Progressive Calisthenics (Pull-ups)

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[@FitbyNatureTraining]

It takes less muscles to smile than to frown, so the smiling actually allows Al to utilize more energy towards some of the harder movements. It's science!

[@Mudatthir]

This guys smile is creepin me out!

[@thorwannabe6810]

It has been my goal to perform everything I have seen in this video and the only thing I cannot do is the one arm chin-up. I started out not being able to do a full pull-up.

[@Volgeblanc]

He has the Best Smile in the Bodyweight Culture Community in the entire World. Al Kavadlo = The Best Smile

[@madhavancbu5833]

Yo Alkavaldo, First of all, great video !! I Love Love doing Pull-Ups !! This is My #1 most most favourite exercise, and I remember watching this video of Yours back in 2013 ( when You uploaded this video ). Its been more than 7 Years now, and no matter which country I visited, or what My diet was like, whether or not I had access to a Gym, or whether I was working / studying or what have You, I’ve always squeezed out time from My schedule to crack out some nice good old Pull-Ups. I used to do that “One Hand Pull-Up” ( that You do at 1:15 ), however I remember it took Me a lot of time to reach there… I had to take the help of “Weighted Pull-Ups” to crack out the “One Arm Pull-Up”. Wasn’t an easy journey… What I love about Pull-Ups is that they are so so intense. Even if I take out 15-20 Minutes from My schedule to do Pull-Ups, I get such an intense workout… Pull-Ups for Life !!

[@tcuff1333]

cant wait for the new book al

[@Sinodev]

Depends if overhands or underhands, overhands close grip (hands touching) is most likely the hardest regular pullup

[@Kitchissime]

Simple and brilliant.

[@johnsuzy98]

Fantastic! I'm going to start your programs.

[@ibakedthecake]

have you ever tried a J pull up? It's like doing the L-sit pull up, but you have your back parallel with the ground and your legs in the air, perpendicular to the ground

[@SFBARbros]

Classic Kavadlo....workouts with a smile

[@macccerkiddd]

Thanks Al, this video helped a lot. I got stuck doing CC on the Pull up section and I got to the jack knife pull up but couldn't seem to figure out how to do it but now I know the proper form :)

[@mungomcgoose7664]

At 0:07, eyeing to tarnish the varnish.

[@iah124]

Love these progressive videos.

[@TheMaleRoleModel]

alki has THE BEST SMILE EVER

[@francesco6807]

You are simply great ... You always smile and do impossible things ... How do you do it? Congratulations indeed ... As soon as I saw one of your videos, I immediately joined your channel ... Forgive my English (I'm Italian).

[@dr.livfit]

Great video...thanks...

[@richardditriche1826]

Hello Al ! how are you ? i am french living hundred km far from Paris, living and training at Rouen big citie betwin Paris and the channel. could you show some skills for a good warm up befor practicing pull ups, dips ...?

[@mungomcgoose7664]

I remember he said he trains every day - as he feels that day. For strength you can do they same movement daily, Olympic Lifters do it, under the condition that you refrain from going to failure.

[@dwoo15]

awesome Al! Love this!

[@pastcineo]

are they in order of difficulty?

[@btanzw]

Any recommendations on uneven shoulder bone? I have been sleeping one side for some time and now my shoulders are different? How to straighten it?

[@namasayanif]

I achieved, yesterday, a negative one-arm chin up and I am able to lock my arm at a 90 degree angle, and hold it there for 5 seconds. The small round muscle near my elbow, underneath the bicep (behind the arm if you do an ordinary bicep flex pose) hurts. What is that actually? Is that part of the tricep muscle? I'm taking 2 weeks off from one arm training and cutting back on my pullups a bit, just to be safe.

[@dcqec111]

Yes, you should probably give it a rest.

[@yeasomethinliketht]

Hey Al, does the reverse grip pull up train different muscles than the forward grip pull up? If so which ones?

[@claybutler]

An underhand grip, particularly with a narrow stance, hits the biceps really hard and hits the long outer lats hard. An overhand grip hits the rear deltoids and interior trapezoid harder. People who have strong lats but weak biceps (like myself) can generally do more reps with an overhand grip where people with strong biceps but weaker lats will be able to do more reps underhand.

[@CalisthenicsWestHungary]

Yessss!

[@rjgriffiths26]

Hi Al, I've managed to start doing pistol squats, after using some of your helpful tips on progressions. However, I am struggling to do pistol squats bare footed. Why is this? Cheers, Griff

[@mahalkobalisongs]

i think close grip are easier the regular

[@WellingtonBikeCam01]

Plenty of people can do it. A few can make it look easy. Hardly anyone can make it look fun.

[@f4phantom2500]

i like at the end when you peek your head over the bar on the OAP you're like 'HELLO :D!'

[@HammerBlow500]

I wonder if Al smiles this much when he's working out off-camera..? :P

[@rb345-q1s]

Hey Al, on the pull up, what's your take on having the legs bent behind you?

[@d.staten1958]

You shift some of the workload from the lats to the core.

[@LanceBrazil]

you are the man AL, thanks Now when are you gonna show us how to shoot fireballs from our eyes? hahaha :)

[@EATSHUMANS]

Very odd progression, the one handed pull-up shouldn't be your penultimate exercise. These are much easier than some of the earlier exercises like the muscle-up or the clapping pull-up.

[@micky16799]

This

[@thefuzzenator]

No way!!!

[@houghtonization]

true that..lol

[@Enter275]

just re-watched it, it is painfully obvious he is using momentum .. why did he not do it from dead hang? coincidence? of course not! he goes up .. goes down, then does the pull up, thus using momentum, still impressive though! I am not doing it ;

[@celebimario]

Maybe your arm tendons arent ready for such an intense thing...

[@richardditriche1826]

Big city ! mistake !

[@BaNDeRrA94]

OAC)))

[@Enter275]

one arm pull up looked dodgy , you are using momentum from the jump!

[@pastcineo]

i love the video... but i hate the music