Using an incomplete range of motion: Many people don't get their chests up to the bar all the way and don't lower their bodies all the way down to thedead hangposition. If you do pull-ups this way, you're not reaping the full muscle-building benefits of the exercise. If yo...
2. Bar muscle-up Bar muscle-ups (BMU) are a great way to develop and display upper body strength, power, and coordination. Popular in CrossFit and a bonafide gymnastics skill, the BMU combines a kipping pull-up with a straight bar dip. Done correctly, these two moves flow seamlessly ...
11 Push-Up/Pull-Up Workouts for Upper Body Muscle Gains Now we’ve refreshed your push-up and pull-up knowledge, here are 11 push-up/pull-up workouts for upper-body muscle gains. Do them instead of your usual gym workout, when traveling, or just because you prefer training at home or...
Learn all about proper pull-up form, programming notes, and offer effective variations and alternatives to increase strength and muscle.
While both of these exercises willwork your back beyond belief, our busy schedules just don’t allow us to spend hours in the gym. To effectively workeach muscle groupcan prove to be great in the long run and the lat pulldown and the pull-up can really get this done. The choice may...
Type: Strength Main Muscle Worked: Lats Equipment: Body Only Level: Intermediate 9.2 Average Pullups Images Show female images and videos Pullups Instructions Grab the pull-up bar with the palms facing forward using the prescribed grip. Note on grips: For a wide grip, your hands ...
Chin up vs pull up: what's the difference, which muscles are worked and most importantly, what is the best one?
Muscles Worked by the Weighted Pull-Up The weighted pull-up engages many muscles in your upper body and your arms. Here are the main muscle groups trained by the exercise. Latissimus Dorsi The lats are the biggest and strongest back muscle. They go from your hip bone and lower spine to ...
Learn all about proper pull-up form, programming notes, and offer effective variations and alternatives to increase strength and muscle.
We go through life overusing these guys as it is which leads to posture problems, pain and injury. The pull-up is the perfect way to detrain this muscle but it all starts with awareness and then the scap pull-up. Really focus on using the lat muscles (beneath your shoulder blades towar...