The CURE for WEAK Pull Ups!

In this video I talk about the importance of using paused reps to elevate your pull up performance. Paused reps are a powerful tool for improving your pull up technique and strength at the top of the pull up. By improving your strength and mechanics at the top of the pull up, you can improve your performance on weighted and regular unweighted reps. Paused reps give you an opportunity to analyze your position in the top of the pull up, correct it, get stronger there, and reap the benefits across all of your other pulling exercises.

[Narasthenics]

No bs, no waste of time, no gimmick, no bro science, just straight injections of training wisdom 🔥.

[winnguyen]

I promised myself I would not screw around with a weighted pull up until I could do 10 strict form pull ups. I’m getting close but I may never get there. I’m 65. I’m gonna set aside a day a week for your pause . Maybe I can hit 10 before I’m dead.

[GymGarageMan]

Wish this guy was around in the 80s when I started my fitness journey. A true inspiration!!!

[stank]

Unloads better advice in a 3 min video than most "fitness" focused channels manage to produce in a years worth of content. Thanks and best wishes. Keep it up!

[eggspanda]

im weak at the approach, the bottom, the middle and the top

[Robbeerrtt]

I can do two pullups. That's increased from zero earlier this month lol. This channel makes me excited for life, like calisthenics in general.

[amantinoubliable]

Those clean reps...
All the time...
You definitely raise the bar Kboges

[albertsmith]

Another neat thing to get strong at the top of the move is isometric holds at the Apex. Use a step or box, get into the final position and step off, using maximum tension to stay fixed at the top for a timed duration. You can do an exaggerated slow negative, rest and repeat. This really improved my pull up top position for regular reps.

[jayn]

Weighted pull ups with pause at the top and slowly going down humbled me hard. It's like I was starting from scratch. +1 when it comes to pausing at the top and squeezing your back. Great advice!

[bkdesignr]

like others have said and myself, you give clear, concise and understandable information. you have a real gift kyle, thank you brother.

[jnf]

This was a good reminder. I’ve kind of fallen into bad habits with my pull ups lately now that I think about it. Thank you

[kramkalisthenics]

This is exactly what I needed to hear- thank you! I've been doing a long series of 1-rep-added progressive pull-up workouts (on #24 of 35). I saw these pull workouts as working on the bottom of the movement. But your video made me realize that I fail at the top!
Time for a reboot!

[Slaxckson]

So glad I found this channel when I did. At 22, THIS is the stuff I wish I was taught when I was 16, doing weight training with our school’s coaches with terrible form and no idea why I was even doing the exercise

[irishmick]

I've been slowly moving away from rep counting and am now focusing on quality reps. This version of a pull-up with a few seconds pause at the top has me enthused again. I've also been doing pause press ups, at the top and bottom position. Thanks!

[fnaust]

Congratulations for producing clear-cut, straight to the point videos. Short & sharp and very effective.

[thememelord]

Getting better at anything is literally about just chasing that perfect form for every rep. Even if it makes you able to do less reps than usual, it’s only because it’s working your muscles harder and you are getting more stimulus faster, not to mention that the eccentric part of any movement is the main driver of muscle growth. Great vid 💪

[jejsos]

Such a helpful and informative video. A 3 minutes well spent

[hellothere]

Short, complete, no bulshit blablabla

I love ur content and have always learned new stuff with u instead of trying to find the good informations and tips and the fitness gurur 10/20min long video

Also, love the fact that u do only show the movement, nothing else, that is what i was looking for and that is what i got. Keep up the good work.

I dont usually comment but damn my dude, it's been a long time since i follow and i needed to tell this !

[daynemin]

I think weakness at the top is a recipe for elbow/tendon issues. Unconsciously flexing the wrist as compensation to upper range pulling strength. Little tendons taking the job of the back muscles.
I did this with ring pushups, that range just off the chest was a sticking point. Some slow/pause/partial reps in this area for a few weeks has made the full rom much more balanced and useable. Dial back for a few weeks to benefit for much longer.

[charliecole]

Man this is just what I needed, the top of the range of motion is where I definitely struggle the most with pull ups. I am excited to try these!!