Want to learn PULL-UPS?
In this blog post, I put together 2 different videos:
- 6 Drills to Learn Internal Torque Pull-Ups
- 6 Drills to Learn External Torque Pull-Ups
Here are 6 Drills to help you learn INTERNAL TORQUE style pull-ups.
Internal Torque Style Pull-Ups will target your upper lats and teres majors.
For Internal Torque:
⚡️Generate tension towards the body’s midline
⚡️Keep your rib cage stacked over your pelvis (like in a plank)
⚡️Shoulder blades slightly protracted
⚡️Torque internally at the shoulders
The intent of these exercises: find your lats and teres majors!
1️⃣ Active Hang: Lats engaged! Goal: straight arms. Hold 30s pronated, 30s supinated.
2️⃣ Scapular Pull-Ups: Goal: straight arms. 5 reps pronated, 5 reps supinated.
3️⃣ Chest-To-Bar Hold, Slow Negative: hold chest to bar for 4 breath cycles, slowly lower. 2x Pronated & 2x Supinated.
4️⃣ Inverted Bodyweight Row: Maintain a plank position & slight shoulder blade protraction. Do as many quality reps as you can and then drop set to the scaled bent knee position. Aim for 8-12 reps.
5️⃣ Lat Pulldowns & Holds: Stay in internal torque. Find your teres majors and lat through full ROM. Do 5 slow and controlled reps, holding the last one for 10s in your deepest range. Then repeat with different grip widths and grips.
6️⃣ Rope Pulls: Match your breathing rate to the speed of your hands. Do 2-3 sets until failure.
✔️Nasal exhale on the concentric, nasal inhale on the eccentric. Maintain nasal breathing for isometrics. For the rope pulls, inhale through your nose on the left and exhale through your nose (or if necessary, your mouth) on the right. For the Exergenie, use code DRSARA for $20 OFF: https://sarasolomon--shop.thrivecart.com/sara-speed-trainer-x-harness-system/
✔️You don't benefit from garbage movements. Make sure you have complete control through full range of motion. Ditch your ego's need for more reps and more weight. More is not better. Better is better.
✔️To maintain balance, vary the grips (pronated, supinated, neutral), and the grip widths (wide, shoulder-width, narrow). Incorporate both horizontal and vertical pulling into your regimen, and move through full range of motion. Train all types of contractions: concentric, eccentric, isometric. Lastly, train both internal and external torque.
Here are 6 Drills to help you learn EXTERNAL TORQUE style pull-ups.
External Torque Style Pull-Ups will target your lats.
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