Pull ups are a powerful exercise that unfortunately, many people avoid like the plague. The reason is simple, pull ups are difficult! Many people have trouble doing one pull up, much less a workout incorporating many. That's too bad because pull ups have the ability to dramatically increase shoulder, back, and grip strength in no time.
Pull ups are an excellent strength exercise that give you a lot of bang for the buck. There aren't too many other body weight training routines that can hit so many muscles in your upper body. Just hanging from the bar can help increase your grip strength, much less than a full pull up routine. You'll see benefits in your arms, shoulders, back, and your abs.
It doesn't matter if you can't even do one pull up; once you start trying you'll be reaping the benefits of the exercise. You just need to build up to the point of incorporating entire sets into your workout plan. The best way to work up to this is by using a technique call Greasing the Groove.
One of the absolute best methods in increasing your pull ups that worked tremendously well for me is something called Grease the Groove. This method was taught by Russian Kettlebell instructor, Pavel Tsatsouline. The idea is that if you can only do one pull up, you obviously aren't going to be able to pump out a few reps. If you have access to a pull up bar, every time you pass by it, do that one pull up. Never go to failure, just do that one pull up or as many as you can do, but a few less. As the hours pass, you'll have done 10 or more pull ups. This is greasing the groove.
If you don't have the time or equipment to Grease the Groove throughout a day you can do it during an hour long gym session instead. All you need to do is hit the pull up bar every five minutes or so. At the end of the workout, you'll have completed at least 12 pull ups.
If you really want to get into doing pull ups and other workouts that require a stationary bar (like ring training), I recommend the Tactical Athlete Pull Up System produced and sold by TacticalAthlete.com. This system assembles easily in about 15 minutes and is perfect for a garage or outdoor location.
What's great about the Tactical Athlete Pull up System (TAPS) is that it allows me to perform dead hang pull ups with my legs fully extended because the height is adjustable. One might be afraid of the stability of it since it's free-standing, but I have been able to perform weighted pull ups and hang rings off of it as well with absolutely no problem. Best of all is that since it is military grade, the thing can take a beating. It's definitely one of my favorite pieces of equipment. - 16089
Pull ups are an excellent strength exercise that give you a lot of bang for the buck. There aren't too many other body weight training routines that can hit so many muscles in your upper body. Just hanging from the bar can help increase your grip strength, much less than a full pull up routine. You'll see benefits in your arms, shoulders, back, and your abs.
It doesn't matter if you can't even do one pull up; once you start trying you'll be reaping the benefits of the exercise. You just need to build up to the point of incorporating entire sets into your workout plan. The best way to work up to this is by using a technique call Greasing the Groove.
One of the absolute best methods in increasing your pull ups that worked tremendously well for me is something called Grease the Groove. This method was taught by Russian Kettlebell instructor, Pavel Tsatsouline. The idea is that if you can only do one pull up, you obviously aren't going to be able to pump out a few reps. If you have access to a pull up bar, every time you pass by it, do that one pull up. Never go to failure, just do that one pull up or as many as you can do, but a few less. As the hours pass, you'll have done 10 or more pull ups. This is greasing the groove.
If you don't have the time or equipment to Grease the Groove throughout a day you can do it during an hour long gym session instead. All you need to do is hit the pull up bar every five minutes or so. At the end of the workout, you'll have completed at least 12 pull ups.
If you really want to get into doing pull ups and other workouts that require a stationary bar (like ring training), I recommend the Tactical Athlete Pull Up System produced and sold by TacticalAthlete.com. This system assembles easily in about 15 minutes and is perfect for a garage or outdoor location.
What's great about the Tactical Athlete Pull up System (TAPS) is that it allows me to perform dead hang pull ups with my legs fully extended because the height is adjustable. One might be afraid of the stability of it since it's free-standing, but I have been able to perform weighted pull ups and hang rings off of it as well with absolutely no problem. Best of all is that since it is military grade, the thing can take a beating. It's definitely one of my favorite pieces of equipment. - 16089
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