Am I going to hit my head using the neutral grip bars? My joists are close together so my head would be going up directly under another joist.
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The floor joists in my basement are on 16" centers. Unless you grip the neutral bars at the very end, you shouldn't have a problem hitting your head on one of the joists. This pull up bar is very solid and easy to install. My only complaint is the knurling on the grip areas isn't very deep and the black paint makes them hard to grip well. I purchased the Gamma overgrip wrap and wrapped it tightly around the grip areas. It worked well. It is available on Amazon. I hope this information helps in your purchase decision.
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It depends on how close together your joists are. If the distance between joists is smaller than the diameter of your head then you may have a problem.
603473
When pulling up, your head will go between the joists. If your form is good and your body fairly stationary and not exceesively swinging throughout the pull up you should be fine.
2111025
Use the safety brackets that come with the bar. I didn't at first, and after some fast pullups, where I was slowly twisting the wrong direction with each pull, it slipped out.
367774
It's far from the "fixed to the wall" barre in dance studios as well as the bars that aid the handicapped who need to put their full weight upon it in order to maneuver up and down. That being said, if you distribute your weight pressing down perpendicular to the floor, you should be fine. Personally, I wouldn't feel comfortable leaning with an extremely angled trajectory.
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I don't think that would work. Per the video, your foot will be on the ground when you first step in for safety. My pullup bar isn't very high either so I lean my feet forward some to create more room. I know sometimes I lose the full extension too.
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I think it would be close. I'm 6' tall but I only invert to the second notch. I can feel my back stretching along with the other joints in my body. I took the stop bar out completely and inverted it to see how close my feet would be to the ceiling. It would be very close either way with full inversion at your height. Personally, I think you would get great results even if you couldn't invert all the way. If you have a long torso and short legs I think you could fully invert, but it would be close.
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For the greatest safety I would try to mount the bar so you can install a support bolt thru the bottom 2X3 and into the I support itself. You will probably have to purchase longer mounting hardware which is recommended anyway. Hopefully the bar will line up with the joist perfect so you can drill into the I support on both ends. OR, you could install a let's say 2X6 across the I-Beams (from I-beam to I-beam) and mount the bar to that with carriage bolting. Hope that helps ;)
513897
HI that is a good question, no one has asked that before... I am a Physical Therapist so I would say the head should be on the higher end, dont want the head lower than the body....
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Hopefully this will help. Lay on a flat surface, put the long bar in the top lines first, then the arm bars. It can be a pain the first time seems like you do this and this falls out. Just take your time and practice, practice. Hang, be gentle because the bars will fall out. Stay calm replace the bar and continue hanging. To do the foot rest the bar will fall out as you attach to the chair. So attach first, sit down in the chair put the bar in the foot rest then sit back relax and have a drink. Hope this is what you want.
688331
yes I use both sides, when dead lifting. over and under. Hope that answer ur ??
2024006
Gosh, sorry for your injuries and the pain you must be in. I am sure it could be moved but really don't recommend using this product with just one hand. There will be balance issues. The handle bar jirks if you go over a bump to fast, even the transition in house flooring. (tile to carpet) I would recommend a knee walker with lock down brakes. I tipped over trying to get up the step from garage to house. You don't need to fall on that hurt shoulder. That was with 2 good hands.
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I wouldn't see any problem using your chin up bar. Just make sure there's is NO play in the bolts that holt it in place as you will be pulling in it from different angles than its intended for as you'll be pulling sideways and not just up . So if you have bolts and not wood screws than I would say work on. Gerry
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Yes, I'm using a 1 1/4 inch (1.25") Stud bar (google it, not the bar in SFO it's a chin up bar) you'll be fine, no regrets. I'm using it less and less over time but helps you get used to the reps
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That depends on how low your chin up bar is, and how it is attached. I would say if it's a doorway style then no. Mine is hanging from a center support in my garage, and even then I had to wrap it around twice to bring it up to a level that was high enough to work on. If your chin up bar is resting on the doorway molding that doesn't seem safe to me. You can put it on a shut door, but this will limit your ability to make the exercises more difficult. You can always wrap it around a tree branch.
1007720
No, you'd hit your head and elbows on the joist and pegs that stick out forward. It only hangs like a foot from the joist.
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I don't see why not? Just punch out the end, and slide the grip toward the center of the bars
960787
No, Your head will hit the ceiling. You need at least 8' ceiling. The pedal at its highest is about 2' from the floor.
346238
Hi, The middle part (shoulder) which connects left and right parts has not parallel connection surface. It's done especially to keep bars extended outwards. Looks like you connected it wrong way. Just unscrew it and connect it versa (upper bolt should go down), i.e. station bars will extend outwards.