Group: General Fitness & Exercise

Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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Wide grip chins

BRETTO
BRETTO
Posts: 201
Joined: 2002/05/25
United States
2002/07/10, 03:05 PM
Where the hell can I buy a chin up bar? Places like Wal-Mart seem to have everything but this. I've seen those short little bars you mount in a doorway, but that ain't gonna do it. I need one of those wide free-hanging bars that bend down on the ends - what are they called? I work out in my garage with a pretty basic free-weight bench (no lat pull-down thing of course) I plan on just hanging the bar from a couple of studs in the ceiling, if that'll work. Speaking of which, are wide grip chins basically the same thing as lat pull-downs at as gym? I want my V-shape dammit!
7707mutt
7707mutt
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United States
2002/07/10, 03:19 PM
Where do you live? Most areas have a large sports store like here in the east we have Dick's. Anything like that will have them
rpacheco
rpacheco
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2002/07/10, 04:20 PM
For chin ups, I usually go down to the closest park or High School. Lat pulls work the muscles similarly.

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**_Robert_**
Pain is temporary; glory is forever!
sfurtado
sfurtado
Posts: 36
Joined: 2002/06/02
Canada
2002/07/10, 04:26 PM
Those monkey bars sure do come in handy!
7707mutt
7707mutt
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2002/07/10, 04:26 PM
lol
BRETTO
BRETTO
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2002/07/10, 04:34 PM
I live in Austin, Texas. I don't think I've ever seen a "sports store." OK, my brain just woke up - Academy! Duh Bretto...duh. Thanks for y'all's help.
rpacheco
rpacheco
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2002/07/10, 05:09 PM
Sfurtado...beautiful and smart!

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**_Robert_**
Pain is temporary; glory is forever!