Thanks so much friend. Yah, kinda hard to grow a channel without the click bait and drama but I won't ever be like that. And there are people like you that appreciate it. Thanks for the support!
I did a lot of pull ups with my elbows flared forward, and the end result was golfer's elbow due to overuse of the joint from pull ups. Putting your elbows forward causes extra strain on the tendon and makes it easier to injure. Solid info here. Keeping elbows to the sides is the way to go to avoid problems in the long run.
I'm blessed to have found this channel. You're a good inspiration brother. What do you recommend for somebody that can rep only one or two true pull ups? I want to start my journey but I feel I'm too weak for any gains if I can only perform 2 reps max at a time lol
Thanks so much! I've seen you on other videos, thank you. Jump into them and let yourself down slowly... they are called negatives. And also find a bar that is lower (like table height or even a table) and rest your heels on the ground, keep your body stiff and perform the pull up movement like that. Here is a link, hopefully links are okay in comments. th-cam.com/video/If5TUevQQw4/w-d-xo.html
Deric (i am not shure if i spell it correctly) has good tips, but also dont feel bad about only doing 2. If you go for strength keping your reps low but havy is usefull. Try to a view sets of 2 pull ups 2 or 3 times a week, and after a little while you will get to 3 and then 4 etc. You can also rep out your pull up, en then directly after it rep out your negative pull up
Hey Derek: On the video front ensure everything is set to manual. What I mean by that is your aperture, shutter speed, ISO, focus. Something is shifting in your video which is causing flickering as your exposure changes. Once all these things are locked down then set your exposure: remember to obey the 180 degree shutter rule: ie your frame rate should be double your shutter speed so for NTSC 30fps and a 1/60 shutter. Why is it a little blurry? You've missed focus, it seems like your focus is on the trees in the background. This is one of the trickiest parts of video on DSLR for various reasons, a smaller aperture will help try something like f8 as it will give a deeper depth of field which will keep more in focus. If you want more tips let me know I have run DSLR video training as part of my job for a while now. I'm no film making expert but I know my way round a DSLR.
I like to lean back slightly and then when I get to the top try and get closer to the bar which will automatically bring the shoulder blades back and contract the lats.
In nature you would never be able to grab a tree with your thumb under the branch. This is why I always do my pullups with my thumb on top. Also because my hands are small too.
Do you know how to do the kick up? And if you do, could you please make a video showing how to train to do it? Thank you so much for your videos. You've been an inspiration to me for the last few weeks. Had a great workout today, feeling great! Hopefully i will meet you one day in Canada so we could have a chat.
Thanks. Did you check out my 20 pull ups video? I know you are busy and stuff... But, I made it. Got my goal. The negative down technique helped make up those lost 2 weeks... Thanks for the tips man. Can't wait for the flag pole videos.
I always have thumb over bar but I also have a 1 3/4" bar. But even on thinner bars I find it much easier to get activation in my back with that grip. But that's me.
+Vegan Gardener Oh no brother. That one is beyond me right now. I flirt with it a little bit, but dang it takes some serious strength. But I have surprised myself before, and I will surprise myself again. I try a bit against a wall and have started to tip my handstands to the side a bit on the parallel bars, but to no avail... yet!
Can I ask, when ever you do a lat exercise with a dumbbell or bar having you elbows closer to the body hits your lats more so why with a pull up is it the opposite?
+Simnett Nutrition, hey Derek, what do you recommend for guys who don't have a lot of upper body strength and cannot get to pull to eye level. What do you recommend to slowly get from little to full pull up.
Just hanging untill failure to develop grip strenght, and negatives; jump up (or use a step/chair) and hold at the top and then slowly lower yourself. And if you have access to them, use bands. Start with a band that you can do 10 pull-ups with. Then progress to thinner bands.
I just started doing some calisthetics a few days ago and my hands hurt quite a bit...I tried wearing weight lifting gloves and that didnt help at all...any tips or comments as to what I can do about that or is that just something that everyone gets but never comments on? I set up a 1'' steel bar in my basement with no padding, I read a few suggestions to get some bike hand grips or tennis raquet tape...any thoughts? Also, I moved out of north van last summer but dont recognize the park you do some of your exercises from...I'm guessing its on the North Shore somewhere and would like my son to check it out, he's really been getting into fitness lately. Thanks for the great videos, I just came across your channel and really enjoying it!
warrdog50 If you're talking about the skin getting torn up, don't worry, your hands are going to come stronger when they heal and adapt and you'll be able to hold the grip without pain then.
Thanks, Derek, love the vids Have you any tips for avoiding forearm strain when doing pullups? I have a persistent problem in one of my arms due to pullups which makes the muscle on that forearm constantly sore.
Hmm, I really don't know what to say. Maybe take a break for a couple weeks and do lots of stretching and light movements. Film yourself do some pull ups maybe and see if there are any imbalances. Injuries often occur from an imbalance somewhere else.
Hey I was wondering what you would recommend doing when only working out three/four days a week. From what I understand you do push/pull/legs with a total of working out 6 days per week. Should I do a couple pulling/pushing exercise each day. 3 days a week?
Austin Smith Well I'm no expert but I try to train same muscle groups atleast twice a week. That is the optimal way of training in my opinion. Enough rest to the muscle (abt. 48-72hrs in a week) so it can rebuild itself.
If you are working out 3 days per week do total body workouts everyday. Find compound movements that attack lots of different muscles. Each muscle group must be stressed often in order to grow. Lekaleino's idea could work too if you want to do splits. But when working out only 3 days a week you really want to hit each muscle group every workout. In my opinion at least. That's what worked for me!
Simnett Nutrition Love the fact that you respond to these comments! Hit milestones today at the gym doing dips and pullups with 15kg extra, the pump is just unreal with the extra weight!
I feel like it is really hard to do pull-ups wrong, especially when you start to add weight. If you do them wrong, you probably won't be able to do a whole set. I also alternate between wide grip pull-ups and chin-ups.
good tutorial man but just a warning to you your followers and your elbows (medial epicondyle) in particular when you put thumb over the bar instead of wrapping it you limit the use of the Adductor Pollicis, Abductor Pollicis brevis and the Opponens pollicis (all small muscles in the hand) which leads to more stress on the medial epicondlye and will eventually lead to tendonitits which if not taken care of properly will lead to tendonnosis which is a bitch to get rid of. you may get away with it for a while but it has a VERY high chance of catching up with you. I only say this because you seem like chill dude and good up and comer to the youtube fitness game and would be a shame to get yourself hurt or have the people that watch your channel get hurt because of incorrect info. Good job though stay strong
My husband and I went vegan a little over 3 weeks ago but you were a big reason for him!! Thank you for all the useful info!! Great job!!
This Is my favorite vegan channel, you focus on actual information instead of propagating concocted drama. Well done :)
Thanks so much friend. Yah, kinda hard to grow a channel without the click bait and drama but I won't ever be like that. And there are people like you that appreciate it. Thanks for the support!
Simnett Nutrition No problem, you reap what you sew I guess :) Love from Australia x
I did a lot of pull ups with my elbows flared forward, and the end result was golfer's elbow due to overuse of the joint from pull ups. Putting your elbows forward causes extra strain on the tendon and makes it easier to injure. Solid info here. Keeping elbows to the sides is the way to go to avoid problems in the long run.
Explosive pull up guide please my man!
Great videos as always.
Thanks for all the cool stuff you post!! Really helpful! Have a great day!
So glad I found your channel. Thanks for all of the great videos you have really helped me out bro !
That's awesome. Thanks for the comment and support. Is there anything you would like to maybe see me cover?
I'm blessed to have found this channel. You're a good inspiration brother. What do you recommend for somebody that can rep only one or two true pull ups? I want to start my journey but I feel I'm too weak for any gains if I can only perform 2 reps max at a time lol
Thanks so much! I've seen you on other videos, thank you. Jump into them and let yourself down slowly... they are called negatives. And also find a bar that is lower (like table height or even a table) and rest your heels on the ground, keep your body stiff and perform the pull up movement like that. Here is a link, hopefully links are okay in comments. th-cam.com/video/If5TUevQQw4/w-d-xo.html
Deric (i am not shure if i spell it correctly) has good tips, but also dont feel bad about only doing 2. If you go for strength keping your reps low but havy is usefull. Try to a view sets of 2 pull ups 2 or 3 times a week, and after a little while you will get to 3 and then 4 etc. You can also rep out your pull up, en then directly after it rep out your negative pull up
Hey Derek: On the video front ensure everything is set to manual. What I mean by that is your aperture, shutter speed, ISO, focus. Something is shifting in your video which is causing flickering as your exposure changes. Once all these things are locked down then set your exposure: remember to obey the 180 degree shutter rule: ie your frame rate should be double your shutter speed so for NTSC 30fps and a 1/60 shutter.
Why is it a little blurry? You've missed focus, it seems like your focus is on the trees in the background. This is one of the trickiest parts of video on DSLR for various reasons, a smaller aperture will help try something like f8 as it will give a deeper depth of field which will keep more in focus.
If you want more tips let me know I have run DSLR video training as part of my job for a while now. I'm no film making expert but I know my way round a DSLR.
Nice video man!
Thanx for the tips👍🇬🇧
I like to lean back slightly and then when I get to the top try and get closer to the bar which will automatically bring the shoulder blades back and contract the lats.
favorite channel
3 thumbs down wtf lol, great video man :)
Great info, can you do a warm up and stretching viid? Thanks
Love the videos bro
In nature you would never be able to grab a tree with your thumb under the branch. This is why I always do my pullups with my thumb on top. Also because my hands are small too.
Do you know how to do the kick up? And if you do, could you please make a video showing how to train to do it?
Thank you so much for your videos. You've been an inspiration to me for the last few weeks. Had a great workout today, feeling great! Hopefully i will meet you one day in Canada so we could have a chat.
Found this vid Derek awesome info wish I saw this weeks ago haha awesome
Thanks. Did you check out my 20 pull ups video? I know you are busy and stuff... But, I made it. Got my goal. The negative down technique helped make up those lost 2 weeks...
Thanks for the tips man. Can't wait for the flag pole videos.
Great vid , thanks
+SquirrelSolitaire No, thank you for checking it out!
I always have thumb over bar but I also have a 1 3/4" bar. But even on thinner bars I find it much easier to get activation in my back with that grip. But that's me.
A day in the life video would be great
awesome thanks bro
Good stuff bro, can you do the one arm handstand? I've been trying to get it stable for several months now and some tips would be welcome
+Vegan Gardener Oh no brother. That one is beyond me right now. I flirt with it a little bit, but dang it takes some serious strength. But I have surprised myself before, and I will surprise myself again. I try a bit against a wall and have started to tip my handstands to the side a bit on the parallel bars, but to no avail... yet!
+Simnett Nutrition It seems the OAH is a tough nut to crack. Keep up the good work my man.
Can I ask, when ever you do a lat exercise with a dumbbell or bar having you elbows closer to the body hits your lats more so why with a pull up is it the opposite?
+Simnett Nutrition, hey Derek, what do you recommend for guys who don't have a lot of upper body strength and cannot get to pull to eye level. What do you recommend to slowly get from little to full pull up.
Just hanging untill failure to develop grip strenght, and negatives; jump up (or use a step/chair) and hold at the top and then slowly lower yourself.
And if you have access to them, use bands. Start with a band that you can do 10 pull-ups with. Then progress to thinner bands.
nice vidoes man.. listen what kind of food and recipes do you follow as a vegan ?
I just started doing some calisthetics a few days ago and my hands hurt quite a bit...I tried wearing weight lifting gloves and that didnt help at all...any tips or comments as to what I can do about that or is that just something that everyone gets but never comments on? I set up a 1'' steel bar in my basement with no padding, I read a few suggestions to get some bike hand grips or tennis raquet tape...any thoughts?
Also, I moved out of north van last summer but dont recognize the park you do some of your exercises from...I'm guessing its on the North Shore somewhere and would like my son to check it out, he's really been getting into fitness lately.
Thanks for the great videos, I just came across your channel and really enjoying it!
warrdog50 If you're talking about the skin getting torn up, don't worry, your hands are going to come stronger when they heal and adapt and you'll be able to hold the grip without pain then.
Could you do a video on how to get broader shoulders/ how you got broad shoulders?
Will-I- Am archer pull ups, archer push ups, crucifix push ups.
Thanks, Derek, love the vids
Have you any tips for avoiding forearm strain when doing pullups? I have a persistent problem in one of my arms due to pullups which makes the muscle on that forearm constantly sore.
+Rebel Alliance sore where and do you mean a sharp pain?
Brachioradialis...generally sore, sometimes sharper pain when doing pullups
I had the same problem before, what I did was try concentrating on using back muscles more to the pullup
Hmm, I really don't know what to say. Maybe take a break for a couple weeks and do lots of stretching and light movements. Film yourself do some pull ups maybe and see if there are any imbalances. Injuries often occur from an imbalance somewhere else.
Thanks for the sub buddy!
4:46 we’ll leave that for the ”crossfitters” 🤣👍
Hey I was wondering what you would recommend doing when only working out three/four days a week. From what I understand you do push/pull/legs with a total of working out 6 days per week. Should I do a couple pulling/pushing exercise each day. 3 days a week?
Austin Smith Well I'm no expert but I try to train same muscle groups atleast twice a week. That is the optimal way of training in my opinion. Enough rest to the muscle (abt. 48-72hrs in a week) so it can rebuild itself.
If you are working out 3 days per week do total body workouts everyday. Find compound movements that attack lots of different muscles. Each muscle group must be stressed often in order to grow. Lekaleino's idea could work too if you want to do splits. But when working out only 3 days a week you really want to hit each muscle group every workout. In my opinion at least. That's what worked for me!
Simnett Nutrition Love the fact that you respond to these comments! Hit milestones today at the gym doing dips and pullups with 15kg extra, the pump is just unreal with the extra weight!
Lekaleino Amazing! That is so great. 15 kg is no joke! Keep it up friend. :D
Simnett Nutrition Thank you Derek, Will do!
I feel like it is really hard to do pull-ups wrong, especially when you start to add weight. If you do them wrong, you probably won't be able to do a whole set. I also alternate between wide grip pull-ups and chin-ups.
Nice tutorial
Any dashie's fans here notice the background music?
good tutorial man but just a warning to you your followers and your elbows (medial epicondyle) in particular when you put thumb over the bar instead of wrapping it you limit the use of the Adductor Pollicis, Abductor Pollicis brevis and the Opponens pollicis (all small muscles in the hand) which leads to more stress on the medial epicondlye and will eventually lead to tendonitits which if not taken care of properly will lead to tendonnosis which is a bitch to get rid of. you may get away with it for a while but it has a VERY high chance of catching up with you. I only say this because you seem like chill dude and good up and comer to the youtube fitness game and would be a shame to get yourself hurt or have the people that watch your channel get hurt because of incorrect info. Good job though stay strong
Pullup progressions
That's a much wider grip than normal
can't believe i'm starting to watch videos like this, that's what becoming vegan does to ya
Oh man the bar is bent.... due to excessive amount of pull ups!
If you fart it will help you get your chin over the bar
Another great tip
hahahahahahahahahajha
that's not how us CrossFit terms kip!!