fitvillains: Excerpt from The Greatist Drop and give me 10? Perhaps. Hoist that body up for a single pull-up? Not so much. Pull-ups can be an especially tricky exercise because it takes so many different muscle groups to get that chin over the bar. But where do we begin? Which exercises will develop that pull-up power, and how long will it really take to see progress? We went straight to Greatist Expert and Equinox trainer Kelvin Gary for his kick-ass action plan. Besides impressing our friends, strength training— including complex exercises like pull-ups— can help rev metabolism, tone muscles, and even boost brainpower. To nail that first pull-up or tack on a few to our personal record, Gary created a three-week plan to strengthen the back, chest, shoulders, arms, and core, so we can get up and at ‘em— literally. His prediction: After three weeks, we should be able to add up to five pull-ups to that total. Yep, that’s even if we can’t do one to begin with. Want to improve your pullups this month? See the plan & snazzy tips here!

fitvillains:

Excerpt from The Greatist

Drop and give me 10? Perhaps. Hoist that body up for a single pull-up? Not so much.

Pull-ups can be an especially tricky exercise because it takes so many different muscle groups to get that chin over the bar. But where do we begin? Which exercises will develop that pull-up power, and how long will it really take to see progress? We went straight to Greatist Expert and Equinox trainer Kelvin Gary for his kick-ass action plan.

Besides impressing our friends, strength training— including complex exercises like pull-ups— can help rev metabolism, tone muscles, and even boost brainpower. To nail that first pull-up or tack on a few to our personal record, Gary created a three-week plan to strengthen the back, chest, shoulders, arms, and core, so we can get up and at ‘em— literally. His prediction: After three weeks, we should be able to add up to five pull-ups to that total. Yep, that’s even if we can’t do one to begin with.

Want to improve your pullups this month? See the plan & snazzy tips here!

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    i’ve been doing many things to help improve my total. this will help keep it focused. thanks, all!
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    Drop and give me 10? Perhaps. Hoist that body up for a single pull-up? Not so much. Pull-ups can be an especially tricky...
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    This is one of the things I read on pull ups. I honestly skipped down to the technique portion #1-5. Maybe it will help...
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  28. eighttoinfinity said: Thanks for posting this! I think I owe my first dead hang up pull tonight to the technique portion (#1-5) of this. :D Ecstatic
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