Catalyst Athletics Forums - View Single Post - pullups--so close yet so far away

James Evans · 09-14-2010, 05:50 AM

Yael

If you can do neutral grip on rings I don't think you can be that far off. Can you do a full range chin up?

I'm not 100% convinced by band pull ups. I use them with the female rowers I work with but I'm not sure we get bang for our bucks in the limited time available. I know Rob Shaul abandoned them and moved to a jump and a slow negative.

A long time ago we had a thread about getting Shaf to 20 deadhangs and after some of the discussions I played around with bands for about a month, result: sore elbows and chaffed knees.

Dave Van Skike said Pendlay Rows really helped his pull ups.

Couple of tips:

1. Look up at the ceiling
2. Try to imagine pulling your elbows down rather than yourself up.

09-14-2010, 05:50 AM	#12
James Evans Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London Posts: 594	Yael If you can do neutral grip on rings I don't think you can be that far off. Can you do a full range chin up? I'm not 100% convinced by band pull ups. I use them with the female rowers I work with but I'm not sure we get bang for our bucks in the limited time available. I know Rob Shaul abandoned them and moved to a jump and a slow negative. A long time ago we had a thread about getting Shaf to 20 deadhangs and after some of the discussions I played around with bands for about a month, result: sore elbows and chaffed knees. Dave Van Skike said Pendlay Rows really helped his pull ups. Couple of tips: 1. Look up at the ceiling 2. Try to imagine pulling your elbows down rather than yourself up. __________________ The rationale for reduced gin intake and the knowledge of the perils of alcoholism and attendant metabolic derangement has almost entirely come from physicians and researchers.