3 tips to help you get your first pull up
Welcome to the weekly warble here at Ideanthro Movement.
Today's topic...
3 tips to help you get your first pull up
(they'll also help you to improve your existing pull ups if you already have them)
1) FINE DETAILS MATTER
It's tempting to try to get your first pull up through stubborn effort. In most cases though, it's one or two quite precise things that will be holding you back. Stepping back, identifying these, and then addressing them precisely will help much more than stubborn effort.
2) WORK THE POSITIONS INDIVIDUALLY
When there's a weak link holding you back, often the best way to address it is to work that part of the pull up in isolation. In the video, the top of the pull up is the weak link that we identified. We're working on it using ring row negatives.
3) PATIENCE
There's a saying "Most people over estimate what they can do in one year and under estimate what they can do in 10 years." This sentiment applies perfectly to pull ups, although the time frames are different. If you work on your weaknesses, you probably won't get that pull up in a week or two, but it will take you far further in 3 to 6 months than you expect.
And this does a good job summing up our approach to strength training here at Ideanthro Movement.
1) We look at where you are currently at.
2) We devise a training plan to address your current weaknesses.
3) We work on it patiently for great medium to long term results.
Merry Christmas!