One of the biggest mistakes people make when doing pull-ups is not retracting their shoulders back far enough when they first start. When the shoulder blades are protracted too much, you lose tension in your back while placing stress into your elbows as well. Train smarter, not harder, with RDP Books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2Xm4OFB Take up the Grind-Style Calisthenics Challenge: https://www.fitcomperks.com/gscchallenge Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/red.delta.project/ #reddeltaproject #calisthenics #grindstylecalisthenics

To perform a picture perfect pullup, there are few things you need to keep in mind. This checklist will lay the foundation for proper pullup form, whether you are working on your first pullup or you’re trying to do even more pullups than you are doing now. In this video, I am going to give you details on the prerequisites. setup, and execution of the pullup, including one all-important caveat that will help to keep your shoulders healthy. Before you even jump up to the bar, there are a few prerequisites that are important to take note of. To start, it is important to strengthen your abs, as they help provide strength and stability throughout the exercise, but also train them while hanging from the bar. Secondly, you should work on strengthening your deadlift as well as you’re working on pulling strength that will transfer to the pullup. You should also note the importance of strong scapulae, as they are key in the execution of a pullup. You can do this by including straight arm pushdowns into your workouts. Finally, the last prerequisite is your bodyweight to strength ratio. Carrying excess weight / body fat will make the pullup incredibly difficult as you are pulling more weight. Next, is the setup of the pullup and that starts with your grip, elbow positioning, and what to do with your legs. The bar should be deep into your grip as to help avoid undo stress on the deep flexor tendons that can [More]

(1:49)- Pull-Up Hack For Wider & Thicker Lats! | NO REPS NEEDED? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVOxh… (1:58)- How To: Pull Up & Tips To Increase Your MAX REPS! Beginners Too! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XrB3… *READ FULL ARTICLE WITH PHOTOS* https://muscularstrength.com/article/Seven-Dumbest-Pull-Up-Mistakes-Sabotaging-Back-Growth 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 [More]

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