Great advice Sarge! Thanks! I do thumbs over the bar because it allows for more external rotation of the shoulders and I've had shoulder issues. My other tip is if you want higher above-the-bar reps use shoulder width with elbows in front, not out to the side. Grateful for your wisdom!
I'm 67 years and 9-months old. I like doing pull-ups too. I'm actually stronger as a senior citizen on Medicare than I was an active-duty United States Marine Corps 0331 M-60 Machine Gunner. The reason why is because I focused on doing partial reps to failure, which is a modification of Zatsiorsky's repeated effort strength training method to failure, which is the best way to develop muscular endurance, size, mitochondria, and capillary density. Recently, I did 5 sets of 36, 36, 33, 30, and 30 reps on the same day. The more mitochondria and capillary density you have, the more blood sugar, nutrients, oxygen, and blood flow you will have, which will increase muscular endurance and size. Full range of motion exercises is better for developing absolute strength, but pull-ups to failure is a test of muscular endurance.
Thanks for the tip of the hook grip! Before watching the video, I didnt realize that I was already unconsciously avoiding pinching the skin of my hands, so it's nice to know that I gained some intuition from my own training 😂. Also, I have had some elbow tendon inflammation, maybe I have to focus on slowing down on the way down. Glad I discovered your content!
You heal it, by giving it some Rest, apply ice If necessary. After the pain is gone, you should strech the muscles and start light exercises. The cause can have a lot of different reasons though. Best to see a physiotherapist. It can be a lack of mobility, inballance in your muscles, bad form where the lats are not activating proberly, to much stress on the joint, not enough recovery. Or even anatomical issues. Finding the cause is difficult.
I healed from golfers elbow by taking 2 weeks off from any heavy arm movement, then the first week after you can start warming up before doing negatives
Here's the truth about golfer/tennis elbow. It never goes away. Initially it hurts, but then the connective tissue will "heal"... it will be stiffer than before, and you'll need a short warmup before exercising, but it will work without pain. If it hurts badly at the moment, that means the tendons aren't healed yet. You have to rest it. It blows, but trust me, I carried it around for more than a year, the only say it got better was rest, when all else failed. Look up physiotherapy videos on the topic, but what generally helped me both speed up healing, and not go insane from inactivity, is 1. Finding exercises that do bot aggravate it, and doing those, obviously. 2. Resistance band internal/external rotations. Basically take some time to understand how your arm works. Tendons heal faster in response to MODERATE (not heavy) stimulus. I'm not kidding. Not only are external/internal rotation exercises good for the elbows, they are good for the rotator cuffs as well. Just use light bands. 3. Avoid resting your body on your elbows. This is important if you do a desk job. 4. Lightly massage your upper arm and forearm. Releasing muscle tension makes healing easier. Think about it like this - it's harder to tie a torn rope back together if someone's pulling it, right? 5. Warm it up every time. Scar tissue is less elastic than regular connective tissue. It needs a bit of time to wear in. 6. Don't get discouraged. It will forever hurt a little. A little pain can still mean it's healing.
I’ve been doing weighted pull ups sir, and I am kind of struggling to progress on repping 90lbs, even though my one rep max is 120lbs rn at 155bw. I’ve been training weighted pull ups for about 6 months now semi consistently. Is there any advice you have for breaking past that limit? I also want to say that I rarely feel my lats actually working. My forearms feel the most of my fatigue, and my arms feel like my weak point.
Apart from 2 and 5 I wouldn't consider these cheating or necessarily dishonest. Reducing rep range is kind of dishonest IMO (sure, if you only need the reps, go for it, but if it's for training, it's better to be honest with yourself). Bungeeing yourself by your tendons is the same category. If you need to knock out more reps, sure. But don't misjudge your own abilities. IMO everything that has to do with grip is free game. We use our hands for a million things, there is no point in bottlenecking your entire upper body because you had to carry something heavy, and now your forearm is more tired than usual, for example. And tensing your body actually promotes more muscle control, so while it makes the pulling part of the movement easier, you engage more muscles, and perform an overall superior exercise. Great tips.
I would call them exploits rather than cheats 😆 (since they are probably allowed in every test, record or competition) For me real cheats that make you do more reps are: -Hanging rest on one arm while second one is resting -using momentum (kipping, crossfit pullups) -cutting your legs off
Treat it as a compound weight exercise (squat, bench press, deadlift) instead of calisthenics. 1. Bulk up - it may seem counter-intuitive, but for an elite weighted pull-up you must weigh more 2. Exercise higher frequency at a lower intensity - strength gains are best at a lower RPE (not too low), and the more you practise an exercise, the better you will get at it
i feel like holding the bar in a way it pinches your skin is a bit easier since the skin creates a sort of lock and you dont have to squeeze the bar too hard
It could be but when jumping to the bar it can sometimes hurt right off the bat so adjusting it can help ease the pain if you’re not used to it. I know what you’re saying though and I agree.
I don’t think people need to be judged on how they look. I want to put more focus on performance and health and that doesn’t revolve around how you look. Plus I like wearing a shirt lol.
@@MichaelEckert i asked that in order to see the muscle development in absl because you do leg raises aswell and pull ups also affect that area a little i guess. Sorry for misunderstanding no intention to judge :D
@@MichaelEckert you only care about views, of course you would say that. I may watch clickbaited videos based on controversy but not based on obvious things that I know are wrong. 'Don't comment if you haven't watched the video is a stupid mentality.' Stop putting out nonsense thumbnails instead
You aren’t understanding the point of this video and you obviously didn’t even watch it. If you knew Micheal, he epitomized form and technique over the course of his Marine Corps career. He’s one of the best to do it. It has helped me a ton in my career as well. That’s why he stated he was reluctant to make this particular video because it has to do with rep counting which is huge in the Marines and your PFT can ultimately dictate the outcome of your career most of the times. You would understand if you were in the Corps. When I was training on my own time - I did strict form for my own benefit and would get to 20 but during test day, you have to do just enough for it to count as a rep and I would get to 23. This is what he is teaching and you are not the audience for this.
Great advice Sarge! Thanks! I do thumbs over the bar because it allows for more external rotation of the shoulders and I've had shoulder issues.
My other tip is if you want higher above-the-bar reps use shoulder width with elbows in front, not out to the side. Grateful for your wisdom!
Completely agree with both of those!
I' m still learning at 66. @@MichaelEckert
Thank you very much, Devildog! Outstanding tips!!
I'm 67 years and 9-months old. I like doing pull-ups too.
I'm actually stronger as a senior citizen on Medicare than I was an active-duty United States Marine Corps 0331 M-60 Machine Gunner.
The reason why is because I focused on doing partial reps to failure, which is a modification of Zatsiorsky's repeated effort strength training method to failure, which is the best way to develop muscular endurance, size, mitochondria, and capillary density.
Recently, I did 5 sets of 36, 36, 33, 30, and 30 reps on the same day.
The more mitochondria and capillary density you have, the more blood sugar, nutrients, oxygen, and blood flow you will have, which will increase muscular endurance and size.
Full range of motion exercises is better for developing absolute strength, but pull-ups to failure is a test of muscular endurance.
it's difficult to hollow position and brace when you can grab the bar while foot are still on the floor
If you keep the legs straight. Point them slightly ahead that will help.
Thanks for the tip of the hook grip! Before watching the video, I didnt realize that I was already unconsciously avoiding pinching the skin of my hands, so it's nice to know that I gained some intuition from my own training 😂. Also, I have had some elbow tendon inflammation, maybe I have to focus on slowing down on the way down. Glad I discovered your content!
Super pull up power bro 💪🏻. Great tips.
thx dude, in PE i need 10 pullups for a good grade and he does not care how we do it, at 9 right now and it will help
Very affective to hook grip and the skin and core bracing
Like the thumb lock on index finger
Tips to heal inner elbow pain/golfers elbow during pull-ups and what caused it?
You heal it, by giving it some Rest, apply ice If necessary. After the pain is gone, you should strech the muscles and start light exercises.
The cause can have a lot of different reasons though. Best to see a physiotherapist. It can be a lack of mobility, inballance in your muscles, bad form where the lats are not activating proberly, to much stress on the joint, not enough recovery. Or even anatomical issues. Finding the cause is difficult.
I healed from golfers elbow by taking 2 weeks off from any heavy arm movement, then the first week after you can start warming up before doing negatives
Here's the truth about golfer/tennis elbow. It never goes away. Initially it hurts, but then the connective tissue will "heal"... it will be stiffer than before, and you'll need a short warmup before exercising, but it will work without pain.
If it hurts badly at the moment, that means the tendons aren't healed yet. You have to rest it. It blows, but trust me, I carried it around for more than a year, the only say it got better was rest, when all else failed.
Look up physiotherapy videos on the topic, but what generally helped me both speed up healing, and not go insane from inactivity, is
1. Finding exercises that do bot aggravate it, and doing those, obviously.
2. Resistance band internal/external rotations. Basically take some time to understand how your arm works. Tendons heal faster in response to MODERATE (not heavy) stimulus. I'm not kidding. Not only are external/internal rotation exercises good for the elbows, they are good for the rotator cuffs as well. Just use light bands.
3. Avoid resting your body on your elbows. This is important if you do a desk job.
4. Lightly massage your upper arm and forearm. Releasing muscle tension makes healing easier. Think about it like this - it's harder to tie a torn rope back together if someone's pulling it, right?
5. Warm it up every time. Scar tissue is less elastic than regular connective tissue. It needs a bit of time to wear in.
6. Don't get discouraged. It will forever hurt a little. A little pain can still mean it's healing.
I’ve been doing weighted pull ups sir, and I am kind of struggling to progress on repping 90lbs, even though my one rep max is 120lbs rn at 155bw. I’ve been training weighted pull ups for about 6 months now semi consistently. Is there any advice you have for breaking past that limit?
I also want to say that I rarely feel my lats actually working. My forearms feel the most of my fatigue, and my arms feel like my weak point.
Apart from 2 and 5 I wouldn't consider these cheating or necessarily dishonest.
Reducing rep range is kind of dishonest IMO (sure, if you only need the reps, go for it, but if it's for training, it's better to be honest with yourself).
Bungeeing yourself by your tendons is the same category. If you need to knock out more reps, sure. But don't misjudge your own abilities.
IMO everything that has to do with grip is free game. We use our hands for a million things, there is no point in bottlenecking your entire upper body because you had to carry something heavy, and now your forearm is more tired than usual, for example.
And tensing your body actually promotes more muscle control, so while it makes the pulling part of the movement easier, you engage more muscles, and perform an overall superior exercise.
Great tips.
Ok cool good tips 👌
And what about almost false grip with thumb over the bar instead of the hook grip ?
I would call them exploits rather than cheats 😆 (since they are probably allowed in every test, record or competition)
For me real cheats that make you do more reps are:
-Hanging rest on one arm while second one is resting
-using momentum (kipping, crossfit pullups)
-cutting your legs off
Does it make any difference if you look up in terms of full range of motion. Is there a big difference or no?
That was an awesome video
Thank you! 💪
Solid!
It’s unrelated, but what’s the best way to get a stronger weighted pullup?
Treat it as a compound weight exercise (squat, bench press, deadlift) instead of calisthenics.
1. Bulk up - it may seem counter-intuitive, but for an elite weighted pull-up you must weigh more
2. Exercise higher frequency at a lower intensity - strength gains are best at a lower RPE (not too low), and the more you practise an exercise, the better you will get at it
Mike I think you need to change the title to “for PFT” cause some of these comments ain’t it
U r a psychologist
The king is back!!! First
Haha it’s hard to stay consistent on YT but IM TRYING! Thanks for the support
i feel like holding the bar in a way it pinches your skin is a bit easier since the skin creates a sort of lock and you dont have to squeeze the bar too hard
It could be but when jumping to the bar it can sometimes hurt right off the bat so adjusting it can help ease the pain if you’re not used to it. I know what you’re saying though and I agree.
Why would you want to cheat????!!!!
Why you dont show any abs in videos and is there a special reason to hide your upper body wearing a tshirt
I don’t think people need to be judged on how they look. I want to put more focus on performance and health and that doesn’t revolve around how you look. Plus I like wearing a shirt lol.
@@MichaelEckert i asked that in order to see the muscle development in absl because you do leg raises aswell and pull ups also affect that area a little i guess. Sorry for misunderstanding no intention to judge :D
You can't cheat reps, you'll only cheat yourself out of good form and technique. At least make the click bait clever
You obviously didn’t listen to any of the video. At least do some due diligence before you comment something so obviously stated in the video…
@@MichaelEckert you only care about views, of course you would say that. I may watch clickbaited videos based on controversy but not based on obvious things that I know are wrong. 'Don't comment if you haven't watched the video is a stupid mentality.' Stop putting out nonsense thumbnails instead
@@tyriqcleo5899 lol I’ve seen this before. Ye ole rage bait, nice try brother 💪
@@tyriqcleo5899bro look at yourself, you clearly either didn't watch the video or don't understand exercising strength as a whole
You aren’t understanding the point of this video and you obviously didn’t even watch it. If you knew Micheal, he epitomized form and technique over the course of his Marine Corps career. He’s one of the best to do it. It has helped me a ton in my career as well. That’s why he stated he was reluctant to make this particular video because it has to do with rep counting which is huge in the Marines and your PFT can ultimately dictate the outcome of your career most of the times. You would understand if you were in the Corps. When I was training on my own time - I did strict form for my own benefit and would get to 20 but during test day, you have to do just enough for it to count as a rep and I would get to 23. This is what he is teaching and you are not the audience for this.