Assuming that you have been practicing your Negatives you might have 1 or 2 Pull-ups under your belt. If this is the case I have a super simple coaching cue that might get you to 2 or 3 by simply changing the way you think about getting your chin over the bar.
To a beginner watching someone rep out Pull-ups, it may appear that the 'puller upper' is using just their arms to get their chin over the bar. The muscles of the back, especially the lats or latissimus dorsi, play a bigger role than one might think.
Watch this video to find your lats and feel them at work.
Next time you hop up and grab the bar remember to focus on pulling your elbows down to the ground instead of just focusing on pulling your body up.
Let me know how this affects your Pull-up performance and stay tuned for more goodies.
Geoff Blake
June 15, 2010
June 8, 2010
Accountability...........and Gordon
Sometimes we have to be held accountable for things (i.e. working out, business goals, honey-do lists, home improvements, or dietary indiscretions...bacon-flavored ice-cream!). Sometimes the best way to hold true to doing what you said you were going to do is to have a friend that will hold you to your word. Gordon is my friend that does this for me. We meet every week and make lists of tasks we want to complete. In order to hold each other to those tasks we create a list of repercussions as well. For example, If I did't publish a particular article on pull-ups by this past Sunday, then I would have had to write an article about Gordon........See where this is going?
Well I didn't make my deadline and this is my repercussion. I decided to spin it with an accountability theme, but here comes the Gordo section.
I met Gordon whilst training/working at Krav Maga MD. He was one of my first "lab rats" in the gym to get my chops up as a trainer and to this day he remains injury free and beastly strong. I don't really have a nickname for him but if I try to drum one up, "Donkey Quads" is my first thought. Sorry Ladies, Gordon is married to the beautiful Molly who makes the best Ooey Gooey Funcake (not paleo or primal!) If you also want to be friends with Gordo I suggest walking up to him and in a near shouting voice say "Rollllllllllll TIDE!"
I would highly urge everyone to find their own "Gordon" and create the life they want to live!
Keep coming back, second pull-up article is coming up soon.
Geoff Blake
Well I didn't make my deadline and this is my repercussion. I decided to spin it with an accountability theme, but here comes the Gordo section.
I met Gordon whilst training/working at Krav Maga MD. He was one of my first "lab rats" in the gym to get my chops up as a trainer and to this day he remains injury free and beastly strong. I don't really have a nickname for him but if I try to drum one up, "Donkey Quads" is my first thought. Sorry Ladies, Gordon is married to the beautiful Molly who makes the best Ooey Gooey Funcake (not paleo or primal!) If you also want to be friends with Gordo I suggest walking up to him and in a near shouting voice say "Rollllllllllll TIDE!"
I would highly urge everyone to find their own "Gordon" and create the life they want to live!
Keep coming back, second pull-up article is coming up soon.
Geoff Blake
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