There was a post a while ago in Mayberry about pull-ups that got deleted the same time almost most threads there got deleted or wastelanded. Anyways there were a lot of helpful people posting ways on how to get to 20 pull-ups and ever since then I've been practicing.
However, I have a question, I've heard from a very reliable friend that I shouldn't deadhang. What are your feelings about this?
I went from doing 10 to 15 pull-ups with the link in the info part of the youtube video. Please let me know if I'm doing them correctly in that video.
Thank you.
And yes that's really me in the video.
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Your friends suggestion to not do dead hang pullups would make it much easier to do 20 pullups, but then you wouldn't really be doing pullups if you don't go through the whole range of motion.
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Your friends suggestion to not do dead hang pullups would make it much easier to do 20 pullups, but then you wouldn't really be doing pullups if you don't go through the whole range of motion.
Just because you don't stop between reps doesn't mean you're not using the full range of motion.
The difference can be compared to a touch 'n go vs. a paused bench.
Personally, I do a mixture.
Also noteworthy: Each set starts with a deadhang (NO jumping starts, obviously), so your 1RM chin/pull up will necessarily be from a deadhang...just another reason why it's good to mix in at least some dead hangs in your training.
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Just because you don't stop between reps doesn't mean you're not using the full range of motion.
The difference can be compared to a touch 'n go vs. a paused bench.
Personally, I do a mixture.
Also noteworthy: Each set starts with a deadhang (NO jumping starts, obviously), so your 1RM chin/pull up will necessarily be from a deadhang...just another reason why it's good to mix in at least some dead hangs in your training.
For some reason I got the impression his friend meant to not lock his arms out, and reduce the ROM.
From your post I knew you meant essentially paused vs unpaused but to me it seems most peoples impression of a pullup doesn't involve the arms fully extending
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He said that it can lead to shoulder injuries. He suggested doing them so that my arms are still fully locked but my lats tensed. I tried them like that and it was a bit more difficult but I didn't feel the burn in my back and arms like before. I'll try his way for this week and on next Monday. If I don't feel like I'm getting the same workout I'll go back to the way I did it in this video.
BTW this isn't porn music haha. You must not be into funk music I guess.
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