home pull up/ chin up bar reccomendation please

ThriceNightly

ThriceNightly

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1. looking to add one of these at home to my basic set-up at home.

needs to be easily fitted/ removable and not mark the door frame. I'm only 11 stone so there won't be a gorilla hanging off it :D

just for general upper body work out.

2. is there a good beginners program to use with the chin-up bar.

fitness wise i am at the end of week 4 on 100 pushups.com maxing out at 45 pushups.
 
I have a Powerbar, £30, does the job. Will fit any doorframe except the very thinnest, takes seconds to put up/down, like 3 seconds, literally. I'm 11 stone and it hasn't marked any doorframe I've used it on yet. It's wide enough to do wide grip chins.
 
Makunouchi said:
I have a Powerbar, £30, does the job. Will fit any doorframe except the very thinnest, takes seconds to put up/down, like 3 seconds, literally. I'm 11 stone and it hasn't marked any doorframe I've used it on yet. It's wide enough to do wide grip chins.
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Seconded, got one myself and my room mate used it who weighed about 11 stone no probs.

Like the 100 pushup challenge thing, the same people have a 20 pull up program too.

Or you can just do about 70-80% of your max reps every time you pass the bar.
 
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I have a powerbar, my house is old and falling to bits and im a fat ****.......and it still works really well!

Pity I can only do a bout 3 sets of 5 pullups:(
 
We all have to start somewhere :)

When I got to the point of being able to do 8X6 widegrip Pull Ups, I added weight by just putting a plate in a backpack, haven't done them in a while but did 6X5 with 5Kgs last time, felt easy, could have done more weight.
The Powerbar held up fine.
 
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