Somewhere in a universe separate to our own, women are doing pull ups again, and again, and again... It’s the norm. They’ve not been talked out of it by other women - who think it’ll make them bulky, a concerned other half - who can’t do a pull up himself, or themselves - who don’t want to try and fail and look silly. They just do it. Because they can. The pull up is a brilliant exercise. If you do it properly you can strengthen and tone the arms, shoulders and upper back, and to quote one of my clients from last week ‘how come my abs hurt?!’ YES - hanging off a pull up bar forces you to engage your abs! If you don’t do them already, you need to. If you can’t, I hope this helps... THE PERFECT PULL UP To achieve the perfect pull up you need to grasp the bar just outside shoulder width, keeping your head tall with your chin tucked in and shoulders locked and loaded (shoulders set down with shoulder blades retracted), pull through your elbows until your sternum (chest bone) is nearly touching the bar. Pause for a moment at the top and lower under control until arms are straight, but elbows are not fully extended (soft joints) and body continues to remain under tension. Repeat again, and again, and again. If you’ve ever tried to do this you’ll realise this is difficult - NOT IMPOSSIBLE - I have several female clients who can do it - BUT you need to practice. https://youtube/watch?v=jsibqVoB3r8&list=UUgWeet4vDI2IrdPWlQXuwZg
Posted on: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 09:07:56 +0000
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