Cant do pull ups
Soleirishpride
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So, I tried crossfit a while ago and I loved it. I was in a beginner class and we never had to do pull ups. Right now I'm staring over again and I was wondering what is a good substitute until I become stronger.
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Pull ups are tough, no doubt about it. Before I could kip I would do sets of one or two pull ups until I got to the total for the wod. I think you should definitely stay on the bar and try jumping pull ups or pull ups with bands. If you go to a gym that has a pull up machine that you can set to assist you that would probably be ok too. The crossfit main site has tons of info on substitutions. I think you can find it in the FAQ section. Good luck. If you stick with it you'll be repping pull ups in no time.0
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I usually substitute pullups with ring rows to build up some strength. I have incorporated pullup "negatives" as well. I have a shoulder issue so pullups have been hard to come by but I've made some huge gains since starting.0
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ring rows.
but if you can jump up and hold yourself at the top and slowly lower yourself down to full extension at the bottom (negative) I do that.
Most gyms allow bands - you can work your way through different resistance bands until you can do a few unassisted.0 -
My back is a disaster and I can't hold core contraction very well (yet) so I sub ring rows on pullup days0
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definitely with bands!0
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I love using the bands. You can adjust to increase your weight slowly while building up you strenght.0
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