Isometric training can be an effective way to enhance your pull-up performance, especially if you're looking to build endurance and stability. This tutorial dives into isometric exercises specifically focused on the pull-up, a popular upper body strength movement. By engaging in these holds, you can target specific positions along the pull-up path, helping you to develop muscle endurance and better manage lactic acid buildup during workouts. Whether you’re just starting or looking to reinforce your pull-up routine, this method is both adaptable and efficient.
To begin your isometric training, find a sturdy pull-up bar and decide on specific positions to hold. Start with the bottom of the pull-up in a dead hang—grip the bar tightly and hang there for as long as you can. After you've gotten comfortable, move to the middle position; you can use a box or a step if needed. For these holds, focus on squeezing your muscles and maintaining stability. You can then progress to the top position of the pull-up, holding for set intervals. Aim to stay in each position for around 10 seconds initially, and feel free to mix in intervals from various spots along the pull-up's path to develop endurance over time. Remember, the duration and the position you choose can be adjusted based on your comfort level.
In summary, isometric training for pull-ups is a fantastic way to boost your muscular endurance without solely focusing on strength. By holding different positions, you can reinforce specific muscle fibers crucial for pull-ups while also acclimating your body to lactic acid buildup, which is particularly beneficial for activities like parkour. Although this technique might not significantly enhance your pulling strength on its own, it can serve as a valuable complement to your overall training regime, making it easier to tackle those challenging pull-ups in the long run.
Highlights:
- Start by practicing dead hangs to build foundational grip strength.
- Vary your hold durations and positions to enhance muscular endurance.
- Use isometric training as a supplement to your regular strength training for pull-ups.
0.03in this episode beginner option number2.52five we're gonna have a look at some4.62pull-up isometrics so the idea with the7.71isometric training is that we're going10.349to pick a spot down the path of the14.219pull-up so you can start at the top16.77somewhere in the middle18.39down towards the bottom you are then21.539gonna try to hold your body in that23.82position for a period of time and this26.67is what the isometric training is going29.07to be so let's start with the isometrics31.349and with the very first one we're just33.51gonna focus on the bottom dead hang36.329position first we're gonna put our hands38.399on the bar squeeze nice and tight and40.77you're just gonna hang at the bottom and44.28you're just gonna hold this position for46.05as long as you possibly can so the next49.44thing is that you can start at the top52.02or work your way down at any position54.149and again we're just holding our body in57.42that position to get used to having our60.21arms in that contracted state and62.69spending time there so let's go for the65.67middle section and you don't have to67.92jump up into it you can use a box or70.47some steps and the idea is you're going72.51to put yourself in the position that you74.61would be at so we're going to squeeze76.59squeeze and hold and then you just hold80.49this again for as long as you can and82.71again let's have a look at the top84.54position so again I'm going to use the86.34steps I'm going to have a look at being88.439at the top here93.56and calm down okay there are actually96.56two variables that we can change here98.72the first one is the position that we101.96are going to place ourselves on the path104.479for the pull-up that you can start at106.88the top or the bottom or go to the109.19middle or anywhere in between the second112.67variable is the length of time you're114.71going to hold that position you can117.08start at the top hold that for 10119seconds you come down then you go to the121.64middle you hold that for 10 seconds you123.86come down and you repeat you could do126.259that for three points five points129.229however many points you want to do for131.6as long as you want to do it now this134means that again this is very very136.28scalable it means that you could138.68actually make this exercise very very140.87difficult or you can make it easy by144.05just starting with the dead hang and146.18getting used to hanging off the bar only148.93so at the other end of the scale making152.06this very difficult153.68is quite easy the way we do that is just157.489increase the period of time and the159.59number of points on the bar so you can162.019start at the top you could start for 30164seconds you come down 10 percent of the166.489way you hold that for another 30 seconds168.68you come down 20 percent of the way you170.959hold that for another 30 seconds and you172.82couldn't prolong this for as long as you175.489want or as many points on the bar as you178.22want so as you can see this becomes very180.44difficult or super easy by just putting184.43somebody on the bar and holding the bar186.739looking at the positives and negatives188.75of this the number one positive of this191.299type of training is the fact that you193.82can put yourself into the hardest196.1positions that are hardest for you198.739so if there is any point along the path201.41that you find particularly hard what you204.68can do is focus just on that one part207.98and get into it using the stepladder and210.92hold that position and that is going to213.14reinforce your muscles to getting used215.6to being in that position the second217.97great thing is primarily you just really220.97need a bar and potentially a wall or a223.67box or something to climb up onto to get226.31into the227.239but really all you need is a bar get up230.599and started with this exercise thirdly233.23this is superb exercise training for237.319endurance and lactic acid tolerance240.98training now what that means is you are243.799focusing more on the length of time247.12being on the bar rather than getting250.549used to strength training so there's253.04going to be a difference between254.18strength training and endurance training256.479this is gonna be focused more on258.889endurance training so you're trying to261.59get used to the amount of time being on263.75the bar264.55the second thing lactic acid tolerance268.099training is when you start doing270.53exercise when you start doing this type272.57of training a lactic acid is a byproduct274.729of your muscles doing the work and277.509getting used to the amount of lactic280.55acid before you drop is actually a great283.19way of training too and then this285.139tolerance of learning how to get used to287.63the lactic acid in the muscles and290before you drop off of the bar is292.3awesome especially when it comes to294.77parkour let's have a look at some of the296.659things that this type of isometric298.849training is not so well fitted for the302.36first one is essentially you could tell305.479that we're not really doing any pulling307.789again so the pull is what we really want311.33to be focusing on and isometric holds is314.479not going to be working that pulling317.06chain rather stabilizing chain and we321.229want to focus more on that pull we're324.08actually not doing so much strength326.449training as I mentioned earlier we're328.43doing endurance muscular endurance and331.4lactic acid tolerance training which are334.159different from strength training pure337.31strength training is where we are trying340.039to increase our tolerance of the stress344.27that we are putting on our body and345.919we're trying to increase the contraction348.949of our muscles now if we're not doing351.62the contraction with this type of354.11training that we are not going to be356.029increasing our strength and we are358.52definitely working in gear360.529it's based training by just holding our363.139body on this position so if you're365.659looking to get stronger with the pull-up367.909this one is not going to be the most371.029beneficial for you372.559there is definitely other types of the374.959pull-up that we've gone through that is376.789gonna be better to getting stronger so380.139wrapping up this is a great exercise to383.119get started we only need the bar we're387.079just working more towards near endurance389.809side of things not quite so much the392.029strength stuff but it is definitely a394.849good way of training and it's something397.579that I always throw into my training as399.529well to supplement any pulling training402.679that I am actually doing411.8you
1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,000 in this episode beginner option number 2 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 five we're gonna have a look at some 3 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:09,000 pull-up isometrics so the idea with the 4 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:13,000 isometric training is that we're going 5 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:16,000 to pick a spot down the path of the 6 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:18,000 pull-up so you can start at the top 7 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:20,000 somewhere in the middle 8 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:23,000 down towards the bottom you are then 9 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:26,000 gonna try to hold your body in that 10 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:28,000 position for a period of time and this 11 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:30,000 is what the isometric training is going 12 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:33,000 to be so let's start with the isometrics 13 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:35,000 and with the very first one we're just 14 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:37,000 gonna focus on the bottom dead hang 15 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:40,000 position first we're gonna put our hands 16 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:43,000 on the bar squeeze nice and tight and 17 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:45,000 you're just gonna hang at the bottom and 18 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:49,000 you're just gonna hold this position for 19 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:51,000 as long as you possibly can so the next 20 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:53,000 thing is that you can start at the top 21 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:57,000 or work your way down at any position 22 00:00:54,000 --> 00:01:00,000 and again we're just holding our body in 23 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:02,000 that position to get used to having our 24 00:00:60,000 --> 00:01:05,000 arms in that contracted state and 25 00:00:62,000 --> 00:01:07,000 spending time there so let's go for the 26 00:00:65,000 --> 00:01:09,000 middle section and you don't have to 27 00:00:67,000 --> 00:01:11,000 jump up into it you can use a box or 28 00:00:70,000 --> 00:01:14,000 some steps and the idea is you're going 29 00:00:72,000 --> 00:01:16,000 to put yourself in the position that you 30 00:00:74,000 --> 00:01:19,000 would be at so we're going to squeeze 31 00:00:76,000 --> 00:01:22,000 squeeze and hold and then you just hold 32 00:00:80,000 --> 00:01:24,000 this again for as long as you can and 33 00:00:82,000 --> 00:01:25,000 again let's have a look at the top 34 00:00:84,000 --> 00:01:27,000 position so again I'm going to use the 35 00:00:86,000 --> 00:01:31,000 steps I'm going to have a look at being 36 00:00:88,000 --> 00:01:31,000 at the top here 37 00:00:93,000 --> 00:01:38,000 and calm down okay there are actually 38 00:00:96,000 --> 00:01:41,000 two variables that we can change here 39 00:00:98,000 --> 00:01:43,000 the first one is the position that we 40 00:00:101,000 --> 00:01:45,000 are going to place ourselves on the path 41 00:00:104,000 --> 00:01:48,000 for the pull-up that you can start at 42 00:00:106,000 --> 00:01:51,000 the top or the bottom or go to the 43 00:00:109,000 --> 00:01:54,000 middle or anywhere in between the second 44 00:00:112,000 --> 00:01:56,000 variable is the length of time you're 45 00:00:114,000 --> 00:01:58,000 going to hold that position you can 46 00:00:117,000 --> 00:01:61,000 start at the top hold that for 10 47 00:00:119,000 --> 00:01:63,000 seconds you come down then you go to the 48 00:00:121,000 --> 00:01:65,000 middle you hold that for 10 seconds you 49 00:00:123,000 --> 00:01:68,000 come down and you repeat you could do 50 00:00:126,000 --> 00:01:71,000 that for three points five points 51 00:00:129,000 --> 00:01:73,000 however many points you want to do for 52 00:00:131,000 --> 00:01:75,000 as long as you want to do it now this 53 00:00:134,000 --> 00:01:78,000 means that again this is very very 54 00:00:136,000 --> 00:01:80,000 scalable it means that you could 55 00:00:138,000 --> 00:01:83,000 actually make this exercise very very 56 00:00:140,000 --> 00:01:85,000 difficult or you can make it easy by 57 00:00:144,000 --> 00:01:88,000 just starting with the dead hang and 58 00:00:146,000 --> 00:01:91,000 getting used to hanging off the bar only 59 00:00:148,000 --> 00:01:92,000 so at the other end of the scale making 60 00:00:152,000 --> 00:01:97,000 this very difficult 61 00:00:153,000 --> 00:01:98,000 is quite easy the way we do that is just 62 00:00:157,000 --> 00:01:101,000 increase the period of time and the 63 00:00:159,000 --> 00:01:103,000 number of points on the bar so you can 64 00:00:162,000 --> 00:01:106,000 start at the top you could start for 30 65 00:00:164,000 --> 00:01:108,000 seconds you come down 10 percent of the 66 00:00:166,000 --> 00:01:110,000 way you hold that for another 30 seconds 67 00:00:168,000 --> 00:01:112,000 you come down 20 percent of the way you 68 00:00:170,000 --> 00:01:114,000 hold that for another 30 seconds and you 69 00:00:172,000 --> 00:01:117,000 couldn't prolong this for as long as you 70 00:00:175,000 --> 00:01:119,000 want or as many points on the bar as you 71 00:00:178,000 --> 00:01:124,000 want so as you can see this becomes very 72 00:00:180,000 --> 00:01:126,000 difficult or super easy by just putting 73 00:00:184,000 --> 00:01:128,000 somebody on the bar and holding the bar 74 00:00:186,000 --> 00:01:130,000 looking at the positives and negatives 75 00:00:188,000 --> 00:01:133,000 of this the number one positive of this 76 00:00:191,000 --> 00:01:135,000 type of training is the fact that you 77 00:00:193,000 --> 00:01:137,000 can put yourself into the hardest 78 00:00:196,000 --> 00:01:141,000 positions that are hardest for you 79 00:00:198,000 --> 00:01:143,000 so if there is any point along the path 80 00:00:201,000 --> 00:01:147,000 that you find particularly hard what you 81 00:00:204,000 --> 00:01:150,000 can do is focus just on that one part 82 00:00:207,000 --> 00:01:152,000 and get into it using the stepladder and 83 00:00:210,000 --> 00:01:154,000 hold that position and that is going to 84 00:00:213,000 --> 00:01:157,000 reinforce your muscles to getting used 85 00:00:215,000 --> 00:01:160,000 to being in that position the second 86 00:00:217,000 --> 00:01:162,000 great thing is primarily you just really 87 00:00:220,000 --> 00:01:165,000 need a bar and potentially a wall or a 88 00:00:223,000 --> 00:01:166,000 box or something to climb up onto to get 89 00:00:226,000 --> 00:01:170,000 into the 90 00:00:227,000 --> 00:01:172,000 but really all you need is a bar get up 91 00:00:230,000 --> 00:01:176,000 and started with this exercise thirdly 92 00:00:233,000 --> 00:01:180,000 this is superb exercise training for 93 00:00:237,000 --> 00:01:183,000 endurance and lactic acid tolerance 94 00:00:240,000 --> 00:01:186,000 training now what that means is you are 95 00:00:243,000 --> 00:01:189,000 focusing more on the length of time 96 00:00:247,000 --> 00:01:192,000 being on the bar rather than getting 97 00:00:250,000 --> 00:01:193,000 used to strength training so there's 98 00:00:253,000 --> 00:01:196,000 going to be a difference between 99 00:00:254,000 --> 00:01:198,000 strength training and endurance training 100 00:00:256,000 --> 00:01:201,000 this is gonna be focused more on 101 00:00:258,000 --> 00:01:202,000 endurance training so you're trying to 102 00:00:261,000 --> 00:01:203,000 get used to the amount of time being on 103 00:00:263,000 --> 00:01:207,000 the bar 104 00:00:264,000 --> 00:01:209,000 the second thing lactic acid tolerance 105 00:00:268,000 --> 00:01:212,000 training is when you start doing 106 00:00:270,000 --> 00:01:214,000 exercise when you start doing this type 107 00:00:272,000 --> 00:01:216,000 of training a lactic acid is a byproduct 108 00:00:274,000 --> 00:01:219,000 of your muscles doing the work and 109 00:00:277,000 --> 00:01:222,000 getting used to the amount of lactic 110 00:00:280,000 --> 00:01:224,000 acid before you drop is actually a great 111 00:00:283,000 --> 00:01:227,000 way of training too and then this 112 00:00:285,000 --> 00:01:229,000 tolerance of learning how to get used to 113 00:00:287,000 --> 00:01:231,000 the lactic acid in the muscles and 114 00:00:290,000 --> 00:01:234,000 before you drop off of the bar is 115 00:00:292,000 --> 00:01:236,000 awesome especially when it comes to 116 00:00:294,000 --> 00:01:238,000 parkour let's have a look at some of the 117 00:00:296,000 --> 00:01:241,000 things that this type of isometric 118 00:00:298,000 --> 00:01:244,000 training is not so well fitted for the 119 00:00:302,000 --> 00:01:247,000 first one is essentially you could tell 120 00:00:305,000 --> 00:01:250,000 that we're not really doing any pulling 121 00:00:307,000 --> 00:01:253,000 again so the pull is what we really want 122 00:00:311,000 --> 00:01:256,000 to be focusing on and isometric holds is 123 00:00:314,000 --> 00:01:260,000 not going to be working that pulling 124 00:00:317,000 --> 00:01:264,000 chain rather stabilizing chain and we 125 00:00:321,000 --> 00:01:266,000 want to focus more on that pull we're 126 00:00:324,000 --> 00:01:268,000 actually not doing so much strength 127 00:00:326,000 --> 00:01:270,000 training as I mentioned earlier we're 128 00:00:328,000 --> 00:01:273,000 doing endurance muscular endurance and 129 00:00:331,000 --> 00:01:276,000 lactic acid tolerance training which are 130 00:00:334,000 --> 00:01:279,000 different from strength training pure 131 00:00:337,000 --> 00:01:283,000 strength training is where we are trying 132 00:00:340,000 --> 00:01:285,000 to increase our tolerance of the stress 133 00:00:344,000 --> 00:01:288,000 that we are putting on our body and 134 00:00:345,000 --> 00:01:290,000 we're trying to increase the contraction 135 00:00:348,000 --> 00:01:293,000 of our muscles now if we're not doing 136 00:00:351,000 --> 00:01:295,000 the contraction with this type of 137 00:00:354,000 --> 00:01:298,000 training that we are not going to be 138 00:00:356,000 --> 00:01:300,000 increasing our strength and we are 139 00:00:358,000 --> 00:01:302,000 definitely working in gear 140 00:00:360,000 --> 00:01:305,000 it's based training by just holding our 141 00:00:363,000 --> 00:01:307,000 body on this position so if you're 142 00:00:365,000 --> 00:01:310,000 looking to get stronger with the pull-up 143 00:00:367,000 --> 00:01:311,000 this one is not going to be the most 144 00:00:371,000 --> 00:01:314,000 beneficial for you 145 00:00:372,000 --> 00:01:316,000 there is definitely other types of the 146 00:00:374,000 --> 00:01:319,000 pull-up that we've gone through that is 147 00:00:376,000 --> 00:01:322,000 gonna be better to getting stronger so 148 00:00:380,000 --> 00:01:326,000 wrapping up this is a great exercise to 149 00:00:383,000 --> 00:01:329,000 get started we only need the bar we're 150 00:00:387,000 --> 00:01:331,000 just working more towards near endurance 151 00:00:389,000 --> 00:01:334,000 side of things not quite so much the 152 00:00:392,000 --> 00:01:337,000 strength stuff but it is definitely a 153 00:00:394,000 --> 00:01:338,000 good way of training and it's something 154 00:00:397,000 --> 00:01:342,000 that I always throw into my training as 155 00:00:399,000 --> 00:01:345,000 well to supplement any pulling training 156 00:00:402,000 --> 00:01:345,000 that I am actually doing 157 00:00:411,000 --> 00:01:353,000 you