pull ups
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fit-fanatic-2025
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pull ups
Is i think it's called the row machine a good subsitute for pullups and chin ups?
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Re: pull ups
I think i meant a lat pull down machine?
Re: pull ups
There's no substitute for pull-ups.
A good protocol for improving at them is to do as many pull ups as you can, then when you get to the point that you know you won't be able to pull yourself up to the top again, lower yourself to the fully extended position as slowly as you can, try and aim for about 30 seconds.
This should allow you to progress by 1 rep each session, so long as there is sufficient rest period between sessions.
You'll make quicker progress doing this than on the assisted pull-up machine. Also vary between pull and chin-ups every 6 weeks to work all the muscles in the back.
A good protocol for improving at them is to do as many pull ups as you can, then when you get to the point that you know you won't be able to pull yourself up to the top again, lower yourself to the fully extended position as slowly as you can, try and aim for about 30 seconds.
This should allow you to progress by 1 rep each session, so long as there is sufficient rest period between sessions.
You'll make quicker progress doing this than on the assisted pull-up machine. Also vary between pull and chin-ups every 6 weeks to work all the muscles in the back.
Re: pull ups
Yeah, it's a bit of a waste of space that machine. If you want to get better at a specific exercise, then you need to do that exercise, or look at any muscular factors that could be limiting you, structural imbalances and such.