It’s very important that the door is strong and has strong hinges or you will end up damaging it. Don’t use this method if you have doubts about the strength of the available doors in your house!
Some public parks even have dedicated pull up bars set up. Ask around in your area to see if anyone knows where you can find some.
Find trees that have branches of different girths to add variation to your pull ups and tone different muscles. Make sure that the branches you use are thick enough and strong enough to support your bodyweight so they don’t snap as you do pull ups.
An advantage of this method is that since your legs will be against the fence you can’t swing them to help you do the pull ups. This will force your back muscles to do all the work.
Squat down in a half sitting position and extend your arms straight while holding the ends of the towel to get into the starting position. Pull your upper body towards the door while keeping your back straight to do a row that works your back muscles. You can also do a similar exercise by wrapping an exercise band around the doorknobs instead of a towel. Pull the ends of the band towards you instead of moving your body towards the door. All types of rowing exercises will work your back and bicep muscles in a similar way to pull ups.
You can do this either with an overhand or underhand grip. To use an underhand grip, start with your head under the table and your lower body outside. To use an overhand grip, stick your legs and body under the table and keep your head outside. Make sure that the table is heavy enough that you won’t flip it over when you pull your bodyweight up.
Make sure that the broomstick won’t roll around on the chairs while you do the rows. You can place towels on the chairs to give them more traction.
Try to find a railing that has flat ground underneath it, as opposed to slanted ground. If you can’t, then alternate the way your body is facing for each set of rows to work your back evenly. You can also look for outdoor picnic benches to use for doing rows.
It’s important to keep your back straight and supported by a hand and a knee during this exercise so you don’t strain it. When done correctly with good form, bent-over dumbbell rows will work many of the same back and arm muscles as a pull up. [13] X Expert Source Julian Arana, M. S. eD. , NCSF-CPTCertified Personal Trainer Expert Interview. 19 May 2020.
There are many variations of bicep curls you can do including barbell preacher curls, incline dumbbell curls, concentrated one-arm curls, hammer curls, and alternating one-arm curls.
