Posted: 2/24/2009 12:26:39 PM EDT
As part of the effort to whip my ass back into shape I decided to start working on pullups. I really like the idea of the "perfect pullup" in that you can lower the bar but I really didn't have a suitable doorway in my house that the wife would ok drilling into. Plus I wanted to be able to hang without bending my legs. So I went to lowes and bought some lumber, pipe, and flanges. 3 hrs or so of work today and I've got this:
The bar is 8' off the ground and 60" wide. I think I'm going to add a second removable bar lower to the ground to replicate the swing down function of the perfect pullup rig. So, who's got some killer pullup routines? |
| God damn that's motivating. A Marine's wet dream. Pull-up routine? Do a max set every time you go the bathroom. Do a max set every time you eat as meal. Do a max set every time your wife gets mad at you (as a stand-in for a drill instructor). Then do a max set every morning on general principle. Make them all dead-hangs. |
OK, phase 2 is now installed and the concrete is drying. I am glad the son brought this up. The bar is 4' off the deck, which should allow me to do the other exercises I wanted to be able to do in addition to giving him something to play on. I can't wait to start using this thing.
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Here's a little something for you to strive for: 
http://www.tacticalathlete.com/88lbarticle.htm |
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Here's a little something for you to strive for:
http://www.tacticalathlete.com/88lbarticle.htm I felt like puking just reading that but yeah, that's something to strive for.
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I used to work out with Jeff and puking was the easy part.
We had a beer keg about half full of water. 1. Pick it up to chest level. 2. Throw it as far as possible. 3. Sprint to the landing 4. Repeat. One hundred yards, down and back. Walking down the street, you would never pick him out of a crowd. When workout time came I would swear he had muscles on his hair. Another one of his favorites was wrestler pull-ups. We had some rock climbing pads suspended on rope. He would do pull ups alternating each had to the center of his chest. The off hand was used primarily for balance. Edited cause I canj't type for shit. 
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