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I know that Markos has introduced the UDL to a lot of us. But KBs can be pretty expensive. Anyway, on YouTube I saw some people using a loading pin and a cable attachment which I thought was a pretty good idea.
Which leads me to my question -
Can you get plate loading pins in Australia? I know Iron Mind sell them but they quoted for $75 or something stupid like that for shipping alone on a $52 product.
Alternatively, would it be that difficult to make one out of steel threaded rod that was ~45mm diameter?
I know that Markos has introduced the UDL to a lot of us. But KBs can be pretty expensive. Anyway, on YouTube I saw some people using a loading pin and a cable attachment which I thought was a pretty good idea.
Which leads me to my question -
Can you get plate loading pins in Australia? I know Iron Mind sell them but they quoted for $75 or something stupid like that for shipping alone on a $52 product.
Alternatively, would it be that difficult to make one out of steel threaded rod that was ~45mm diameter?
I made one myself. Found a T section piece of inch metal pipe laying around by chance. Cut to the right length. Had some old standard size 10kg weights that I had laying around. Mine will fit up to 120kg of 10kg plates then attach a couple clamps and tighten to hold the weighs on.
I made one, I was good for around 70kg
I got an old adjustable dumbbell handle (standard size) and got a triangle welded to one of the spin locks. That cost me $25. Lasted around 1500 reps before the handle snapped from hitting the ground too often.
I looked very much the same as the one in your vid, except I had 2 stacks of weights. Imagine a dumbell on its side, then a triangle on the top.
All good. Got a PM from someone saying they had a standard loading pin lying around. Would prefer Olympic but I've got some standard plates at home, and there's always heaps on eBay anyway
$200 for the 80, then 180 or whatever it is for the 64 etc etc vs $20 for a cable attachment, a 30 minute car ride to get the pin and maybe $50 for some standard plates off eBay if I don't have enough at home
A UDL is a UDL regardless of whether it's done with a KB, a rock or whatever else you can think of doing it with
And deadlifting that high off blocks just sounds awkward lol though I've never tried it
I know that Markos has introduced the UDL to a lot of us. But KBs can be pretty expensive. Anyway, on YouTube I saw some people using a loading pin and a cable attachment which I thought was a pretty good idea.
Which leads me to my question -
Can you get plate loading pins in Australia? I know Iron Mind sell them but they quoted for $75 or something stupid like that for shipping alone on a $52 product.
Alternatively, would it be that difficult to make one out of steel threaded rod that was ~45mm diameter?
I'm coming to visit you on Friday so I can give it a go then. And I know I haven't tried it, that's why I'm going to
Right now I don't have the money or the need to go out and buy bigger KBs. My mums arent that strong . . . Yet
I have no doubt that a pin, KB, BB and trap bar all feel completely different. It probably sounded like I was trying to replicate a KB with the pin, which isn't what I'm trying to do. Just after something that can be used for UDLs
I don't believe I talk in riddles, maybe you don't think about the question.
Walk, crawl run.
First master the BB dead-lift, I don't know why people need to complicate things, I don't know why I bother contributing to this forum.
Your contribution to the forum is for people like me who don't have training logs because they just lift a barbell each week, eat, sleep and repeat. I don't have any questions because most of you oldfuks have answered them. Have faith, keep posting.