Hey everyone, ive sent a link to me doing half reps pull ups, how can I do full pull ups with chin over the bar? When im doing negatives my form is shit in the upper part, is there any other way then negatives? Thanks alot and salute!!
Hey yam,
your first pull up in the video looks good! It is no half rep. the only problem is that you just need more strength.
i recommed you doing australian pull ups (low bar, under the table), they work really good for your back and biceps aswell!
Thanks for your answer josef. About the australian pull ups, I have no problem doing them on a low bar, ive been doing them for the last 3 month but it seems like my horizontal pulls (rows/australian pull ups) have no effect on my vertical pulls (pull ups). Or maybe im just doing them wrong, im doing them with elbows close to the body and my pull ups are with elbows out. Does that make any difference?? Thanks alot
Yes it does. In fact, it should be the opposite, Australian with elbows out and pull-ups with elbows/arms bending parallel to the body. And yes, Australian pull-ups do have an effect on your pull-up performance, keep practicing them, they are helping you mate than you know!
Daniel Malo
Hey daniel, do you think that the elbows should be infront of the body in pull ups and out of the body in apu because of your personal opinion or there is like a scientific reason? Because when im doing them like I said im doing them, I feel it in the lats more then the way that might work better for you + many guys on youtube are saying that elbow close to the body is the best thing in any rowing movement, end also there saying that elbows should be out in pull ups but if what you said is working for you then thats great, were all different.
And as Josef said, that's not a half rep. You almost got it to the top, you just need more strength and better form really. Good luck!
Daniel Malo
Hey Yam, you feel it more in the lats because your elbows are pointing out as in Wide pull-ups(which work the lats better than regular pull-ups). And no, it's not just my personal preference. If you classify physics as a field of science, then yes, there is a scientific reason for it. You don't have to do regular pull-ups if you don't want to, if you want to do pull-ups with your elbows out, that's fine, but adjust your grip to a wider stance(do wide pull-ups) to have better form and lower the risks of further injury. I'll make a video next week to show you where your arms and elbows should go on regular/normal pull-ups as opposed to wide pull-ups. Anyway, I hope I could be of service in this matter to you.
Alright, I think I came out to strong and really didn't explain myself very well. Your elbows should NOT go in front of your body, they should go to the side of your body. Now I've seen Chris explain in the pull-ups basics video how to do them, but I've noticed that he really isn't doing a regular pull-up, he is somewhat doing a wide pull-up, I don't know if that's because regular pull-ups are to easy for him now. But anyway, in a normal, regular pull-up your grip is "supposed" to be right next to your shoulders(if you pull yourself up you can measure how far your hands are from your shoulders), and your arms should naturally flex parallel to your body or spine. As soon as you start to "widen" your grip it is no longer a regular pull-up, but it has now become a wide pull-up. However subtle the change, it is now a wide pull-up. Now there is some controversy as to what classified as a wide pull-up, that's why you probably have heard about extra-wide pull-ups. A regular pull-up is when your hands are directly next to your shoulders and your arms flex parallel to your body(on the side). When your hands adjust the grip farther from your shoulders your arms will no longer flex parallel to your body but will start to form a "V" shape, as you can see in wide pull-ups. All I'm saying is if you want to do wide pull-ups, form is very important. I hope I could better explain myself now.
Daniel Malo
I just thought of a good example to explain it. When doing a regular push-up your arms/elbows go down next to your body, almost parallel to your body. Same with pull-ups. The grip thing is the same, your hands should be right next to your shoulders. As soon as you start to adjust your grip farther from your shoulders it is no longer a normal/regular push-up. It start to become somewhat a wide push-up. But as I said on pull-ups, form is IMPORTANT, so if you are going to do wide push-ups or pull-ups, make sure your form and grip is the correct one.
P.S. Just to clarify, I don't think Chris explains poorly or anything. He is a great teacher and shows how to do pull-ups very good. My comments are just something that I consider important enough to mention. Thank you.
Daniel Malo
Daniel Malo