Within this series of posts on the subject of inexpensive but valuable fitness equipment, we have discussed jump ropes and medicine balls. By working out with both these items, you can develop your core strength, staying power, and also burn fat. In today's post, we will tackle the chin-up bar, which is predominantly used to develop your upper body. Similar to the previous two items, they are cheap, convenient and as a result you can take it with you when you travel on vacation.
There are a small number of types of chin-up bars. Some of them need to be fixed permanently, normally in an outhouse so that they are not intrusive. Many others are intended to be placed within a typical width doorway. You merely place the bar within the frame when working out, and remove it when you have finished. Some also act as a bar which you can position at floor-level to slip your feet underneath, aiding you in numerous abs workouts. And the final kind are a substantial scaffold which stands away from the walls.
Let's look at two things to watch out for when you're considering a chin-up bar. The first is to make certain that it's got foam handles for when you're exercising with it. These simply make it slightly more comfortable for your hands to grasp right through the whole scope of motion, and if your hands are becoming sticky. Second, try to acquire one which has wide handles, because that will provide you more opportunities to work out your lats.
Chin-up and pull-ups are often confused, although they are basically identical exercises, but with your palms either facing towards or away from you. By working out with both these straightforward exercises, you can hit your lats, upper back, neck, biceps, triceps, and forearms. Try finding another piece of exercise gear which comes in at below that is effective to the same degree. Want to exercise your abdominals as well? In that case grasp the chin-up bar, and raise your legs directly in front of you, or bringing your knees up to your chest. Both of these are serious ab manoeuvres. Need to exercise even harder still? Pull your chest to the bar. Or do them with one hand. Or attach weights by means of a dipping belt.
Many people, if they've not particularly trained in the past, find themselves unable to do one solitary chin-up. If you belong to that group, do not fret. You're not alone. If this is where you find yourself, get hold of a steady chair which can bear your weight, and continue doing chin-ups as part of your work-out routine. In simple terms, use your arms and upper body as much as feasible, and then let your legs carry any additional weight which you can't deal with through your arms. This has the same effect as exercising with a pull-down machine in your local gym, where you sit and haul the bar down. Initially, you are not pulling a weight equivalent to your bodily weight - instead you're starting with a smaller weight and hone from there.
In conclusion, the chin-up bar offers a fabulous, if a little bit terrifying, exercise standard to work roughly all of your arms and upper body. Together with the medicine ball and jump rope, you'll be well on the way towards having sufficient gear to complete a total body training session, for below 0.
The fourth article in our five part series is called "Free Weights: Not Just For Body Builders".
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