Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Easy, like seriously people Pull Ups

Ok
Pull Ups are no joke. They are a great way to strengthen your upper body and get rid of some flippity flab.
But DUDE, they are hard.
And you need equipment.
And the ability to actually life your arse up off the ground.

Let's be honest, you can get a pull up bar at wally world, you can go to the park and if you have a gym membership you can use theirs!! (Some of them even have a fancy assist machines!) 

Pull ups are one of those exercises that even some advanced worker outers will avoid, because it is hard :/ But let's see if we can't add some to our routines!!!

When doing a pull up how about this:

NO KIPPING

that is the swing thing that peeps do to get up. It is a cheat... and i like cheats, but NO. 
DO
NOT
KIP 

1. No strength to control the movement will cause injury
2. Injury sucks and if you have the opportunity to AVOID it, THEN AVOID IT
3. FORM
4. FORM
5. FORM

going off on a tangent here:
if you are kipping because you do not have the strength to pull up,  you are more likely to cause injury to your shoulder due to the fact that you have an inability IN your shoulder to dynamically stabilize (have control when you move) during the most stressful part of the exercise. 

Decker speak~So your shoulder joint will get hurt because you are not able to control yourself.

Let's find a better solution..

your legs
not momentum
your legs

The hardest part of this exercise is that you will most likely have to be in public where people can see you. I know to some that sounds silly, but for newbies, people who are self conscious about themselves or anyone embarrassed that they CAN'T do something, this is a big deal.

  • So you find a straight level bar that you are taller than.
  • Hold the bar while your body is close to the bar
  • Place one foot in the center of your body line and step back with the other
  • Let your body go down down down
  • So you are holding the bar, fully extended with your legs in a "lunge" 
  • now USE YOUR UPPER BODY as much as you can to lift your self up
  • Let your legs ASSIST YOU!


Easy breazy

Here is your workout:

Do 5 modified pull ups
20 jumping jacks
6 modified pull ups
20 high knees
7 modified pull ups
40 butt kickers

Beginners: try to complete 3 sets
Intermediate: 5 sets
Advanced: 7 sets

Have fun and be brave :)


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