Why You Can't Do Pull Ups... YET!

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

How's your pull up training going?

[@RicardoCosta88]

Almost no progress, I would say...

[@daniella3528]

This channel helped me get my first pull up... Protect this man

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

haha! I'm not going anywhere

[@0engima0]

Loving your channel Keep it up

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Thank you 😁

[@JamesSmith-ry5zn]

This whole channel is just gold

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Cheers James!

[@Epicaddicks]

Found your channel within the last week. There's some great videos here Andrew, thanks for putting these out. Working towards my 1st ever pull up. Thanks in advance

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Thanks Bryan! That means a lot!! Good hustle on getting closer to your first pull up! Glad the channel is helping 💪🏿

[@snoo333]

thank you for the tips. I have been using the assisted machine at the gym. forgetting to us my bands instead. will do them moving forward.

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

The machine is decent for getting you started, but bands and negatives are definitely where it's at 👊🏿

[@valeaves]

You‘re so right about people not using bands! It drives me crazy! A friend of mine wanted to learn pull ups and I recommended the bands every time he came to train on my bar but he refused to use them and now has a very bad form. Idk if it was bc I‘m a female athlete or what but he just wouldn‘t listen to me although I am the one who actually could and can do proper pull ups >.> very frustrating indeed.

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

I hear that! That's extremely frustrating! All I can say is that if people don't want to listen to experienced advice, then that is on them. Maybe one day they'll come back when they need support

[@jaxonlee4587]

So much good information!

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Glad you think so, Jaxon

[@chrisread7412]

Love the gym in your garden. Is this something you built yourself?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

It's my pride and joy! I got it from a company called Xorbars - they're brilliant

[@simonsaes1678]

This video is golden! You're such an underrated KZbinr, bro

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Cheers Simon! Glad it was valuable!

[@dannilovescats6474]

I needed this!!! Thank you!!!

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

You're so welcome!

[@emilythomas6776]

Love all the tips! I finally invested in bands and they've been helping a ton!

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

YESSS Emily!!! Pull up gains Incoming 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

[@fatherlouiswilliamssugaada5023]

Great video as always! Anw, have you made a video about how to increase pull up rep?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Thank you very much! And I do indeed, you can check it out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIrZdYhjn5WSp7M

[@fatherlouiswilliamssugaada5023]

@@CaliToTheCrowd thank you very much 👍

[@rodrigoluizdesouza789]

I do my pull ups on a very thick bar - around 6 cm in diameter. It's impossible to hook my thumb around it 😅

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Ah! At least when you do end up doing a pull up on a thinner bar, it will feel far easier! 💪🏿

[@rodrigoluizdesouza789]

@@CaliToTheCrowd I've got an injury in my coracobrachialis for doing too many pullpus. Spent a lot of time on rehab. I'm getting back to pullups again - slowly and carefully 😅

[@epicsounds8905]

Darn it im struggling too. I can do few, but i feel that my forearms are highly engaged 😞 any tips?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

I hear that. This will dial down as you get more used to gripping a bar. But in the meantime, try this out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4q0o4FpgrZmrZI

[@RammusTF]

Great tips! Do you have workout programs available? When you got into calisthenics did you learn what to do online yourself or did you purchase a workout program?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Hey Rammus, I don't... Not yet at least. Most of what I have learned, I have self taught over hours of training, and training others. Not the most efficient way, but (for me) the most enjoyable)

[@Shrug844]

Did you experience elbow pain when learning the back level ? Building up my hold time but the major thing holding me back is elbow pain after doing the he back lever a few times

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

That's a great question. I personally didn't, but before I learned how to back lever, I had been told by many people to watch out for this problem by more experienced cali athletes. What I did to get around it was I spent two solid months working on high rep range of bicep curls and tricep curls; essentially conditioning the elbows connective tissue. full video on calisthenics proofing your elbows incoming

[@Easy_Now_Star]

I just did 10 pull ups this morning. These jeans are tighter than I remember.

[@MalcolmTrez]

My man has more muscles in his back than in my whole body 😂

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

😂

[@martinalexandrov3831]

I can do 20 pull ups with good form sooooo pretty good

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

That is a solid amount of reps to be fair!