, Fill your pillow with 1kg (2.2lbs) of sand, rice, wheat. Glue that little cloth pillow around each end of the bar.
 See Warnings, below. The average brick weighs a whopping 9kgs (nearly 20 lbs) which is why you don't see too many builders or bricklayers wasting their money at the gym! See my Warnings about how to make a 40 lbs+ weight with bricks.
Buy a steel bar about 1.5 meters (4.9 ft) long - about 5'5".

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If you're just starting out, sew a little pillow a bit bigger than the size of an average hand.
If you want a bit more weight even at the start, use a brick on each end.
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