How do I do a pull-up?

[Anonymous]

My 2024 goal is to do one single pull-up. I’ve been lifting for a year, have a pretty jacked back (if I don’t say so myself) and can lift pretty heavy. So why the hell can I not do a pull-up? Is there some secret I don’t know about?

Yes, I’ve been doing reverse pull-ups for months (where you slowly lower yourself) and I can hang there for days. But I can not f’in pull myself up!

Please, any advice? Videos? Tips?

[Anonymous]

Banded pull-ups and over the team, reduce the strength of the band.

Also there's a technique, especially with you begin the motion. Practice with scap pulls

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 2024 goal is to do one single pull-up. I’ve been lifting for a year, have a pretty jacked back (if I don’t say so myself) and can lift pretty heavy. So why the hell can I not do a pull-up? Is there some secret I don’t know about?

Yes, I’ve been doing reverse pull-ups for months (where you slowly lower yourself) and I can hang there for days. But I can not f’in pull myself up!

Please, any advice? Videos? Tips?

Are you fat?

[Anonymous]

I am middle aged and never exercise however I can do a pull-up. You might want to think some more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am middle aged and never exercise however I can do a pull-up. You might want to think some more.

Male or female?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 2024 goal is to do one single pull-up. I’ve been lifting for a year, have a pretty jacked back (if I don’t say so myself) and can lift pretty heavy. So why the hell can I not do a pull-up? Is there some secret I don’t know about?

Yes, I’ve been doing reverse pull-ups for months (where you slowly lower yourself) and I can hang there for days. But I can not f’in pull myself up!

Please, any advice? Videos? Tips?

Are you fat?

Not at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am middle aged and never exercise however I can do a pull-up. You might want to think some more.

Think about what? I’m clearly doing something wrong but no matter how many people try to help me, I can’t do it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 2024 goal is to do one single pull-up. I’ve been lifting for a year, have a pretty jacked back (if I don’t say so myself) and can lift pretty heavy. So why the hell can I not do a pull-up? Is there some secret I don’t know about?

Yes, I’ve been doing reverse pull-ups for months (where you slowly lower yourself) and I can hang there for days. But I can not f’in pull myself up!

Please, any advice? Videos? Tips?

It's a complex move. Buy pull up bands and work your way to less and less support.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 2024 goal is to do one single pull-up. I’ve been lifting for a year, have a pretty jacked back (if I don’t say so myself) and can lift pretty heavy. So why the hell can I not do a pull-up? Is there some secret I don’t know about?

Yes, I’ve been doing reverse pull-ups for months (where you slowly lower yourself) and I can hang there for days. But I can not f’in pull myself up!

Please, any advice? Videos? Tips?

It's a complex move. Buy pull up bands and work your way to less and less support.

I’ve been doing this with the assisted pull-up machine for a year. I just can’t do it unassisted. What could I be doing wrong? Nobody can tell me. It’s like I’m a mutant!

[Anonymous]

Form.

Start with practicing the motion with your feet on the ground holding onto a bar.

Plenty of YouTube videos that walk you through a series of progressions to get you to the point of being able to do one and then 10 etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 2024 goal is to do one single pull-up. I’ve been lifting for a year, have a pretty jacked back (if I don’t say so myself) and can lift pretty heavy. So why the hell can I not do a pull-up? Is there some secret I don’t know about?

Yes, I’ve been doing reverse pull-ups for months (where you slowly lower yourself) and I can hang there for days. But I can not f’in pull myself up!

Please, any advice? Videos? Tips?

It's a complex move. Buy pull up bands and work your way to less and less support.

I’ve been doing this with the assisted pull-up machine for a year. I just can’t do it unassisted. What could I be doing wrong? Nobody can tell me. It’s like I’m a mutant!

Don't use a pull up machine. Use bands with progressively less resistance.

[Anonymous]

Your grip is weak

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your grip is weak

In my OP I literally made a point to say I can hang there for a long, long time, just to avoid this response. It’s not my grip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Form.

Start with practicing the motion with your feet on the ground holding onto a bar.

Plenty of YouTube videos that walk you through a series of progressions to get you to the point of being able to do one and then 10 etc.

I’m not being snarky, but how do I practice the motion with my feet on the bar. I have to jump up onto the bar, and even if I use a block to reach, I have to lift off the block to practice the motion, you know what I mean? Can you explain?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Form.

Start with practicing the motion with your feet on the ground holding onto a bar.

Plenty of YouTube videos that walk you through a series of progressions to get you to the point of being able to do one and then 10 etc.

I’m not being snarky, but how do I practice the motion with my feet on the bar. I have to jump up onto the bar, and even if I use a block to reach, I have to lift off the block to practice the motion, you know what I mean? Can you explain?

*off the GROUND