pull up alternatives

daven1986

daven1986

daven1986

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Hi all,

I love pull ups, but I'm not going to pay £30 a month to go to the gym and do them. I used to have a pull up bar at home, but I have since moved and don't have anywhere one could go.

Is there an alternative exercise that would use the same muscles and give the same kind of resistance?

Thanks

Daven
 
Do it on a door? A little more awkward but a sturdy door with a towel thrown over the top should be able to do the trick at least for palm-forward ones.
 
While it's do-able ^^^ It's not THAT comfortable, and it depends on the door frame type as to how comfortable it will be :p

I'm looking to find a way to do them also really. One member said you put a broom across the loft hatch opening?

Otherwise you'll have to add in various isolations to work the back at a guess. No idea what exercises are next best for alternatives though
 
Pull-ups are king :cool: :p

Forgot about inverted rows...But yeah, as ice said, you can get some bars that fit in between the door frames as opposed to hooking over them...Might be worth a look?
 
The ones I had before fitted between the frames, however they required some brackets to be installed. Since I rent my flat I can't really do that :( I have no door frames that will fit the "no installation" bars.

Inverted rows look do-able, so I will try them.

Are resistance bands any good for emulating pullups?

Thanks

Daven
 
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So what if you are renting? It's a few screw holes or if it rips the frame it's cheap enough to fix.
 
True, but my wife won't like the brackets, as they will look "ugly"! Not to worry though, I'm going to ask the gym at work if they don't mind if I just use the pull up equipment for 5 mins in the morning! I will also try to find some other exercises that will work the same muscles.

Daven
 
Perhaps DIY something in the garden?

Alternatively, find another gym. "Pure"/"TheGym" are very budget gyms. My local "TheGym" is £10 per month.
 
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daven1986 said:
True, but my wife won't like the brackets, as they will look "ugly"! Not to worry though, I'm going to ask the gym at work if they don't mind if I just use the pull up equipment for 5 mins in the morning! I will also try to find some other exercises that will work the same muscles.

Daven
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Bicep curls. :D

The other alternative position is the loft hatch... I used mine like that for ages. :)
 
Hang out of the window, preferably from the top floor. You'll get that last rep in ;)

There's no real alternative to a pull up - it's a rather full on exercise in itself. :)
 
Freefaller said:
Hang out of the window, preferably from the top floor. You'll get that last rep in ;)

There's no real alternative to a pull up - it's a rather full on exercise in itself. :)
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Aye, I tried doing them in the shoddy rack we have once...but it's so low to the floor it's just more of a hindrance than it's worth.
 
I'm having trouble finding a decent looking ceiling mounted pull-up bar, the one I got off e-bay was naff.

I've got an Olympic bench with built in squat stands - I've considered doing pull-ups off the bar (as the bench is designed to take a good amount of weight, but it's a bit low.

Annoying as I can't do the door-frame ones (none are suitable) but really want to get back onto pull-ups (my favourite workout).
 
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