Are Band Chin-ups a Waste of Time?

[@True_Bamboo]

Great bit of kit that wasn't available a few years back.

[@XeLYoutube]

everything is a waste of time. depend your goals . chin up for what? more endurance, more strenght, more volume, fun? if you enjoy chinups its not a waste of time

[@SimonsterStrength]

If the goal is unlocking or improving your chin-up. This is the argument many make on social media

[@orgue3461]

Nicely put, thank you 🙂

[@Ace-zb5xr]

People seem to struggle getting into the band and tightening their core so I just get them to do lat pull down and low reps with high sets of half of their max chin ups.

[@N_L12]

My approach for a complete beginner: baby chinups are goat, since the resistance curve is the same : just put your feet on the ground (the more you extend your legs in front of you, the harder), and pull using your legs as a support according to your level (kind of a feet assisted chinups) Then using a tiny band start training assisted chinups as you reach a certain level of baby chinups, while keeping them as a secondary exercise until you unlock your first chinups, then increase the reps, weights and sets to finally unlock your first chinups. Normally, unless you’re severely overweight or have some disease, it shouldn’t take much time. You can incorporate negatives if it’s too hard to actually bridge the gap between a not so asssited pull-up, then doing some paused negatives, triple paused, then add weight... until you get the first rep.

[@Lucas_SM_Gymnasthenics]

And what about using bands for one arm pull Up? Is It good?

[@DSPNWtoCali]

I do max reps with the band. Before doing that, I do 2 sets of negative, hold on top, dead hang, no in particular order. Then 1 set of the max reps chin up with band. I am able to get one chin up since I started this method 2 weeks ago. Not bad. Of course I will progress it. Doing this same with pull ups. Good day everyone.

[@zainechapman3531]

Need a video on using bands for planch, front & back lever and Maltese progressions to be able to use the bands effectively thanks mate you and your content is amazing thank you and keep up the good work!

[@StrengthBySweat]

I think he has some band progression videos for planche

[@stevenprice4810]

And them massive arms from them was a pleasant surprise 💪🏻👌🏻

[@Aliapfelsaft]

Thx!

[@kemitchell]

I've never seen a bar hung in rings before! Is that reliably stable? Only for relatively narrow-grip moves?

[@DSPNWtoCali]

Just make sure it is the 1.5" dowel pole. I have the 1.5" on my diy pull up, which is great but will need to move over to steel eventually.

[@youragronk6208]

Where can I get that portable pull up bar?

[@bamendes7]

Wow, I didn't realize that people actually criticize band assistance. Seems crazy. But the l-sit tip is a great idea for evening out the assistance.

[@JoseLausuch]

Question about chinups. What is better to target the biceps more and not lose tension? Full range all the way up helping with your back, or just to the point you're facing the bar while keeping some distance to it?

[@ogrbell8297]

Nope. They’re a decent progression.

[@SimonsterStrength]

💯 👏

[@simeoncheshmedjiev-shraik4719]

Nice!

[@DrakeBrunette]

It's very annoying to me that some "fitness experts" would refer to this as pointless or a waste of time... it's incredibly useful for beginners and people who are not strong enough to do a pull up on their own yet!!! And even though that's not an issue with me... I love using a resistance band when I want to knockout a higher volume of reps! I just like the way a basic pull up or chin up movement feels and sometimes I just want to be on the bar a little longer than usual... I swear, it's almost like some of these "experts" don't want people to improve or enjoy what they're doing in regards to exercise.