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Alternatives to chin ups..?

waterxbaby Posts: 1 Joined: 2008/04/16	2008/04/16, 05:27 PM Hi, I don't have any steady bar to do chin ups on and no I cannot purchase one. Are there any alternatives that work the same muscles? (Without equipment.)
ReptilianFeline Posts: 187 Joined: 2007/08/28	2008/04/17, 06:44 AM Try a variation where you put a broom-stick between two chairs, then lie under it and pull yourself up with only your heals in the floor, keeping your body straight. Not perfect, but without equipment you don't have that many options. Some playgrounds have bars too... maybe you can do your chip ups there? -------------- ----------------------------------- Getting there... one kg at a time... -----------------------------------
ecle5c Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/07/10	2008/04/17, 08:01 AM Do you have a swingset, or a tree with a steady branch in your yard? As a stretch you can use the metal I-beam in your basement as well.