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Originally Posted by Jesus_Rules
Thanks for the website, Mooshue!
I know what you are talking about with the bungee rope thing. At my recruiter's office (where I go for PT twice a week), he has a pull up bar with a "pull up assister" as he calls it, haning with it. I would like to use the thing more often, but he is busy on certain days so I can't go then, and on PT days we usually focus on running and the other exercices...unfortunatley, we focus on what I don't need to work on too much. 
Anyways, I need to get a cheap pull up bar from Walmart to put on the doorposts to my room. |
Since you can't currently do a single pull up, a good way to work up to it is negatives. You put a step that allows you to start at the top position (arms bent, head levelled with the bar), step off it, and fight gravity... i.e try to hold on and come down as slowly as possible.
Try both grips: narrow, palm facing you (easier) and wide, palm facing away from you (harder). You should be able to get to 2 reps palm facing you within a couple of weeks, and the other soon after
Some people have also used the following method:
leave the bar in place, and every time you pass your door, 1 rep. Whether it be a negative (use a step or jump) or a positive once you manage a rep. do a rep each time you pass the door. then 2, then ...
You'll build lats and biceps in NO time.
Have fun!