The Best Pulling Exercise on Gymnastic Rings - RRSB

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00:14 First of all, get the set-up right
00:49 Make sure your shoulders are directly under the rings
01:37 What to do with your hips and hands
02:18 Practicing the pulling prep
02:46 How to perform the perfect Reverse Row
03:49 Turning your hands at the top of the pull
04:25 ⚠️ This is where everyone screws things up!
06:07 Perfecting the Sit-Back movement
07:48 Putting it all together - feel free to curse Ryan while doing this. :)
09:26 Put in the work and it’ll happen! 👉 gmb.io/is/
Thanks for watching and remember, smile! :)

[@pricerowland]

You're a really awesome instructor, I appreciate that you never overcomplicate any step in the exercise

[@gmbfit]

Thank you for saying so :) There's always small details in this stuff, but a lot of them fall into place when you focus on the right things.

[@chiara.75]

Standing ovation for your perfect breakdown Ryan 🤩🤩🤩 I have no words enough to express my appreciation for your teaching 🙏☀️

[@gmbfit]

Thank you so much!

[@rmgpdoc]

Thanks a lot. You are the only one who breaks things down for beginners like me.

[@ryanhurst3068]

Thank you!

[@machyavelli4890]

That 1 rep was 59 seconds! Holy sheeeit, that is impressive.

[@gmbfit]

haha, yeah, building that strength endurance in the high portion of the pull is really important if you wanna be able to progress toward more difficult strength movements :)

[@johannes_kreisler]

Another great and detailed tutorial! Thank you very much! This seems like the ideal next step for me to move from inverted rows to pull-ups. Exactly what I need!

[@gmbfit]

Right on! The RRSB is a great move to help you work towards your chin-up.

[@monteyoung5696]

Your instruction is always so thorough Ryan. Greatly appreciated!!

[@gmbfit]

Thank you!

[@relaxing_music]

Very useful tutorial on gymnastic rings. I work with you

[@erichmanstein9560]

thank your clips are always enrichment for me the rings is my favorit

[@ryanhurst3068]

Right on! Glad to hear this.

[@josepinchero]

dang...fantastic! well done and much thanks.

[@richardsolorio5910]

Excellent video!!!

[@conorosheafit]

Such a great breakdown Ryan! Thank you 🙏🙏

[@larryfresh4156]

Just a beginner but got the rings 1 Programm, playing around with the basics & loving the challenge of getting on the way to a mu. This tutorial is really helpful with the step by step explanations! Thanks a bunch!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@Fattofit-w8j]

Very good at teaching

[@gmbfit]

thanks :) lots of practice...

[@victorsebastiansylvester467]

Wow, luvit. Now i see where i went wrong. Thank you

[@joedagoe9952]

Awesome tutorial, Ryan. Thanks 🙏

[@gmbfit]

Thanks!

[@kostar500]

Thanks for such a detailed tutorial. It shows your depth of knowledge on movement and strength.

[@lepanda8300]

I recently covered the reverse row sit back in my Integral Strength program and it kicked my arse to say the least. Great movement! On a different note, I really appreciate that you guys put these longer videos on KZbin where Ryan can teach more about the specifics of a certain movement. Love your work GMB 👍

[@gmbfit]

It's surprisingly difficult! Glad you like these extras :)

[@Alexander1005]

Bravo

[@joshcooperyoga]

Solid breakdown. Thanks so much, Ryan! Excited for the ring program.

[@gmbfit]

Right on

[@j10001]

I love this! I find myself I that sitting position a lot when finished with bw rows and trying to stand up, and it’s a tough one. Now I can do it deliberately!

[@gmbfit]

Perfect! :)

[@AMP-mk3xy]

The body is made to move...well we move because we have a body design to do it and Ryan is going to help you to move better not to workout your biceps. Great Chan.&info!

[@deadbaro4180]

I am doing this exercise like every day, Even though I can do pull-ups -12-15. Because this exercise is so great ❤

[@gmbfit]

Cool! Great exercise for even when you can do pull-ups! :)

[@sierraden57]

I'm becoming a big fan of GMB Fitness! I've just started the Elements program and I'm surprised at how subtle but effective it is in providing a great workout. As I watch this video, I'm thinking that while I don't have a ring set up, I do have a TRX suspension trainer and it would work for this.

[@gmbfit]

TRX can work for these :) And yes, the actual practice introduces subtlety that's difficult to see when you just see someone crawling not he floor 🤣

[@micah1754]

I didn't know this had a name or was a specific exercise! good to know. I often do a movement like this on the days I am having a rest from pull ups. As a fairly fluid movement where I was trying to get some movement through hips and legs. I will give it a go like this with the more deliberate cues. Thanks :)

[@gmbfit]

Always interesting to see how things feel with more attention to different details :)

[@ShayHezarkhani]

hahaha man the title of that 2nd to last 'chapter' makes a whole lot more sense now. that final rep (not reps) was 60+ secs long 😂

[@gmbfit]

Hahaha! Yep. :)

[@trainyourselffit6829]

I just tried this, and it's a great exercise. Much more challenging than it looks, and it just happens to be perfect timing for me finding this. I just recently pulled something in my left elbow pit, brachioradialis area, and have been working back, trying to focus on rebuilding some tendon strength in that area with isometric positions of various exercises. I had been doing a pull up with a top hold isometric, but this always seems to create another issue for me with golfer's elbow. Think this exercise is leap years better for me with where I'm at at present though, so thank you very much. I will definitely keep working this. Thank you for the knowledge.

[@gmbfit]

Tendinitis is something a lot of people have trouble with. These exercises can help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6SqlGieeM2GnsU We also cowrote a book with Steven Low called Overcoming Tendonitis, which might be helpful.

[@trainyourselffit6829]

​@@gmbfit Thank you very much for your reply. I will definitely give these tendonitis exercises a try and check out the book. I used to do the open chain rotations years ago, after seeing Bruce Lee doing those in one of his books and finding it helped my elbows, but had forgotten about them. Thank you for you help.

[@johnnyd1234]

Great exercise! Any tips on how to structure the programming? time/reps & sets? Especially for a beginner :)

[@gmbfit]

He explains time and reps int he video. As a beginner, you should not be trying to structure programming. You don't have the experience to know what will work for you, and you'll either burn out or spin your wheels without progress. My best tip is to follow a proven program created by a coach who has taught people like you to do what you'd like to do.

[@RichardDurham]

Thank you for this detailed breakdown. Turns out I needed to improve every segment! Oh and for the record the slowly approach hurt such that I wasn’t able to curse? 😉

[@ushahinzamare4184]

Love the detailed breakdown, Ryan. I was wondering; if I wanted to perform more than one rep at a time, do you recommend going back all the way to dead hang at the end of each rep. Or just to the pulling prep phase.

[@gmbfit]

All the way through the cycle :)

[@stephenprior7469]

Thank you Ryan for such a well explained and educational video. I was hoping to work towards my ring muscle up this year but doing this proves that I am not strong enough yet. Would you recommend incorporating practice in false grip with this exercise or just step by step. Thanks again for the tutorial. Will definitely be including regularly.

[@gmbfit]

Do not do this with false grip. Please practice it as shown.

[@sicknotelvd]

I really apreciate that you break it up that much and always say how to hold the body right. So much Tutorials dont do this.

[@gmbfit]

Thanks!

[@railmeat]

Good stuff, thanks. What is the value of doing the sit-back as part of the reverse row?

[@gmbfit]

it makes you continue the hold as you transition through a different plane of motion

[@markherz6252]

what if you can't get your hands near your chest even once?? thanks for all the great videos!!

[@gmbfit]

It just means you're weak. Pull to where you can pull. Keep doing it and build your strength.

[@insider106]

Very good and tough. I tryed but could not get rings completaly up to my chest unless I changed the angel a bit. Is there some way how to improve my strenght to do it? Thanks for your great job 👍

[@gmbfit]

Yes, the exercise itself makes you stronger. Do it. A lot. That's how to get stronger at it.

[@neg4tivelight]

Wow this is awesome breakdown!!! Love it! I have a question: what should I do if I can't touch my chest with the rings in the upper position (approximately an inch)?

[@gmbfit]

Glad you dig it. That main thing is to practice pulling harder. You *may* need to work on shoulder mobility a bit (see our video routines for that), but it's almost always just that you need to practice really pulling very hard at the top.

[@neg4tivelight]

@@gmbfit Thanks!!!

[@gmbfit]

@@neg4tivelight Sure thing - this one is pretty humbling, partly because pulling this high is hard :) You'll get it!

[@edbleong]

@@gmbfit which video for shoulder mobility should I use? Shoulder extension videos?

[@Phoenix-tv4gb]

One tip, put something soft on the metal bar below you... If you have muscle failure or you slip you'll get injured 💖

[@gmbfit]

better yet, don't put a metal bar below you

[@dianachung8173]

Great video but who works out in jeans?

[@gmbfit]

I'm not working out. I'm teaching.

[@thall3827]

Your neck and ears were SOOO RED! Oof. Hard work.

[@gmbfit]

It sure ain't easy...

[@vivinpan]

I'm planning to set up a gym in my living room. Please, please, please!!! What kind of room dividers do we see in your videos and what kind of metal/iron equipment are you hanging from. IT looks so solid. It will help me so much to know what materials to use.

[@gmbfit]

Room dividers? I just have walls. And a squat rack. You don't need to get complicated. A floor is plenty for most of this. If you wanna figure out how to hang your rings, we made a video for that here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2athIucoNOgj9U

[@vivinpan]

@@gmbfit Many Thanks for the referral to the video. I'm much clearer on how to get started.

[@gmbfit]

Great. Just start doing something. Move and use what you have. You don't need walls or rings or anything else to begin :)

[@Asadc1995]

Does this if done with one arm version of it carryover to a one arm lock off? the top upper part position of a one arm chin up? Besides doing two arm basics

[@gmbfit]

One-arm version is also great for one-arm chins, etc. Yes, training makes you strong, and strong means you can do stuff.

[@jarxale]

Any recommendation on the set/reps for RRSB ? Looking to use this to improve strength gaps/form in pullups and inverted rows. 😁

[@gmbfit]

Whatever protocol your program dictates. I suggest focusing on just doing one, slow, controlled, perfect rep at a time. Until you can't do them that way anymore.

[@titan9772]

Great video, thank you. Question, my gym doesn’t have rings, but they have TRX. Would that be a sufficient alternative?

[@gmbfit]

Yep! In this case, no problem. :)

[@titan9772]

@@gmbfit that’s good to know, love those videos, can’t wait to try it out

[@genuineimpulse9134]

I'd recommend you get your own. It's like $35 with the strap where you can use a closed door for rows. Light weight bring them to gym or playground. Hands down the best $$ to health benefits every.

[@titan9772]

@@genuineimpulse9134 awesome, thank you, I appreciate that. I’ll definitely be getting a pair of those

[@MyExperienceUnderTheSun]

Did you make that rig yourself ? Can you share where I can get this rig to put rings on ?

[@gmbfit]

Just a squat rack that I found on Amazon. :)

[@FelixYap67]

G’day Ryan, what is the purpose of turning the palms towards you at the top of the movement? Thank you for your excellent vids.

[@jacalders3243]

Look at the contraction of your biceps…💪

[@joedagoe9952]

He explained it in the video. Forgot which parts.

[@FelixYap67]

Thanks guys 💪💪💪

[@gmbfit]

You can get higher with the rings closer to you than your natural alignment would allow with a pronated grip.

[@FelixYap67]

@@gmbfit , thank you! I have actually been struggling with my strength to get the rings to touch my chest. Is there a progression or alternative exercise to work on that? Or do I just stick to doing this exercise until the glorious day arrives I can do what you do? LOL

[@eggheadedninnymuggin]

You made this look so easy. I can't seem to get the rings to my chest yet. Maybe it's because I'm 6'2 with long arms???

[@gmbfit]

It's easy for him because he's spent decades training. It's harder for you because you haven't. Being taller makes some things more challenging, but it's a terrible reason to assume something is impossible. It's training. It takes time, and it's difficult. Spending time on difficult things is how you get stronger.

[@eggheadedninnymuggin]

​@gmbfit True!!! Today was my first attemp, but I just thought it would be easier!!! I only managed to get 3 reps with horrible form, but I am determined. In 2 years of working out with rings, I had never seen this before. Now I'm eager to explore your channel and see what other challenges you have to offer.

[@edbleong]

I can't seem to get the rings to touch my chest. What should I do?

[@gmbfit]

Pull harder as long as you can. Repeat for a few weeks, and you'll get stronger :)

[@chrisegnatz3668]

I guess I do this with a trx

[@gmbfit]

go for it

[@williamward7801]

He makes this look so effortless. It is NOT..

[@gmbfit]

Have had a LOT of practice over the years. ;)

[@randolphpinkle4482]

A whole pile of nonsense.

[@stanhill3980]

You talk to much

[@gmbfit]

and you listen not enough

[@DanielDeMontreal]

​@@gmbfit 🤣

[@Stroke.survivor]

Just started my ring journey this is great advice thank you . Sub liked.