How to Make Your Own Dumbbell
OK. Fitness and weight training is now high on everyone’s agenda again, as it is begin January.
As upcycling is on my agenda, I thought to bring you a craft project for guys. The idea here is to kick-start your work-out routine by adding some weights. Rather than buying some that will be to small for you within a few months time, we have an idea here that allow you to expand your dumbbell’s weight as you gain muscle mass and strength.
How are we going to do it? Here’s a quick 3-minute-video craft for men tutorial on how to recycle old scratched CDs and DVDs into a dumbbell.
As you progress in your weight training program, you can opt up the weight of your dumbbell to suit your training needs and get a better workout.
What You’ll Need
Loads of obsolete CDs: yours and your friends…. or check your local Goodwill store if you need some extra. Aim for 60-100 CDs.
Hardware store supplies: a 12 inch threaded rod with a diameter that is the same as the center hole of the CDs
4 3/4 inch spools to hold the CDs together on either side of the handle in the middle.
How To Make Your Own Dumbbell Set
Put a spool on the end of your rod, and start adding CDs. Don’t rush it, otherwise your CDs and DVDs crack. When you have used up 1/4 of your CD stack, add another spool. Then, measure the width of the CD stack and estimate where your begin spool should be after the handle section. Again, add CDs till you are now 1/2 way of your CD stack. You should have exactly as many CDs on the front section as on the back section of your dumbbell. When done, add the final spool. This is the first dumbbell.
If you want to work with a set of two dumbbells, the CD weight should be identical on the left and on the right, so repeat the process exactly.
Gaining Strength?
Over time, simply undo the spools and add a few CDs on the front and the back of each dumbbell.
Tag: Michael’s Craft for Men
(I call this a ‘craft for men’ tutorial, but hey, I sure will be happy if any hip gals use this one too. )
