Hey "Fist", was your weight yard comprised of mostly pig iron? Perhaps, a crooked ass barbell with 100lbs on one side and 150lbs on the other. That shits welded on and you either lift it or don't work out at all...prisoners are forced to lift some heavy ass, uneven weight while in teh lockup!
Or, did you resort to squatting mattresses and curling stacks of books with a belt?