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Make Your Own Medicine Ball

Turn an old basketball into an awesome piece of workout gear. Here are the steps:

 

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1. Use a pair of needle-nose pliers to remove the rubber plug from the basketball. Set the plug aside.

 

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2. Insert a funnel with a tip small enough to fit into the air hole. Fill the ball entirely with fine-grain play sand. A 20kg bag will make three medicine balls.

 

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3. Brush rubber cement in and around the rim of the air hole. Immediately plug the hole with the rubber stopper, using the needle-nose pliers to push in the stopper if needed. Brush more rubber cement over the stopper. Allow it to dry.

 

Note: Home-made medicine balls work well for passing, catching, or swinging exercises. They don’t hold up as well when bounce against a wall or floor.

 

 

Image from Stockexchange

 

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