Pull-ups
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't Complain.
No one likes pull-ups. OK, some people do, you know those little guys who can do 100 pull-ups because they weigh 80 pounds and have the right body type? Gymnasts like them too. OK, so some people like them, but for the rest of us mortals, pull-ups can be rough. One of the reasons they are tough is that if you can't do more than one or two, it's hard to get better at them. That's why you have to build up to do pull-ups. Below, are some great exercises to help you chisel out that back and get better at doing pull-ups. There's no better way to turn heads than to rip off your shirt and crank out a bunch of pull-ups as people stare at your chiseled back.
Exercises to help you get there:
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Lat Pull-Downs |
Jump to Eccentric Hold |
Inverted Rows |
Band Assisted Pull-ups |
Hanging Lat Activation |
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Exercise Break Down:
Lat Pull Downs: Lat Pull-Downs are a great way to build the muscles needed to do pull-ups, the only problem is that you have to have the machine to do them. If you don't have a lat machine, you can do band pull-downs.
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Inverted Rows: Inverted Rows are the best kept secret in the gym. They can be adjusted to be easier or harder based on your strength.
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Hanging Lat Activation: One of the best ways to train your body to do pull-ups. This is the hardest part of the motion for most people, so this really strengthens your back to do a pull-up.
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Jump to Eccentric Hold: Pretty basic idea here. You jump up and then hold your body at the top of the pull-up position with your chin above the bar.
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Band Assisted Pull-ups: Basically a pull-up using bands so that you are not pulling up quite so much weight.
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Pull-ups: One of the greatest exercises and proofs that you are fit as a fiddle.
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