Adding pull-ups, chin-ups?

[Guest guest]

Okay, I got my door gym and set it up. Did a few chin-ups and

pull-ups to test it out by jumping up and then slowly lowering myself

back down. What's the best way to integrate pull-ups and chin-ups

into my BFL work outs? Should I add them on as the extra exercise?

If so, where? Pull-ups for back and chin-ups for shoulders?

Alternatively, I could just do a few chin-ups and pull-ups in the

evenings a few times a week, or will that not allow my arms enough

recovery time?

Also, what's the best way to build up to a true chin-up or pull-up

from where I am now?

Thanks,

Megily

[Guest guest]

Here's a good article on getting started with pull-ups:

http://www.stumptuous.com/cms/displayarticle.php?aid=51

If you want to use them as the second exercise for BFL. Pull-ups (overhand

grip) would be for back or shoulders and chin-ups (underhand grip) or

parallel grip (hands facing each other on the extension bars) would be for

biceps.

The drawback to including them as part of BFL is that pull-ups are damned

difficult, and wiping yourself out with 5 sets of another exercise right

beforehand isn't going to make them any easier or give you much confidence

in your strength. At first, it might be better to do a few of them at the

start of a strength session when you're totally fresh, or do some

stand-alone practice reps several times a week. If you do that, the key is

to literally practice the movement by doing 2 or 3 good ones and that's it.

You can do them fairly often if you're just doing a couple for fun and to

work on your form rather than knocking out extended sets.

You could also find a day or time during the week when you could do a few

sets and still recover. Like, if you do upper body Wednesday and lower body

Friday, you could do pull-ups on Friday or Saturday and still be 48 hours

from either BFL upper body workout.

> Okay, I got my door gym and set it up. Did a few chin-ups and

> pull-ups to test it out by jumping up and then slowly lowering myself

> back down. What's the best way to integrate pull-ups and chin-ups

> into my BFL work outs? Should I add them on as the extra exercise?

> If so, where? Pull-ups for back and chin-ups for shoulders?

> Alternatively, I could just do a few chin-ups and pull-ups in the

> evenings a few times a week, or will that not allow my arms enough

> recovery time?

>

> Also, what's the best way to build up to a true chin-up or pull-up

> from where I am now?

>

> Thanks,

> Megily

>

[Guest guest]

Perfect, thanks! I agree about not preexhausting before hard

bodyweight exercises. I tried some close grip pushups after my

triceps set (which already includes dips) and I fell on my nose!

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> > Okay, I got my door gym and set it up. Did a few chin-ups and

> > pull-ups to test it out by jumping up and then slowly lowering myself

> > back down. What's the best way to integrate pull-ups and chin-ups

> > into my BFL work outs? Should I add them on as the extra exercise?

> > If so, where? Pull-ups for back and chin-ups for shoulders?

> > Alternatively, I could just do a few chin-ups and pull-ups in the

> > evenings a few times a week, or will that not allow my arms enough

> > recovery time?

> >

> > Also, what's the best way to build up to a true chin-up or pull-up

> > from where I am now?

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Megily

> >

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