Need help with Pull Me Ups
knitapeace
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I'm on Week 7 of Body by You, which doesn't have you start out with the Pull Me Ups but does a Let Me In progression first. I went straight from 2-handed Let Me Ins with 2 second pauses to the Pull Me Ups, and I've been stuck there for probably 3 weeks. I can barely make it through the 3rd set of 10. I have to stop throughout each set and rest. My knees are bent so my feet are basically under my butt giving me plenty of support.
I've always had a weak upper body and I want to get stronger, but it seems like I'm moving really quickly through the lower body progressions and can't make any headway with the upper. (For the Push section I'm up to countertop pushups, shoulder width, 2 second pauses). Should I just keep plugging away at the Pull Me Ups and wait for it to happen? Should I back up and work on the 1-handed Let Me Ins, which I skipped altogether?
FYI I'm eating at a very slight deficit so I know my size isn't growing but I was hoping to at least make some strength gains. Any advice appreciated!
I've always had a weak upper body and I want to get stronger, but it seems like I'm moving really quickly through the lower body progressions and can't make any headway with the upper. (For the Push section I'm up to countertop pushups, shoulder width, 2 second pauses). Should I just keep plugging away at the Pull Me Ups and wait for it to happen? Should I back up and work on the 1-handed Let Me Ins, which I skipped altogether?
FYI I'm eating at a very slight deficit so I know my size isn't growing but I was hoping to at least make some strength gains. Any advice appreciated!
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I'm on Week 7 of Body by You, which doesn't have you start out with the Pull Me Ups but does a Let Me In progression first. I went straight from 2-handed Let Me Ins with 2 second pauses to the Pull Me Ups, and I've been stuck there for probably 3 weeks. I can barely make it through the 3rd set of 10. I have to stop throughout each set and rest. My knees are bent so my feet are basically under my butt giving me plenty of support.
I've always had a weak upper body and I want to get stronger, but it seems like I'm moving really quickly through the lower body progressions and can't make any headway with the upper. (For the Push section I'm up to countertop pushups, shoulder width, 2 second pauses). Should I just keep plugging away at the Pull Me Ups and wait for it to happen? Should I back up and work on the 1-handed Let Me Ins, which I skipped altogether?
FYI I'm eating at a very slight deficit so I know my size isn't growing but I was hoping to at least make some strength gains. Any advice appreciated!
Hi knitapeace,
I found this for you on Mark Lauren's site. Hope that helps.
https://www.marklauren.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1720 -
Awesome, thank you. I think I've been doing partial reps without meaning to, just because I can't get all the way up there on the last five or so reps of set 3!0
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It looked to me like you were doing the right thing by your description. Keep up the good work.0
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Yeah, I'm too am doing Let Me Ups with knees bent for over 8 weeks now. i just read that section again and I just realised you are not supposed to pick yourself up from the floor. Your butt stays off the floor throughout the exercise. I now know what I'm doing wrong. But, I still can't straighten my leg yet though. Is it supposed to feel tight in my thighs when doing the workout? Sorry to hijack the thread but thanks in advance.
Actually, you are supposed to only have your heels on the floor when the knee is bent whilst doing Let Me Ups. Woohoo! I can do it.0
