If you're looking to level up your fitness routine, mastering the bodyweight pull-up is an excellent goal. Pull-ups are a fundamental movement that build upper body strength and improve functional fitness. By honing your technique, you can enhance your strength training, endurance, and overall physical performance. This tutorial outlines key points to help you perform a standard pull-up correctly and efficiently, tapping into the fundamentals and some advanced concepts as you progress.
To start, ensure you’re in the proper starting position: grab the pull-up bar with your hands shoulder-width apart and begin in a dead hang. From this relaxed position, engage your muscles and pull yourself up, making sure to use your full range of motion. It's important to go beyond just getting your chin over the bar; the pull-up concludes when your arms are fully engaged, typically when they are parallel to the ground. As you practice, you can adjust the difficulty by varying the number of repetitions and sets, tailoring your workout to focus on strength, endurance, or muscle building. Remember, while the pull-up effectively works your upper body, it doesn’t fully engage your entire body, so consider incorporating additional exercises for a well-rounded fitness routine.
In summary, the bodyweight pull-up is a fantastic exercise for building strength and improving functionality, provided you focus on executing it correctly. Pay attention to your form and keep working on your range of motion; these elements are crucial for maximizing your training benefits. As you make progress, you'll find that you can adapt the pull-up to fit different training goals, making it a versatile addition to your workout regimen.
- Start with a dead hang and engage your muscles to pull yourself up, ensuring full range of motion.
- Adjust the number of reps and sets to match your fitness goals, whether it's strength training, endurance, or muscle gain.
- Always focus on maintaining proper form to maximize effectiveness and prevent injury.
0.03okay so welcome to the intermediate2.97number one with this one you're going to6be very familiar with this type of8.069pull-up because it is a normal body11.4weight puller starting on the bar you're14.49going to make sure that you're the15.839absolute bottom dead hang position a lot18.33of the points from the fundamentals20.16video is going to come into play here21.66there is no extra equipment to help you24.539so what we're going to do is grab the26.609bar you're going to squeeze hard you28.859dead hang at the bottom and pull up and33.29come back down into that dead hang35.76relaxed position it is a great way of38.82improving your strength we're going to40.92work on the programming and figuring out43.379how to get stronger with this type of44.94training after all of the variations of47.73finished but this one is going to be an50.879absolutely key one to get right using a54.96lot of variables with the pull-up one of57.75the major ones is the amount that you do60.449so this exercise can be very scalable63.809because depending on how many you do how66.36many repetitions you do allows this68.67exercise to get easier or harder so you71.7can play with the pull-up in a lot of74.52different ways but the amount of work77.28that you do is what's going to make this79.56hard changing the amounts that you are82.17doing on the bar so the number of84.24repetitions you are doing and how many86.79sets of that you are doing all depends89.369on whether you're looking at trying to90.93do strength training endurance training93.079something called hypertrophy training so95.939that is to look at getting your muscles98.22bigger whether you're trying to do100.02lactic acid training and you're getting102.03used to the amount of lactic acid in103.59your body there are lots of different105.6ways of tweaking this exercise the body108.54weight pull-up exercise to make this111training very very versatile so one of114.659the awesome things about the pull-up is116.61the fact that you are doing the exact118.829mechanics needed to pull yourself up122.009onto something because that is exactly124.409what you are doing125.759so getting used to doing this motion and128.67trying to do the pull-up for the full131.129range of motion is going to be a133.8great way to becoming more functional136.61another great plus is you don't need any139.98equipment there is nothing extra you142.35need other than a bar to hang on and145.29that makes this one of the most147.42versatile and best exercises to working150.51your overhead pulling action so starting153.57from the top and pulling down so let's156.33have a look at some of the things that158.04the bodyweight pull-up doesn't159.72necessarily work now the first one can163.11be slightly controversial but arguably166.02the pull-up is not very functional in170.25itself getting to this position doesn't173.97really help you do much so starting from176.76the top and getting to here is not179.67really going to help you get all the way181.89up over something so we will look at185.52that in another series which would be187.53the muscle up and the climb up but189.75actually a pull-up is going to help192.3become a strength training exercise to195.12becoming stronger but functionally it is199.02not that functional in terms of getting202.47over something or on to something one of205.92the other things that I mentioned at the208.38very beginning of the series is the Hat210.72the full range of motion of the body213.39weight pull-up is not always done and216.33I've seen this many many times that the219.959pull-up generally finishes when the chin223.92gets above the bar now that is not the227.43end of the pull the end of the pull is230.01when you can no longer do any pulling233.31with the arms so from the side the236.489pulling actually finishes when the arm239.04is parallel with the ground and you240.989actually start pushing instead now the244.62pull-up is actually quite tricky to do a247.5full range of motion to that position250.14because the bar is actually in the way253.019in your chest can actually get into the255.209way of the of the bar and the pull-up257.34and it means that you have to curve259.47around it as you pull so the the bar or263.25pull-up actually for a full range of265.77motion can be very tricky267.81however it still can be done and269.99training it is actually a really good273.03way of increasing the strength in that275.31bottom end so one of the other things to278.91think about when you are doing isolated281.61type muscle groups so with the pull-up284.34the isolation is you are doing really287.43only upper body type muscles so your291.09obliques and your glutes might get293.1involved a little bit but actually the296.25pull-up is not going to be using your299.07entire body and we really want to think301.98about doing exercises that involve as304.86much of the body as we possibly can so307.83the pull-up even though it's a great309.75exercise is very very strength strength311.94based and it can help increase your314.79strength functionally it's not that317.37great and it can be quite isolated in320.04terms of the muscle groups that are321.54being used so when you're doing a323.73pull-up there is a lot to remember325.2there's a lots and lots of different327.09things to try to do to get this right329.73and that can actually be quite daunting332.16when you're trying to just work the334.71pull-up obviously start from the337.38beginning and only focus on one or two339.57things and as you start doing it more342.48you're going to incorporate more parts344.61of it to make sure you're getting it346.14right it's imperative that when you are348.57doing the bodyweight pull up that you're350.31doing it correctly you're doing the full352.68range of motion as always and you're354.75always trying to make sure you've got356.97great body position otherwise you are359.97just being weaker in certain sections362.729and we want to try to get rid of that so365.91that's a wrap up of the intermediate367.89first version of the pull-up this is370.95essentially something that most people372.84are trying to get to doing pull-ups on375.45their own without any assistance we're378.69going to look at the programming and how380.4to do your training at the end but for383.31now this is just a demonstration of how385.77to do a bodyweight pull up correctly388.65with the right mechanics397.71you
1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,000 okay so welcome to the intermediate 2 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 number one with this one you're going to 3 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:11,000 be very familiar with this type of 4 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:14,000 pull-up because it is a normal body 5 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:15,000 weight puller starting on the bar you're 6 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:17,000 going to make sure that you're the 7 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:19,000 absolute bottom dead hang position a lot 8 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:21,000 of the points from the fundamentals 9 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:24,000 video is going to come into play here 10 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:25,000 there is no extra equipment to help you 11 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:28,000 so what we're going to do is grab the 12 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:32,000 bar you're going to squeeze hard you 13 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:34,000 dead hang at the bottom and pull up and 14 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:38,000 come back down into that dead hang 15 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:40,000 relaxed position it is a great way of 16 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:42,000 improving your strength we're going to 17 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:44,000 work on the programming and figuring out 18 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:47,000 how to get stronger with this type of 19 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:49,000 training after all of the variations of 20 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:54,000 finished but this one is going to be an 21 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:56,000 absolutely key one to get right using a 22 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:59,000 lot of variables with the pull-up one of 23 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:03,000 the major ones is the amount that you do 24 00:00:60,000 --> 00:01:05,000 so this exercise can be very scalable 25 00:00:63,000 --> 00:01:07,000 because depending on how many you do how 26 00:00:66,000 --> 00:01:11,000 many repetitions you do allows this 27 00:00:68,000 --> 00:01:13,000 exercise to get easier or harder so you 28 00:00:71,000 --> 00:01:16,000 can play with the pull-up in a lot of 29 00:00:74,000 --> 00:01:19,000 different ways but the amount of work 30 00:00:77,000 --> 00:01:21,000 that you do is what's going to make this 31 00:00:79,000 --> 00:01:23,000 hard changing the amounts that you are 32 00:00:82,000 --> 00:01:26,000 doing on the bar so the number of 33 00:00:84,000 --> 00:01:29,000 repetitions you are doing and how many 34 00:00:86,000 --> 00:01:30,000 sets of that you are doing all depends 35 00:00:89,000 --> 00:01:32,000 on whether you're looking at trying to 36 00:00:90,000 --> 00:01:35,000 do strength training endurance training 37 00:00:93,000 --> 00:01:38,000 something called hypertrophy training so 38 00:00:95,000 --> 00:01:39,000 that is to look at getting your muscles 39 00:00:98,000 --> 00:01:41,000 bigger whether you're trying to do 40 00:00:100,000 --> 00:01:43,000 lactic acid training and you're getting 41 00:00:102,000 --> 00:01:45,000 used to the amount of lactic acid in 42 00:00:103,000 --> 00:01:47,000 your body there are lots of different 43 00:00:105,000 --> 00:01:50,000 ways of tweaking this exercise the body 44 00:00:108,000 --> 00:01:54,000 weight pull-up exercise to make this 45 00:00:111,000 --> 00:01:56,000 training very very versatile so one of 46 00:00:114,000 --> 00:01:58,000 the awesome things about the pull-up is 47 00:00:116,000 --> 00:01:61,000 the fact that you are doing the exact 48 00:00:118,000 --> 00:01:63,000 mechanics needed to pull yourself up 49 00:00:122,000 --> 00:01:65,000 onto something because that is exactly 50 00:00:124,000 --> 00:01:68,000 what you are doing 51 00:00:125,000 --> 00:01:70,000 so getting used to doing this motion and 52 00:00:128,000 --> 00:01:73,000 trying to do the pull-up for the full 53 00:00:131,000 --> 00:01:76,000 range of motion is going to be a 54 00:00:133,000 --> 00:01:79,000 great way to becoming more functional 55 00:00:136,000 --> 00:01:81,000 another great plus is you don't need any 56 00:00:139,000 --> 00:01:84,000 equipment there is nothing extra you 57 00:00:142,000 --> 00:01:87,000 need other than a bar to hang on and 58 00:00:145,000 --> 00:01:90,000 that makes this one of the most 59 00:00:147,000 --> 00:01:93,000 versatile and best exercises to working 60 00:00:150,000 --> 00:01:95,000 your overhead pulling action so starting 61 00:00:153,000 --> 00:01:97,000 from the top and pulling down so let's 62 00:00:156,000 --> 00:01:99,000 have a look at some of the things that 63 00:00:158,000 --> 00:01:103,000 the bodyweight pull-up doesn't 64 00:00:159,000 --> 00:01:105,000 necessarily work now the first one can 65 00:00:163,000 --> 00:01:110,000 be slightly controversial but arguably 66 00:00:166,000 --> 00:01:113,000 the pull-up is not very functional in 67 00:00:170,000 --> 00:01:116,000 itself getting to this position doesn't 68 00:00:173,000 --> 00:01:118,000 really help you do much so starting from 69 00:00:176,000 --> 00:01:121,000 the top and getting to here is not 70 00:00:179,000 --> 00:01:124,000 really going to help you get all the way 71 00:00:181,000 --> 00:01:126,000 up over something so we will look at 72 00:00:185,000 --> 00:01:129,000 that in another series which would be 73 00:00:187,000 --> 00:01:131,000 the muscle up and the climb up but 74 00:00:189,000 --> 00:01:134,000 actually a pull-up is going to help 75 00:00:192,000 --> 00:01:138,000 become a strength training exercise to 76 00:00:195,000 --> 00:01:142,000 becoming stronger but functionally it is 77 00:00:199,000 --> 00:01:145,000 not that functional in terms of getting 78 00:00:202,000 --> 00:01:147,000 over something or on to something one of 79 00:00:205,000 --> 00:01:149,000 the other things that I mentioned at the 80 00:00:208,000 --> 00:01:153,000 very beginning of the series is the Hat 81 00:00:210,000 --> 00:01:155,000 the full range of motion of the body 82 00:00:213,000 --> 00:01:159,000 weight pull-up is not always done and 83 00:00:216,000 --> 00:01:163,000 I've seen this many many times that the 84 00:00:219,000 --> 00:01:166,000 pull-up generally finishes when the chin 85 00:00:223,000 --> 00:01:169,000 gets above the bar now that is not the 86 00:00:227,000 --> 00:01:172,000 end of the pull the end of the pull is 87 00:00:230,000 --> 00:01:176,000 when you can no longer do any pulling 88 00:00:233,000 --> 00:01:178,000 with the arms so from the side the 89 00:00:236,000 --> 00:01:180,000 pulling actually finishes when the arm 90 00:00:239,000 --> 00:01:184,000 is parallel with the ground and you 91 00:00:240,000 --> 00:01:186,000 actually start pushing instead now the 92 00:00:244,000 --> 00:01:189,000 pull-up is actually quite tricky to do a 93 00:00:247,000 --> 00:01:192,000 full range of motion to that position 94 00:00:250,000 --> 00:01:195,000 because the bar is actually in the way 95 00:00:253,000 --> 00:01:197,000 in your chest can actually get into the 96 00:00:255,000 --> 00:01:199,000 way of the of the bar and the pull-up 97 00:00:257,000 --> 00:01:202,000 and it means that you have to curve 98 00:00:259,000 --> 00:01:205,000 around it as you pull so the the bar or 99 00:00:263,000 --> 00:01:207,000 pull-up actually for a full range of 100 00:00:265,000 --> 00:01:209,000 motion can be very tricky 101 00:00:267,000 --> 00:01:212,000 however it still can be done and 102 00:00:269,000 --> 00:01:214,000 training it is actually a really good 103 00:00:273,000 --> 00:01:218,000 way of increasing the strength in that 104 00:00:275,000 --> 00:01:221,000 bottom end so one of the other things to 105 00:00:278,000 --> 00:01:223,000 think about when you are doing isolated 106 00:00:281,000 --> 00:01:226,000 type muscle groups so with the pull-up 107 00:00:284,000 --> 00:01:230,000 the isolation is you are doing really 108 00:00:287,000 --> 00:01:232,000 only upper body type muscles so your 109 00:00:291,000 --> 00:01:236,000 obliques and your glutes might get 110 00:00:293,000 --> 00:01:238,000 involved a little bit but actually the 111 00:00:296,000 --> 00:01:241,000 pull-up is not going to be using your 112 00:00:299,000 --> 00:01:244,000 entire body and we really want to think 113 00:00:301,000 --> 00:01:246,000 about doing exercises that involve as 114 00:00:304,000 --> 00:01:248,000 much of the body as we possibly can so 115 00:00:307,000 --> 00:01:251,000 the pull-up even though it's a great 116 00:00:309,000 --> 00:01:254,000 exercise is very very strength strength 117 00:00:311,000 --> 00:01:256,000 based and it can help increase your 118 00:00:314,000 --> 00:01:259,000 strength functionally it's not that 119 00:00:317,000 --> 00:01:261,000 great and it can be quite isolated in 120 00:00:320,000 --> 00:01:263,000 terms of the muscle groups that are 121 00:00:321,000 --> 00:01:264,000 being used so when you're doing a 122 00:00:323,000 --> 00:01:266,000 pull-up there is a lot to remember 123 00:00:325,000 --> 00:01:269,000 there's a lots and lots of different 124 00:00:327,000 --> 00:01:272,000 things to try to do to get this right 125 00:00:329,000 --> 00:01:273,000 and that can actually be quite daunting 126 00:00:332,000 --> 00:01:277,000 when you're trying to just work the 127 00:00:334,000 --> 00:01:278,000 pull-up obviously start from the 128 00:00:337,000 --> 00:01:282,000 beginning and only focus on one or two 129 00:00:339,000 --> 00:01:284,000 things and as you start doing it more 130 00:00:342,000 --> 00:01:285,000 you're going to incorporate more parts 131 00:00:344,000 --> 00:01:287,000 of it to make sure you're getting it 132 00:00:346,000 --> 00:01:290,000 right it's imperative that when you are 133 00:00:348,000 --> 00:01:292,000 doing the bodyweight pull up that you're 134 00:00:350,000 --> 00:01:294,000 doing it correctly you're doing the full 135 00:00:352,000 --> 00:01:296,000 range of motion as always and you're 136 00:00:354,000 --> 00:01:299,000 always trying to make sure you've got 137 00:00:356,000 --> 00:01:301,000 great body position otherwise you are 138 00:00:359,000 --> 00:01:304,000 just being weaker in certain sections 139 00:00:362,000 --> 00:01:307,000 and we want to try to get rid of that so 140 00:00:365,000 --> 00:01:310,000 that's a wrap up of the intermediate 141 00:00:367,000 --> 00:01:311,000 first version of the pull-up this is 142 00:00:370,000 --> 00:01:314,000 essentially something that most people 143 00:00:372,000 --> 00:01:317,000 are trying to get to doing pull-ups on 144 00:00:375,000 --> 00:01:319,000 their own without any assistance we're 145 00:00:378,000 --> 00:01:322,000 going to look at the programming and how 146 00:00:380,000 --> 00:01:325,000 to do your training at the end but for 147 00:00:383,000 --> 00:01:328,000 now this is just a demonstration of how 148 00:00:385,000 --> 00:01:331,000 to do a bodyweight pull up correctly 149 00:00:388,000 --> 00:01:331,000 with the right mechanics 150 00:00:397,000 --> 00:01:339,000 you