Comments on: Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Pull Ups http://jasonferruggia.com/top-10-ways-to-improve-your-pull-ups/ How to Build Muscle | Strength Training Workouts | Mass Gain Diet Tue, 22 May 2012 17:28:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ben http://jasonferruggia.com/top-10-ways-to-improve-your-pull-ups/comment-page-2/#comment-19297 Ben Mon, 21 May 2012 19:26:35 +0000 http://jasonferruggia.com/?p=1630#comment-19297 One way to increase your grip is to put towels on your pull up bar and do pullupsmon those. One way to increase your grip is to put towels on your pull up bar and do pullupsmon those.

]]> By: greg http://jasonferruggia.com/top-10-ways-to-improve-your-pull-ups/comment-page-2/#comment-19282 greg Mon, 21 May 2012 12:01:53 +0000 http://jasonferruggia.com/?p=1630#comment-19282 I totally agree with training to failure.My pull up numbers slowly got worse and worse and it can only be from training to failure and having a poor technique. I followed the tips and pull ups improved straight away. Also been trying them combined with Pavels GTG (greasing the groove) and they feel easier within a week. I totally agree with training to failure.My pull up numbers slowly got worse and worse and it can only be from training to failure and having a poor technique. I followed the tips and pull ups improved straight away. Also been trying them combined with Pavels GTG (greasing the groove) and they feel easier within a week.

]]> By: Jordan http://jasonferruggia.com/top-10-ways-to-improve-your-pull-ups/comment-page-2/#comment-19218 Jordan Sun, 20 May 2012 01:50:11 +0000 http://jasonferruggia.com/?p=1630#comment-19218 Please, ignore the awful grammar... Please, ignore the awful grammar…

]]> By: Jordan http://jasonferruggia.com/top-10-ways-to-improve-your-pull-ups/comment-page-2/#comment-19217 Jordan Sun, 20 May 2012 01:47:33 +0000 http://jasonferruggia.com/?p=1630#comment-19217 Jason, great tips ... I especially keen to # 3&4, I have been doing my pulps wrong for years, and after about 4-6 weeks of using the proper position I saw my pull-ups increase from 15 to 22-23. My goal was to be able to get up on the bar and knock out 20 at any given time, being a Marine "20" is the number you need to be taking seriously in any PT environment, and so far these tips have worked better than any stupid workout book or video people might pay for. If you could I would greatly appreciate some tips on hand positions when doing pull-ups, I do my 20 over-handed - shoulder-width apart, my new goal is doing more in a rep, rather than gaining strength ... i need some more endurance, any advice? Thanks a lot, Semper Fi. Jason, great tips … I especially keen to # 3&4, I have been doing my pulps wrong for years, and after about 4-6 weeks of using the proper position I saw my pull-ups increase from 15 to 22-23. My goal was to be able to get up on the bar and knock out 20 at any given time, being a Marine “20″ is the number you need to be taking seriously in any PT environment, and so far these tips have worked better than any stupid workout book or video people might pay for. If you could I would greatly appreciate some tips on hand positions when doing pull-ups, I do my 20 over-handed – shoulder-width apart, my new goal is doing more in a rep, rather than gaining strength … i need some more endurance, any advice? Thanks a lot, Semper Fi.

]]> By: Ben Brilliant http://jasonferruggia.com/top-10-ways-to-improve-your-pull-ups/comment-page-1/#comment-19050 Ben Brilliant Wed, 16 May 2012 08:26:58 +0000 http://jasonferruggia.com/?p=1630#comment-19050 Great tips to keep people from getting injured in the beginning and stay motivated by using proper form. Thank you Jason. Great tips to keep people from getting injured in the beginning and stay motivated by using proper form. Thank you Jason.

]]> By: Jason Ferruggia http://jasonferruggia.com/top-10-ways-to-improve-your-pull-ups/comment-page-1/#comment-18857 Jason Ferruggia Fri, 11 May 2012 12:38:19 +0000 http://jasonferruggia.com/?p=1630#comment-18857 Nick- You're better off doing more sets further away from failure. Ladders work incredibly well. I'd only go to your limit once in a while. Nick- You’re better off doing more sets further away from failure. Ladders work incredibly well. I’d only go to your limit once in a while.

]]> By: Nick http://jasonferruggia.com/top-10-ways-to-improve-your-pull-ups/comment-page-1/#comment-18803 Nick Thu, 10 May 2012 21:48:21 +0000 http://jasonferruggia.com/?p=1630#comment-18803 I am able to do about 15 pull ups in a row but about 13 with "PERFECT" form. Should I just do the 13 pull ups if I want to increase the amount because you were saying something about do not go untill failure. I have been doing pull ups for 5-6 years untill failure but I will be sure to change that! And hey Jason i have been on a push up program that was six weeks long and did 1 day on 1 day off. I started only being able to do about 19-20 pushups and and by week six i managed to kill off about 40 pushups. I went from being able to doing non stop cycles of 8-10 pushups now doing cycles of about 20. I am now on week 7 but i am making the workout up as I go any tips on how to make the push ups turn from 40 too 50-60?* Should I use the phrase "dont go untill failure" for push ups? Because i might do pulls up ruling for push ups! Please answer this long series of unrevised questions lol. THANKS ALOT I am able to do about 15 pull ups in a row but about 13 with “PERFECT” form. Should I just do the 13 pull ups if I want to increase the amount because you were saying something about do not go untill failure. I have been doing pull ups for 5-6 years untill failure but I will be sure to change that!
And hey Jason i have been on a push up program that was six weeks long and did 1 day on 1 day off. I started only being able to do about 19-20 pushups and and by week six i managed to kill off about 40 pushups. I went from being able to doing non stop cycles of 8-10 pushups now doing cycles of about 20. I am now on week 7 but i am making the workout up as I go any tips on how to make the push ups turn from 40 too 50-60?* Should I use the phrase “dont go untill failure” for push ups? Because i might do pulls up ruling for push ups! Please answer this long series of unrevised questions lol. THANKS ALOT

]]> By: Dylan http://jasonferruggia.com/top-10-ways-to-improve-your-pull-ups/comment-page-1/#comment-18418 Dylan Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:33:18 +0000 http://jasonferruggia.com/?p=1630#comment-18418 I am currently training for the world record of most pull ups in 60 seconds. I have read from multiple sources that it was 47 pulls up. I currently have done 44 pull ups within the time frame. I seem to be stuck in a plateau not being able to get past 44. I average 40 pull ups. What are some techniques to increase my reps. I currently workout 4-5 days a week and do my pull up set first thing. My goal is to do 50 within 60 seconds. Let me know of any tips or tricks you may advise with. Thanks I am currently training for the world record of most pull ups in 60 seconds. I have read from multiple sources that it was 47 pulls up. I currently have done 44 pull ups within the time frame. I seem to be stuck in a plateau not being able to get past 44. I average 40 pull ups. What are some techniques to increase my reps. I currently workout 4-5 days a week and do my pull up set first thing. My goal is to do 50 within 60 seconds. Let me know of any tips or tricks you may advise with.

Thanks

]]> By: John http://jasonferruggia.com/top-10-ways-to-improve-your-pull-ups/comment-page-1/#comment-17772 John Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:19:09 +0000 http://jasonferruggia.com/?p=1630#comment-17772 I disagree with your number 1 rule. Most strength coache don't use the term failure, they use fatigue. Once a lifter loses positve control of the movement they have effectivly fatigued that muscle group. When you say don't go to failure you are saying that you stop long befor the inraoding of the muscle hits a productive level. No lifter should count any rep if the rep isn't done to true form. You would be more sound in your advice to say that the number one rule is to work the muscle group to fatigue (rep til you can't rep any more as long as they understand what an acceptable rep is they can lift to fatiguewhile maintaining form). I disagree with your number 1 rule. Most strength coache don’t use the term failure, they use fatigue. Once a lifter loses positve control of the movement they have effectivly fatigued that muscle group. When you say don’t go to failure you are saying that you stop long befor the inraoding of the muscle hits a productive level. No lifter should count any rep if the rep isn’t done to true form. You would be more sound in your advice to say that the number one rule is to work the muscle group to fatigue (rep til you can’t rep any more as long as they understand what an acceptable rep is they can lift to fatiguewhile maintaining form).

]]> By: john http://jasonferruggia.com/top-10-ways-to-improve-your-pull-ups/comment-page-1/#comment-17741 john Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:54:20 +0000 http://jasonferruggia.com/?p=1630#comment-17741 a man who can't do a pullup is a woman? that's the stupidest thing i ever heard. Einstein wouldn't have been able to do a pullup but he's more of a man than any idiot bodybuilder. a man who can’t do a pullup is a woman? that’s the stupidest thing i ever heard. Einstein wouldn’t have been able to do a pullup but he’s more of a man than any idiot bodybuilder.

]]>