Hi,
I'm currently training for the Marines PFT to get into OCS (Officer Candidate School).
I can do the sit-ups, and I'm almost there with the run (need 23:00, I'm at 23:15).
Where I'm significantly lacking is in pull-ups. I need to be able to do 12, I've been able to do about 10 so far. I figure the best way to do this is to get a pull-up bar for my home.
Can anyone recommend a good pull-up bar (not iron-gym, that kind of pull up bar doesn't fit in my doorways) that's screw-less? My walls are made of concrete and metal - drilling doesn't work (I'm not going to spend $200 on a drill).
Thanks in advance!
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Thread: Pull-up / Chin-up bar question
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05-04-2009, 01:35 PM #1
Pull-up / Chin-up bar question
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05-04-2009, 01:47 PM #2
You might consider somthing like rogue rings, or elite rings if you can't drill for something like studbarpullup.com. The straps might let you go around a tree or something outside.
There are a few freestanding options, to include the pull up add-on to the ironmind pillars of power, or the torque fitness freestanding one. There are many different "power towers" which are freestanding pull-up/dip combos, but I generally hate those because the dip bars or the step up bars are usually in the way. There's always one going for 100 bucks on CL in my area, though.Last edited by Kodokan; 05-04-2009 at 01:53 PM. Reason: more text
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05-04-2009, 01:57 PM #3
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05-04-2009, 02:00 PM #4
Those freestanding ones would be ideal I think...the problem is that I've got very limited space in my apartment, no way would something like that fit.
I was thinking more along the lines of a pull up bar held up by friction, anything like that?
I do have a straight pull up bar that I wasn't able to drill into the wall...what if I were to put that up with something like epoxy?
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05-04-2009, 02:04 PM #5
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05-04-2009, 03:42 PM #7
You could put a power cage right in front of your TV You can see through the posts and still watch TV...or better yet get your pullups in while watching.
http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/nav...&ci_sku=703576
It comes in pieces, so you assemble it inside your apartment. It would be 7ft high, and look completely weird in the middle of an apartment...but you may learn to find a place for it, or flip it on CL after you meet your requirements.
...you could put it right in front of a door for people to walk, and string beads hanging down on the other side from the pull-up bar.
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05-04-2009, 03:43 PM #8
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05-04-2009, 03:53 PM #10
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Lol @ their description: "Created several years ago, nearly every gym has one, so why not you?"
Who the hell did the research? The power rack was created. . . . uh. . . several years ago and. . . . uh. . . nearly every gym has one. Not to mention the sentence lacks a subject, but now my nerdy roots are showing.
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05-04-2009, 04:09 PM #11
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You can't make a pullup bar that attaches to a flat wall by friction, your going to have to drill if you want on of those. Power tower, rack or rings will be the way to go.
Could you screw one of these into your doorframe, the screws with the one I used to own were tiny (< 1/2") so you don't need much of a frame. They have a lot of limitations but are better than nothing;
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05-04-2009, 04:20 PM #12
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05-04-2009, 06:30 PM #17
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Sorry missed that in your origonal post.
Sounds to me like you have rulled out every option people have put out there.
Rings on a tree are the only thing thats left, either that or fail on the entry exam
A drill that would go through your walls will be $20 at any home store. all you need is the cheapest corded 3/8" drill out there and you can put a hole in anything. Not quickly but it will get the job done.[]---[] Equipment Crew Member No. 11
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05-04-2009, 06:32 PM #18
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