Bourneshooter
Blue Line Sheepdog
My single favorite workout movement other than running is pullups. I'm strange.
Pull-ups...
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Chris Taylor
Random Factor of the K Power
I've never enjoyed running (more a walk/bike kinda guy). I don't mind pull-ups, providing I don't strain the shit outta my shoulder and take 6mos to heal. 
And yes, you're strange.
And yes, you're strange.
Will Brink
Newbie
A lot of good advice available on how to get better, but you have to do them.
Rubber bands help. Doing just the lowering portion slowly will help as well.
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Bwa ha ha. That's funny. Not very nice, but funny.
I've dropped 14# since January 4th. Pullups and bar muscle ups are way easier with less mass to move
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Will Brink
Newbie
True enough. I asked Lee Haney if he did chins off season back in the day, and he said he couldn't do man off season and felt like he was going to rip arm off. I used to be able to do 3 X20 for chins as a warm up as a young guy who had probably optimized what was my strength/weight ratio, and the number I could do actually dropped as gained size and muscle at one point, The guys you see doing endless chins, invariably lean and or smaller guys. I know some PL who are good for 1000lb squat who couldn't do more than a few chins. and so on.
Sharon Friedman
Newbie
A few ideas on making pull ups easier.
1. I am losing fat and it helps. Not muscle, just loosing fat
2. Hanging in the lower position helps. Hanging in the upper position (chin above bar) really helps.
3. Start by breathing and retracting your shoulder blades. It keeps the shoulders safe and makes you more stable.
4. Doing pulls with one hand in each hold (palms facing each other) makes you better at both but in a less stressful way on your joints.
5. Warming the wrists by making fists and bending them forward and back helps in circulation and keeps you healthier.
6. Doing pull ups on a beam strenthens the shoulder part of the movement and removes some tension from the forearm.
7. Doing constrolled negatives for a specific count makes for better progress. Try for repetition where you decend to earth for 10 breaths or seconds. Make each parameter count.
8. Small sets often create greater neural progress and less fatigue.
Keep safe,
Sharon
1. I am losing fat and it helps. Not muscle, just loosing fat
2. Hanging in the lower position helps. Hanging in the upper position (chin above bar) really helps.
3. Start by breathing and retracting your shoulder blades. It keeps the shoulders safe and makes you more stable.
4. Doing pulls with one hand in each hold (palms facing each other) makes you better at both but in a less stressful way on your joints.
5. Warming the wrists by making fists and bending them forward and back helps in circulation and keeps you healthier.
6. Doing pull ups on a beam strenthens the shoulder part of the movement and removes some tension from the forearm.
7. Doing constrolled negatives for a specific count makes for better progress. Try for repetition where you decend to earth
for 10 breaths or seconds. Make each parameter count.8. Small sets often create greater neural progress and less fatigue.
Keep safe,
Sharon
Leadslinger585
Member
Got any recommendations?