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u/RoscoeIV · 13 pointsr/bodyweightfitness

What about something like this?

u/[deleted] · 8 pointsr/Fitness

If you want to feel more secure:
https://www.amazon.com/Stamina-1690-Power-Tower/dp/B015EPIQWY
Cheap AF and crazy useful. I'm 180-200 and regularly strap a plate to myself and use it. Plus dips are amazing.

u/PressPlayEveryDay · 4 pointsr/P90X

I'm glad you reached out. This is a small subreddit, but there are many enthusiastic participants.

First of all, the most important thing for you is to establish consistency. If you'll be more consistent with weights over bands (or vice versa) pick the one that you'll do.

I personally prefer weights because they are harder, I feel like I can precisely perform the movement that I want, and It is also easy to track progress. 5 pound increments are easier for me to track then inches and loops and colors on bands.

Having said that, there is nothing wrong with bands. If those are your only option, use them! Using bands is infinitely better than doing nothing.

Regarding pullups, I was in the same situation as you. I used a door frame bar that just chewed up my landlord's door frame. When I moved into my new house, I decided to not repeat that mistake and I bought a pullup tower instead.

This is the pullup tower I bought. I got it for $40.00 on Craigslist and it has been more than adequate. The additional dip bars and pullup bars have been very useful for P90X workouts as well.

Finally, nice job not letting your illness be an excuse. That's admirable.

u/ibsulon · 3 pointsr/bodyweightfitness

How high is your ceiling?

I have this one: https://www.amazon.com/Stamina-1690-Power-Tower/dp/B015EPIQWY/ - and have a set of rings with it. I bought it with a pair of rings and do my horizontal rows off the rings. (It also allows me to do ring pushups.)

I haven't had issues with it moving around except when I was messing around and testing the limits. It's not good for diagonal forces (I adjusted my incline rows to take that into account.)

u/satxmcw · 3 pointsr/xxfitness

Power towers are freestanding pull up/dip bar combos like this. The one I linked is pretty much the cheapest one available, and may also be best for inverted stuff like you were showing (no back rest for leg raises). I actually just bought this one and like it a lot except that the dip bars are a little far apart for me, but that's probably true of all the power tower models

I also have a door-frame bar (the kind in the video you linked) and it's also always worked great for me.

u/solo954 · 2 pointsr/P90X
u/limoncello_lux · 2 pointsr/Showerthoughts

Sometimes clothes just end up sprawled over this thing: https://www.amazon.com/Stamina-1690-Power-Tower/dp/B015EPIQWY

:-/

u/charming__quark · 2 pointsr/WellnessOver30

I would go for something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Stamina-1690-Power-Tower/dp/B015EPIQWY

Pull ups. RAWR!!

But if I was going for a cardio machine I would buy a treadmill.

u/atreyuno · 2 pointsr/xxfitness

MY HOME GYM
Just started the RR at /r/bodyweightfitness this week. After my first workout I realized that pull ups from the rafters in my basement and dips from my wobbly kitchen stools just won't cut it. The moldings over the doors of my place won't fit a pull up bar but I found a power tower on craigslist for $45!
I picked up a cheap yoga mat for outdoor workouts ($15), a 15lb slam ball ($25 & too heavy, btw), resistance bands ($7) and a jump rope ($10).

I've been lifting for 4 years and never cared for a home gym - but I'm super psyched about this new set up and my "wake and bake workout" routine that comes with it.

Now I'm seriously considering putting a squat rack and olympic bar with bumper plates in the basement. Hoping to find something on CL for a good price! Fingers crossed XX. Already ordered fatigue mats for the space at a great price on woot.

PROTEIN BARS
Have followed this protein bar recipe/ technique many times and it's stellar. Don't be intimidated by melted chocolate - it's super easy.

EDIT: Not DIY, I realize but I'm SO excited I couldn't not share.

u/Sod_Off_Shotgun · 2 pointsr/Fitness

I moved away from my 24 hour gym and I'm not going to do Planet Fitness. I already have a curling bar from back in the day and I'm not worried about putting too much weight on that for a while because I'm weak AF.

For the time being, any squats I do will be of the front variety and I'll be picking this up for pullups and dips:
https://www.amazon.com/Stamina-1690-Power-Tower/dp/B015EPIQWY

So I can pretty much do all the necessary lifts, although not at high weight. Once I have to upgrade my equipment, I'll do that, but for now those will do. Can't really do bench press, but I'll do other chest exercises for that.

e: just read that you enjoy heavy lifting... you might need a bit more than my setup, heh. There is a youtube channel called Buff Dudes (I think that's it- youtube is blocked where I am right now) where they make homemade power cages, benches, dip stands etc.

u/thenerdal · 1 pointr/bodyweightfitness

Damn you just missed it. It was this one. I saw it before going to work at $40. Only 4 left when I went.

Edit: It's 44 dollars with 33 shipping with another seller.

u/ocdscale · 1 pointr/leagueoflegends

In my experience, the hardest part of losing weight is diet, and the hardest part of dieting is not recognizing hunger.

The human body loves food and we love eating. Unless I'm absolutely full, if you put some salty fries in front of me, I'm going to want to eat them. Not because my body actually needs it, but because my body wants it.

Dieting means training yourself to recognize that difference. Are you reaching for another spoonful because you like the taste of the food, or because you actually need it?

It's harder early on because your body is used to a certain level of consumption and will send signals when you don't hit that level because it wants to maintain your current resource reserves, while you (as a person) want to deplete your current reserves.

As for working out. Resistance training (weight lifting, etc.) is one of the absolute best ways to get your body in shape and keep it there. However, it is very difficult and arguably counterproductive (especially for someone in your position) to try to build muscle mass while also cutting your calorie intake.

You will be very hungry after your workouts and you will likely overeat. Another potential pitfall is if you quit working out but maintain your "workout" diet.

My suggestion is devoting yourself to body-weight exercises at home if there are hurdles keeping you from a regular gym routine (such as not having a routine), focus on your dieting, then change gears to muscle building once you feel like you're in control of your body.

Some body-weight exercises are very hard to do at home if you don't have specialized equipment. But if you have a floor, you can do pushups. And a pullup station will fit in most places (this is the one I use at home).

When starting with these exercises (especially pullups), don't be discouraged if you can't even do one. Everyone starts somewhere. The way you build your strength is to treat it as an eccentric exercise. In the case of pullups, what you would do is grab the bar, jump a bit (while you're holding it), then try to lower yourself as slowly as possible.

Eventually you get to the point where you can hold yourself up. That's when you move on to trying to pull yourself up, and you go from there.

Edit to add: When Arnold Schwarznegger was asked what his most recommended exercise would be (no weights or machines), his answer was "Chin ups, no question."

https://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/1brg0z/im_back_ama_about_fitness/c99byje

u/tomphz · 1 pointr/Fitness

I'm in a 630 square foot apartment and bought a PT Power Tower. Doesn't take up much space in the corner of the living room and it's so much better than any doorway pull up bar. Stamina 1690 Power Tower