Pulls Ups without any equipment

[themattmeister]

Also you could try some bent over barbell rowes for an extra exercise but I wouldn't use it as a replacement.

[Ghost]

I also find the Lats pull down machine at the gym b****y brilliant for building the pull up reps.
Give it a whirl!

I've been meaning to give it a go actually.

Could you tell me the number of reps and sets you use to maximise improvement on pull-ups? I'm not sure whether to go for endurance and slowly increase the weight, or go for high-weight reps and slowly push up the number of them?

[craigshuts]

I also find the Lats pull down machine at the gym b****y brilliant for building the pull up reps.
Give it a whirl!

I've been meaning to give it a go actually.

Could you tell me the number of reps and sets you use to maximise improvement on pull-ups? I'm not sure whether to go for endurance and slowly increase the weight, or go for high-weight reps and slowly push up the number of them?

I reckon find out your body weight, add a little more weight on top of that and try and lat pull down that. The point of adding a bit more weight is so that when it comes to actually doing pull ups it will be easier because you will have been practicing lifting more than your body weight

[Brian-]

I reckon find out your body weight, add a little more weight on top of that and try and lat pull down that. The point of adding a bit more weight is so that when it comes to actually doing pull ups it will be easier because you will have been practicing lifting more than your body weight

Well if you're going to do that you may as well just do weighted pull-ups.

[craigshuts]

I reckon find out your body weight, add a little more weight on top of that and try and lat pull down that. The point of adding a bit more weight is so that when it comes to actually doing pull ups it will be easier because you will have been practicing lifting more than your body weight

Well if you're going to do that you may as well just do weighted pull-ups.

That was meant if you dont have access to a pull up bar

[In_Training]

I dont go to the gym - but when I did occasionly go, i would do reps with between 35 - 55Kg I think (long time since I was there). And I wiegh 86Kg (if that makes any difference). Im sure it would help but I never used it as a 'pull up' aid - I just used it as something to do when I was there! so whether that would help gor certain I couldnt tell you!

Another good machine in your gym is the Power Lift - which is basically a pull up bar with a platform below. You set a certain weight and then you dont lift that weight (ok this is a terrible explanation i know!!) so if you weighed 80K and set the machine to 20K you would only be lifting 60K of your body weight?!? - understand? well here is a link to a site that may explain it a bit better (with piccies!) Click Here Although the one in my gym you stand on - not kneel.

just thought I would let you know.

Oh yeh, also if your stairs in your house twirl back on themselves (kind of) then you can grab the landing as you walk under it and do them on that (thats what I sometimes do - just make sure that any fancy trim is well secured on!!)

^^^^^ I hope that last bit makes sense - if it doesnt just say and i will try to illaborate on my explanation.

Luv ya xx

[Brian-]

Luv ya xx

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I have the best pull-up bar though - it's the end of an old vacuum cleaner hose. Can't beat a bit of improvisation.

[In_Training]

Errrrrrrm

Haha, well you know......


I have updated my previous post ^^^^^^ you might want to check out the link

Cheers

[SYKES]

Ghost, as with all tips on here, I can only tell you what worked for me. But if it helps then brills!

I weigh a miniscule 65.2 Kg. so I lift 3 sets of 70kg, 10 reps per set, Ive built up the weight I lift, rather than the reps I do over the past two months. I started in 45 Kg. And make sure you strap yourself into the seat otherwise you lift off, and this aint good. (Especially if the hot blonde on the cross trainer happens to be glancing over )

Also I wouldn't suggest you only train with the lats machine, but it's a good idea if you can include it in your gym circuit.

Best of luck.
Regards
sykes

train hard, fight easy![/quote]

[Ghost]

Thanks for the tips people. I currently use the power lift at my gym and I can do 3 sets of 6 reps with 15kg on the platform (reducing my weight from 72kg to 57kg) or 3 sets of 15 reps with 30kg on the platform (weight down to 42kg).

It's quite embarrasing how weak I am actually, although I'm constantly improving so hopefully I'll get their in a few months!

[briggfoot]

Hi Ghost,
I practise doing wide grip pullups once a week on a set of goal posts near my house. Make sure that both ends are level, or else you may end up doing uneven pullups.
I allways do 3 sets to failure, having a break to recover totally before doing the next one.

When i started, i could do 2 pullups before falling off tired. Now i can do maybe 20 in a go, and i use a school bag with a 10kg weight in now to make it more difficult. And chalk to prevent slippy hands after a while.

My pressups are still very total sh1te though.

All the best
Andy

[Ghost]

Cheers Briggfoot, I'm currently aiming to alowly take the weight off at the gym until I can do 3 sets of 6 pull-ups, then I'll concentrate on increasing the number.

My press-ups are shite too. I'm one of those people who finds running (especially timed 3 and 5 mile runs) easy to improve given time, but who has an absolutely awful upper-body strength. However I'm really focusing on improving this now, and over the next 5-6 months I hope to get up to the expected standard.

[ali_hire]

Ali and mattmeist, i know this has been discussed, but is a normal wooden door fram strong enough to hold the power bar in your experience? The power bar looks like it would rip the top piece of the doot frame clean off?

I use it in a doorway in a plasterboard wall and it is absolutely fine. I have seen no damage to the doorframe or walls whatsoever. The only thing some people have mentioned in the reviews I have read are that sometimes the rubber stoppers will leave black marks on the doorframe, I have not had this problem though.

In the instruction book for it it claims it'll take 16st of weight. The way the bar is designed means that a majority percentage of your weight (about 80% I believe) is transferred horizontally onto the doorframe rather than down on the top of the frame.

In my opinion you would have be very heavy and extremely determined to break your doorframe with this.

[ramz56]

trees in the park!!! jus do some sprints in the park and you can give yourself a rest by doing pull ups either on the monkey bars or if they are unavailable try using a tree branch

[taimos]

you cna use your doorframe if it is strong enough and wide enough.

Although its a killer on your fingers.