since i work out at home and only have a bench press, ez curl bar, and dumbells i wanted to get something new to add to my home gym. i decided to get a chin up bar but since my door frame is hollow and really weak i wasnt able to install it so i found these:
heres the link where i ordered them from.
http://www.amazon.com/Lifeline-Power...6206262&sr=8-1
so what i am wondering is how effective pull/chin ups will be for me. im just trying to get bigger by summer, hoping for a lot of noobie gains since i just started lifting this week and ima start taking creatine.
also, anyone ever used these over the door pull up handles before?
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Thread: over the door pull ups
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03-22-2008, 10:27 AM #1Registered User
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over the door pull ups
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03-22-2008, 10:28 AM #2Registered User
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hey not trying to rag on them but i broke my door last year using them. like the hinges came out of the door framing...
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03-22-2008, 10:36 AM #3Registered User
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Well, i used to do them over the door without those grips, you could break the door, so try to stay as close to the hinges as possible. If you have a a room you can do this in, just put an eye hook in your ceiling. With that you can just hang some ropes, and do alot of different excersizes.
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03-22-2008, 10:41 AM #4BASED GOD
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i just use the wood above the door frame for pull ups. helps develop grip too
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03-22-2008, 10:44 AM #5Registered User
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thats alpha.Originally Posted by Mickles
the wood above my doorframes is weak. ive tried using it for pull ups the other day and the wood started to bend so ima stick with this for now. im going to do the pull ups on the outside of the door(the side of the door where the hindges arent showing) and since i dont weigh too much im sure the door will hold me. if not, oh well.
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03-22-2008, 10:47 AM #6jayjay80
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they looks liek they would put more emphasis on biceps
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03-22-2008, 10:58 AM #7Registered User
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thats good then i wasnt sure exactly what muscles pull/chin ups work.Originally Posted by big-muscle-19
are pull ups or chin ups more effective?
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03-22-2008, 10:59 AM #8Registered User
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Chin ups use the biceps more!Originally Posted by TinFoil
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