A consistent pull up workout will build your upper body like no other
single exercise. Pull ups build strong, solid muscle in virtually every muscle in your upper body. I cannot stress this enough! If you
only have time to do one exercise for your upper body for the rest of
your life make it PULL UPS!
If
you're like most people and you can only do a couple of pull ups or
none at all then here is an easy way to work your way up. Get a STABLE
chair (not a folding chair or bar stool) and place it under your pull up
bar. Place your feet in the chair and use your legs to help push
yourself up. Depending on your strength you may need to use your legs
to help control going down also but your goal is always to lower
yourself only with your arms. (CAUTION: Your legs are WAY stronger than
your arms so make sure you are using your legs as LITTLE AS POSSIBLE!
The goal is to do lots of pull ups without your legs at all so your ARMS
need to do as much of the work as they can EVERY repetition you do.)
You
can buy a pull up bar that fits in your door frame in your house that
can easily be taken down (No screws or fasteners) They also have some
that double as push up bars.
