Last sat, and tomorrow, I do “assisted” pull ups and dips on a machine…..not my whole wt “yet”..but its a start…. =)

I really want to add a pull up bar, but I dont know where to find one to “install”.

Hi,
I’m new the website and challenges. I wasn’t sure what goals to set until I saw this one. I have never been able to do a pull up and now’s the time to set it as an obtainable goal! Thanks for the suggestion. I like Ta2dqt’s idea of the assistance with the machine. It is a start =)

Surprisingly enought I found a pull up bar in the fitness area at wal-mart. its great for small doorways but anything door to large it either wont fit or you wont feel comfortable pulling up on it. or a local playground with monkey bars if you run or bike…yeah i know weird but they aren’t always full of kids so time it right.

I worked some pull ups into my gym routine. I was suprised by how diffidult it was but I managed to do 3! I look forward to seeing that number go up!

I have a pull up bar that I put together that hangs from the top of any door frame, and rests on the jambs. I started a routine about a year ago, that began with just one pull up every day for a week, adding another pull up every week. I did this for 16 weeks, and could see the progress I had made, I was stronger, and felt better. However, I had gone on a one week vacation, and didn’t have my pull up bar with me, so I ended up doing nothing for that week and when I returned home, I didn’t continue doing my routine. This lasted about 6 months, and I felt very weak and lethargic. Then 9 weeks ago, I started the same routine over again. This time however, I changed it up a little. Instead of the one pull up, I started with three sets of pull ups (one in 3 different positions on my pull up bar), and every week, I again added another pull up to my routine. So, first week, 3 pulls ups total, second week, 6 pulls ups total, third week, 9 pull ups total, etc., etc. So now in week 9, I’m up to 27 pull ups total, and since I’ve become stronger again, I have added squats, door frame push outs, arm curls, and tricep curls to my routine, this is now about a 30 minute work-out a day. I really feel the results, and the strength I have now is so much more than it was before. I’ve also lowered my cholesterol 25 points, 8 months ago, it was at 226 overall and now it’s at 201. I need to lower it a bit more to hit the below 200 mark, and with better eating habits and my continued work outs, I plan to do this and lose my accumulated belly fat within the next 4 months.

I’ve been told that you can sit under you kitchen table, and hold onto the edge of the table pulling yourself up to simulate a pull up. I’m thinking of doing that for now.

i like this one. i can not do a pull up, but i run and bike and i get out of class at 12 everyday so i could go to my neighborhood park and do half a pull up or just hold myself there lol

i used to be able to do 25, now i can hardly do three! my goal is to do 10 by the end of the month.