ARE PULL-UPS ESSENTIAL? | ULTIMATE BACK BUILDER 💪

A question I get asked the most 🤔

Stick to the basics!

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[dnlgdvv]

Pull ups are king. As you get heavier they are tough, but keep them in the rotation.

[thetongardengnome]

I believe the pull downs are a good starting point towards working your way to doing pull ups.

[rob-pk]

Only Jay could wear a shirt with himself on it.

[GSXS-Rider]

Yep, 100%. I used to just do heavy lat pull down, but when I switched to pull ups it lit up my whole back up. 5 sets of 10 wide grip, then go to the plate loaded machines. Has worked pretty well for me...

[REALBOSSDEESEL]

Wisdom, I love doing pull-downs and at my weight pull-ups get tough but I still do at least 3 sets and go for 10 reps. #Fitfor50 #MrO 💪🏼💯

[luxiaojun]

Thanks. Your clips are awesome. Direct and to the point.

[zeroman]

I'm glad you touched on this subject. These studies were giving me second thoughts on purchasing xylitol moving forward. I too use xylitol because of Dr. Ellie.

[LeoZzChosen]

I weight 140ish pounds with clean form I’m assuming he has another 100+ pounds on me that is very impressive at your age Jay! Great form

[blackpantherjon]

these are awesome, direct and quick. he’s a likeable guy too

[jeraldcastillo]

Jay looks great and in good condition compared to other body builders at his age.

[spartanladkenny]

I started focusing on my lats and in the last 6 months I've been doing about 200 pulls ups in a week. I have a v shape now and people have started noticing it. Plus I've increased my strength a lot. Best exercise ever!

[MarcoIsBig]

Gonna start my back session today with pull ups 💪🏻

[jomonjosephkuriyidathinkal]

Thanks for sharing the words of wisdom.... you are a legend man ❤

[debsaye]

I remember in Covid time all gyms were closed and all I could train with was pull ups/ dips and some light dumbells . My back was insane I was weighing close to 225 lbs and could do 18 clean reps.

[ManiaMac]

Not too long ago I could barely do one pull-up. Now they're my favorite exercise; I won't even start my workout unless I've done 50.

[zacharyoverlien]

Some people might think theres no difference between a pullup with your bodyweight or a pulldown using the same weight of your bodyweight. Jay is absolutely correct. Pullups for some reason hit the back better than pulldowns. Nothing like pulling your body up against the force of gravity. Wish i would have been doing them years ago.

[algoretex]

I love the assisted pull up machine its really helped me develop my back and posture

[JonDeth]

I have to stick to negatives with my feet on the ground, and eventually, foot assisted pulls, but that's the road to rehabbing my current injury for now.
It's one of the ultimate exercises just like the push up. I can do the pull up that way, but I can't use a cable with just 10lbs on it without ending up in agony 15 to 20 minutes later.

Builders need to never exclude the fundamentals of strength let alone forget them.

[cosmic]

22 pull-ups from home virtually everyday here before heading out for work 😅

[brandonmccollum]

I love pull-ups one of my favorite exercises