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A pullup bar (door frame) and resistance bands. Exercising at home has kicked me off into being healthier.
by kodon 5y ago
A pullup bar (door frame) and resistance bands. Exercising at home has kicked me off into being healthier.
- mtmail 5y agoSame. My favorite is the simple jumping rope. Never used one at the gym and simply forgot how much fun it is. (Can't use it in the living room though).
- dqv 5y agoYou can jump rope without the rope. I do this because I don't have much space in my garage for a rope to sling around, so I just pretend to hold the handles and skip rope that way.
- Nimitz14 5y agoJumping rope also works out the arms a little which you're not gonna get.
- dqv 5y agoI get a pretty good burn by rotating my arms like I'm skipping a real rope. It's good enough for post work out cardio.
- lucky_cloud 5y agoNot as fun though. Using the rope adds challenge and builds/reinforces coordination among all four (usually) limbs
- elliekelly 5y agoCould you do pull-ups before you bought the bar? I’m always so tempted to get one because I so badly want to be able to do a pull-up. I’d be so pumped if I could just do one. But I have no upper body strength to speak of and getting to a pull-up seems nearly impossible so I never pull the trigger on buying the bar.
- dqv 5y agoNegatives can help get you there if you really want to pull the trigger. Just be careful - door frame pull up bars can ruin your door molding.
- datadrivenangel 5y agoBuy the bar! You can start by just hanging there or trying to do a pullup. Over time you'll get it! Pushups also help to strengthen your back muscles, which helps with pullups.
- RootReducer 5y agoIt took me a solid 6 months from "never worked out a day in my life" to "can do a pullup". I started just hanging from the bar, then moved to using a stool to get above the bar and lowering myself as slowly as possible. Eventually, with practice, I could start holding myself in place with arms bent, then finally start moving upward. It was a journey, but I'm glad I did it!
- montecarl 5y agoI had the exact same experience. Hanging, then slowly lowering, then eventually being able to do one! Then worked up to 3x sets of 5, then an unrelated injury has prevented me from working out. I really enjoyed doing pull ups and the strength I gained. I'd highly recommend getting a pull up bar and following the reddit body weight fitness recommended routine[1]. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/ https://www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/
- lancesells 5y agoCongrats! I've got a very strange pull-up anecdote. During quarantine last year I started working on the roof of my building. That meant climbing up a vertical fire escape ladder daily with 25+ lbs of clay and all types of gear. Months into going up and down the ladder 10-20 times a day I realized I could do more pull-ups than I could ever have done previously. I'm still working on my roof and love it. Since last summer I made a pulley system to get my work up and down when it's too heavy or too big to fit on my back.
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- jlund-molfese 5y agoIf you're worried about damaging your door frame, you can get a "power tower" for about $100. For some reason they seem to be mostly marketed toward women, but they're a great portable fitness solution. This is the one I bought on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TLLS4BV?psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TLLS4BV?psc=1