Pull up bars vs. weight lifting

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When it comes to your body and physical health it’s important to include a plan for strength training in addition to any other cardiovascular exercises you may be doing. Building muscle helps burn more calories and reduce fat in addition to making your body stronger. There are different exercises to do for each part of your body including upper body, abdominal and lower body exercises.

For upper body exercises you can either use weights to increase your muscle mass or you can do exercises that use your own body weight as resistance. The latter requires fewer pieces of equipment and space so it is less expensive and more efficient. Weightlifting maybe be more precise in that you can target certain muscles more or customize the amount of weight depending on your abilities and goals.

Pull ups are one type of exercise that is very good for the arms, chest and back muscles. Basically the exercise involves using a bar to pull oneself up using the arms. The standard pull up requires you to stand facing the bar and grip it with palms facing outward, hanging with arms straight to begin. Keeping the shoulders down and back straight you smoothly pull your chest towards the bar by bending your arms, holding briefly and then lowering yourself back down.

There are a few different types of pull up bars but the one most commonly used is the type that is installed in a doorway. Pull ups can also be done on free standing pull up bars that are either held up by posts on the floor or ground or hanging from someplace higher like a tree or a beam. These can be purchased or built and installed by yourself at home. This one piece of equipment will allow you to get started on some quick, simple but effective upper body exercises that will begin building muscle mass right away.

July 21, 2010 | Filed Under Fitness Equipment, Muscle Building