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There’s something magical about the number seven. Seven Wonders of the world, seven days in the week, seven deadly sins, and the list goes on. However, there’s NOTHING magical about the 7 pull-up mistakes that you might be making that are sabotaging your gains! Today we are going to take a look at the 7 pull-up mistakes that are holding you back from not only making gains, but also progressing with the movement.

Mistake #1: Avoiding Pull-Ups Because You Can’t Perform Even One Repetition
This is the first mistake because it is without a doubt the most important! Too many of you say you skip doing pull-ups because they are too hard or that you can’t do many reps, so you would rather spend your time in the gym doing other exercises. But that is just an excuse, especially since there are so many ways to get over the initial barrier of performing one repetition, to a full set of pull-ups.

For example, most gyms today have assisted pull-up machines or you can even utilize bands to help displace your weight. All you need to do is start by displacing, let’s say, 50% of your bodyweight, and then work into decreasing that number as you continue to grow stronger and bigger muscles over time, just like ANY OTHER EXERCISE. Then eventually, you’ll be able to perform one full pull-up without the assistance of the machine, and it’s just a matter of time before you can start banging out 5, 6 or 8 reps in a row.

On top of that, there are other ways to increase your pull-ups such as doing jumping negatives, inverted rows, or you can even do DEAD HANGS which I actually made a video about a while back. And even if that isn’t enough to get you going with your pull-ups, you can check out my other video called “How To: Pull Up & Tips To Increase Your MAX REPS! For Beginners Too!” But at the end of the day, if you are not utilizing the pull-up, which is one of the most effective compound movements to build your upper body strength and mass, I strongly urge you to reconsider. Otherwise you will be missing out on some serious gains and progress, trust me.

Mistake #2: Not Going All The Way Down
First off…get your mind out of the gutter! We are talking about range of motion. Now, whether it’s chin-ups or pull-ups, many of you struggle to get your chest or at least your chin close to the bar at the top of the movement. But to be honest, I don’t really care about that. Going all the way up is a matter of shoulder strength and flexibility and it’s not a MUST to maximize the pull-up. Of course you should be going as high as you can on every rep, but don’t feel defeated if you can’t bring your chest to the bar. However, what I do care about is when I see dudes in my gym totally ignoring the stretch at the bottom part of the movement. ESPECIALLY when they are doing weighted pull-ups! I think to myself ‘bro, you didn’t even pass stage 1 yet, put the weights down and get it right!’ As you all know by now the negative is the most important part of the range of motion for any exercise. But to take it one step further, THE STRETCH at the end of the negative is EVEN MORE important.

Keep in mind that OF COURSE by avoiding the lockout you’re able to perform more repetitions, but at what cost? How do MORE SHITTY reps help you build more muscle? The answer is, they don’t. But on the other hand, when you do go all the way down, even if you get a few less reps, you’re still setting up your lats up for an incredible stretch at the bottom of the movement that will completely tear your muscles apart. THAT’S what’s going to spark new growth, NOT doing as many repetitions as possible with bad form.

So for your next set of pull-ups, once you get to the top of the range of motion, I want you to control the negative and slowly lock-out your elbows and shoulders by completely hanging from the bar on each rep. Really feel that insane stretch in your lats and then re-engage and go all the way up for your next rep and repeat.

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