How to Do More Pull Ups With 3 Easy Tips
Many people say that the ultimate test of true strength is the pull up, since it really shows how strong you are in comparison to your own body weight. Here are 3 easy tips to help you do more pull ups:
To Complete Your First Pull Up, Use a Chair
If you can’t yet do one pull up, stand on a chair and do one. This is a good way to train your body to get used to completing the motion and to increase your upper back and shoulder strength. Do this as often as possible (as in, whenever you’re not sore) and watch as soon you’ll be able to complete one pull up without a chair!
Use a Thick Bar
If you use a bar that’s thicker than a normal pull up bar, you’ll be working your muscles harder since it’s harder to grip. If you train on a thick bar, when you finally go back to using a normal bar it will feel easy and you’ll be surprised by how many more pull ups you’ll be able to do!
Push Yourself to Fatigue
If you’re in a rut and can’t increase how many pull ups you can do, try doing them until you’re fatigued.
That means that if you’re used to doing 3 sets of 5, try doing one more set until you literally cannot do any more. This is a great technique to push yourself out of a pull up rut and increase how many pull ups you can do.
There You Have It…
There you have it. Try these tips and watch as you’re able to do more pull ups than ever!
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