Why you should start doing pull-ups

[Novadhd5150]

I purchased a chin up bar on Amazon for 30 bucks or so. I am trying to lose weight as an older guy. The only issue is the bar is in door way on my feet hit the ground. Im basically doing "cheated pull ups " and lat pulls . I can also get good bicep work out in

[Cloudy Dayz]

Originally Posted by Novadhd5150

I purchased a chin up bar on Amazon for 30 bucks or so. I am trying to lose weight as an older guy. The only issue is the bar is in door way on my feet hit the ground. Im basically doing "cheated pull ups " and lat pulls . I can also get good bicep work out in

I think you're supposed to bend your knees while doing them.

[villageidiot1]

Originally Posted by Cloudy Dayz

I think you're supposed to bend your knees while doing them.

Bending your knees would only make sense if you were using a doorway pull-up bar like the other poster. I would find it very uncomfortable to bend my knees while doing pull-ups. I need a relatively high bar since I'm 6'4".

[Irkle Berserkle]

Originally Posted by Peester

I just saw a kiosk at the mall. Give the guy $10.00, if you can hang for 120 seconds, you win $100.00. Not allowed to do a pull-up, not allowed to let one hand down to “rest” it.
Women and kids under 12 only need to hang for 90 seconds.
I practiced at the fitness center. 66 seconds. Felt like forever.

Just hanging is called brachiating. One doctor in particular (I forget the name) touts it as a cure-all for rotator cuff problems, stenosis and other ailments related to humans no longer brachiating as they did when they were apes (assuming you believe we evolved in this manner).

I did it for quite awhile and decided it was doing more harm than good. You can also brachiate your upper body while having your feet lightly on a stool.

120 seconds is a sucker bet. 60 seconds does seem like forever.

[Cloudy Dayz]

This video explains how it works pretty well.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8RmajuI8g8