ARE YOU DOING PULL UPS IN A PROPER FORM ??
The pull-up is one of the toughest bodyweight moves , requiring your back and other muscles to work hard to lift and uses compound movements.
Muscles in your back (specifically the lats and traps), shoulder and arms all get muscle tension with pull-ups, and you’ll definitely feel that when you wake up the morning the next day .
Few bodyweight workouts have the ability to target as many upper body muscles and leave them quivering as quickly as pull-ups.
But with the right training it’s a move you can really excel at pretty quickly – and, with a doorframe pull-up bar, you can even build pull-up strength while staying at home.
Here’s our guide to mastering this classic move so that you can add muscle size and strength real quick .
Why pull-ups are important before workout?
“It’s the ultimate test of your upper-body muscular strength and one of the very few bodyweight moves which includes both your back and biceps,” says former Royal Marines PTI Sean Lerwill.
“A lot of guys in the gym get super inclined towards their bench press best (in terms of how much weight they lift), but I think your total pull-ups effort is a far better indicator of a strong, stable and functionally fit upper body because it signifies how much you can balance your body weight.”
Perfect pull Up form for a beginner
It’s true what they say: Practice really does make a man perfect.
But practicing in an improper form is more likely to degrade pull-up performance than actually help it, so any beginner who want to make his first pull-up a reality should begin by perfecting the proper form.
The time has come, let’s get down to the insider guide of perfecting the pull-up.
How to do a Pull up: Basic Technique
Fitness magazines will generally show you two movements demonstrating how to do pull-ups – the starting point in the bottom, deadhang position and the mid-point in the top, flexed position.
The main points of proper pull-up form are:
- Stand under the bar and grab the pullup bar with your palms down , hands at approximately shoulder-width apart, palms pointing away from you, and elbows fully locked.
- If you can’t reach the bar get help from a friend or a prop like a stool or a box.
- Initiate the pull by breathing out , squeezing the bar with your hands – tightening your core – engaging the muscles of your upper body and your legs off the floor.
- Continue to pull until your arms are fully flexed – elbows in a proper symmetry – and pause for a moment before beginning to lower yourself.
- Slowly lower yourself to the bottom, in a dead-hang position – breathing in as you go – until your arms are fully locked.
CONCLUSION
In the end it all depends on the person who is ready to conquer his muscle strength.
Pull ups is a great bodyweight exercise and is recommended in every gym and even in sports because if you are capable of pulling up your own bodyweight , then congratulations you are far ahead in your fitness journey as compared to others,
Keep testing yourself again and again by increasing the rep ranges and slowly and steadily you will achieve your goal.
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