Learning to do a pull-up

[Anonymous]

I am a female - not an easy accomplishment.

Any success stories?

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Start by using a chair or stool under your feet. Have your body at an incline, leaning back. Rings are really helpful for this, but you can use a bar. Pull yourself up and s-l-o-w-l-y lower back down. Move the chair closer so that your body is more verticals every week. Over time, you’ll rely less and less on the chair. It takes time. It’s much more about your back and shoulders than your arms. You’ll move towards a pull up by doing movements that stress those sane muscles. Switch up your grip occasionally to challenge your wrists as well.

You can do it! I’m a personal trainer who started out not being able to do one full rep. I can crank out ten solid pull ups now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Start by using a chair or stool under your feet. Have your body at an incline, leaning back. Rings are really helpful for this, but you can use a bar. Pull yourself up and s-l-o-w-l-y lower back down. Move the chair closer so that your body is more verticals every week. Over time, you’ll rely less and less on the chair. It takes time. It’s much more about your back and shoulders than your arms. You’ll move towards a pull up by doing movements that stress those sane muscles. Switch up your grip occasionally to challenge your wrists as well.

You can do it! I’m a personal trainer who started out not being able to do one full rep. I can crank out ten solid pull ups now.

+1 negatives are the way to go. I have female friends who can do 10+.

[Anonymous]

Common approach is to tie rubber bands to the bar and put your foot in it to help you. Start with thicker rubber bands and move to thinner as you get stronger. Eventually dispense with the bands altogether.

[Anonymous]

Work on core strength like hollow body holds.

Also practice the negative That is use a box to start at top and slowly lower down

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a female - not an easy accomplishment.

Any success stories?

Thanks!

Do you have access to a gym? If so, you can build strength with different variations of lay pull downs.

[Anonymous]

*lat pulldowns