Iron Gym Workout Routine

Hi Guys

Not too long ago, I purchased an Iron Gym pull up bar with the intention of getting my upper body to look good. I know next to nothing about bodybuilding, and I thought that I could start by doing 3 sets of each exercise a number of times (pull-ups, sit-ups, push-ups, dips, and the ab strap thing), upping the amount of reps with each day, and taking a break after two days of exercise. I started by doing 3 sets of each exercise, with 6 reps in each set. I'm up to 14 reps in a set now, and it feels like I'm killing myself. I can see some results, but not as much as I'd like.

Could someone please recommend a decent workout routine for a beginner like me, using a pull up bar? Thanks a lot.

Regards,
RF Nel

[QUOTE=rfnel;513790623]Hi Guys

Not too long ago, I purchased an Iron Gym pull up bar with the intention of getting my upper body to look good. I know next to nothing about bodybuilding, and I thought that I could start by doing 3 sets of each exercise a number of times (pull-ups, sit-ups, push-ups, dips, and the ab strap thing), upping the amount of reps with each day, and taking a break after two days of exercise. I started by doing 3 sets of each exercise, with 6 reps in each set. I'm up to 14 reps in a set now, and it feels like I'm killing myself. I can see some results, but not as much as I'd like.

Could someone please recommend a decent workout routine for a beginner like me, using a pull up bar? Thanks a lot.

Regards,
RF Nel[/QUOTE]

You're not going to get big results doing body weight exercises unless you train like a gymnast.

You'll need to pick up a barbell if you want to see any decent strength and mass gains.

Rest for longer in between your sets. Start doing more cardio to decrease the feeling of "killing yourself". You can build strength just fine with a pull up bar, one your able too do so start doing all your exercises with one arm instead of two. The following routine works well for a body weight workout.

One-legged Squat 5x5
One-arm Push-up 5x5
One-arm chin-up 5x5
Crunch 3x20

Thanks for the advice. I'll give it a shot and see how it goes.