Can't Do Pull Ups? (The Real Reason Why)
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My reason is related to the mass of the Earth... and my own mass.
hahahaha dude I laughed way too hard
Mine is due to Earth’s mass and my own ass.
@@PrachiNadk pi8i8
So it's basically mass effect
The most underrated comment ever 😂😂😂
OK, here are my personal pull up tips assuming no preexisting injury or motor deficiency.
1. Determine total body weight
2. Determine lean body weight
3. The difference is fat, water, food, waste, etc.
4. Use a pull assist machine (or bands if you must) and SUBTRACT your body fat.
You now have a measure of your true strength as a function of lean mass and a basis from which to strengthen. You are NOT weak! Progress could be rapid as one typically loses fat while gaining overall strength, the two variables race towards eachother. This can be exciting for the trainee. I advise pull ups, air squats, pushups/dips every day. Not to failure or with volume ( on an off day ) but as a continuous reminder to the brain that the connection needs to be improved and recruitment maximised. The progress in the gym will encourage continued effort.
See a sturdy bar? Try a pull up, even if your feet are dragging. Dead time at work? Drop for some pushups or air squats. maybe a few dips while leaning against a sturdy workbench? You get it. We adapt to environments, use yours to train.
Recover! Sleep, hydrate, quality foods, did i mention sleep?
Love the channel!
Peace.
I think the root of 95% of form problems is that beginner's do not know what their musculoskeletal system feels like.
That girl is in great shape!!!
pd9971 he isnt
Yep
what girl?
@Bac si Gà bé incel alert! Women don't like you, do they? So you resort to insulting them on the internet. Sad. Her ass is bomb btw.
Some of you guys need to get some class. This Lady is smokin hot. She has worked hard for what shes got and she deserves your respect.Its easy to talk smack. Get off your ass and be somebody. And there is a reason why she wouldnt look twice at you, The word loser comes to mind.
The biggest question I have is how are you not getting 10's of thousands of views, there videos are so helpful and so well done, thank you from an old fat guy in his garage gym trying to correct a lifetime of poor moment and ability
Because no one cares what some loser crossfit coach thinks! Seriously your average crossfit coach passed a 1 weekend course and know thinks they are some kind of fitness expert. Look at this guy, he looks like shit, can't even train himself to build a good, athletic physique.
They are a crossfit channel thats why
@@maffbuckley600 they dont know what a real pull up is, a crossfit pullup is nothing compared to a calisthenics pull up, there is a good reason most peopl who gym seriously either go asthetics or calisthenics
me too! waiting to get to my first pull up at 67! all my childhood ,no pull ups!!
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All things positive....... we love the human body and workout to improve every part of it. Hey Mark to answer your question, all in all it’s a great vid but we don’t wear gloves to show off our Super Bowl ring. Gloves off...... equals maga views.
Short and clear. He's definitely a mentor. (Not a CZcamsr)
You are a first person to actually explain this to me. Thank you. I have all those issues and weaknesses when trying to do pullups and chin ups. I've never did more than two. Hopefully, by the end of this year I'll finally be able to do at least 5 reps.
Back when I was in HS, 20 years ago, not even my PE teacher knew how to explain it. Or perhaps didn't care to. He was also schools football coach and a head of our PE department. Popular with kids but a complete meat head and an ass.
easiest way to get first pull up is to do negatives bro. jump up to the bar and come down slow. once you can do 10 u can do 1-2 pull ups normally
@@dn3772 I think getting a chair or a bench or something is a better idea than jumping up. When someone can't do a single pull up, they probably can't get into a good position by jumping up.
@@MrCmon113 yeah maybe, depends on how tall they are .
I can’t even do one
Joe, was the coach a meathead or were you a sensitive puppy?
My goal is to do 3 Pull Ups by December!! I've been doing 5x5 on assisted pull up machine trying to work up to using lighter weight. And trying to increase lat pull down weight. Also losing weight so there's less of me to have to pull up! 😂😂 This video is a game changer!!! Excellent!
Suzi Farley you can get It done ,I’m working on that goal to
Portia Cloudymornings Thank you! Are you doing things from this video? I'm now able to do 3 reps using 20 lbs on the assisted pull-up machine. I started using 100 lbs. on the assisted when I first began and they were difficult. So I've made serious strides in the past 4 months. Been using ideas from other videos as well. Mastering the pull-up is going to be a big part of my next 6-week workout program. Best of luck to you on your goal!!!
Good
Me too. Started this year at 6'0 275lb, can't do any single rep of pull up and chin up, not even lifting my body halfway. Now, down to 230lb, half way on pull up, and (kind of) almost full rep of chin up, couldn't easily lift my body if my feet are in contact with the floor, but if I was hanging, I could lift my body until my eyes are level with the bar.
@@drawdengod That is awesome!! Congrats on the transformation!! And on your improved pull up game.
Ok but someone should do a pull up in the video.
You never see the muscles doing the work either.
@@JohnDavis-im1oy 50? Give her a break dude
She is very beautiful and is in amazing shape! You can tell she’s worked really hard! 😊
Right
, by the way
r u lesbian
@@pankajjadhao6207 u are an idiot
@HELL BAT sorry . I was wrong.
Thank you! I couldn't do a single pull up a couple months back and now, after 1 or 2 days a week with reverse curls added, I can do 5 in one set! I appreciate the guidance.
in my humble experience over the years what i come across very often is the client simply does not understand muscle recruitment, so they end up using only a portion of their strength, working through simply lining up and getting a solid contraction when performing the movement often is enough to get them their first one.
Yeah that's why I also dislike routines that build up to a lift by doing various other lifts. With pull ups you should do negatives imo, that will also teach you what muscles to use when.
@@MrCmon113 totally. negatives are awesome.
Have never been able to do a full pull-up, despite years of trying. Mine are always with forearms bent 90○. With the instructions in your video, I'm hoping to have greater success. I'll be so happy once I accomplish a pull-up with proper form! 🏋🏼♂️
Hey, don't leave your boys hangin'. Keep us updated. We wanna see you make it.
@@jackbishop8610 guess he didn't made it😭
@Jenny L dude how's the progress?
Did ya do it yet? 🤔
I'm going to perfect this at the starting age 33. I tried it when i was younger gave up. Not this fucking time!
Thanks for sharing. I would LOVE to look like that woman!!! Her body was so in shape!! Geez
I have to say that I just came across this video...don't know how. I watched it. The next time I did pull-ups (assisted with a band), I remembered this video and not only were they a little easier but I actually felt it the next day in the right places, which I typically don't. So thank you :)
this is how everybody should teach to succeed doing pullup not only about technic how pullup should be done...where the weak mussel that we should strength it up if we can't do pull up..good job guys...👍👍👍👍👍
Love your channel, your Double under video helped me go from 3-8 in a row to 25-30 almost overnight!
I think it’s just a matter of strength. I couldn’t do them before I lifted but now I can do 6 at 190 pounds.
Nice job especially liked the seated angle pull. A lot of folks have difficulty just hanging from a bar so timed holds help develop grip strength.
Coach Stone
Its better than Australian pull up cause your scapular work same way with normal pull up. Hope it will help me complete my first pull up
I think my real reason is weighing 100 kilos!
Go to gym
That just means that pull ups are an excellent exercise for you and you'll be able to do them for a while without having to add weights.
This explained exactly what I needed to hear. EXACTLY. Even when I was more fit than I am at the moment, I could do dozens of chin-ups but not a single pull-up. I wasn't getting the rotation. Thought I should drop this thank you as I begin training for the Marines.
This is the best explanation I've seen so far that actually make sense. Thank you!
give the woman some credit when you sign off dude
she looks like she works out,the dude not so much,he even has gynecomastia
You can't cure gynecomastia with exercise
He introduced her at the start and refers to her name throughout so its not like we don't know who she is.
Not necessary
Daimary Vidal he trained her so stfu
I don't do CrossFit..but this video is great! I'm going to incorporate it in to my routines..I've never been able to do pull ups and it is my #1 goal!
Once I could vent over row or laying face down on a bench ,
near my body weight.
Chins n pullups became no problem.
Then I was finally strong enough to work on the finesse.
I'm a heavy individual and it turns out I just needed to do the work
Excellent, now I have a plan to work on. Can't do a single pull up, now I have something to aim for and a means to get there... thank you :)
Good tips, right way of using elastics and how to strengthen forearms.
OMG THE LAST REASON IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW! I scapula pulled the f out of my life but could never get past that part in a pull-up / chin-up... Didn't know what I was supposed to hit on my arms / forearms... Now I do
Damaged shoulder and c3 damage but slowly getting my mobility back and being careful. I will be adding in that smith machine bar exercise now.
Thank you. The downward curl with the palms facing down was like breaking news for me. I really feel how I'm underdeveloped there. I can't even use proper weight there.
the last part about the forearm muscle really has helped me brother. much love
I read on here that doing pull ups is the best way to developed pull up strength, this is very true, but developing your hand strength, with hand grips, will give you a head start.
Try doing them with an arthritic rt shlder with a slight tear in it, combined with a weakened forearm due to carpal tunnel/thoracic outlet issues. I miss pullups (great exercise) and being younger. Lifting is great when you can do it. I focus on stuff i can do that isnt painful and doesnt wreck my back. Twisting situps and leg raises are out! Stay young ppl! Stay healthy.
I can do 4 chin up but not even one pull up. I just can’t. Even I tried the negative pull up 3 set of 5 . Twice a week but still not works . So I’ll tried what you told here and see. Thanks a lot for sharing this
Thank you so much for this! Pull ups have always been my weakness☹
Holy crap why did I never think to use the barbell, this is gold!
My shoulder is too screwed up. I cant do them.
In high school I could do 17 chin up and now it is quite hard at 37 years old.... I guess I should use some dumbbells for a while!
Wow!! I’m doing CrossFit since February this year. And still am not able to do pull-ups. Only with rubber band. This video was very helpful!! Thank you 😊
Stop doing CrossFit then you'll see a change.
start doing bodyweight and calisthenics workout.... your life will change
I know this is way late, but I personally prefer negatives to the rubber stuff. Firstly it's easier (if you have a bench or something), secondly it's closer to the actual lift. The force of the bands changes during the movement.
Also I think CrossFit is about endurance, right?
I started my journey on 111kg and I am now on 98kg (5 months of weight loss, 3 1/2 of training in the gym)
I did assisted pull ups when I started out with 55kg, now I am training with 35kg, my one rep max is at 20kg, only 20kg to go to reach my goal.
Awesome job!
I set my high school record for pull ups (palms facing away) in 1985, we had a hard ass gym teacher and I did 21 when I weighed 157 lbs. Now, after lifting for 35 years I am 200 and really big and strong, but I can only do 6 pull ups. I also used to walk on my hands for long distances and now can only do it for 4 ft. My prime is long gone and I'm too heavy
I was an individual who was unable to do any pull ups. I tried to follow various videos, such as this one, and failed. I then talked to this Marine dude and he just told me to quit my whining and just do it. Turned out he was right. If you want to do pull ups, the only way to do it is to to do it. The time you spent doing other things better spent on the bar. The goal is simple: 1) have access to a bar, and 2) as much, and as often as you can, just go on the bar throughout the day, even if you can do zero. Just get on it, try to pull until failure, then walk away. Next time, pull until failure. Next time, pull until failure. One day you're going to do a full pull up, and again, keep doing it until failure, and eventually you'll do 2. Once you do 2, keep pulling until failure. Do 2 all the time, whenever you can, and eventually you'll do 3 all the time, whenever you can. One day you'll do 4, then 5, then 6, and you'll laugh at these kind of videos.
Also, if you insist on using some sort of aid, try to use a partner. Don't let that partner hold your legs, instead have them push on your back. Don't use assist machines, don't use bands, don't use anything. If you can't pull up, then hanging on the bar doing half the motion is better than doing 0 motion but don't get stuck doing one particular thing. Always try to pull over the bar at some point. Trust me when I say, you'll eventually be able to.
Even these gyms that claim you will do a pull up using their system has one consistent theme: they go on the bar at some interval despite the fact that they do other things. So they build up the strength either way. Now doing pull up assist machine is great, and maybe that is good enough for you, but they will never sub an actual pull up. You have to pull up eventually to do a pull up.
I love Crossfit, been doing for 7 years, but still think Kipping pull-ups are bs.
Don’t you mean Brachioradialis? Turns the radius over the ulna. Not a super strong elbow flexor (longer on the forearm than humerus). Great drill progressions! Appreciate your explanations and demo. One thing that Is often overlooked, is that your lats are actually a relatively small muscle in the back. While it has a large surface area, it doesn’t have much volume. The shoulder muscles by volume are the biggest muscle of the back across the shoulder. The triceps and pectoralis are also at the top of the list with the lats coming in number four. While your traps are large muscles they don’t cross the shoulder but they do attach to the scapula. Your lats do not attach to the scapula and are responsible for internal rotation, adduction and extension of the shoulder. Pull ups, relative to body weight, are hard for good reason!
1. Angle of incidence is 90o - 30o = 60o.
Finally, a trainer that knows what to look for and focus on correct movement 👍
Thanks Steven!
I always knew my arms were weak for pull ups and never knew what exercise to do to target it. Thanks hopefully I'll reach my goal with my first pull u0
Excellent! Exactly describes my difficulties with pull-ups.
I weigh 109 kg I can do 3 sometimes 4.. so I just do negatives until I am spent. 3 weeks ago I could only do 1. going to be able to do 10 by the end of summer!
That's impressive.
And were you able to do ten by the end of the summer?
Let us know about your progress dude. I was sincere, pulling 109kg up to a bar 3 times is impressive. Any progress you can make on that is awesome.
Whew!!!! So glad to know the REAL reason I can't do pull ups is not that I'm fat and weak.
Thank you so much I have always sucked at upper body related exercises. More specifically the pull ups. I haven't given up yet. This video really helped.
Glad we could help, we will have a strict pull-up program coming out soon!
@@structureyourstrength8224 for now I'm just building myself up keeping in mind Bruce Lee's motto, "absorb what is useful, discard what is useless, and add something uniquely your own."
@@Dragonheart1988-e6d
How about gymbro's motto: Eat, lift, sleep, repeat!
An entire video needed to be created for the basic concept of power to weight ratio ......good lord.
maybe I can't do it cos I'm 300lbs and haven't been in a gym for years. I dunno, just an idea.
Just pull the bar down to your chin. 😸
Great tips, I’m going to try the suggestions. I’ve been trying pull ups for the last year and can only do a few at a time.
Thank you so much , will try . Can do pull-ups, but not as many as I wish
A very good help from both of you to improve my pull & muscle ups.
Thanks so much! I didn't know about that little muscle on the forearm! That was it for me!
The forearm muscle you were talking about in the end is called Brachioradialis and the reverse curl actually is an exercise of the Brachialis muscle, not the Brachioradialis.
This is one of two of the most helpful pull up video I watched! Thanks. Will work on it
Thank you!
What is your other one you found of value ?
It’s the brachioradialis Sir.. the brachialis lies under the biceps brachii and performs pure flexion
I have cervical faucet syndrome and a fare bit of previous damage to shoulder and back as a veteran. I used to be able to do pull ups in my 30 's now I am 52 in good mussel shape but cannot manage a pull up. I find it upsetting . My hubby says it has to do with my weight I was 125 before 18 % body fat, now I am 145 but am around 25 % body fat the only place to pinch fat is around my waste. I have strong arms and traps. I can do a hundred 112 load bearing push (4 ×30) up via the ball. I should be able to pull my self up. Still can't. Going to try this.
I think we use those shoulder/back muscle scrunch thing in archery to help pull back the pounds. Try doing push-ups focusing on that muscle group. I think a lot of that area can help with stuff in general.
-not a health expert, just some tidbit of knowledge that I use.
This video was valuable to me, I’m going for it, thanks for your work
I like the way you were concerned for her safety. Everything else was well done.
2 reasons: You weigh too much and you're too weak.
@@jamesdyer1476 you typing bs^^
give yourself a favor and learn to read
XD HAHAHAHA
DING! Ding! Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner!
Alphonse-Leander Ramos You nailed it. That’s me
@Sonny Burnett ?
It's brachioradialis
I thought those were extinct.
Uh I fell in love with the beautiful assistant.
very good advice
Good advices regarding shoulder blades but pls be careful about the origin of movement and forearm issues. The origin of the movement of pullups is not the traps but the lats. If you start from traps it means your shoulders aren't really stable. Regarding the forearm muscle (i think you are talking about the supinator), if you experience swelling during the puulup it meand your grip is too wide and the most probable case is that you are starting the movement with the supinator, engagings the lats a little after, and then finishing the movement with your biceps. Not recomendended.
Best.
Just a advice camera should show the exercise from every angle Atleast from front and sides
I applaud the commenters here for not clicking on this vid for the sole purpose of commenting on what they feel is the irony of a CF vid about pull-ups. I appreciated the info and will be using some of it.
That said, I'm going to succumb to my darker impulses to add that the lack of a single pull-up being performed in this vid makes it, in one respect, like every other CF vid. :D
@@structureyourstrength8224 Oh yes. I've done a slightly deeper dive into all this than most critics so I'm aware that strict pull-ups are part of the regimen. I just figured I'd play into the narrative a bit. Maybe a tiny bit of red meat will keep the savages from brutalizing the comments section. ;)
I did tooany hammer curl s and gave myself bad tennis elbow. Killed all my gains... It's now chronic and I've had the tennis elbow for almost a year now.
oh no! Did you ever go to a PT or soft tissue specialist. It usually takes a while for it to go away and rest doesn't really help it.
Its more of my grips and it doesnt matter what grip protection or tape i use i cant even dead hang to 20secs. Maybe my
Bodyweigh? Im 179
Exaaaaactly the kind of stuff i want from. CZcams. Subscribed
Thank you!
thanks, gave me some new exercises to work on to help with pullups. I also struggle with grip strength so I look forward to the curls :)
Excellent video- quick and to the point - easy
Thanks this was really clear, focussed and helpful
Nass is a keeper.
Thank you!
Thanks, sit ups are the only things I struggle with.
man this is the best video ive seen on pull ups. thanks
Your welcome Maisnam, glad it helped you!
That's one pretty girl love her smile
Finally a biomechanic explanation of what I do wrong ! Thx for this video, very helful
Do a video for trucker. Us flatbedders are using the rubrail to grip trying to do pullups but not using the full body weight
Seven out of ten, right up until you got the muscle wrong. It's not bicep brachialis, it's the brachioradialis. Provides some elbow flexion and wrist radial deviation. Problem is we lengthen this muscle when pulling up due to pronating the forearm, so if weak, we are starting in a weaker position.
@@structureyourstrength8224 No worries. It's an easy mistake to make in all fairness. Keep up the good work, nice channel. :)
Very good post! Very helpful! Thanks so much!👍🏻💪🏻😃
great info felt like I was at my PT.
Great vid, never considered using the band to help with the back muscle
Great insight Dave! Thanks for all you and CFsoar get to share with the community!
Thank you! Great video! God bless!
The main reason you can’t do pull-ups is you’re not strong enough! Do assisted pull-ups, lat pull downs and rows with progressively more weight
Excellent video! Thanks
Thanks David, hope it helps!
i never even thought about that forearm muscle! thx!
Your welcome, if you would like to see a video on a particular movement, please let us know!
Pretty sure it's due to the fact that my arms can't pull up my body weight against the resistance gravity is pulling downward against my body.
Sub. Short but sweet. Good info. I’m on my 3rd pull-up. 💪
Started at 1. Too heavy and not strong enough. Got stronger and leaner. Still weight same.
Chins use to be my bread and butter with my back routine..Dead lift..bent rows and so on were good... but chins just did it for me..Kinda got away From pull ups... Really do not have a excuse to why....But you can use a big rubber band to do pull up as well... and a Chin up machine is definitely a Plus to have..
Bottom line, if you're young and whole, you have no excuse, you can improve rapidly and get into a groove. If older, haven't been doing similar types of movements most of your life, and are heavier than you were in high school, it could take a good while...
Need to do lat pulldowns, and build up weight over time. Simple.
i want someone to look at me the way that amazon looks at this guy.
Well, it is his wife...
Maybe I'm just a sap, but this is beautiful.