Hey man, I just wanted to say I’ve been subbed since one of your earliest videos and I’m so happy to see how well your channel’s grown. I’ve always admired calisthenic exercises, but I’m currently still a bit too heavy for some of them. I use you for motivation, and your overall approach to health and fitness is really inspiring. Anyway, congratulations on the success and keep up the great work.
6th year lifting and 1st year maining calesthenics but straps are something that I've always sworn by. From 540 DL, to learning the front lever and one arm pull up, don't let yourself be limited by your grip strength! Love the video and the energy, keep doing what you're doing bro 🙌🏾
5+ year lifting pull ups + bars with 20-30kg and now i know all what he do its wrong, i did the same.. theare is good ex in row , but all pull ups are total wrong, and no matter if its 1 armed or hard reps with waights, how he did. Now i training with my body waight 70kg for 10 +-2 reps and its so hard, i need 40 kg to get the same hard but its will be different pull up like he do
In case anyone was wondering. I got my back to look amazing with just lat pull downs. It all depends on your nutrition and having rest days in between.
I'm around 195 pounds and right now i have a goal to do 1 pull up. Scapular pull-ups, pull-up negatives and lat pull down help fosho. Great video colin
Awsome work as always. Your channel has grown on me. It's hard to find authentic people in the fitness space who arent out to sell you their heart attack juice or "sixpack shredding course" nowadays, so I'm glad you're here. I think it's time I've made a "Back workout" video myself^^
That vertical pull up is beautiful to watch .. and the one armed pull ups look incredibly difficult .. lifting your weight with one arm .. seems impossible ., yet there you are doing it .. seeing is believing Colin :) Really appreciated the segment on deadlift ., this is what I do .. watching you do it gave me confidence I am performing these correctly., Another informative and useful video ., also aesthetically beautiful to watch! Thanks for this one .. appreciate all your hard work in providing inspiration and encouragement! Jen999💙
The fastest way I grew my back was I stopped doing 3 sets of like 8 pull ups, and just added 10 pounds and did 5 sets of 4. I saw instant improvement. As soon as you can safely do pull ups and can do like 6, at body weight, add weight. Your strength will sky rocket. I went from doing 8 body weight to doing 16 in under a month.
@@TheEmperorsLegion My gyms got a belt with a chain and you can just attach a 10lb plate to it and it dangles from your hips, directly below your core. I wouldn't think that there would be a difference though.
@@TheEmperorsLegionid say vest can be usefull at push up and dips while the chain is useless for push ups. But u cant change weight on it tho unless their is. Avest like a plate carry where u can overload it
The key wasn't u changing ur rep range or intensity, it was the novelty of that change. Your body adapts to a movement u do for longer duration, that's why it's important to periodise ur workouts in mesocycles of volume and intensity variation
😱Again? I was in the middle of exercise and thinking about my skinny back. My chest and shoulders are good (thanks to you) but my back is not. And i was thinking about it. THEN, this video notification come to me! This was happened while ago on legs exercise video. Thanks for the awesome informations 🤩
You see videos like this are incredibly healthy for me mentally because I still struggle to accept that five reps is a completely acceptable number. Every time I'm only able to get four or five reps on an exercise I always feel like I must be screwing up or I need to drop the weight and then I see your videos and you're only doing about that much. I dunno, it helps.
Dawg it’s a pleasure to watch you move! The way you do those archer pull-ups and whatever that upside down calisthenics mid back thing with such ease and fluidity… 🤯 you’re a beast Colin! Keep up the great work and great videos. I’m fired up to hit some pull-ups now 💪🏻💪🏻
The transformation is pretty impressive but let’s be fair. You’re in monumentally better shape overall in that second pic and it wasn’t just a change in back exercises that made that possible.
I'm 90 kg at 189 cm, 200 lbs at 6.2 for you americanos :) I spent this whole year focusing on pullups. It's my 4th year in the gym (31 years old Swede). I now do 10 clean pullups as easy as 2 was a year ago. My maximum is 17 I think now. I'm vary happy with that at my height and weight. Some people have come up to me since they were suprised how easy it looked. That's what 1 year of pullups 4 days a week does :D Varying your pullups and chins is the key! Slow, fast, negatives, you name it!
Why do tall men always feel the need to mention they are tall in all situations? Like, wow so cool, you were born with the right genes good for you, but like ask yourself why you always mention it when you talk about yourself.
@@garak55 Pretty sure he mentioned it (and especially his weight) just to give some info about his strength. The heavier you are the harder pullups obviously are, exponentially so. Being 90kg and doing 10 clean pullups is a LOT more impressive than if you're 50-60kg
about 3 month ago I was about 220lb and not able to do a single pull up or even hang on the bar. I have been consistently going to the gym 5 times a week, and at the same time before I go to sleep, even on my rest days, I have been doing 40 assisted pull ups with one leg on a chair, left leg 20 reps and right leg 20reps. now I am at 5 CLEAN pull ups and my weight dropped down to 185. I am just sharing my progress bc my goal was only to do one single pull up and now I am at 5 reps. if you want to do pull ups just practice the progression steps and as long as you make an effort toward your goal, that is one step closer than you were yesterday.
i just tried the pullup with your legs raised vertically. I didnt realise I could do that haha. Im deffo using that more often I can feel that in my core!
If you’re not going heavy, make it harder for your self, explode with your glutes on the way up, and do 3 second or more negative reps for deadlifts, trully amazing
I grew up watching bodybuilders doing lat pulldowns, and wasted decades of progression with that shit. Changing those for pullups has made a massive difference for me.
Been enjoying your videos, your energy and tone are pretty refreshing. You're laid back but also informative and funny. Keep it up man, and thanks for all the tips!
Deadlift and pull-up progressions (especially weighted) go such a long way for back development. Kayaking/canoeing is also a great way to get cardio in, vitamin D, and a massive back. Phenomenal compound exercise with proper form.
I love doing pull ups, I can do 5-8 pull ups a set and do a 30s rest but I can do 1 50pd pull up x3 with the same rest time in-between. I work out at home and use my father in laws straight bar for deadlifts and overhead presses. I really want to work on building my lower back and getting a v taper look from behind in due time(no short cuts)
i found that doing slow negatives to failure and then doing a little superset of assisted full range pull ups really got me strong. Edit: i did as many normal pull ups as i could before doing negatives* i went from 0 pull ups to 3 sets of 10-8-6 in about 4 ish months doing a full body workout with 1 or 2 days rest depending on how i felt.
@@maitlember1942 yeah doing the movement slow and controlled, just so you don't let gravity do half the work. Starting with the bar at your chest or throat in proper back position. The clenching up as you start hanging
Yooo the fact that you failed the one arm makes me so proud that I can do multiple bc I know you’re a strong strong dude! Rock climbing really does make ya strong as hell
@@colinmurrayYTtellin you bro it’s something else! I didn’t even train for a one arm it happened after just a couple months of climbing 6 days a week. Trust though my vertical isn’t anything like yours! Doin some work on that right now
Haven't checked but if you could, could you cover a Q&A episode responding to some questions like "what I wished I would have known earlier...". Sorry if you have, but love your approach to mix home/gym workout style for a calisthenic noob like myself. Look forward to seeing your channel grow ‼💪‼
Generally, you want to do wrist stretches, and do exercises that roll your wrist (hold your hands together, and cross fingers, then begin to do a circular motion - at any given moment, just one of your hands should push on the other). Do these before you start working out, and during the first exercises that put strain on your wrist until you feel properly warmed up. You can also use wrist straps that limit the amount of bending your wrist experiences.
Just want to point out something that usually isn’t considered when talking about pull-ups: your own weight. I do not look my weight at all, like I’m not a Sulek but I look fit (6’2” 230). Doing pull-ups for me is way harder than other back exercises just due to the unavoidable starting weight. More of a PSA, but I see a lot of vids emphasizing pull-ups as the best way to grow back. I believe it’s one of the best exercises you can do, no doubt, just don’t get discouraged if doing 10 is daunting. It was for me for a long time, and still kinda is lol.
Great video. It might be weird but I fine your voice and your use of tone very soothing, made me pay more attention for some reasons, P.S. never know Crush has actual stairs in their gym thats wild.
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i pray every one watching this level up financially , physically, mentally and spiritually this year ! Let’s get to work 💪🏿💰💪🏿
Yessir!!🙌🙌
Thank you. Same to you brother
Thanks man, i hope the best for you
Can I take creatine monohydrate in pill form?
Thanks man! You too
Let's normalize making 5 minute videos that are straight to the point
This video is 10/10
5/5
Dont think you can monetize videos under 10mins so
@@TexTheMaster this is yet another flex, dude is doing it for the love of the game
@@TexTheMaster You can, videos under 10 min weren't pushed as much by the algorithm, but I don't know what the algorithm is deciding now.
@@SEANCOMBS-j6y love of the game doesnt pay the bills tho.
This is a 15 minute video in 6 mins. Straight to the point and informational. Thanks bro
Pull ups my favourite back exercise. They're so rewarding.
100% I agree!
You’re chill, humble approach is awesome - minimal ego, max information download. Thank you for being you sharing your knowledge and experience.
This guy is talking all casually about his results but his back and shoulders are absolutely shredded
I really like your authentic, raw, even slightly awkward style. Keep it. Don't over-postproduct your videos.
Great workout tips, also :)
Hey man, I just wanted to say I’ve been subbed since one of your earliest videos and I’m so happy to see how well your channel’s grown. I’ve always admired calisthenic exercises, but I’m currently still a bit too heavy for some of them. I use you for motivation, and your overall approach to health and fitness is really inspiring. Anyway, congratulations on the success and keep up the great work.
Thank you! The comment really means a lot and stay consistent. It’s only a matter of time before you start repping out those calisthenic moves!
I love your down-to-earth, no-nonsense approach, Colin. Plenty of great back exercises here to incorporate into my workouts, thanks.
Thanks glad you got something out of it!
He said “Ain’t much to it 🙂” loved it
6th year lifting and 1st year maining calesthenics but straps are something that I've always sworn by. From 540 DL, to learning the front lever and one arm pull up, don't let yourself be limited by your grip strength! Love the video and the energy, keep doing what you're doing bro 🙌🏾
5+ year lifting pull ups + bars with 20-30kg and now i know all what he do its wrong, i did the same.. theare is good ex in row , but all pull ups are total wrong, and no matter if its 1 armed or hard reps with waights, how he did. Now i training with my body waight 70kg for 10 +-2 reps and its so hard, i need 40 kg to get the same hard but its will be different pull up like he do
@@saint9487 Are you trying to say his form is bad?
@@Yerr_ItsNick Of course it bad, he has 0 lower body, but back its good.
@@saint9487 are you having a stroke?
You should not use straps to supplement a weak grip, train grip instead
2:34 bro I thought my airpod died wtf 😭
lmao I just charged them too
Same
I was like, “they’re charged wt frick!”
Should be banned for that
Same. 😂
In case anyone was wondering. I got my back to look amazing with just lat pull downs. It all depends on your nutrition and having rest days in between.
You should make a TH-cam channel
and mostly genetics.
@@coo1gam3r49IF mean find what works for you, then yes. Almost everyone can grow though.
Can we see my son?
I'm around 195 pounds and right now i have a goal to do 1 pull up. Scapular pull-ups, pull-up negatives and lat pull down help fosho. Great video colin
Ausie pullups !!!
if you tellin the truth and you do those then you got that easy in no time bro
Awsome work as always. Your channel has grown on me. It's hard to find authentic people in the fitness space who arent out to sell you their heart attack juice or "sixpack shredding course" nowadays, so I'm glad you're here.
I think it's time I've made a "Back workout" video myself^^
That vertical pull up is beautiful to watch .. and the one armed pull ups look incredibly difficult .. lifting your weight with one arm .. seems impossible ., yet there you are doing it .. seeing is believing Colin :)
Really appreciated the segment on deadlift ., this is what I do .. watching you do it gave me confidence I am performing these correctly.,
Another informative and useful video ., also aesthetically beautiful to watch!
Thanks for this one .. appreciate all your hard work in providing inspiration and encouragement!
Jen999💙
Thank you Jen I really appreciate it! Thanks for watching and keep up the good work with your deadlifts!
@@colinmurrayYT Thanks for the encouragement Colin.. will do :)
Love the realistic simplicity man. Aint much to it. Love the channel, good shit bro🙌
The fastest way I grew my back was I stopped doing 3 sets of like 8 pull ups, and just added 10 pounds and did 5 sets of 4. I saw instant improvement.
As soon as you can safely do pull ups and can do like 6, at body weight, add weight. Your strength will sky rocket. I went from doing 8 body weight to doing 16 in under a month.
Great advice man! I’ll definetly add it to my back routine
Would you recommend a weighted vest?
@@TheEmperorsLegion My gyms got a belt with a chain and you can just attach a 10lb plate to it and it dangles from your hips, directly below your core. I wouldn't think that there would be a difference though.
@@TheEmperorsLegionid say vest can be usefull at push up and dips while the chain is useless for push ups. But u cant change weight on it tho unless their is. Avest like a plate carry where u can overload it
The key wasn't u changing ur rep range or intensity, it was the novelty of that change. Your body adapts to a movement u do for longer duration, that's why it's important to periodise ur workouts in mesocycles of volume and intensity variation
😱Again? I was in the middle of exercise and thinking about my skinny back. My chest and shoulders are good (thanks to you) but my back is not.
And i was thinking about it. THEN, this video notification come to me!
This was happened while ago on legs exercise video. Thanks for the awesome informations 🤩
😂😂your welcome! Its crazy timing at this point I’m just making the videos for you
@@colinmurrayYT 😅Yeah, it could be!
You see videos like this are incredibly healthy for me mentally because I still struggle to accept that five reps is a completely acceptable number. Every time I'm only able to get four or five reps on an exercise I always feel like I must be screwing up or I need to drop the weight and then I see your videos and you're only doing about that much. I dunno, it helps.
Dawg it’s a pleasure to watch you move! The way you do those archer pull-ups and whatever that upside down calisthenics mid back thing with such ease and fluidity… 🤯 you’re a beast Colin! Keep up the great work and great videos. I’m fired up to hit some pull-ups now 💪🏻💪🏻
The transformation is pretty impressive but let’s be fair. You’re in monumentally better shape overall in that second pic and it wasn’t just a change in back exercises that made that possible.
I'm 90 kg at 189 cm, 200 lbs at 6.2 for you americanos :) I spent this whole year focusing on pullups. It's my 4th year in the gym (31 years old Swede). I now do 10 clean pullups as easy as 2 was a year ago. My maximum is 17 I think now. I'm vary happy with that at my height and weight. Some people have come up to me since they were suprised how easy it looked. That's what 1 year of pullups 4 days a week does :D Varying your pullups and chins is the key! Slow, fast, negatives, you name it!
bless your elbows
Why do tall men always feel the need to mention they are tall in all situations?
Like, wow so cool, you were born with the right genes good for you, but like ask yourself why you always mention it when you talk about yourself.
@@garak55because of building muscle is way harder. its like building muscle as short person without eating barely any protein
@@bro-ic7uw this "tall people are hard gainers" is total bullshit. Just eat more.
@@garak55 Pretty sure he mentioned it (and especially his weight) just to give some info about his strength. The heavier you are the harder pullups obviously are, exponentially so. Being 90kg and doing 10 clean pullups is a LOT more impressive than if you're 50-60kg
Colin Murray uploaded again!! Favorite TH-camr fr
2 days ago I did my first pull-ups and chin-ups im still sore
Bro u gotta continue ur journey
@@d4vld- ofcourse training is part of my daily routine I only take rest if im really sore otherwise I train everyday
Good shit
Be aware, take weeks to see results
Get resistance bands bro they help a lot
@@themanman2351 nah I can now do 10 pull-ups with 20 pounds added
about 3 month ago I was about 220lb and not able to do a single pull up or even hang on the bar. I have been consistently going to the gym 5 times a week, and at the same time before I go to sleep, even on my rest days, I have been doing 40 assisted pull ups with one leg on a chair, left leg 20 reps and right leg 20reps. now I am at 5 CLEAN pull ups and my weight dropped down to 185. I am just sharing my progress bc my goal was only to do one single pull up and now I am at 5 reps. if you want to do pull ups just practice the progression steps and as long as you make an effort toward your goal, that is one step closer than you were yesterday.
How would switching between the right and left leg make a difference?
@@JaydenLuna-bw7ce how I was doing the assisted pullups was almost like a pistol squat so my legs would get sore from the high reps
@@MegaHomieJ oh i see
I love how you go straight to the point
You’re back is sick dude like perfect balance
Thanks bro I appreciate that!
i just tried the pullup with your legs raised vertically. I didnt realise I could do that haha. Im deffo using that more often I can feel that in my core!
Yeah that vertical pull up looks insane lol
Jesus loves you!
Dude, that was really good. Stunned at how much you were deadlifting as well.. serious work!!
Thanks, Glad you liked it!
This channel and Strength Side are the two best fitness channels on here (in my opinion)
Fantastic advice and I love your approach. Keep it simple! Well done and keep it up, thanks.
Your video’s changed my life
Brother, your channel is a hidden gem on TH-cam. Thx for the info
i wish i could pay this man $5 000 000 for this concise af video, such a simple guide, down to earth dude as well.
thank you for not wasting my time
If you’re not going heavy, make it harder for your self, explode with your glutes on the way up, and do 3 second or more negative reps for deadlifts, trully amazing
W man. W tips. W video.
Great vid imo, short, straightforwrd n simple. 💯
Great content, man. Keep it coming.
Thanks, will do!
You got me with the low battery sound 2:34
I was a normal narrow back boy and after getting to a point of 20 pull ups in a set I went to a wide back man.
Best shit.
I grew up watching bodybuilders doing lat pulldowns, and wasted decades of progression with that shit. Changing those for pullups has made a massive difference for me.
Im a year late but have you ever thought that you didn't do Lat Pulldowns well enough?
bro the airpod dying noise 😭😂 awesome content man!
“When you can do pull ups, now we’re cooking 😂😊😊” That’s so nice!
Been enjoying your videos, your energy and tone are pretty refreshing. You're laid back but also informative and funny. Keep it up man, and thanks for all the tips!
Dude your back is premium
Deadlift and pull-up progressions (especially weighted) go such a long way for back development. Kayaking/canoeing is also a great way to get cardio in, vitamin D, and a massive back. Phenomenal compound exercise with proper form.
My guy is a beast. Subscribed
I love this guy!!
I love doing pull ups, I can do 5-8 pull ups a set and do a 30s rest but I can do 1 50pd pull up x3 with the same rest time in-between. I work out at home and use my father in laws straight bar for deadlifts and overhead presses. I really want to work on building my lower back and getting a v taper look from behind in due time(no short cuts)
Hey man, thanks for sharing, excellent content, by the way your back is pretty amazing props!!
Well that was quick and to the point. Thank you
Good advice especiqlly on failure but dont keep skippin leg days😉
Inspirational AF bro.
i found that doing slow negatives to failure and then doing a little superset of assisted full range pull ups really got me strong.
Edit: i did as many normal pull ups as i could before doing negatives*
i went from 0 pull ups to 3 sets of 10-8-6 in about 4 ish months doing a full body workout with 1 or 2 days rest depending on how i felt.
yo nice
slow negatives?
@@maitlember1942 yeah doing the movement slow and controlled, just so you don't let gravity do half the work. Starting with the bar at your chest or throat in proper back position. The clenching up as you start hanging
@Mait Lember its where you do the eccentric portion of the pull up (the part where you are going down) as slow as possible, 8 to 10 seconds
@@improvisthenics well i didn't do it that slow. More like 2-4 seconds
Great video with quality information Colin!! Let me work towards the Christmas tree now!
Yooo the fact that you failed the one arm makes me so proud that I can do multiple bc I know you’re a strong strong dude! Rock climbing really does make ya strong as hell
Rock climbing strength is different y’all are way too strong! I wish they had climbing gyms near me.
@@colinmurrayYTtellin you bro it’s something else! I didn’t even train for a one arm it happened after just a couple months of climbing 6 days a week. Trust though my vertical isn’t anything like yours! Doin some work on that right now
Such an amount of information in just one video and that's making him a good top sigma and that's why we love you !!!!
That’s not a Christmas tree, that’s the Assassin’s Creed logo.
This guy is a frickin beast!
Bro I love your videos. So simple, well-structured and straight to the point
had a great time watching this video, you did a great job on it imo! thx :) can't wait to do more pullups soon :)
Thank you Donte Dvinchenzo.
Haven't checked but if you could, could you cover a Q&A episode responding to some questions like "what I wished I would have known earlier...". Sorry if you have, but love your approach to mix home/gym workout style for a calisthenic noob like myself. Look forward to seeing your channel grow
‼💪‼
Bro has the most aesthetic back i have ever seen
Appreciate your work 🙏👍
loved the transition at 3:13 for the wings lol
I HATE pull-ups and I even told myself today as I was doing back, “Nah, I don’t need pull-ups.”
…
Now I’m gonna start doing pull-ups.
babe wake up new colin murray video
😂😂
I love your videos! Can you do one on how to keep your wrists healthy and pain free?
yeah, lets ask it in his next videos so he will see it
Generally, you want to do wrist stretches, and do exercises that roll your wrist (hold your hands together, and cross fingers, then begin to do a circular motion - at any given moment, just one of your hands should push on the other).
Do these before you start working out, and during the first exercises that put strain on your wrist until you feel properly warmed up.
You can also use wrist straps that limit the amount of bending your wrist experiences.
Legend has it this man never works out in the same place twice.
Pull-ups so important he threw it in two separate chapters.
Started doing L sit thanks to you
thanks bro
No problem bro
Good stuff dude love it.. Gonna start to inquire them
I had no idea there were so many variations of pull-ups! Good stuff
I'M IN LOVE WITH THE SHAPE OF YOU!
Subscribed!! Thanks for the tip mate.
Good advice on deadlift. The best ever advice I came across was to really engage the lats BEFORE you start lifting it upwards.
back is looking really good
Those archer pullups do seem really intriguing.
2:35 actually thought my airpods were loosing charge LOL
Bro got wide lats and wide waves 🌊 Salute!
I wish I had this bro in my life
Your back is crazy good man
Thanks bro!
Calisthenics gains for life. Let’s get it
Anyone else think Colin's top (0:16) reads 'Moving Keep Just' ? 😄
Did anyone else get confused and check their headpohones at 2:34? lmao
Great video as always😀
This motivated me to start with pullday instead of push
Bros chill af
Just want to point out something that usually isn’t considered when talking about pull-ups: your own weight.
I do not look my weight at all, like I’m not a Sulek but I look fit (6’2” 230). Doing pull-ups for me is way harder than other back exercises just due to the unavoidable starting weight.
More of a PSA, but I see a lot of vids emphasizing pull-ups as the best way to grow back. I believe it’s one of the best exercises you can do, no doubt, just don’t get discouraged if doing 10 is daunting. It was for me for a long time, and still kinda is lol.
Great video. It might be weird but I fine your voice and your use of tone very soothing, made me pay more attention for some reasons, P.S. never know Crush has actual stairs in their gym thats wild.
can you please do a posing routine.
can we get a video for how to get a thick neck like yours please? impressive as hell
Thx bro, i apriciate you sharing this
the old dude "rowing" in the background cracks me up even after watching it many times
Thank you. Going to try these out
You’re welcome and good luck🙌
After close to a year of workout, today I did my first pull up without assisted weights 🎉🎉🎉🎉
The holy trinity of:
Push up
Pull up
Sit up
Will never let you down.
Excellent rear delts. Keep up the good work
At first I was like . .....but then his exercise selection and comments made a good Solid video . He knows his stuff