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<p>Made me laugh, thanks NTA. 5 Pull ups "fucking murder". ha.</p>
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<p>I struggled to do 1 when I was 115+kg! Think my max was 10 but that probably wasn't quite full hang.</p>
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<p>Once I get down below 90 I'm thinking it will be a lot easier. Ordered a wall mounted pullup assembly (pic attached) which included a pair of gymnastic rings (with 4m straps) that I'm going to stick up outside the garage on an area that will become my outdoor home gym. Will have room for weights and everything, but I'd better get a tarp to cover it. Should do the trick.</p>
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<p>You're right, when you get to 90 it'll be much easier (obviously), and that makes a big difference. I was low 80s at one stage and my pull ups became easier-and even though I'm now 87-89 I have maintained the consistency so they are still easy.</p>
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<p>I'd encourage you to, now, regularly do 10-20 half pull ups, and also while holding yourself up on the bar do single leg raises. It'll train your back / shoulder muscles to get used to the exercise, but isn't too hard. Before I started to do correct form pull ups, I had over a year or two where I did half pull ups. I was doing 100 of those once a week, max was about 30-40 in a set.</p> -
<p>First, after a hike I would just do one pull up and while holding myself up there I'd do leg movements for the abs. That was over a year. I did it to stretch the back out after the impact of run/hike. </p>
<p>Then I added 1/2 pull ups, where I'd do a pull up, then go halfway down (where the elbow would go past 90 degrees to about 110), then back up in a smooth movement, but with a still body. Be careful about bouncing to avoid hurting shoulders. Did that for about a year and started doing a few full pull ups.</p>
<p>Now find pull ups easy, and my back/shoulder muscles are bigger and strong. Still, I have plateaued and am below my best level from last year, so want to improve in March once the weather in warmer.</p>
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<p>Perhaps if you face away from the wall, then you could get into the habit after a run/ride of doing a pull up then ab exercise while holding yourself up-then adding some half pull ups.</p> -
<div>5km run in 27:55 this morning. First 5km I've done since November 30, and it showed! Per km times:</div>
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<div>5:22, 5:25, 5:44, 5:43, 5:37 + a couple of seconds change when I stopped the clock.</div>
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<div>Jeez that is awful but at least I cracked 28 minutes. Conditions were good despite the light rain, making it nice and cool.</div>
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<div>Think I really need to do this twice a week and build the pace so I'm regularly hitting sub-25, which I've only done four times:</div>
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The pull up bar kit arrived yesterday so after a quick visit to Bunnings to purchase a new hammer drill* I put it up and have it a quick test. Solid.<br /><br />Unfortunately due to friends being in town I didn't get to give it a decent crack but it will cop some work over the next few weeks. It will break before I do, but I need the side gate put up before I can leave all my weights out there too.<br /><br />* battery operated drills are fucked for masonry work. Cheap AEG corded drill tore right into the bricks and some concrete I needed to take care of this morning.
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<p>what kit did you get??</p>
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<p>how much?</p>
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<p>At moment I am using my squat rack with my straight bar to do pull ups; legs usually out in front of me, so not real pull ups, but still get a decent work out.</p> -
<p>Post some pics once you've got your (outdoor) home gym sorted bro - I've looked at similar wall mounted bars but never got around to getting one. I'd put some heavy duty fixings in that badboy - over engineer! who knows, you might be doing weighted pull ups soon!</p>
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<p>was thinking about getting one of these, <$200 delivered, particularly for the pull up and dip aspect.</p>
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<p>If those 8mm ankascrews don't hold it (rated to 350kg) then I'll be too buff to care</p>
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<p>Just tell the missus you're bulking bro!!</p> -
<p>The ones I use on the hill are pretty simple, solid andthe right height so I can do a full stretch after doing pull ups. Standing on tip toes I can almost get my fingers over the bar-whatever height that is. Solid pipe, with two wooden posts in concrete. I would prefer them to the one you showed TR since they seem stronger, and there is room to move the legs back and forth (ab workout). But for 200$, nice and simple eh!</p>
<p>The dip bars I use under the trees are just right, small jump up, nice and solid, not too narrow or wide apart, and bar is not too thick.</p>
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<p>NTA, not sure I could do dips with rings from the pull up bar!</p>
