No pullups?
Yogi_Carl
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I find YAYOG is absolutely great, but my concern is that there appear to be no real pullups even in the more advanced routines.
I know there is the door-pullup but this one creates an incredible amount of drag as you pull up the door face and I would hate to have to pay for a new door at a B&B or worse - a family relation's home - because you pulled the door off it's hinges!
Of course, one solution would be to carry a door wedge with you on your travels and jack up the door before you work out on it, but if you were in a b&b or visiting family, you would likely have gotten there by car so you could much better use a door frame pull-up bar which is kinder to the door frame.
So - just my observation - no pullups? - only the King of bodyweight exercises, surely?
I know there is the door-pullup but this one creates an incredible amount of drag as you pull up the door face and I would hate to have to pay for a new door at a B&B or worse - a family relation's home - because you pulled the door off it's hinges!
Of course, one solution would be to carry a door wedge with you on your travels and jack up the door before you work out on it, but if you were in a b&b or visiting family, you would likely have gotten there by car so you could much better use a door frame pull-up bar which is kinder to the door frame.
So - just my observation - no pullups? - only the King of bodyweight exercises, surely?
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I haven't got that far, so didn't notice there weren't any pullups. Maybe it's because a pull-up bar would be needed? I'm surprised, though. I'm doing Body By You and assumed all those pulling exercise were leading up to full pull-ups.
I don't think those door exercises look safe for the door. I certainly wouldn't try them on my own doors. I couldn't even risk let me ins on my doors! I did those by holding on to the door frame with my finger tips which was quite challenging!0 -
I always figured the door pull-ups was just the "no equipment" version of a pull-up. And since I have one of those power gym bars, I've been using that to do them instead. It's kinda like those towel curls - nothing says you can't use dumbbells if you want to. The book is flexible in a way that you don't have to go 100% by the book, y'know? Heck, I had to be creative with the dips because there's no way I can hang off the back of my kitchen chairs. I'll break something O_o0
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Excellent, thanks. Yes I've never been able to commit to chair back dips because I have a fear of one of them slipping away or tipping towards me. Better to dip between two heavy sofa chair backs or sideboard and a heavy chair if they are the same height.0
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I pulled my kitchen table over next to my kitchen counter and added books to the table so the heights are basically the same. It's a hassle, but it works xD
I've also done let me ins and let me ups with a TRX while at the gym. You do with the equipment you have -> that's the beauty of this program ^^0 -
C4RL05, I felt the same way when I started the YAYOG program. I wanted to make a concerted effort to increase my pull up stamina (maybe because I suck at them).
I've been following the routines in these links: http://www.menshealth.com/fitness/pullups?fullpage=true
http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/04/25/do-a-pull-up/
I do that in addition to the YAYOG workout routine. I've gone from not being able to do any pull ups to completing 3 and I am still working to do more.0 -
Week 7, Day 3 of the Master Program is when you begin doing unassisted pull-ups. 12 reps, 3 sets.
There does not appear to be a lot of focus on pull-ups; however, I believe that this is on purpose. We all know how hard pull ups can be, especially if we haven't trained is some time. A lot of the other exercises that we do in YAYOG will help strengthen the muscles needed to eventually perform unassisted pull-ups.
The one thing that I think should be remembered each and every time you workout is you have to give your all! Yes, I know this should be obvious, but I still need to say it. As an example, when I perform the assisted pull-ups I do as many unassisted as I possibly can before I put by feet on the chair. When I do military presses with feet raise if I can not knock out the full set of 12 because I just can't physically push myself up, I will convert to doing the remainder with my feet on the ground.
With pull-ups, a cheep pull up bar does help out a lot! If you reside in a newer (post 1970's) home, apartment or flat then you should be okay doing pull ups on a door. The best door to them on would be a door that has 3 hinges.
With dips, I use the dinner table chairs (like demoed in the app). To avoid them tipping or slipping, just make sure they are in close enough and you are on carpet. You could also do full body weight dips on the seat portion of the chairs. This is a little awkward and you will be restricted if you are tall and/or have really long arms.
I hope this helps somewhat.0
