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How to do a Pull up

Posted on 02. Jul, 2010 by dimaks in Life

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Are you a fitness buff ? Perhaps you have heard of those mighty pull up bars that have been highly utilized for muscle and strength building routine. I saw some items on sale a few days ago and as much as I wanted to buy a set, I had to think about its urgency of use.

After a few rounds of recollection, I finally decided to just let the sale go and save for the exercise kit in a few months or so.

In preparation for that, I would like to share some guide on how to do a pull up using pull up bars. Here are some direct to the point steps from www.ehow.com, as listed below:

Stand under a pull-up bar. If you’re taller than the bar, stand facing it.

Step 2

Choose which two-handed grip to use. Pull-ups are usually done using the pronated (overhand) grip, meaning that the palms of your hands point away from you, with your thumbs pointing toward each other.

Step 3

Chin-ups are done with a supinated (underhand) grip, in which the palms of your hands point toward you and your thumbs point away from each other.

Step 4

Grasp the bar. Some gyms’ pull-up bars are more than 7 feet high and require a stepping stool or other assistance to reach the bar.

Step 5

Keep your arms straight and simply hang off the bar, keeping your body vertical. Try not to rock or sway back and forth.

Step 6

Relax your shoulders. Try not to hunch them so they touch your cheeks.

Step 7

Try not to arch your back. Unless you’re taller than the bar, keep your knees straight and together.

Step 8

Pull your chest up toward the bar by bending your arms. Try not to jerk any muscles as you pull up. The motion should be smooth. Keep your hands at the same position on the bar.

Step 9

For beginners, pull your body up so that your chin can reach over the pull-up bar. For a more difficult exercise, pull your body up so that your chest makes contact with the bar itself.

Step 10

Pause for a moment before you start lowering yourself back down.

Step 11

Slowly begin straightening your arms and lowering yourself toward your starting position. Keep your torso straight, try not to rock back and forth, relax your shoulders and keep your legs together.

Step 12

Pause once you’ve lowered yourself completely to hanging position, then repeat the exercise.

Step 1 - Stand under a pull-up bar. If you’re taller than the bar, stand facing it.

Step 2 - Choose which two-handed grip to use. Pull-ups are usually done using the pronated (overhand) grip, meaning that the palms of your hands point away from you, with your thumbs pointing toward each other.

Step 3 - Chin-ups are done with a supinated (underhand) grip, in which the palms of your hands point toward you and your thumbs point away from each other.

Step 4 - Grasp the bar. Some gyms’ pull-up bars are more than 7 feet high and require a stepping stool or other assistance to reach the bar.

Step 5 - Keep your arms straight and simply hang off the bar, keeping your body vertical. Try not to rock or sway back and forth.

Step 6 - Relax your shoulders. Try not to hunch them so they touch your cheeks.

Step 7 - Try not to arch your back. Unless you’re taller than the bar, keep your knees straight and together.

Step 8 - Pull your chest up toward the bar by bending your arms. Try not to jerk any muscles as you pull up. The motion should be smooth. Keep your hands at the same position on the bar.

Step 9 - For beginners, pull your body up so that your chin can reach over the pull-up bar. For a more difficult exercise, pull your body up so that your chest makes contact with the bar itself.

Step 10 - Pause for a moment before you start lowering yourself back down.

Step 11 - Slowly begin straightening your arms and lowering yourself toward your starting position. Keep your torso straight, try not to rock back and forth, relax your shoulders and keep your legs together.

Step 12 - Pause once you’ve lowered yourself completely to hanging position, then repeat the exercise.

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