The mighty Pull Up!! Everyone has at least once tried to do one pull up, even if it is jumping, kipping, and with horrible form! But not everybody knows how to do a correct pull up, and most of the time it is just because they started doing pull ups before having the strength and preparation to do it.
What I am going to suggest you is a progression towards your first proper pull up, so you can then focus on adding reps or progress to a harder variation, because there is no way you can do a one arm pull up if you can't do one proper pull up.
The Australian Pull Up is a splendid exercise
for your back and arms, and a good one to start building your pulling power. It
is also a good way to gain strength when preparing for your fist pull up, and
it will teach total body tension, a good technique for pulling and proper
posture for your shoulders and shoulder blades.
Besides, it will keep your shoulders healthy by
balancing all the horizontal push you may do (push ups, bench press…).
They are also known as inverted rows and fat man
pull ups, but don’t get me wrong, they can be as hard as you want them to be,
going from a vertical pull for total rookies, all the way to one arm Australian
pull ups to advanced trainees.
In these two videos I show you how to go from
vertical pulls, which are the easiest version, to the regular Australian pull
up, which is an intermediate level version. Even if Australian pull ups are not
the hardest exercise you can find, it is important to do them with great
technique and don’t underestimate them.
Once you have mastered this movement, you will
notice you have a better mind-muscle connection with your back, an important
thing to get bigger, and you’ll feel stronger. A strong back lays the
foundation for a strong push, so you can expect your push power to increase as
you train properly your back.
Here’s the video where I show how to do them on
rings:
And here you can see me doing them on bars:
Don’t hesitate to ask me any question you may
have, be it on this blog, on my Facebook Page, or on my youtube channel.
