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Pullup Critique

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:29:55 +0000

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Hi Logan,

this is a Pullup I performed yesterday – it was the last one I did that Day. I started doing Pullups on the first of January and my goal ist to do 2012 within this month. I am a bit heavy (90 kg) thats why I am not very good an pullups and I intend to change this. Including yesterday I have done 810 so far (the daily numbers progress).
Goals:
I whant to be able to do 8-10 good reps (max. in December was 5).
I whant good technic – no kipping, deadhang etc.
I’d like to increase my pull up hight so the bar touches at the chest.

Please comment on the Video and give me advice how to best reach my goals.

Thank you, Florian

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Hello Florian,

Notice how you arch your chest in the video. What I strive to do and say you should work with is pulling more in a straight line. You can’t go truly straight cause then your head would hit the bar but keep it in closer.

An advanced technique to work with is thinking about where you initiate the pull from. Think of pulling from the hands down. Think of pulling from the elbows down. Think of pulling from the lats down. Experiment with all these and figure out what feels best/makes it easiest.

As far as training I’m a big proponent of waving the loads. Sometimes go a little heavier. If you can set it up with bands it would also be great to go lighter as well. This is what I do in my training towards the one arm chin. And after training this way I set a personal record of 21 strict pullups.

But just sticking with a max of 5 reps, I would do most sets in the 3 or 2 range. You’re currently doing tons of volume, so I’m sure you’re already doing this. Singles would also work well for the volume you‘re after..

The touching the bar to the chest is two things. One you need more strength especially at the top motion. This will come in just getting stronger at pullups. But it also needs to be practiced specifically. In all your reps pull as high as you can go, not just chin over the bar as most people do.

Hopefully that all helps and if you have more questions let us know.

Thanks,
Logan

Isometric Combo Workout

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:57:08 +0000

Here is a workout from Bud that gives you many more isometric training ideas and how to integrate these with other movements.

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Living Pain Free

admin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:04:36 +0000

Here is a video clip from Bud that discusses what it takes in training to not mess up your body, and if you already did, to fix and heal any injuries and pains you have.

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The transcript can be downloaded below.

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Wall Handstands

admin — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:01:23 +0000

Here is a video clip from Logan that discusses doing handstands against the walls, benefits of doing so and variations of the exercise.

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Isometric Workout

admin — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:10:47 +0000

Here is a video clip from Bud that discusses his most recent training experiments with Isometrics. This includes many different type of isometrics and how to use them as well as much more.

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And since the crickets outside were loud we’ve also got a complete transcript for you here. I recommend printing this out and writing your notes and takeaways on it. That way you’ll get 100-1000% as much from the material then if you just speed read through it.

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Bodyweight Training & HSPU’s

admin — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:40:22 +0000

Here is a video clip from Logan’s most recent workshop which dived in depth on bodyweight training. This section covers handstand pushups with some other things thrown in including pushups, cartwheels, handstands and more.

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Chuck Halbakken 2

admin — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:19:40 +0000

An interview Bud conducted with Chuck Halbakken who is now are newest regular contributor to this site. Here is part one.

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Chuck Halbakken

admin — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:47:48 +0000

An interview Bud conducted with Chuck Halbakken who is now are newest regular contributor to this site. This interview was long so look for part two next month.

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Monster Conditioning Workouts

admin — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:25:24 +0000

We released on of these to the general public but the second one is just for you, our members. These workouts show you how to combine strength, endurance and other attributes of fitness easily into one intense workout.

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Dustin Rippetoe

admin — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:49:50 +0000

An interview with Bud Jeffries and Dustin Rippetoe from Way of Strength. Covers many topics from formless training, qi gong, kettlebells, martial arts and much more.

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Transcript