Make Your Own Gymnastics Rings for Ring training, a challenging and diverse method of bodyweight exercising, ring training or suspension training using gymnastic rings can considerably improve your strength and endurance. Several different exercises can be done on rings: Push-ups, iron cross, dips, pull-ups and many more. Challenge yourself with the muscle-up, a move that works every muscle in your upper body. The unique nature of rings gives all of the exercises a fun, athletic feel. Nearly every exercise is more challenging when done on rings. Rings are accessible for beginners, with gentle progressions towards harder skills. Because ring training activates so many muscles in such a coordinated way, it’s also an effective adjunct to some forms of physical therapy.
- I’m making my own 9″ x 1 1/8″ gymnastic rings by cutting out and laminating three pieces of 3/8″ ply together.
- Using a jig saw I cut out 7 rings 9″ x 1 1/8″ I only need six but I cut another ring “just in case”.
- The rings are cut and ready for gluing together.
- The rings are glued together using a proprietry wood glue and pressed for one hour. After pressing, the glue is allowed to dry for twenty four hours.
- Using a 1 1/4″ round over radius bit in the router the rings are rounded off.
- After routing, the gymnastic rings are given a final sanding.
- The finished gymnastic rings after being stained and varnished.
Originally posted 2011-07-26 18:22:27.
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