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 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:06:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Sean http://www.quinnthemighty.com/how-to-do-pull-ups-when-you-cant-do-one/#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-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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