Actually, push-ups can help with pull-ups. Maybe not a whole lot but in order to succeed at one particular exercise (pull-ups/pulling motion) you also have to work the antagonistic muscles (chest, pushing) because those are the muscles that stabilize while the back muscles are working. If you have n...

best experience working with individuals who are unable to do pull-ups or not very many of them is to start by working the negative. I usually use resistance bands to have the person kneel or stand on them (good ones from jumpstretch) and the bands will help assist the person in the positive part o...