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10-26-12, 09:37 AM | ||
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My advice is to ignore this drivel. If you want to do a pull-up, do some Google searches at how to work up to doing unassisted pull-ups. There are a lot of good materials out there that will get you there.
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10-26-12, 09:58 AM | |
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One thing for sure, NYT knows how to headline something to make it go viral.
This article was shared on Facebook by a bunch of people and pages I'm following, and it's kind of funny to see their reactions - the kettlebell people insist that kettlebell training will make you a pullup champ, the Crossfit people insist that the study should've used Crossfit, and no doubt a yoga instructor out there somewhere is saying yoga is the magic pullup formula. At my lightest several years ago, I was able to do one pullup but never any more than one. I agree that bodyweight is a huge factor.
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10-26-12, 12:45 PM | |
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Speaking of building up to pullups...
... I'm using this system with my TRX.
If you read the science behind it, you'll see that it's pretty solid.
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10-26-12, 01:19 PM | |
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I've never been able to do a pull-up. Ever.
I'm just glad that there *may* be a "scientific" explanation for it -- other than the fact that I'm just weak. DH & I have been using the Lifeline Pullup Revolution. (**In fact, we have several brand new ones -- DH bought multiples to get free shipping -- so if you wanna work out a trade, PM me!**) But anyway, I *can* do a pullup with that, but it's still tough. I told DH that I was just going to use 1 per foot (2 total). |
10-26-12, 01:34 PM | |
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I approve of any article that says that at least some women can't do pullups and also that being able to do a pullup is not an excellent measure of fitness.
I've tried all the build-up slowly approaches, I have good core strength, I can do all kinds of straight-leg pushups but my body hates pullups. No amount of pro pullup propaganda will convince me that the pullup is a necessary exercise! I hate pushups but I'll grudgingly do them and acknowledge that they are fairly essential. Team Ban The Pullup! Also pullups put too much weight and strain on the shoulder and elbow joints. |
10-26-12, 02:48 PM | ||
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11-05-12, 02:51 PM | |
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Katy Bowman (Aligned & Well) has some interesting views on the article:
http://www.alignedandwell.com/katysays/palm-reader/ After I had completed Cathe's STS and had many strength gains, I still could not do unassisted pull-ups (or, more than a few push-ups). I did get really good being able to hang from the bar for a long time, which is good for hand and wrist strength.
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