After all the squawking I’ve done about various exercise gimmicks, you’d think that I’m against\u00a0inexpensive home fitness equipment.\u00a0 Nothing could be further from the truth!\u00a0 The trick is to get something that will give you some bang for your buck. Like a door gym, for example.<\/p>\n
I love doing chin-ups\/pull-ups.\u00a0 I can easily recall a time when I couldn’t do them at all.\u00a0 Admittedly, I was in pretty good company: most people can’t do them (or do them without cheating) – and that includes some pretty big, strong-looking guys.\u00a0 So working up to doing them really felt like an achievement.<\/p>\n
I really owe it all to my door gym.\u00a0 I bought it about 5 years ago, so I could practice at home.\u00a0 I started with negatives and self-assisted chins with my feet resting on a chair, then worked up to doing full ROM (“range of motion”) chin-ups\/pull-ups. My favorites are the semi-supinated chins (this is where the palms face each other).<\/p>\n
I still do them at home for fun.\u00a0 I’m chained to a computer all day, so it helps to get up\u00a0periodically\u00a0and do a\u00a0quick\u00a0set of 5 – 6\u00a0reps to shake the cobwebs out. The thing is a snap to put into place and take down. It’s lightweight but sturdy, and hasn’t done the slightest bit of damage to the wall or door frame.\u00a0 It’s easily the best $39.95 I’ve ever spent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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