similar, that I can load to contest weight, and just get some extra practice on...
Also didn't cost me any money.
How would I factor in the weight of the lever?TimGarvey wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2019 12:52 pm Based on your dimensions the felt weight is 66.6% of the loaded weight, with the weight loaded at 4 ft. from the fulcrum and your lifting point 6 ft. from the fulcrum. That is similar to the Edge Fitness standard belt squat where they list 70-75% felt weight. The 6 foot bar seems like a good compromise to allow you to store it as well. If you had the space, an 8 ft. bar and the weight 6 ft. from the fulcrum would give you 75% felt load.
Moment arms.Ragholmes wrote: ↑Wed Jun 19, 2019 9:52 amHow would I factor in the weight of the lever?TimGarvey wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2019 12:52 pm Based on your dimensions the felt weight is 66.6% of the loaded weight, with the weight loaded at 4 ft. from the fulcrum and your lifting point 6 ft. from the fulcrum. That is similar to the Edge Fitness standard belt squat where they list 70-75% felt weight. The 6 foot bar seems like a good compromise to allow you to store it as well. If you had the space, an 8 ft. bar and the weight 6 ft. from the fulcrum would give you 75% felt load.
Nice ideas here.theswede wrote: ↑Sun Jun 16, 2019 6:32 am Most serious looking thing I did, modeled after the Buff Dudes bench but I used 90x90mm (~4x4) glued timber (there's one beam running under the plywood which you can't see from this angle):
Pulling blocks, 45x90x2 mm (~4x4) plus a 30mm mat so roughly 4.7":
Pulley, I used a rubber wheel and just removed the rubber. Mountain rope instead of a wire (the other end has a loading pin with weights):
This is a combined equipment for seal rows and GHR/Nordic Ham Curls/whatever you want to call them. Using a trap bar with high handles means you can get a full stretch without having to lift the weights off of a platform and it's a lot easier to initiate the lift by just putting the plank over two safety bars like shown. Having the GHR-thing at the other end is just for space efficiency.
A leg extension machine mounted to a work bench, I used pipe insulation for padding and hooks for hanging clothes to hold the bar. Worked fine but I rarely used it so I disassembled it and used the parts to make the GHR shown above, I might make a new one from a kitchen chair or something some time.