Since a Pull Up Bar or Chin Up Bar are #7 on my list of How to Create an Inexpensive Home Gym, I thought I would explain why and what you can do with one.

A Pull Up bar is a great addition to your exercise equipment for working the upper body. They sell simple door attachment pull up bars which simply hand off the frame of your door without any screws and without damaging your door frame. By performing a simple pull up, you give your entire upper body an effective workout. Whether it’s your biceps, triceps, or shoulder, you’ll feel your muscles getting a good workout.

The Advantages of using a Pull Up Bar

They sell all different variations of door hanging pull up bars, which don’t require you to screw anything into the wall or door, you simply hang it over the door frame. The set up is very quick and easy. Pull up bars offer even more workouts than just a simple pull up.

Some you are able to place on the floor of the door frame and you can perform sit-ups or you can work your triceps by performing dips. A simple pull up bar gives your entire upper body a great workout with a variety of exercises.

Pull Up Bar Safety

As always before you perform any workout be sure your stretch all your muscles. Be sure to learn the proper form and technique for each exercise you perform. Without stretch or performing the exercise in the wrong form can lead to muscle injuries or at least cause a least effective workout.

With pull up bars, before performing a pull up be sure the pull up bar is secure on the door frame, if you do not do this it can result in the bar slipping off the door frame and I’m sure you can imagine what happens next.

Each pull up bar is different, some offer numerous hand positions for your pull ups and chin ups, some allow you to perform dips and sits. I personally have the Iron Gym Pull Up Bar, you can read my review of it here. I am able to perform pull ups in three different gripping positions, I perform dips to work my triceps, sit ups to work my abs.

A Pull Up bar is a great piece of equipment to have for your home gym, like everything else of my How to Create an Inexpensive Home Gym list, it adds a variety of exercises to your workouts. By mixing up your exercises, you will have much greater results.