In this tutorial, we’re diving into an advanced pull-up technique that incorporates isometric holds. If you’ve been working on your pull-ups but want to challenge yourself further, this method is perfect. By adding pauses at different points of the movement, you’ll not only expend more energy but also strengthen the areas where you might struggle the most. This approach can enhance your overall pull-up performance and allow you to tailor your workouts to your individual needs.
To get started, hang from the bar in a fully extended position. Pull up and hold for three seconds at various points: you might choose to pause at the bottom and then again midway before reaching the top. This exercise can be easily adjusted based on your fitness level by changing the number of repetitions, sets, pause points along the pull-up path, and the length of each pause. For example, if you’re just beginning, try doing two pull-ups with a two-second hold at two points. As you progress, move on to more repetitions, longer holds, or more pause points to increase difficulty. Additionally, consider recording yourself while performing the exercise—this can help you identify your weaker areas and monitor your form throughout.
To wrap up, incorporating isometric pauses into your pull-up routine can dramatically enhance your strength and control, particularly in the more challenging segments of the movement. While this technique focuses more on muscular endurance and less on pure strength or speed, it is invaluable for building a well-rounded pulling ability. By adjusting the variables outlined, you can continuously challenge yourself and avoid plateaus in your training.
Highlights:
- Incorporate isometric holds at various points during your pull-up to build strength and endurance.
- Adjust the difficulty by modifying repetitions, sets, pause points, and hold durations.
- Record your performance to identify weaker areas and improve your technique.
0.03welcome to option 3 for the1.62intermediates this time we're gonna3.659start adding a little bit of isometric5.58pausing into the pull-up so the idea was8.639this one is we are going to put pauses11.219at different points along the path of13.86the pull-up what this is going to do is16.379a multiple of things first one being19.59it's gonna expend energy at those points23.34and the second being we can work on the25.83weaker sections more okay so to start29.609with what you're going to do is hang on32.009the bar at the very bottom again and34.34from here what I'm going to do is pull37.77up and hold for one two three come up42.69one two three and come up one two three48.41and come down so as you can see this52.649exercise now becomes very very scalable55.68as well we've got actually four57.93variables that we can play we're to make60.449this easier or harder those four would63.51be the number of repetitions that you65.82are going to do the number of sets you68.939are going to do of those repetitions so71.49whether you're doing two pull-ups five74.549times or you're doing five to five reps77.6110 times it can may make this exercise80.13easier or harder just by changing those83.25two but on top of that we now have the86.61different number of points along the89.369path that we are going to take whether91.02that is going to be 3 or 2 or 1 or up94.89the other end we could take 5 8 or 1097.59different sections before we get to the100.049top and the fourth one would be how long103.47we're going to spend at those positions105.81so on the bottom end you could just do109.38one repetition maybe three times and112.079you've got the bottom part and the top114.93part as your two points and you're just117.689going to spend two seconds on the other120.39end you can make this very very122.34difficult by purely making five125.64repetitions you've got 10 sets of that128.28you're doing eight sections along the131.28path and you're taking five sec134.05on each part this would be at the very136.92higher-end type of training the sames140.26intermediate number 2 intermediate142.48number 3 is also really good for looking145.24at both the mechanics and the weaker148.3parts of our pole so we can see and151.03analyze which bit we find the hardest we154.93can film ourselves and actually record156.94what is going on with our pole so we can159.34actually see ourselves struggling at162.16different points and seeing which bits163.96are harder and you're going to have a165.94look at the mechanics and the control of168.52pulling up as well so this exercise is171.37really good for the mechanics and173.26control so this exercise is really good175.93at looking at the mechanics and what178.87parts are weaker I would really181.69recommend filming yourself when you are183.85doing this exercise you can see on the187.18video what parts are actually where189.88you're struggling and you're going to be191.56able to see and have visual feedback of194.05the bits that you need to work harder on196.12on the clip slide again we have some198.37negatives as well as always those200.739negatives are going to start with we are202.69not working strength based training so205.78much with this strength based training208.57if you're looking at pure strength based210.73you want to be looking at one rep maxes213.64and that type of training and this is216.07not that this is more as I said before218.35muscular endurance as with intermediate221.11number two this is also not really224.11working power we haven't got a lot of226.959speed involved and it's going to be229.09working a lot more control rather than232.09power and straining something else that234.79is fairly hard with this is that the237.58body position keeping correct body239.83position as you're becoming fatigued is242.53very very hard when you start getting to244.78the end of the exercise this gets tricky247.78because the weaker muscles and the ones250.12that you're not using so much they are252.31going to get forgotten about and all of254.32your energy is going to focus on the255.88main muscle groups that need to do the258.91pull so wrapping up we've started adding261.669more variables into making the pull up264.37harder and this is going to be a good266.72great way to make this totally scalable269.54as well looking intermediate number two272.21and intermediate number three they give275great ways of changing the difficulty by278.21just different variables of time280.75increments of isometric holds and the284.06time on those holds293.23you
1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,000 welcome to option 3 for the 2 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:04,000 intermediates this time we're gonna 3 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:07,000 start adding a little bit of isometric 4 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:10,000 pausing into the pull-up so the idea was 5 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 this one is we are going to put pauses 6 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:16,000 at different points along the path of 7 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:18,000 the pull-up what this is going to do is 8 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:22,000 a multiple of things first one being 9 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:25,000 it's gonna expend energy at those points 10 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:29,000 and the second being we can work on the 11 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:31,000 weaker sections more okay so to start 12 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:33,000 with what you're going to do is hang on 13 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:37,000 the bar at the very bottom again and 14 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:42,000 from here what I'm going to do is pull 15 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:47,000 up and hold for one two three come up 16 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:51,000 one two three and come up one two three 17 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:55,000 and come down so as you can see this 18 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:57,000 exercise now becomes very very scalable 19 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:59,000 as well we've got actually four 20 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:02,000 variables that we can play we're to make 21 00:00:60,000 --> 00:01:05,000 this easier or harder those four would 22 00:00:63,000 --> 00:01:08,000 be the number of repetitions that you 23 00:00:65,000 --> 00:01:10,000 are going to do the number of sets you 24 00:00:68,000 --> 00:01:13,000 are going to do of those repetitions so 25 00:00:71,000 --> 00:01:17,000 whether you're doing two pull-ups five 26 00:00:74,000 --> 00:01:19,000 times or you're doing five to five reps 27 00:00:77,000 --> 00:01:22,000 10 times it can may make this exercise 28 00:00:80,000 --> 00:01:26,000 easier or harder just by changing those 29 00:00:83,000 --> 00:01:29,000 two but on top of that we now have the 30 00:00:86,000 --> 00:01:30,000 different number of points along the 31 00:00:89,000 --> 00:01:34,000 path that we are going to take whether 32 00:00:91,000 --> 00:01:37,000 that is going to be 3 or 2 or 1 or up 33 00:00:94,000 --> 00:01:39,000 the other end we could take 5 8 or 10 34 00:00:97,000 --> 00:01:42,000 different sections before we get to the 35 00:00:100,000 --> 00:01:45,000 top and the fourth one would be how long 36 00:00:103,000 --> 00:01:48,000 we're going to spend at those positions 37 00:00:105,000 --> 00:01:51,000 so on the bottom end you could just do 38 00:00:109,000 --> 00:01:54,000 one repetition maybe three times and 39 00:00:112,000 --> 00:01:57,000 you've got the bottom part and the top 40 00:00:114,000 --> 00:01:59,000 part as your two points and you're just 41 00:00:117,000 --> 00:01:61,000 going to spend two seconds on the other 42 00:00:120,000 --> 00:01:65,000 end you can make this very very 43 00:00:122,000 --> 00:01:67,000 difficult by purely making five 44 00:00:125,000 --> 00:01:70,000 repetitions you've got 10 sets of that 45 00:00:128,000 --> 00:01:73,000 you're doing eight sections along the 46 00:00:131,000 --> 00:01:76,000 path and you're taking five sec 47 00:00:134,000 --> 00:01:80,000 on each part this would be at the very 48 00:00:136,000 --> 00:01:81,000 higher-end type of training the sames 49 00:00:140,000 --> 00:01:84,000 intermediate number 2 intermediate 50 00:00:142,000 --> 00:01:87,000 number 3 is also really good for looking 51 00:00:145,000 --> 00:01:90,000 at both the mechanics and the weaker 52 00:00:148,000 --> 00:01:94,000 parts of our pole so we can see and 53 00:00:151,000 --> 00:01:96,000 analyze which bit we find the hardest we 54 00:00:154,000 --> 00:01:98,000 can film ourselves and actually record 55 00:00:156,000 --> 00:01:101,000 what is going on with our pole so we can 56 00:00:159,000 --> 00:01:103,000 actually see ourselves struggling at 57 00:00:162,000 --> 00:01:105,000 different points and seeing which bits 58 00:00:163,000 --> 00:01:107,000 are harder and you're going to have a 59 00:00:165,000 --> 00:01:110,000 look at the mechanics and the control of 60 00:00:168,000 --> 00:01:112,000 pulling up as well so this exercise is 61 00:00:171,000 --> 00:01:115,000 really good for the mechanics and 62 00:00:173,000 --> 00:01:118,000 control so this exercise is really good 63 00:00:175,000 --> 00:01:120,000 at looking at the mechanics and what 64 00:00:178,000 --> 00:01:122,000 parts are weaker I would really 65 00:00:181,000 --> 00:01:126,000 recommend filming yourself when you are 66 00:00:183,000 --> 00:01:129,000 doing this exercise you can see on the 67 00:00:187,000 --> 00:01:131,000 video what parts are actually where 68 00:00:189,000 --> 00:01:133,000 you're struggling and you're going to be 69 00:00:191,000 --> 00:01:135,000 able to see and have visual feedback of 70 00:00:194,000 --> 00:01:138,000 the bits that you need to work harder on 71 00:00:196,000 --> 00:01:140,000 on the clip slide again we have some 72 00:00:198,000 --> 00:01:142,000 negatives as well as always those 73 00:00:200,000 --> 00:01:145,000 negatives are going to start with we are 74 00:00:202,000 --> 00:01:147,000 not working strength based training so 75 00:00:205,000 --> 00:01:149,000 much with this strength based training 76 00:00:208,000 --> 00:01:153,000 if you're looking at pure strength based 77 00:00:210,000 --> 00:01:155,000 you want to be looking at one rep maxes 78 00:00:213,000 --> 00:01:157,000 and that type of training and this is 79 00:00:216,000 --> 00:01:161,000 not that this is more as I said before 80 00:00:218,000 --> 00:01:163,000 muscular endurance as with intermediate 81 00:00:221,000 --> 00:01:166,000 number two this is also not really 82 00:00:224,000 --> 00:01:168,000 working power we haven't got a lot of 83 00:00:226,000 --> 00:01:171,000 speed involved and it's going to be 84 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