How To Get Your First Pull Up!

[SquatUniversity]

Shout out @jessibfit on TikTok for the opening stitched video

[Njordsun]

Pulling, gripping/bending the bar auto rotates your elbows in slightly giving better alignment for me. Took me 6 months to get my first pull amd dropping 40lbs in weight. What a feeling getting that first pull!

[jacobstarr]

I started doing what you’re saying and I went from 0-2 pull-ups. It ain’t much but it’s something.

[coledorillo]

That day when you can crank out pull-ups and dips for double digits is one of the best memories for gym bros.

[jshu-_-]

Cues are valuable. Most people don't know how to gain access to specific muscles so tricking lurselves like this really helps.

[feldgraufox]

My favourite form que i tell people after describing activating the scapula, is instead of trying to pull yourself up to the bar, try to pull your elbows behind you instead.

[Livingmyybestlife]

I needed to see this. I have a very strong back and do everything from dumbbell rows, cable rows, landmines, etc and struggle with pull ups. I will definitely try this. Thanks.

[ruruyu]

This is why I love working out, sometimes you really can do the impossible you just need a change of mindset

[jw-]

I also followed your tip to brace your core first before pulling, totally made a huge the difference!

[WhatIsHasValue]

I used that machine that offsets your weight to get my first pull-up… Now I do regular pull-ups every week as a 42 year old mother of three… And JUST push-ups, pull-ups and dips a couple times a week got my upper body right!

[Nerdybdirty]

I've been trying these ever since you introduced that method with Mr. McGill working with that powerlifter. The pump an explosiveness I feel is great and get more bang for my buck with the 10 sec rest in between. Thanks, Squat!

[lukeclayton]

Excellent advice thank you. I’ve never been able to do a pull up in my life, now I can do 8!

[Turboy]

Pull-ups were the same for me as dips. I just had to get focused and grind out the first ones. Then I started to do more every time. In weeks I was doing weighted dips. Pull-ups are progressing much the same way.

[garetz]

Grip strength makes alot of these exercises alot easier than you think.

[lukelyon]

Negatives are a really great exercises to help people build the strength to do a pull-up. I find they're better than band assisted pull-ups because you have to actually hold and stabilize yourself.

[ostfriesischegriffkraft-we]

Farmers walk and after some weeks....there are no problems with pull ups..

[confusin]

After you get the first pull up done, you will see massive progress 3 or even 5 in a week or so. Very amazing feeling and then the only thing that can exceed that feeling is to do your first muscle up

[emilyjacob]

Also engage your abs and lower body. The less energy you waste moving your lower half around, the more pull ups you’ll be able to do. I like to keep my legs straight and squeeze them together a little bit to engage them, but bent legs work too so long as you’re not swinging them around

[fastguna]

All that + locking out your core and legs. That hella helped me go from a 1 set 5 rep max to a 1 set 20 rep max in less than a month

[Uufda]

This is more useful information on pull-ups than I've heard from anyone ever, even when I had sessions with a personal trainer (sorry Happy, you were a delight of a person, I promise)