The post How to Master Pull-Ups appeared first on yourdailysportfix.com.
]]>The first step is to acquaint yourself with the movement of the exercise. Many gyms offer pull-up machines that provide you with support and lighten your load as you pull up. This will help you adjust to this new exercise.
While you may want to perform many reps in a high-intensity workout, start out by simply trying to perform one proper pull-up successfully. From there, you can build your reps and sets.
Another way to better prepare yourself for pull-ups is by strengthening and conditioning your back muscles using other routines. Consider doing back workouts such as rowing and lat pull-downs.
The post How to Master Pull-Ups appeared first on yourdailysportfix.com.
]]>The post How to Work Up to Doing Your First Pull-Up appeared first on yourdailysportfix.com.
]]>If you belong to a gym, you probably have access to something called an assisted pull-up machine which works by using weight to counterbalance your body weight and essentially make you lighter so that it’s easier to pull yourself up. This is a great way to work up to doing a pull-up because you’ll be training the right body mechanics but with a lighter load, and you can increasingly make it harder and harder until you can eventually do one with no assistance at all.
If you don’t have access to any gyms or equipment, negatives will be your best bet for training pull-ups. Basically, you jump or climb up to be hanging with your chin above the bar and slowly let yourself down to a free hang.
The post How to Work Up to Doing Your First Pull-Up appeared first on yourdailysportfix.com.
]]>The post How to Master Pull-Ups appeared first on yourdailysportfix.com.
]]>The first step is to acquaint yourself with the movement of the exercise. Many gyms offer pull-up machines that provide you with support and lighten your load as you pull up. This will help you adjust to this new exercise.
While you may want to perform many reps in a high-intensity workout, start out by simply trying to perform one proper pull-up successfully. From there, you can build your reps and sets.
Another way to better prepare yourself for pull-ups is by strengthening and conditioning your back muscles using other routines. Consider doing back workouts such as rowing and lat pull-downs.
The post How to Master Pull-Ups appeared first on yourdailysportfix.com.
]]>The post How to Work Up to Doing Your First Pull-Up appeared first on yourdailysportfix.com.
]]>If you belong to a gym, you probably have access to something called an assisted pull-up machine which works by using weight to counterbalance your body weight and essentially make you lighter so that it’s easier to pull yourself up. This is a great way to work up to doing a pull-up because you’ll be training the right body mechanics but with a lighter load, and you can increasingly make it harder and harder until you can eventually do one with no assistance at all.
If you don’t have access to any gyms or equipment, negatives will be your best bet for training pull-ups. Basically, you jump or climb up to be hanging with your chin above the bar and slowly let yourself down to a free hang.
The post How to Work Up to Doing Your First Pull-Up appeared first on yourdailysportfix.com.
]]>