Comments on: How to Do Pull-ups When You Can’t Do One http://www.quinnthemighty.com/how-to-do-pull-ups-when-you-cant-do-one/ Increase strength, build muscle, and burn fat Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:21:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: steve http://www.quinnthemighty.com/how-to-do-pull-ups-when-you-cant-do-one/comment-page-1/#comment-78 steve Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:51:15 +0000 http://www.quinnthemighty.com/?p=126#comment-78 Hi,I need to do 4 pull ups (palms facing away) minimum for a physical test. Im pretty fit,ie running,cycling,sit ups,push etc and thought no worries,4 will be easy. Well imagine my shock,suprise,horror,when I found I cannot even do one !!! Cant believe it. Im not a muscle guy at all,but thought I would at least be able to do one. Ive spent half this week,trying and trying at home without much luck and feel quite dispondant at the moment and cant imagine I will ever be able to do one,let alone 4 !!! Thinking of joining a gym, just to work on pull ups...any help anyone can give me would be really appreciated. Thanks Hi,I need to do 4 pull ups (palms facing away) minimum for a physical test. Im pretty fit,ie running,cycling,sit ups,push etc and thought no worries,4 will be easy. Well imagine my shock,suprise,horror,when I found I cannot even do one !!! Cant believe it. Im not a muscle guy at all,but thought I would at least be able to do one. Ive spent half this week,trying and trying at home without much luck and feel quite dispondant at the moment and cant imagine I will ever be able to do one,let alone 4 !!! Thinking of joining a gym, just to work on pull ups…any help anyone can give me would be really appreciated. Thanks

]]> By: Chin Up Bar http://www.quinnthemighty.com/how-to-do-pull-ups-when-you-cant-do-one/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Chin Up Bar Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:47:49 +0000 http://www.quinnthemighty.com/?p=126#comment-68 I've not followed the general advice of assisted pullups but have left my pull up bar in my door pernamently. By pulling myself as high as I can, for as many times as I can each time I walk through the door my strength has got slowly got better and I have improved leaps and bounds in a short amount of time. Knocking out a few sets of pull ups or press ups is always one of those excersises that leaves you with a real feeling of achievement and due to working multiple muscle groups they're great! I’ve not followed the general advice of assisted pullups but have left my pull up bar in my door pernamently.

By pulling myself as high as I can, for as many times as I can each time I walk through the door my strength has got slowly got better and I have improved leaps and bounds in a short amount of time.

Knocking out a few sets of pull ups or press ups is always one of those excersises that leaves you with a real feeling of achievement and due to working multiple muscle groups they’re great!

]]> By: Sean http://www.quinnthemighty.com/how-to-do-pull-ups-when-you-cant-do-one/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Sean Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:29:10 +0000 http://www.quinnthemighty.com/?p=126#comment-57 I don't care for pull-up assistance machines or lat pull-downs. They tend to be less effective and make it easy to cheat the movement. I do like the rack pull-up idea, which is essentially the idea of the jumping chin-ups that I recommend. If you use a weak band, there is a chance it could snap. You should buy a strong enough band and make sure you don't let all your weight stress the band. The band is there to assist you, not to support your entire weight. Good luck; let me know how it works out. I don’t care for pull-up assistance machines or lat pull-downs. They tend to be less effective and make it easy to cheat the movement. I do like the rack pull-up idea, which is essentially the idea of the jumping chin-ups that I recommend.

If you use a weak band, there is a chance it could snap. You should buy a strong enough band and make sure you don’t let all your weight stress the band. The band is there to assist you, not to support your entire weight.

Good luck; let me know how it works out.

]]> By: Bastian Klaus http://www.quinnthemighty.com/how-to-do-pull-ups-when-you-cant-do-one/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Bastian Klaus Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:18:53 +0000 http://www.quinnthemighty.com/?p=126#comment-55 Nice description, thanks. I also discovered this site: http://pull-ups-training.com/ on the subject. What do you think about that program? And another thought - is there any danger the elastic band could snap? My gf was kind of scared when I suggested the possibility. Nice description, thanks. I also discovered this site: http://pull-ups-training.com/ on the subject. What do you think about that program? And another thought – is there any danger the elastic band could snap? My gf was kind of scared when I suggested the possibility.

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