in terrible shape can't do any chin-ups

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 10:59 pm

i don't think i've ever spelt it right....

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:42 am

I doubt Thibaudeau would care even if he knew

brianDAhawaiian · Post by **brianDAhawaiian** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:25 pm

Here is a link to Christian Thibaudeau's Training Routines (alot of stuff):

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?p=8582255

& here is the link to the Chin-Up article:

http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_art ... ur_chin_up

marshall1 · Post by **marshall1** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:50 am

Try negative pull ups. Get something to stand on that will allow you to get your chin above the bar. Take your feet off of it and lower yourself slowly. Do as many as is comfortable. Don't over do it. Eventually you will be able to do a pull up. It takes time.

Rock On Dude

Craig

MrCheese · Post by **MrCheese** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 6:35 am

Yea when i started at the gym 4 years back I couldn't budge what so ever for a pullup. Started on a pullup machine that you add weight to to help you more etc. That was where i started. Now 12 rep warmup np, but it took time.

hjones · Post by **hjones** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 11:13 am

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 of the pull up and then slow yourself down on the way back to the start. Usually on a count of 4 or 5...this is called working the negative. If you work on building the negative or eccentric part of the motion, eventually you will be able to do one positive. Then do as many positives as you can, say you are doing a set of 10, do 1 positive and 9 negative works...and then gradually build to more positives and less negatives. Hope this helps!

com34x · Post by **com34x** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:50 pm

A gym that I had gone to not too long ago had a machine that offered assisted pull ups. Maybe that could help you to start.

hjones · Post by **hjones** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:50 am

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 no strength in your "pushing/chest" area then you will have an even harder time accomplishing pull-ups. I definitely agree that the best way to learn how to do pull-ups is by doing them but don't forget about the other work that needs to be done as well

Hope this helps.

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:40 pm

i'm not so sure about the anterior musckles being stabilisers, not big one's anyway..plenty of us can do push ups but none of them can do pull ups

in terrible shape can't do any chin-ups

Push-ups helping pull-ups