Self Spotting Pull Up Equipment Machines

Following my last post on comparison and review of pull up bars for home, where I discussed the benefits of adjustable pull up bars for learning how to do chin ups and increasing your strength using your own bodyweight, I wanted to share with you some of the commercial products on the market that demonstrate how you can vary your bodyweight resistance, to make it possible to start without being able to do a pull up at all, and progress your resistance as your strength and fitness improve. It doesn't matter if you can do a pull up when you begin, following the progressive and simple exercise workouts that allow you to naturally build your strength, will allow you to do a pull up, and eventually achieve your goal of 10 real full body pull ups, in a very reasonable period of time.

In a commercial environment, such as a chain of gyms or recreation facility, you may find large weight assisted machines that counterbalance your bodyweight, to reduce your pull up weight.   A good example of a machine like this, is  the Gravitron, as viewed above.     I have found these to be useful to the extent that they do allow a person who can't normally do a full pull up to spot themselves with this machine, but the downside is that with this, and all free cable weight machines, it's challenging to really know where an optimal setting on the weight is for each person, and when to adjust it.  Also the movements lack a really natural, fluid flow.  It's not uncommon for people to remark that it feels like you are going for a ride on this platform...and not really in control of the movement.   Unfortunately you won't see these in every gym because of their price.  Many gyms will leave you to a fixed pull up bar or cable free weight equipment to accomplish your pull ups.

SoloStrength SpeedFit Pro-Studio Bodyweight Exercise Gym

SoloStrength Bodyweight Training Exercise Equipment, who I referenced in my last article with their door frame mounted pull up bar, also have a taller version of their Pro model specifically for use in commercial gym environments.    Not only is this system extremely simple to use and mega fast to adjust, it's ideal for a gym environment because the quick adjust-ability allows for multiple clients to use the system intermittently , and self spot themselves to build their strength.   More details on this self spotting pull up and total fitness equipment machine can be found here.   I personally like the elegant designer equipment and when you take a closer look at the versatility of this adjustable bodyweight bar exercise machine, not just for pull up exercises but also for spotting all different type of exercises for full body workouts they include on their website with free exercise workout videos, I find it hard not to recommend this item as the piece of choice to seek out to train with and build up your progressive strength for achieving your pull up goals.