all i have is a "IRON GYM"..HELP!!

**aspire5332** · 09-08-2011 12:28 AM

hiya
as the title suggests at present i cant afford any kinda gym membership! what i do have though is a chin up bar...am i wasting my time do anything? any help with routines including pull ups/chin ups/press ups/sit ups ect would really be appreciated.thankyou

**dope540** · 09-08-2011 08:18 AM

read the stickies, search youtube, google. there are PLENTY of bodyweight exercises and loads of variations that can be found online.

use your imagination.

**karryann** · 09-08-2011 08:56 AM

I think MiniHulk is needed here. His imagination with exercises is brill!

**gizmatic2009** · 05-12-2011 07:37 PM

Yes actually the best way to work out and also gain insane muscle extra is with calesthetics which is what you are talking about. However that is just the very easy barebones workout. Check out the ebook or book call Convict Conditioning. It will teach you and your family exercises that were developed over thousands of years where you only used your own body weight. Which is actually far more effective since it works all of your muscles including tendons etc so you don't get joint pains etc as well as becoming all around athletic. All you need is a place to hang, which you already seem to have and your body. Check it out, it will change your outlook on working out. Also if you do get it, read the WHOLE thing.

**Big Lench** · 05-12-2011 08:52 PM

There are convict conditioning videos on youtube too i think.

**Hardcorener** · 05-12-2011 09:37 PM

Isometric exercise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bodybuilding.com - Workout WITHOUT Weights: Dynamic Tension Revised!

**SpiderDan** · 06-12-2011 08:16 AM

On the subject of the Iron Gym - anyone else got one?

Mine seems to be splitting my door frame.....I know its only cosmetic but I'd rather not make it worse.....thoughts?

**Zeigler** · 06-12-2011 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by SpiderDan

On the subject of the Iron Gym - anyone else got one?

Mine seems to be splitting my door frame.....I know its only cosmetic but I'd rather not make it worse.....thoughts?

Whereabouts does it split it? I've had no probs with mine, used it 3x a week for the last year....bit of black marking on the top of the door frame, but it rubs off.

To the OP - If it were me I would perform a full body routine 3x a week - chin ups, push ups, split squats, lunges, pistol squats. (Youtube them all if unsure)

Once you can perform bodyweight chins for high reps (1-2 sets of 10-15) and get used to them, Id start adding weight in a rucksack, same with all the exercises actually.

I also prefer neutral grip chins for various reasons so I'd go with them myself.

You can build an awesome body with minimal stuff, plus you'll have mastered your own bodyweight before you start adding additional resistance, a KEY thing the majority lack.

**SpiderDan** · 06-12-2011 03:02 PM

Its spitting on the underside of the fasica, so the whole top section is slowly coming away from the wall. I know its only paint splitting but its annoying more than anything.

I can be doing a set and I'll hear a big creak and it puts me right off.

**rattyryan** · 06-12-2011 03:57 PM

Ive got an iron gym aye. Its class...only stick it up when i need it. But if i didnt have a bench n weights and had to resort to body weight only id prob invest in some suspension straps/rings. i might anyway for dips but yeah just chucking that out there