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ProsourceFit Multi-Grip Lite Pull Up/Chin Up Bar, Heavy Duty Doorway Upper Body Workout Bar for Home Gyms 24”-32” (ps-1240-cu-basic), Black?
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You could buy a $20 over the door frame pull up bars. I’ve had mine for a few years now and I just walk over to any door of mine with a frame, pop it on, and do some pull ups. Probably one of the best $20 I’ve ever spent. Check on Amazon for one. This one is just about exactly what I own: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H7OW5KY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_J5H1W23PFZJ8CJTBHJXA
Are you trying to make a dedicated section/home gym area?
I have a pull up bar I got idk maybe 10 years ago for like 15 bucks and it's still holding up incredibly well. This is the type that you secure to door threshold using gravity. The best part of this setup is that when I want to remove it, I can quickly take it down and store it to the side.
Yeah, your current pullup bar would be a sunk cost, but if you were willing to shell out for a metal or wood plating, this method saves you from any installation.
This looks almost exactly like my current pullup bar. https://www.amazon.com/ProSource-Multi-Grip-Chin-Up-Pull-Up-Black/dp/B01H7OW5KY/ref=sr_1_8?c=ts&keywords=Strength+Training+Pull-Up+Bars&qid=1649175028&s=exercise-and-fitness&sr=1-8&ts_id=3408471
Now, if you were hardset for the mount on wall option, I would look into toggle bolts. You could probably use a couple 1/2" or 3/8" to secure your wallplate. Make sure to repair any existing wall damage to avoid complicating the integrity and I would even consider some sort of protective rubber layer between the metal and the wall to dampen sound and friction damage from use.
The one I linked should be fine. Here it is:
It only takes a second to put it up or down, no screws required. Pull on your door trim with your hands to make sure it's secure before putting the bar up.
Most any will do. I have this one and it's fine.
What you need to worry about is the door frame itself, not necessarily the bar.
Make sure your frame is the correct width for the bar.
Make sure there is enough clearance around the door frame. Some doorways won't work if it's right next to a wall.
Make sure the frame of the door is solid. Pull on the frame with your hands and fingers and see if the frame wiggles or is loose. If it's loose you could damage the frame when you attempt a pullup.
Mind giving me an example? The kind I had was like this one. It put too much weight on the upper frame of the door so even just pulling on it a bit would cause it to creak, so I didn't trust it.
I had this one in WV and it was fine
Ig it depends on what kind of pull up bar you want, if you want one of those that go on the door frame (e.g. https://www.amazon.com/ProSource-Multi-Grip-Chin-Up-Pull-Up-Black/dp/B01H7OW5KY/ref=sr_1_6?crid=1K8L0OI9NGITA&dchild=1&keywords=door+frame+pull-up+bar&qid=1597268900&sprefix=door+frame%2Caps%2C210&sr=8-6)
then you'd probably need to keep the door open whenever you use it, which is really just your call (which is not a big deal if your in apartment style, bigger deal if your only doors open to a shared bathroom and the hallway).
How about this one? I got it a couple months ago and use it daily
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H7OW5KY?psc=1&ref=ppx\_yo2ov\_dt\_b\_product\_details
I'd say your best bet is to do a mix of calisthenics and dumbbell workouts.
The only other equipment I'd recommend is a pull-up bar you can put on your door
https://www.amazon.com/ProSource-Multi-Grip-Chin-Up-Pull-Up-Black/dp/B01H7OW5KY/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1ISM8QBNO98XR&keywords=pull+up+bar&qid=1644161834&sprefix=pull+up+%2Caps%2C177&sr=8-5
I'm gonna divide your workout into a push, pull, legs circuit; when I say 4 X 10 this means 4 sets of 10 reps, the first number is always the sets, the second is the reps
Push
4X10 Neutral Pushups
4X10 Incline Pushups
4X10 Decline Pushups
4X10 Diamond Pushups
3X12 Skull Crushers
4X10 Pike Pushups (this eventually builds to wall-assisted hand stand push-ups)
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Pull
5X5 Pull-Ups (if you can't do them yet, do negatives, if you can't do negatives, do dead hangs
5X5 Neutral Grip Pull-ups( same progression as pull-ups)
4X12 Dumbbell Rows
5x10 Bicep curls (preferably inclined if you can find a setup for it)
5X10 Hammer curls
Legs
4X10 Jumping Squats
4X10 Bulgarian Split Squats
2X25 Normal Squats
3X10 Pistol Squats (hold onto a table if necessary
4X15 Calf Raisers
4X10 One-legged Calf Raisers
Extra
I like to do some sort of core workout after every workout, my beginning core circuit looked liked this
4X10 Sit-ups
Supersetted with
4X15 Crunches
4X10 Leg Raisers
3XFailure Bicycle Crunches
Side planks and regular planks until failure
Also feel free to do cardio after if you have the energy, I prefer swimming or tennis, but anything that gets you moving is great.
Also sorry about the text formatting, I don't use Reddit often
One of these bad boys will do wonders.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H7OW5KY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_9X17SC7B4N9EATQA4YM4
Just don’t use it on a doorway with shitty construction. If you can grab the wood and it moves, find another door
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ProsourceFit Multi-Grip Lite Pull Up/Chin Up Bar, Heavy Duty Doorway Upper Body Workout Bar for Home Gyms 24”-32” (ps-1240-cu-basic), Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H7OW5KY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_NP8B7TWETV361KYN0RQ4
if you want/can get one piece of equipment i'd highly recommend a doorway pull up bar (like x / x ? you don't need to anchor them into the wall or anything. pro tip put some masking tape on the doorframe where the front of the bar touches to keep your wall clean tho). game changer for working out at home imo
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| ProsourceFit Multi-Use Doorway Chin-Up/Pull-Up Ba… | $27.02 | $26.50 | 4.5/5.0 |
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A pull-up bar isn't really something you want to cheap out on, but here are a few good choices.
The third one I sent you is much nicer but it's out of your price range. If you can find one with that design for cheaper, I highly recommend it.
These types of bars are more sensitive to doorframe style, so make sure to measure all your frames carefully.
> Can anyone recommend a basic pullup bar that I could use in my house
Depends on your house, if you have a regular and sturdy door with some space around it, this kind is cheap and will work just fine. With whatever you decide to get, check the dimensions and watch some youtube videos, like this one, to make sure it will fit.
> but might very well give up by next Tuesday?
Nonsense, don't give up. Just get something and ease into it to make good habits.
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