070915 – Can’t do these…?

When the workout’s over, the work isn’t over yet.  Right guys?

Can’t do pull-ups, huh?  Here may be some things to think about:

1. Very simply, do you work on them regularly?
   1. More often than not, when someone talks about not being able to do pull-ups, it’s because they aren’t doing them regularly (ex:  I will ask and the answer will invariably be “no.”).
2. If you do work on them, you are not treating them the same as other strength gaining exercises.
   1. It’s common bodybuilding practice to do higher reps, higher volume, play with the rest time to just burn out the muscles.  That’s not the goal with gaining strength and being able to pull yourself up.
   2. What you want to do is treat it like any other strength gaining exercise (ex:  want to be able to squat more?  Do lower volume [per set] work, higher intensity [weight], and longer rest periods between sets)
   3. So instead of [maybe] 3 sets of 10 with 1:15 to 1:30 rest in between?  Maybe do 10 sets of 1-3 with at least 1:30 rest in between.  Similar volume but not working for fatigue.
3. You’re not being patient
   1. Making strength gains (especially in something like pulling all your bodyweight over a bar) takes time.  Sometimes weeks and weeks of work.

Moral of the story?  Pick a program to stick to for an extended period of time, do that program diligently, and treat it like a strength gaining exercise rather than a bodybuilding exercise.

Soon enough, them pull-ups will start happening!

EMOM for 10min

1 Heavy Pullup

then,

5 RFT:

3 Deadlifts (275/190)

10 Ring Rows

10 Wall Balls (20/14)

Making all your pulling muscles strong!