Reply With QuoteI would recommend hanging knee raises over roman chairs anyway...as for not having a chin bar...your solution is an easy one...do pulldowns with a regular grip as well as an inverse grip...you should be fine.
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08-27-2003, 03:19 PM #1Registered User
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Pull-ups and Chin-up
I'm curious how many people use pull-up/chin-ups as part of their back workout? The reason for the question is the new gym I'm thinking about joining doesn't have pull-up bar or an assisted machine and my old gym had both. I always tried to do a few to see if my strength was increasing. Will my back workout suffer without these exercise. By the way the gym also doesn't have a roman-chair for leg raises.
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08-27-2003, 04:14 PM #2Fit Freak ELITE MEMBER
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08-27-2003, 05:24 PM #3Super Moderator SUPER MODERATOR
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Pull ups rock, if I do pull downs I use a hammer machine... Some may or may not like that, I happen to like it - but I do NOT like the cable pulldowns and dont really like cables for much of anything, personal preference.
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Great news they have an assited pull-up machine I must of missed it
I also saw someone doing hanging leg raises using a squat rack with bars at the top.
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08-27-2003, 06:56 PM #5Fit Freak ELITE MEMBER
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If you have a Smith Machine you can put the bar at the top and use it for pull-ups, chins, and hanging knee raises.
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08-27-2003, 07:13 PM #6Patrick ELITE MEMBER
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See, the smith machine is good for somethin'.......oh yeah, it also makes a great place to hang clothsOriginally posted by Fit Freak
If you have a Smith Machine you can put the bar at the top and use it for pull-ups, chins, and hanging knee raises.
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08-27-2003, 09:03 PM #7Fit Freak ELITE MEMBER
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P-Funk....too funny....it's also good for squats
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08-28-2003, 06:07 AM #8pedal pedal pedal MODERATOR
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Originally posted by RnRGirl
Great news they have an assited pull-up machine I must of missed it
I started doing my chinups on one of those, but have since "graduated" to a regular ol' chinup bar.
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08-30-2003, 04:44 PM #9Patrick ELITE MEMBER
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Originally posted by Fit Freak
P-Funk....too funny....it's also good for squats
lmao.........i wouldn't know anything about that.
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08-30-2003, 07:00 PM #10You Lack Intensity!!!! ELITE MEMBER
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The WG pullups are an essential part of my back day, I love them. Much more productive then the pulldowns that most guys do IMO
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08-30-2003, 08:06 PM #11Devil Dawg
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As a part of a Blitz workout I do once a month.
I will do pull-ups, chin-ups, dips, squats and deadlifts.
Monster workout, crazy compound movements.
I love pull-ups. you cant (shouldnt) live without them
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Indeed, one shouldn't. They help you build tremendous strength for lat pulldowns, t bar rows, sitting cable rows plus added grip strength. There's really too many benefits to list. Luv 'em.
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