The Three Biggest Mistakes You're Probably Making with Pull-ups

[@anthonyromayo6296]

I don't know if you stopped doing ask Al for a while, but I'm sure glad that you're back doing it

[@papasitoman]

My question is about doorway pull-up bars: Because the height is less, and the design doesn’t allow much movement of the body, people tend to go straight up and down like a lay pull down machine instead of bringing the chest to the bar and scooping under it. Does that make sense? They make the pull-ups harder than they need to be by using faulty mechanics.

[@TheSocratesofAthens]

It makes sense. Also, the parallel handles that they put at the top force your hands to go too narrow or too wide and thus limit your ability to do the movement fully and comfortably. I end up going to playgrounds to do pull-ups and chin-ups there instead for height's sake and because my movement won't be limited by the parallel handles.

[@olaf5929]

Good tips. I'll add one of my own: If you slouch and your scapulas flare out to the sides practice shoulder-packing movement for a minute every day in front of a mirror juat standing there with arms above your head. While doing pullups going into a dead hang may turn your set of 10 reps into 10 sets of 1 rep. A chain is as strong as the weakest link. Good luck.

[@Durzo1259]

I'm in a frustrating position with my pull-ups and can't think of a way to solve it. After 13 months of pull ups I started getting really bad forearm and elbow pain. I ended up having to use lifting straps to take my forearms out of the equation. Months after my arms got better I tried going without the straps, but they started hurting again. So it seems I'm stuck with the straps, getting no forearm workout. I was also doing hammer curls for 2 years before I started pull-ups, so my forearms were really strong.

[@samarthsprasad2258]

Kindly make a video on how to start muscle up

[@juliangarcia-sp4vp]

Totally appreciate the tips Al

[@Leafie1]

I love your 'Get Strong' program👌

[@davidpearson8954]

Awesome vid. Cheers

[@ilanpi]

Hi Al! In my opinion, the #1 issue is range of motion. The fix for this is to film yourself doing pullups.

[@charlespinell5091]

Awesome!

[@Burps___]

Hey hey hey Al, can you tell us what to look for in a home doorway pull-up bar? Thank you. Burps

[@farhanhussain_]

I have the one as shown in video and it is quite useful for many variations of pull ups.

[@theFriendlyGhst]

I've got the kind you have to screw mounts into the wall for but all you need is a screwdriver and you can use it for a lot more exercises. I've actually got rings hanging from mine so I can also use it for body rows, dips, plank extensions etc

[@TaiChiPlay]

Great stuff as always !

[@giver_up_top]

I LOVE THIS: Which would you rather have? 10 dollars, or 50 cents! :D Keep up the awesome work Al!

[@leehelppie4544]

what about pulling chest to bar?

[@Leafie1]

That's a chest to bar pull up :)

[@felix5287]

Hey Al, thanks for another timely video! 2 qs! 1: are chin ups just as good as pull ups? If you recommend to train both do you just alternate days? I can do a bit more underhand than overhand. 2: for increasing reps, say I'm doing 3x10. I can do 4 clean, controlled and unpacking/repacking each time. If I use my legs a little i can go up to 6. I have been squeezing out as many reps as possible but they get sloppy towards the 6th one and then I switch to slow negatives. Can I progress this way or should I do smaller sets of only as many perfect ones I can do in a row?

[@farhanhussain_]

Both work the same muscles but somewhat differently. Overhand grip engages the mid/lower traps and forearms more, underhand grip trains the biceps and core/abs more, and also engage upper chest. Lats are engaged maximally in both but slightly differently. Overhand grip results in shorter range of motion whereas underhand grips gives longer range of motion. During weighted calisthenics competitions, underhand version normally allows to lift heavier loads as it engages more total muscles than overhand and more hollow body position that gives efficient force transfer. To increase number of pull ups, there are many ways. I got better results by doing 5 sets of maximum good reps without grinding, no maxing out. Take longer rests of 5-10-15 minutes between them. We need complete recovery. Weighted chin/pull ups are also effective.

[@alexeyA1]

Most people who unpack their shoulder and shrug at the top of pull up, they do that not because of simply wrong technique, but involuntary. This is a compensation and the only way to get to the bar if you don't have enough strength.

[@funwithmadness]

My issue with pulls-ups is that I cannot get past 10 consecutive reps. I trained for around 26 weeks and still couldn't get past 10 consistently.

[@jahdread]

Do 20 sets of 7 or 8 then

[@telurkeju156]

sir can you help me , what workout sould i do before do full abs roll

[@shyl4321]

The GOAT!

[@xxfennyxxrockz4133]

Hey Al! Since the abdominal muscles are activated and trained at almost every exercise anyway, does it makes sense to train them specifically and if so, in which extent? Greetings from Switzerland

[@keeran9306]

It depends on your goals and training routine/equipment

[@xxfennyxxrockz4133]

@@keeran9306 Thanks for the answer. Everything depends on the goal, that's clear. I mostly train push/pull/leg and am unsure when and if I should specifically train abdominal muscles. Because in principle I need them for almost all exercises and therefore they also influence the performance of the respective exercises. So I want them recovered when I train again the next day and need them to support other exercises.

[@keeran9306]

@@xxfennyxxrockz4133 Do you train with weights? I train with rings so while I do ring extentions I'm basically doing ab rollouts at the exact same time. Sometimes abs are the limiting factor in the set depending on the position of my body, which is a good thing if you're looking to work them.

[@davelane4055]

Your a damn good. Man

[@jeremiahkee2239]

Are you shooting for Minecraft villager

[@manuelgonzales6483]

😃

[@MaccusFNS]

people got very upset with you because some people can't fully extend their arms overhead. They need to stretch hanging from the bar.

[@owataoh]

💪😄💯

[@ajw9533]

In the early days of Crossfit and You Tube I saw the most unbelievably aggressive comments on Crossfit 'pull up' videos. It still makes me laugh.

[@melchoraslez1689]

Hahaha same , I'm not a CrossFit fan but Jesus just let people do what they want smh

[@ajw9533]

@@melchoraslez1689 Amen.

[@ovidiuh]

You pinted out only 2 ...

[@Lord-Mikael-Stone]

Swinging/kicking. Not packing shoulders and short ROM make 3