The Official Pull-Up Checklist (AVOID MISTAKES!)

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  • Опубліковано 7 чер 2024
  • To perform a picture perfect pullup, there are few things you need to keep in mind. This checklist will lay the foundation for proper pullup form, whether you are working on your first pullup or you’re trying to do even more pullups than you are doing now. In this video, I am going to give you details on the prerequisites. setup, and execution of the pullup, including one all-important caveat that will help to keep your shoulders healthy.
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    Before you even jump up to the bar, there are a few prerequisites that are important to take note of. To start, it is important to strengthen your abs, as they help provide strength and stability throughout the exercise, but also train them while hanging from the bar. Secondly, you should work on strengthening your deadlift as well as you’re working on pulling strength that will transfer to the pullup. You should also note the importance of strong scapulae, as they are key in the execution of a pullup. You can do this by including straight arm pushdowns into your workouts. Finally, the last prerequisite is your bodyweight to strength ratio. Carrying excess weight / body fat will make the pullup incredibly difficult as you are pulling more weight.
    Next, is the setup of the pullup and that starts with your grip, elbow positioning, and what to do with your legs. The bar should be deep into your grip as to help avoid undo stress on the deep flexor tendons that can cause medial epicondylitis. However, a hook grip can be used sparingly in order to perform as many reps as possible, but is not ideal in the long term.
    You should be grabbing the bar just outside shoulder width as this will give you the optimal pulling position. Too narrow or too wide can cause the wrong muscles to take the brunt of the work, as well as limiting the number of pullups that you can do. Proper grip width is also related to elbow positioning, as too wide will also take the elbows away from the front of our body and more to the outside, instead of infront of your body (the ideal position). Your legs should be out in front of your body slightly, toes pointing down, quads flexed, glutes squeezed and abs flexed to plug any common energy leaks.
    When it’s time to execute the movement, make sure to squeeze the bar through the pinky and ring fingers as they are the weakest digits involved in the pullup. Make sure to look up at the bar on your ascent and don’t think of pulling your body off the floor and to the bar; think of pulling the bar to your body! The last point to remember on the execution is to “attack the bar” with your chest. This will open your back into thoracic extension which is important to scapular movement.
    For that all important caveat in the execution of the pullup, when you reach the bottom of the movement, don’t unpack your shoulders! Dead hang does NOT mean destabilize. Instead of allowing your shoulders to come up to ears when you hang from the bar, keep your shoulder blades down and back. This, in conjunction with thoracic extension (attack the bar with your chest) allows for stable but mobile scapular upward rotation and will help to keep your shoulders healthy.
    As you can tell, the pullup is not just as simple as grabbing the bar and hoisting yourself up. It’s not just what exercises you do, but how you do them, that matters the most. If want to be able to do more pullups or any other exercises without missing any of the all important details, be sure to click the link below and use the program selector to help find the program that matches your training goals right now. Put the science back in strength and witness your best results ever in the next 90 days.
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  • @crimecrimson9153
    @crimecrimson9153 4 роки тому +4363

    Official Checklist (like so people can revisit):
    Prerequisites
    1. Strengthen your abdominal muscles
    2. Strengthen your deadlift
    3. Strengthen your scapula
    4. Lower body fat (it’s more difficult to pull excess body weight)
    Positioning
    1. Slightly wider than shoulder grip hand positioning
    2. Grip deep into your palm (avoid a finger hook grip)
    3. Plug energy leaks (Tighten your core, glutes, quads and keep your legs straight out and down in front of your body)
    The Pull
    1. Look up towards where you’re pulling
    2. Squeeze the bar (squeeze with your pinky and ring fingers, the rest of your hand will follow)
    3. Reach for the bar with your chest
    4. Dead hang stability (tighten your shoulders and scapula at the bottom of your pull and throughout. Queue- create space between your traps and ears, DONT relax your muscles)

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      @sportskid7796 4 роки тому +16

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      Nice! Thanks for the summary 👍

    • @Zetsuke4
      @Zetsuke4 4 роки тому +5

      Queue your ass where is the caveat

    • @hoangjoe
      @hoangjoe 4 роки тому +36

      Could you go through each video of Jeff and do this? That would be so much helpful If people need to review real quick before doing the exercise in the gym

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  • @Araka80
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    • @am33x
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      Jeff is actually a noob in smile gains, he should hire Jim Carrey.

    • @Atomicfog
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      Make sure to *slowly* take your face muscles through their full range of motion and when you return to a serious face make sure you do it while focusing on the eccentric contraction of your face!

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    @hcassar 4 роки тому +1555

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  • @squeegemaster1026
    @squeegemaster1026 4 роки тому +564

    This contradicts most of what I've learned from my past 3 years of doing crossfit. Glad I found this video before I got an injury.

    • @TheProverbialHater
      @TheProverbialHater 4 роки тому +107

      @Man With No Name You didn't see crossfitters do any chin ups... That's a lie.

    • @noodlejutsu
      @noodlejutsu 3 роки тому +14

      @@TheProverbialHater hahaha best comment

    • @jesseh22
      @jesseh22 3 роки тому +36

      The crossfit pullup is the complete opposite of everything Jeff just taught us

    • @redeemedthroughchrist878
      @redeemedthroughchrist878 3 роки тому +3

      @@noodlejutsu I come in love, out of genuine care I want you to know the good news! You are valuable, not an accident from nothing. “When I look at the solar system, I see the earth at the right distance from the sun to receive the proper amounts of heat and light. This did not happen by chance.” - Isaac Newton. You and I, we broke God’s laws, whether you have have lied or stolen, said a bad word, hated someone, looked with lust, blasphemed (saying OMG), so on. A just judge is going to punish guilty criminals for their crimes and we deserve to go to Hell for our willful crimes. Imagine you are driving on the road and a police officer pulls you over for speeding and gives you a fine. So you say to yourself, "From now on I will not speed ever again" and you don't. But does that get rid of the fine you have already received?
      In the same way in our life, even if we try never doing anything wrong ever again and just do good things, it doesn't get rid of the punishment we deserve for the bad things we have already done. In the speeding fine example, the only way to get rid of the fine is to either pay the fine yourself or have someone willing to pay the fine for you. So in the same way, either we need to take our own punishment in hell forever, or we need someone who is perfect who is willing to take our hell punishment for us. God in His love despite our hatred toward Him, made a way for sinners to be forgiven without violating justice. He took on flesh in the person of Jesus Christ. He lived the sinless life we coudnt, and then offered Himself on the cross as a sacrifice for sin. Jesus took the wrath of God you and I deserved, then rose from the dead! If someone takes your Hell punishment then you can go to Heaven and only Jesus the only one who didn’t deserve it did that for us guilty criminals. Good works or trying to be religious can’t save you, only turning to God through trusting alone in Jesus can, and not only will He save you but change you so you won’t want to sin anymore. John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
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    • @redeemedthroughchrist878
      @redeemedthroughchrist878 3 роки тому +2

      @@TheProverbialHater I come in love, out of genuine care I want you to know the good news! You are valuable, not an accident from nothing. “When I look at the solar system, I see the earth at the right distance from the sun to receive the proper amounts of heat and light. This did not happen by chance.” - Isaac Newton. You and I, we broke God’s laws, whether you have have lied or stolen, said a bad word, hated someone, looked with lust, blasphemed (saying OMG), so on. A just judge is going to punish guilty criminals for their crimes and we deserve to go to Hell for our willful crimes. Imagine you are driving on the road and a police officer pulls you over for speeding and gives you a fine. So you say to yourself, "From now on I will not speed ever again" and you don't. But does that get rid of the fine you have already received?
      In the same way in our life, even if we try never doing anything wrong ever again and just do good things, it doesn't get rid of the punishment we deserve for the bad things we have already done. In the speeding fine example, the only way to get rid of the fine is to either pay the fine yourself or have someone willing to pay the fine for you. So in the same way, either we need to take our own punishment in hell forever, or we need someone who is perfect who is willing to take our hell punishment for us. God in His love despite our hatred toward Him, made a way for sinners to be forgiven without violating justice. He took on flesh in the person of Jesus Christ. He lived the sinless life we coudnt, and then offered Himself on the cross as a sacrifice for sin. Jesus took the wrath of God you and I deserved, then rose from the dead! If someone takes your Hell punishment then you can go to Heaven and only Jesus the only one who didn’t deserve it did that for us guilty criminals. Good works or trying to be religious can’t save you, only turning to God through trusting alone in Jesus can, and not only will He save you but change you so you won’t want to sin anymore. John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
      I recommend reading the Bible, the Book of John to start. The Bible was written by 40+ authors in a span of 1500+ years with 66 books in 3 continents remaining consistent fulfilling 2500+ prophecies backed up with 25000+ archaeological evidence, with 57000+ manuscripts, 2.7 million+ texts. “The evidence for the life, death, and resurrection of Christ is better authenticated than most of the facts of ancient history.” (E. M, Prof Auckland University) Trust that Jesus took your punishment for you and so be 100% certain that you will go to heaven, causing you to start living your life for Him. We are not saved from our sins because the Romans beat up Jesus and killed Him! We are saved from our sins because when He was on the tree all of your sin was imputed to Him, and all the full force of God’s wrath of His holy hatred against you and your crimes, and me, and my crimes, that as a Holy God He must pour out. He poured out on His own Son! Trust alone in Him today, and tell others about the Good news of how they can be saved through Jesus as well!! “We have more evidence for Jesus than we have for almost anybody from his time period.” Scholarly fact.
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      @davijerr 4 роки тому +8

      How is he so strong. It's insane

  • @MohA-ef8yy
    @MohA-ef8yy 4 роки тому +753

    When Jeff takes a break from the gym, the gym has time to recover.

    • @sunilmathew1193
      @sunilmathew1193 4 роки тому +2

      😂😂😂

    • @calebp1423
      @calebp1423 3 роки тому +4

      Lmao

    • @wexken8500
      @wexken8500 2 роки тому +2

      Don’t play no games with Jeff. 💀😂

    • @jasonbarraza3441
      @jasonbarraza3441 2 роки тому +2

      😂 this is the best Jeff joke I've read so far

    • @nischay4760
      @nischay4760 11 місяців тому +1

      Those microfractures in the weights need time to heal after all

  • @joshuacameron2594
    @joshuacameron2594 4 роки тому +225

    Jeff is the only person on youtube I believe, every single time he says "I promise you".

  • @RoeslerArsego
    @RoeslerArsego 4 роки тому +109

    "thoracic extension" - is this kind of detail that makes all the difference. The simplicity that shows all the expertise that makes Jeff the best youtube channel on fitness.

  • @amoose8439
    @amoose8439 4 роки тому +949

    I appreciate the body weight checklist videos the most as a home gym guy

    • @nevillemathew6521
      @nevillemathew6521 4 роки тому +70

      The thing is I have a pull up bar in between the door rack so I got no choice but to bend my knees.

    • @chickensseeall
      @chickensseeall 4 роки тому +1

      Yea is there proper form when all you have is a lower bar and you're forced to bend knees? I'm assuming you can still tighten the glutes to help a little, not sure

    • @nevillemathew6521
      @nevillemathew6521 4 роки тому

      Jeeses99 Tbh I think even if you try to minimize the knee bending, there’s another problem of my hands being too wide which honestly seems way more difficult for me compared to when I jump on a bar and can adjust my grip so that sucks.

    • @Zetsuke4
      @Zetsuke4 4 роки тому +1

      Jeeses99 my gym is a 3 min walk from condo

    • @S44Rsw
      @S44Rsw 4 роки тому +41

      @@nevillemathew6521 bend your knees infront of your body instead of behind of your body. It will activate your core a lot more and if you do a lot of reps you might actually end up getting a nice little core workout as well. You can also fully extent your legs infront of your body into an L sit for maximum core activation.

  • @aymanali8013
    @aymanali8013 4 роки тому +2663

    I didn't listen to Jeff and I'm now in jail for killing my gains

    • @jeffcavaliere7097
      @jeffcavaliere7097 4 роки тому +119

      Serves you right

    • @TorquemadaTwist
      @TorquemadaTwist 4 роки тому +53

      I know a lawyer who could get you aquitted on self defense. You gotta be willing to say that it was an abusive relationship though.

    • @ronhill4609
      @ronhill4609 4 роки тому +3

      Jeff what do you think of the #4liftscompetition

    • @AuthorTomWood
      @AuthorTomWood 4 роки тому +7

      I chortled muchly

    • @timoburkhardt7407
      @timoburkhardt7407 4 роки тому +4

      😂

  • @jasonmaclure1370
    @jasonmaclure1370 4 роки тому +104

    "Stay straight" - Jeff Cavalier

    • @youngjg1308
      @youngjg1308 4 роки тому +13

      “Stay tight, Stay straight”

    • @mohamadlivestream
      @mohamadlivestream 3 роки тому

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    • @vitalypetkevich3803
      @vitalypetkevich3803 3 роки тому +2

      @@youngjg1308 stay straight - keep you glutes tight. :D

    • @laughmouth
      @laughmouth 2 роки тому +2

      He has a point

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      @patrickbateman4095 2 роки тому +1

      To all the gays out there

  • @milad9366
    @milad9366 Рік тому +41

    1. Grip the bar properly (deep into your palm)
    2. Grip width: Slightly wider than shoulders
    3. Legs slightly in front of your body, toes pointing down, quads flexed, glutes squeezed and abs flexed
    4. Initiating the pull: squeeze the bar through the pinky and ring fingers. Eyes on the bar
    5. Focus on pulling elbows down to your sides for better mind muscle connection.
    6. Thoracic extension: Open your chest and attack the bar with it.
    7. In the bottom position: Keep scapula down and back and shoulders low. Do not allow shoulders to raise to ear level or scapula to be raised into destabilized position.

  • @easydevtips
    @easydevtips 4 роки тому +702

    “Don’t be weak or fat” got it Jeff!

  • @dloading4220
    @dloading4220 4 роки тому +636

    everybody gangsta until they meet jeffs skeleton

  • @adseg2cf
    @adseg2cf 4 роки тому +1009

    I attacked the bar with my chest and now I’m in prison for assault.

    • @cytozin
      @cytozin 4 роки тому +69

      adseg2cf now you have alot of time to practice your pull ups

    • @joshuas7651
      @joshuas7651 4 роки тому +6

      @adseg2cf nice profile pic that album bangs

    • @RitchieRosson
      @RitchieRosson 4 роки тому +2

      Hahaha!

    • @tripleb5197
      @tripleb5197 4 роки тому +9

      Reminds me of the time I showed off my guns to the ladies, and got 10 years in prison for illegal possession of military grade semi-automatic firearms

    • @jessejive117
      @jessejive117 4 роки тому

      Battery* lol

  • @Protologos
    @Protologos 4 роки тому +225

    That idea of focusing on squeezing with the weakest fingers is a concept they teach in Judo too, interesting overlap.

    • @calebpreister8454
      @calebpreister8454 4 роки тому +1

      Lol, but it really isn't that he knew anything about Judo. It is just that it is good for pull ups

    • @lewis3853
      @lewis3853 4 роки тому

      Well I mean, his phrase is "train like an athlete."

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      @mohamadlivestream 3 роки тому +1

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  • @larslekvelifts
    @larslekvelifts 4 роки тому +1648

    Jeff to his son: there will be no videogames until you have done your facepulls!

    • @Adrian101882
      @Adrian101882 4 роки тому +59

      Lars Lekve 100 face pulls earns you half hour of video game time

    • @larslekvelifts
      @larslekvelifts 4 роки тому +12

      Adrian1018 hahahaha I can picture me Jeff doing that

    • @jeffcavaliere7097
      @jeffcavaliere7097 4 роки тому +62

      And when he is pressing the the buttons on the controller he must hold for a few seconds in order to increase muscular contraction of the fingers and thumbs

    • @trentmartin7434
      @trentmartin7434 4 роки тому +58

      @@larslekvelifts I imagine there is a resistance machine in every room in his house, and the only way to unlock the door into the next room is to do a set of face-pulls

    • @ragnakaky1833
      @ragnakaky1833 4 роки тому +6

      I wish i can like this comment more than once xD

  • @drali230
    @drali230 4 роки тому +668

    I guess Jessie lost too much fat and turned to bones

  • @ryanng328
    @ryanng328 4 роки тому

    This is the most complete and detailed from basic noob to mastering a pull up complete guide, THE BEST GUIDE SO Far.
    So detail even a small details from head to toe like the ring finger and pinky finger when holding the bar.
    SALUTE TO THIS TRAINER

  • @graysonchavis4253
    @graysonchavis4253 4 роки тому +1

    I would just like to say that I just finished watching a video you posted 8 years ago and it was just as informational as the ones you make now, truly a YT fitness OG, respect

  • @dominickugell
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    Did I actually just win the giveaway? I didn't think it was real. After years of being a 'loyal subscriber'. Hell Yeah

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      What's your 30 day programme like?

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      Congrats! 💪

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  • @mikewilliams2112
    @mikewilliams2112 4 роки тому +450

    When I was twenty, this would have made no sense to me. But now that I’m sixty, these intricate details that Jeff takes the time to explain are what gets me through my workouts without injury. If you love to workout for fitness and aesthetics, nobody teaches better than this guy!

    • @oneoldtrucker
      @oneoldtrucker 4 роки тому +38

      Mike Williams I’m 71 next month and just finished Ax1 at Elite level, thanks to Jeff I have visible abs for the first time in my life. I totally agree, without his warnings and advice I’d never have achieved this. It’s not that I want to do athletics. I just like feeling like and knowing that I can. Good luck in your future progress.

    • @jacobvasquez5380
      @jacobvasquez5380 4 роки тому +47

      Damn abs at 71 good job

    • @patrickhowell2502
      @patrickhowell2502 4 роки тому +17

      Im glad i have these videos at 25. Want to keep it up till I die.

    • @clifffn3502
      @clifffn3502 4 роки тому +29

      Patrick Howell Yeah, same here I’m 82 and i can do 7 pull-ups in a row which is not bad for my age

    • @camerongreenlees7208
      @camerongreenlees7208 4 роки тому +35

      Damn old heads poppin off

  • @taylorwebb3733
    @taylorwebb3733 3 роки тому +1

    I watch athlean x exclusively for the mobility and impingement knowledge. I too have two torn labrums.. Thank you for helping me stay safe all these years.

  • @sjaiki
    @sjaiki 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you Jeff. The energy leakage and the pinching through the last two fingers gave me so much power and stability through the pull-up. Amazing checklist. You da man.

  • @hershgoogle7317
    @hershgoogle7317 4 роки тому +580

    Jeff is right. I’m too fat for pull-ups. Back to face pulls.

    • @ilieleo797
      @ilieleo797 4 роки тому +1

      😂 😂 😂

    • @mecp2warrior390
      @mecp2warrior390 4 роки тому +21

      Guess its lat pulldowns for you big boy

    • @waddahalbaini2445
      @waddahalbaini2445 4 роки тому

      T Hersh how much weight are you? ?

    • @hershgoogle7317
      @hershgoogle7317 4 роки тому +3

      @@waddahalbaini2445 5' 10", 216 lbs, almost 57 years old.

    • @waddahalbaini2445
      @waddahalbaini2445 4 роки тому +3

      T Hersh greetings hope you stay with good health, you mean around ~90's kg? We don't use lbs in our country. ..I'm 30 years younger than you

  • @annapercival4201
    @annapercival4201 4 роки тому +408

    Life checklist:
    •Watch Jeff daily
    •Get swole
    •Facepulling the day away

    • @v0nzander53
      @v0nzander53 4 роки тому +6

      @Morgan Lou and retract the Scapula

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      Hmmmm

    • @cam7861
      @cam7861 4 роки тому

      @@BharathiChristiano I think Jeff could find his way there if a little Splenda and cinnamon is involved.

    • @BharathiChristiano
      @BharathiChristiano 4 роки тому

      Cameron Rowley lol

  • @Andrefa75
    @Andrefa75 2 роки тому +1

    This helped me so much! The hand grip (I started to feel elbow pain), the deadhang, the legs position... Such a great video! Thank you Jeff!

  • @saskiaweidemann4494
    @saskiaweidemann4494 Рік тому +1

    These drills have immediately changed my pull-ups. Feeling so much better and controlled on the bar. Thank you 😊

  • @Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access
    @Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access 4 роки тому +237

    I do a lot of pull-ups out here in the forests, like when I climb in trees and stuff.

    • @ericceeyt8847
      @ericceeyt8847 4 роки тому +4

      😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣😁😂😉

    • @AngryOscillator
      @AngryOscillator 4 роки тому +4

      They'll never think to look up there

    • @ripped2shredz238
      @ripped2shredz238 4 роки тому +6

      You're my favorite natty vegan outdoorsman

    • @sonarbuge7958
      @sonarbuge7958 4 роки тому +2

      EricCeeYT
      It really wasn’t that funny

    • @jeffcavaliere7097
      @jeffcavaliere7097 4 роки тому +1

      I like the improvisation

  • @paulogoncalves8926
    @paulogoncalves8926 4 роки тому +73

    I've been doing my facepulls everyday...
    Now my face is strong as hell!!!

  • @callumanderson2835
    @callumanderson2835 4 роки тому +18

    This has to be the best tutorial advice for weight training. I’ve tried all these training variations and they have made a huge difference to my workouts. Definitely number 1 for training correctly and safety. 👍👍👍💪

  • @jamesfountain8616
    @jamesfountain8616 4 роки тому +1

    I applied the last few pieces of advice to my lat pull downs and my shoulders have quit hurting! THANK YOU JEFF!

  • @DampestYrsa
    @DampestYrsa 4 роки тому +143

    I got a massive urge to bang out some pull-ups after watching this video

  • @Zanderi_
    @Zanderi_ 4 роки тому +250

    Mom: if he would jump off a bridge, would you do the same!?
    Jeff: *Jumps off a bridge*
    Me: *Blindly follows every step Jeff takes and also jumps off*

    • @musicsucks5843
      @musicsucks5843 4 роки тому +42

      How to jump off a bridge
      (AVOID THIS)

    • @xfzu8932
      @xfzu8932 4 роки тому +1

      @@musicsucks5843 LOL

    • @brandonmusgrove6294
      @brandonmusgrove6294 4 роки тому +6

      But did you do facepulls before you jumped? If not, you will lose your gainz in the fall.

    • @TedMusic
      @TedMusic 4 роки тому +4

      @@brandonmusgrove6294 nah you pull gravity to your face with external rotation

    • @brandonmusgrove6294
      @brandonmusgrove6294 4 роки тому

      @@TedMusic Only if you have been keeping up with your scapular work.

  • @michaelhughesdvm
    @michaelhughesdvm 4 роки тому +3

    A great video guys. Pull-ups took me from severe daily pain from a whiplash injury that happened 15 years previous to feeling almost pain free and much more stable. They really surprised me: I was able to DL more than twice my bodyweight without specifically training for that. Chin-ups and pull-ups, in my opinion, are one of the mist underrated exercises. I’ve been using the AX training programs

  • @matthewmorley261
    @matthewmorley261 3 роки тому +1

    finally. A pullup/chinup video that talks about whether you should or shouldnt unpack your shoulders or not at the bottom. Cheers Jeff!

  • @BadAndy01979
    @BadAndy01979 4 роки тому +107

    Thanks Jeff, you’re videos are great!
    Thank you for all the free lessons.

  • @saatvik333
    @saatvik333 4 роки тому +211

    Jeff thinks he is pulling himself UP but actually he is pulling earth DOWN.

    • @casongrumbles5248
      @casongrumbles5248 4 роки тому +10

      Jeff is jacked but only Chuck Norris can do that.

    • @Thiago-lg8sp
      @Thiago-lg8sp 4 роки тому +7

      @Finn The Goldfish that's not fat, it's stocked testosterone.

    • @Thiago-lg8sp
      @Thiago-lg8sp 4 роки тому +5

      @Finn The Goldfish uh ...

    • @Thiago-lg8sp
      @Thiago-lg8sp 4 роки тому +7

      @Finn The Goldfish your brain... Yeah, your brain is overrated

    • @Thiago-lg8sp
      @Thiago-lg8sp 4 роки тому +5

      @Finn The Goldfish uh ... Uhh ... Your brain, yeah, your brain is rude. Poopface

  • @das42k
    @das42k 4 роки тому

    This guy saved MY LIFE! Watching these videos I literally PTed my left arm and hip. There was a point where I couldn’t even drive with my left arm. I would get a shooting pain above my shoulder. Watching all these informative videos i was able to pinpoint my problem and now I’m stronger than i ever was, even b4 my shoulder problem. IF YOU SEE THIS MAKE A PERFECT GLUTE ROUTINE ( if u havent already)

  • @shashwat3564
    @shashwat3564 4 роки тому +1

    Right now...I can't hang from a bar for more than 15 seconds but I got to say that you are something Jeff! You're an animal. I binge watch your videos.

  • @giantsofeast
    @giantsofeast 4 роки тому +12

    Jeff is exceptional. Played a great game against Real Madrid yesterday and today he makes a video for us. What a guy.

  • @MrPsherwood33
    @MrPsherwood33 4 роки тому +14

    Jeff, your advice on the end of the vid to avoid shoulder strain was extremely helpful. I've done a lot a pull-ups over the last 6 months and I was hanging far too low and lose. I'm actually in PT now thanks to a shoulder strain that I think was likely caused or exacerbated by my poor pull-up technique. Keep up the great videos - thank you!

  • @phobiamissionpainballpark7003
    @phobiamissionpainballpark7003 4 роки тому

    Thank you for all your series, probably the only respectable trainer that gives you all the facts to do every exercise right.

  • @mkm7251
    @mkm7251 4 роки тому +4

    Always the best content with you, Jeff. Love the channel!

  • @rmadden6547
    @rmadden6547 4 роки тому +23

    I feel like this was the first time I was actually taught how to do a pull-up and why to do it that way. Awesome vid!

  • @YoooMelvin
    @YoooMelvin 4 роки тому +6

    Did weighted pullups the other day. Would dead hang and my shoulder got sore. God bless you Jeff!!!

  • @CrazyRac3r
    @CrazyRac3r 4 роки тому +3

    I want to say that im really grateful that, i finally see how i can perform correctly this exercise!
    Thank you Jeff!

  • @TheAnson2003
    @TheAnson2003 4 роки тому +217

    Always worried his biceps are gonna burst I don’t know why

  • @PercussiveMaintenance
    @PercussiveMaintenance 4 роки тому +11

    As a beginner, checklist videos are my favourite!! Thanks for doing this!! Please don't stop this series.

  • @trogdor12
    @trogdor12 4 роки тому +1

    I tried this new form this morning and man does it make a huge difference. The location on the forearms that Jeff points out has always been bugging me on my pullups and this morning it didn't. Thanks Jeff! I had no idea I was doing this incorrectly.

  • @kanariaaaaa
    @kanariaaaaa 2 роки тому +1

    I'm a hard gainer, and i always watch this channel's tutorial whenever i do my exercises. Thanks so much for the free knowledge

  • @jason99king
    @jason99king 4 роки тому +52

    Wtf i literally bought a pull-up bar today and jeff uploads this

    • @sqb8980
      @sqb8980 4 роки тому +9

      He knew that your pull up bar didn't come with the instruction manual 😜

    • @James-303CO
      @James-303CO 4 роки тому

      That’s a 1 in 8.51 million chance 😂

    • @jason99king
      @jason99king 4 роки тому +1

      @@James-303CO wish i could have taken that luck and won the giveaway

  • @riccardotonellotto4093
    @riccardotonellotto4093 4 роки тому +3

    Thanks Jeff, I'm going to apply these tips tomorrow and every other time when I train!

  • @MrAdam-dh6kx
    @MrAdam-dh6kx 4 роки тому

    I've never done pull up's ever so Jeff well in buddy. This video will do me justice before I start the exercise. I need this man. Thanks for the upload. Much respect. Jeff is the man.

  • @brenster6225
    @brenster6225 4 роки тому

    i have seen alot of pull up checklist and this by far is the best one out there. Kudos Jeff.

  • @paulkorchok6567
    @paulkorchok6567 4 роки тому +45

    Omg I literally just did a pull up last year and now Jeff uploaded this video. Uncanny

  • @dc9371
    @dc9371 4 роки тому +32

    Ah man 😂, I have to say, the comment section on Jeff's vids are gold, makes my day every time 😂😂 Keep up the good work and face pulls internet peeps!

  • @VCOOGAN
    @VCOOGAN 4 роки тому

    You're amazing. I am tall and heavy and am starting to do pullups and this will help me tremendously. Thank you for all you do.

  • @Sl-by1ss
    @Sl-by1ss 4 роки тому

    Great content. So many people don’t take an eye on core strength in pull ups, it’s a big factor, great video Jeff.

  • @Zwiebel-Dadof4
    @Zwiebel-Dadof4 4 роки тому +67

    I will be showing this video to all of my Marines (we do pullups for one of our fitness tests and people are constantly hurting their shoulders). Great video!!!!

  • @sebys1414
    @sebys1414 2 роки тому +26

    when jeff walks into a gym, they pay him a membership

  • @Melayan
    @Melayan 4 роки тому +1

    Wow. That grip tip around 5:20 explains so much to me with elbow pain I experience. Love your vids man!

  • @riseALK
    @riseALK 3 роки тому

    This guy is a god to give sooo much detailed and invaluable information, talking about mistakes and showing exactly why they are bad and how they can harm you, and showing how to do something which is difficult to do even once for many people across the world, to help out everyone for no personal gain.

  • @zyriab5797
    @zyriab5797 3 роки тому +3

    Thanks, I always go full dead hang between each pullups because I thought that it would work the full ROM of this movement but what you shown was really eye opening, I'll do it this way next times and I'm sure I'll make tremendous progress now... (and maybe less upperback pain ;) ).
    Cheers!

  • @user-rv8ck3qy4f
    @user-rv8ck3qy4f 3 роки тому +15

    For daily- palm grip
    For competitive- fingers grip
    Inc ur deadlift
    Grip just wider than shoulders
    Look at the bar
    Legs in front,core,glutes tight to avoid energy leaks
    Squeeze the bar with ur pinky n ring the most for grip
    Attack the bar w ur chest,open the chest at the top
    Always dead hang
    Don't leave shoulders dead,create as much space as possiboe between your ears and traps/shoulders
    Don't relax your muscles throughout the movement!

  • @ilovepandaypoe6056
    @ilovepandaypoe6056 4 роки тому

    wow! Thank you so much Jeff. I have been struggling to do pull-ups but today I chanced upon your video and for the very first time I was able to do proper pull-up...

  • @buscadordeososmex
    @buscadordeososmex 4 роки тому

    One more fabulous video Jeff. Thanks a lot to show us your expertise and knowledge. I will add video to my favorites.

  • @hamzasohail521
    @hamzasohail521 4 роки тому +12

    This is great! Can you make one on how to squat with weights properly plz?

    • @AngryOscillator
      @AngryOscillator 4 роки тому +6

      He has.
      And about 8 other videos on the squat too.

  • @CrowPlaysHD
    @CrowPlaysHD 4 роки тому +277

    We are crossing our legs behind our body becuase we are otherwise to tall for the average pull-up-bar.

    • @nominox1158
      @nominox1158 4 роки тому +21

      Crow true man. I have a pull up door bar and i have to cross my legs behind my Body

    • @averagejoe2325
      @averagejoe2325 4 роки тому +59

      I stick them out in front

    • @gaben7431
      @gaben7431 4 роки тому +65

      do a halfway L-sit with pelvic tilt while doing pullsups if you have to, its really good and it works your core in the process.

    • @averagejoe2325
      @averagejoe2325 4 роки тому +10

      @@gaben7431 nahh real niggas only go extremely limited range of motion so we cool with the legs

    • @meghostrider5530
      @meghostrider5530 4 роки тому +2

      Crow time to find a taller bar

  • @micheleporcu2287
    @micheleporcu2287 4 роки тому

    You're the BEST reference around. GTnx 4 sharing Jeff !

  • @MrJessej80
    @MrJessej80 4 роки тому

    Your videos have helped me so much with my shoulder problems. Thanks so much !

  • @PoloLoiTamin
    @PoloLoiTamin 4 роки тому +269

    I read that as The Official Pull-Out Checklist (AVOID MISTAKES!)

    • @beau5296
      @beau5296 4 роки тому +24

      Better topic imo.

    • @Throwaway-xr6zd
      @Throwaway-xr6zd 4 роки тому +53

      plug the leaks.

    • @thomasledesma4439
      @thomasledesma4439 4 роки тому +11

      Step 1: don't, use proper methods

    • @codypearson2244
      @codypearson2244 4 роки тому +20

      'What's up guys Jeff Cavalier here and today we are going to to discuss how not pulling out is killing Jesse's gains"

    • @mohamadlivestream
      @mohamadlivestream 3 роки тому

      @Nathan Lu Check this tool for Pull ups guys! ua-cam.com/video/aOYAe8m7L58/v-deo.html

  • @phoenixinthetrees1446
    @phoenixinthetrees1446 4 роки тому +105

    Anyone else notice the messages on the screen in the background? Jesse's obviously been having some fun.
    0:15 The first one says something like: 'If you're reading this, concentrate on the damn video!'
    0:34 'Ok, now this is starting to get creepy... stop looking at me!'
    3:40 'I said... watch the damn video!!'
    7:06 'These are just words!! Why do you keep staring at them?!'
    12:53 It all becomes clear! Someone's touchy! I wouldn't admit it, Jesse, or you'll be trolled by dead-eyed loons. Perhaps he's just bitter no-one noticed the screen message in the last video...

    • @TorquemadaTwist
      @TorquemadaTwist 4 роки тому +5

      Yeah, I'm guilty too.

    • @WilofJ
      @WilofJ 4 роки тому +6

      That's a pretty good catch I didnt even notice them lol

    • @beau5296
      @beau5296 4 роки тому +5

      Easter eggs haha. Good eye.

    • @shannonhodnett2395
      @shannonhodnett2395 4 роки тому

      I watched them too and laughed as I read them!

    • @oscarmepham234
      @oscarmepham234 4 роки тому

      C

  • @DamienMalakay
    @DamienMalakay 4 роки тому

    this channel deserves to have at least 100 million subscribers!! Jeff is a beast but he's also super intelligent and his advice is always great!!!

  • @garbagepeasant3437
    @garbagepeasant3437 4 роки тому

    Keeping your feet out in front of you, "plugging the leaks", and keeping your eyes on the bar. Awesome tips - totally going to incorporate them. Thanks, Jeff!

  • @gefloigle
    @gefloigle 4 роки тому +21

    I wish this was uploaded yesterday. I pulled a muscle in my back doing pull-ups yesterday. 🙄

  • @BigPapaSmurf-40
    @BigPapaSmurf-40 4 роки тому +95

    How can I build big calves like Jesse's?

    • @S44Rsw
      @S44Rsw 4 роки тому +22

      You just can't. The guy is a genetic freak.

    • @EugeneLimPhotograpy
      @EugeneLimPhotograpy 4 роки тому +1

      may be you should do a leg pull-up

    • @unclerumple2439
      @unclerumple2439 4 роки тому

      Ahmad Ahmad Double your body fat percentage and start doing Muay Thai worked for me 😂

    • @10n0
      @10n0 4 роки тому

      Pfft. If you want to see calves, go see Omar Isuf's channel.

    • @buncherkev2794
      @buncherkev2794 4 роки тому +1

      Leg press, start with a plate on each side and work your way up to 6 do 5 reps toes in 5 reps toes out and 15 reps on the calves for each set. Do 3 sets with 6 plates a side and then come down a plate each set. Be prepared to walk like you have a pickle up your ass 👊👊

  • @choforogabriel
    @choforogabriel 4 роки тому

    Extremely helpful! Hit a plateau and needed help figuring out how to maximize/improve my semi-morning pull up workout

  • @jonathandromlewicz3263
    @jonathandromlewicz3263 11 місяців тому

    Thanks for adding the section about the dead hang! Been trying to find useful information for this part of the pull up and this video explained it well

  • @mrbelbobaggins8959
    @mrbelbobaggins8959 4 роки тому +28

    I did it guys!! I won the giveaway! It's the ANABOLIX workout for those curious.

    • @sqb8980
      @sqb8980 4 роки тому +1

      Share with me the blessing dude

    • @mrbelbobaggins8959
      @mrbelbobaggins8959 4 роки тому +1

      @Finn The Goldfish it looks pretty tough. That could be that it looks that way because it's a bunch of exercises that I don't normally do.

  • @rotatorcuff3036
    @rotatorcuff3036 4 роки тому +200

    Roses are red, violets are blue... Jeff does face pulls, and so should you.

    • @onefastr6
      @onefastr6 4 роки тому

      Rotator Cuff 👎

    • @user-rt7qh6hr4s
      @user-rt7qh6hr4s 4 роки тому

      If you want to watch some pull ups, then watch "Hannibal for king". He is the king of old school workout/calisthenics.

  • @vaghelalokesh6082
    @vaghelalokesh6082 4 роки тому +1

    This video was too good i gradually increased my numbers thanks jeff i love your video content

  • @DefangtheSnake
    @DefangtheSnake 4 роки тому

    Still the best channel on bodymechanics and correct execution.

  • @RevivePerformance
    @RevivePerformance 4 роки тому +17

    Jeff please make videos about Perfect Push/Pull leg workouts.

    • @RevivePerformance
      @RevivePerformance 4 роки тому

      @brentprodz thanks but rather than depending upon EMG studies I'd like to know it from the best of the best, the only true Jeff....hehe

    • @RevivePerformance
      @RevivePerformance 4 роки тому

      @brentprodz my man!

  • @Turco949
    @Turco949 4 роки тому +13

    7:20 - "Look where you are going/targeting"...oddly, same brilliant advice applies to proper riding of a motorcycle.

  • @superkintonte783
    @superkintonte783 3 роки тому

    First off, thanks Jeff!! After seeing a men's health article you did I tried some of your advice. This tutorial has been an incredibly helpful tool. I had been doing pull ups wrong my entire life!Integrating these over the course of A couple weeks,Increased my pull ups Right off the bat and I hit my goal early!Also explaining the shoulder angles Really opened my eyes and Did hit my lats better And reduced shoulder pain.

  • @treeman5590
    @treeman5590 4 роки тому

    You Sir are the most valued trainer I know, Thank You!

  • @kdutta9
    @kdutta9 Рік тому +5

    Tried pullups about 3 months after getting back into the gym. I was dead-hanging thinking it was better for full reps, but glad I watched this. Able to do 15 when I couldn't do even one 3 months ago!

  • @robertwhittick6427
    @robertwhittick6427 3 роки тому +93

    I can't put my legs straight in a pull up cause I have the doorway thing and I'm too tall

    • @mustafaal-ghezi1757
      @mustafaal-ghezi1757 3 роки тому +17

      Do an L-sit pullup lol

    • @ilse_22
      @ilse_22 3 роки тому +5

      Pull ur legs slightly up forward, it’s more difficult but that’s better

  • @LouKiss
    @LouKiss 4 роки тому

    Great advice! Your previous info on climbers elbow and how to heal from it helped me with my pull-up goals

  • @thomashudock3953
    @thomashudock3953 Рік тому

    I was starting to get lower back pain from pull-ups. Your advice on the setup, esp tight core/legs out solved the issue. Thanks for your videos.

  • @woutlha
    @woutlha 4 роки тому +13

    Omg Jeff, the part about the deadhang😭 was waiting for this so long! Turns out i always did the pull up wrong.. thank you so much

    • @georgesjournal6694
      @georgesjournal6694 4 роки тому +1

      Wout. Kemps Same here, I’ve been doing them wrong all along. Time to put my ego at the door and start again.

    • @mgmt0
      @mgmt0 4 роки тому

      @@georgesjournal6694 me too

    • @jonasv.henriksen301
      @jonasv.henriksen301 4 роки тому

      Dont blindly believe everything he says. Tons of studies have been made on deadhangs, which tries to prove that deadhangs will increase shoulder mobility and in some cases fix shoulder injuries.

    • @DemonicDuckii
      @DemonicDuckii 4 роки тому +1

      Jonas V. Henriksen who do I believe.... the guy with a highly successful career in training and years of experience with proven results throughout many, many clients or the random guy commenting on UA-cam? Hmmmm

    • @jonasv.henriksen301
      @jonasv.henriksen301 4 роки тому +3

      @@DemonicDuckii People in comments can have brains as well. But since your a lazy cat. www.kirschshoulder.com/ 30 years experience.

  • @Mike-ch5lb
    @Mike-ch5lb 4 роки тому +290

    Next video: Why pull-ups are killing your gains

  • @zGJungle
    @zGJungle 4 роки тому

    Glad I rewatched this, I have been doing pull ups since lock down, now I know why my elbow hurts, I quite often find my self hanging on my the ends of my fingers.

  • @austinfisher6342
    @austinfisher6342 4 роки тому

    This was more than enough information to critique the pullups I've been doing. Thanks Jeff.

  • @sparkiexd7342
    @sparkiexd7342 4 роки тому +165

    2:20(AM)
    Me: Bout to go to sleep
    Jeff uploads a vid:
    Me: *ahhh shit here we go again*

    • @Kingiron88
      @Kingiron88 4 роки тому +4

      Where the hell do you live?

    • @muhammadessa749
      @muhammadessa749 4 роки тому +1

      @@Kingiron88 took the words right out of my bloody mouth

    • @sparkiexd7342
      @sparkiexd7342 4 роки тому +1

      @@Kingiron88 hahhahahaa

    • @sparkiexd7342
      @sparkiexd7342 4 роки тому +2

      Its already september 20😂

    • @rayann4299
      @rayann4299 4 роки тому

      @@Kingiron88 2am means it's somewhere east asia.

  • @peterheinz9005
    @peterheinz9005 4 роки тому +4

    Can you please make a video about torn labrum and which exercises are helpful

  • @tomaszsobierajski1132
    @tomaszsobierajski1132 Рік тому

    Thanks for this video. Especially for the pull up pre-requisite excesises. I will definitely include these strengthening exercises in my plan.

  • @dr.abhilash1202
    @dr.abhilash1202 4 роки тому +1

    Amazing video with precise information. Thanks Jeff!