Why Can’t I Do A Pull Up? – Three Keys To Achieving That First Pull Up
Many of the clients that I work with come into the gym unable to do a Pull Up. And most have it as a main goal they would like to accomplish.
Some clients may have never even really tried to achieve that first Pull Up, believing that there was no way they would be able to do one while others may have been working toward it for awhile with no real progress forward.
Because the Pull Up is a unique exercise that not only requires strength, but also a mind-body connection that many people with a desk job simply don’t have. So it isn’t as simple as doing some back exercise and BAM! first Pull Up!
It isn’t even as simple as slowly progressing variations from easiest to hardest and BAM! first Pull Up.
Helping clients, or even yourself, achieve that first Pull Up is about building the mind-body connection, reversing the effects of sitting, strengthening your back and forcing your body to take on more and more challenging Pull Up variations. It is about a complete program of foam rolling, stretching, activation and strengthening exercises.
It is about a program that boils down to 3 key things – Activation, not using Assistance and lower reps. End of story.
You can do all the Inverted Rows and Machine-Assisted Pull Ups assisted Pull Ups you want and never achieve that first Pull Up if you don’t think about these 3 things.
