The Real Reason You Can’t Do Pull Ups Yet
Posted by FitnessSignal
Pull ups look simple. You grab a bar, pull your chin over it, and lower yourself back down. In reality, they are one of the most demanding bodyweight movements you can attempt. Many people spend months or even years trying to get their first strict rep and fail, often assuming they just are not stro
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tomspark wrote:
Not really an expert here, but yeah pull ups are brutal. Most people just jump straight to dead hangs and negatives without actually building the lat strength first — assisted machine or bands make way more sense as a starting point.
tomspark wrote:
Nah, pull ups are hard but most people just don't train them consistently enough. You see guys skip them for months and then wonder why they're stuck.