For information on improving push ups check out our video "Perfect Push-ups Guaranteed, Do them Right & get Stronger"- th-cam.com/video/sjmeKwbSJXg/w-d-xo.html
Hey, thanks for the tutorial brad and mike, i am not over 50 just 17,5+ and i can do pull ups maybe 10 if i really give it my best effort but I don't ever feel the back stimulus and stimulation but with this method my back really feels it, i guess the exercise was initially to heavy or hard for me and i never got to building basic strength and stimulation i really appreciate it thanks alot thank you really really i mean it, i am a calisthenics Athlete and this method will help me out a lot plus i have a means to do it at home but it's not a real/proper pull up bar I can't wait to see what i can do with my new found strength hehehe plus i can try out and train the pull up i invented 😎 really amazing, love you guys as i would towards friends wish you all the best and the whole team!
I love Mike!!! He excels at demonstrating exercises and therapies, explaining clearly how and why they are done that way. He’s professional, and has a terrifically sharp sense of humor - bet a lot of that whizzes by a lot of folks. Bob and Brad are lucky to have him on staff and on camera. I love Bob and Brad too, of course - That’s an amazing friendship. Kudos to Mike for stepping in and stepping up, with such kindness, respect and integrity. Much love to my favorite - and the very best - physical therapists on the internet. In my opinion, of course! 🙏❤️
Mike is doing a good job. It’s not easy talking to a camera and be comfortable.. while be tutorial. He is definitely getting more comfortable. Keep up the good work Mike
How I learned to do chin ups after 50: 1. The bar at my park has an attach to a ladder at the side 2. I walk up the ladder and place my arms and chest at the top position of a chin-up using the ladder. 3. I let go of the ladder and hold that up position as long as I can 4. When I go down because I can't hole myself up, I try to resist as much as possible. 5. Repeat this every day. 6. After 1 week of this daily, I was able to do chin-up. For me... 1 chin up was the hardest part
He seems pretty darn enthusiastic to me and he's a great teacher. He's not trying to be Bob, just Mike. They're both wonderful. And they're two individual people. ❤
Another tip for those who can't do 1 pull up is to do negatives only. Stand on a chair and set in the top position and lower under strict control, then repeat. When you can do 7-10 negatives under strict control, you should see improvement in doing one or more pull ups (similar to the technique another mentioned below, but without the contraction/hold at the top).
This is great! I read Dr. Kirsch’s book last summer and have been doing that hanging exercise and it’s amazing how well it’s helped my shoulder pain. Now I’m working on being able to do a pull up :)
Thank you for this video. You give me hope I can achieve a pull up with these hints and tips. Thank you Mike, Brad and Bob. You are wonderful people to share this with us all.
I do pull-ups, lat-ups and chin-ups daily. I started at 0 and then worked up to a sets of 12 each per day over years. When my back goes out, hanging down really helps. The kind that fits in a doorway has been great. The handles wear out over time but the bar isn't too expensive when a replacement is needed.
Some public parks have bars and horizontal ladders. When I raught 4th graders, we used our PE time on the playground for fitness par cours.. The horizontal ladder was used for slow "let downs." When kids could do 10 of these then they could do a chin up. Over hand grip is harder and works the triceps rather than the bicepst
If you need help to get good form, don't feel embarrassed to use these techniques. Too many people are ashamed to use bands or other aids. If you need to do pushups on your knees, do pushups on your knees. Getting the complete motion is much more important than doing weight that you can't handle.
This is great, I love your videos, I've been watching them for years. What do you think about those apps that correct your pull-up form in real-time? I bought one for about 3 dollars and I really feel it's helping me.
By allowing the full body weight to hang loose and unopposed by un-retracted scapulae (relaxed scapulae which move passively forward instead of being actively contracted to the midline of the back), are we not possibly risking greater compression of the bicep tendon (tendon impingement below the acromion)? I tend to guard the shoulder joint by slightly applying specific scapular retraction while hanging, and that seems to cause less bother to the bicep tendon after completing the maneuver. Your thoughts?
I am 54 and can't imagine not being able to do 5 pullups. Ironically, I wouldn't recommend forcing it with bands or negatives. I would get stronger per pound of body doing other things first. If you can't do one, you could just be too overweight. Try pushups, planks, swimming, bench press, body weight rows, and certainly cardio. Anything that you can do well that builds strength and improves circulation, then return to the pull up bar. It's a movement unlike anything else you ask of the body, so I would not shame myself, but I would flood my whole body with warm oxygenated blood and adrenaline before asking my hands to endure 200 pounds of pressure on metal after tapping a keyboard for 8 hours. Thanks.
I have to disagree with this. I'm 58 and never could do pull-ups. Growing up I was the skinny kid, but I was always very fit with running, cycling, swimming and weight lifting. I did gain weight over the years and I'm currently 6'2" and about 200lbs. This Summer I'm revisting my most dreaded fitness nemesis, pull-ups. I'm trying to lose some weight, but I'm also integrating assisted pull-ups into my workouts. We'll see if this strategy works. I just know for me when I was ~170lbs, about 30 years ago and doing all these exercises, but assisted pull-ups didn't help me in the dreaded pull-up department.
It may seem counter-intuitive, but I find that a bar with knurls (cross-hatched pattern) where your hands go rather than a smooth bar, works better. If you are at a park, you don’t have that option. You might in that case try a little chalk on your hands (the kind they sell for climbing).
Your amazing. Me I’m a hanging water balloon . My guess is holding on to a bar and pulling myself up on to a small bench. Lol Question. I want to start hiking but can having a shoe with a small heal like a boot, make a difference in going up hill ?
For information on improving push ups check out our video "Perfect Push-ups Guaranteed, Do them Right & get Stronger"- th-cam.com/video/sjmeKwbSJXg/w-d-xo.html
Hey, thanks for the tutorial brad and mike, i am not over 50 just 17,5+ and i can do pull ups maybe 10 if i really give it my best effort but I don't ever feel the back stimulus and stimulation but with this method my back really feels it, i guess the exercise was initially to heavy or hard for me and i never got to building basic strength and stimulation
i really appreciate it thanks alot thank you really really i mean it, i am a calisthenics Athlete and this method will help me out a lot plus i have a means to do it at home but it's not a real/proper pull up bar
I can't wait to see what i can do with my new found strength hehehe plus i can try out and train the pull up i invented 😎
really amazing, love you guys as i would towards friends wish you all the best and the whole team!
I believe Mike is doing a good job, please support him. He has a been trying to educate everyone.
I love Mike!!! He excels at demonstrating exercises and therapies, explaining clearly how and why they are done that way. He’s professional, and has a terrifically sharp sense of humor - bet a lot of that whizzes by a lot of folks. Bob and Brad are lucky to have him on staff and on camera. I love Bob and Brad too, of course - That’s an amazing friendship. Kudos to Mike for stepping in and stepping up, with such kindness, respect and integrity. Much love to my favorite - and the very best - physical therapists on the internet. In my opinion, of course! 🙏❤️
This was so nice to hear, thank you so much!
Mike is doing a good job. It’s not easy talking to a camera and be comfortable.. while be tutorial. He is definitely getting more comfortable. Keep up the good work Mike
Mike's great. I appreciate his input.
How I learned to do chin ups after 50:
1. The bar at my park has an attach to a ladder at the side
2. I walk up the ladder and place my arms and chest at the top position of a chin-up using the ladder.
3. I let go of the ladder and hold that up position as long as I can
4. When I go down because I can't hole myself up, I try to resist as much as possible.
5. Repeat this every day.
6. After 1 week of this daily, I was able to do chin-up.
For me... 1 chin up was the hardest part
I can do 3 - 5 chin-ups, but I cannot make the transition to pull-ups. Do you have any suggestions?
I think he’s just a less ebullient and extrovert type but I think for a young man trying to replace a great and popular figure he’s doing really well.
He seems pretty darn enthusiastic to me and he's a great teacher. He's not trying to be Bob, just Mike. They're both wonderful. And they're two individual people. ❤
Another tip for those who can't do 1 pull up is to do negatives only. Stand on a chair and set in the top position and lower under strict control, then repeat. When you can do 7-10 negatives under strict control, you should see improvement in doing one or more pull ups (similar to the technique another mentioned below, but without the contraction/hold at the top).
This is great! I read Dr. Kirsch’s book last summer and have been doing that hanging exercise and it’s amazing how well it’s helped my shoulder pain. Now I’m working on being able to do a pull up :)
I am in my Sixties. My goal is to do one pull-up in my life! I am working currently with a trainer. Thanks for the tips. 😊
you got it,! Legend
Sure you can. I am 55 and can do 18 strict. 96kg body weight
You are very welcome
Same here. I hope you can’t dislocate your shoulder. That would be serious.
Thank you for this video. You give me hope I can achieve a pull up with these hints and tips. Thank you Mike, Brad and Bob. You are wonderful people to share this with us all.
I do pull-ups, lat-ups and chin-ups daily. I started at 0 and then worked up to a sets of 12 each per day over years. When my back goes out, hanging down really helps. The kind that fits in a doorway has been great. The handles wear out over time but the bar isn't too expensive when a replacement is needed.
Thanks. This looks like it will work better for me than the system I am currently doing. 👍
Thanks for this video. Very helpful for restarting my pull ups
Trying this today. Thanks you❤
This is great. I've been wanting to work on pull-ups. I'll give some of these a try.
Chin-ups primarly for biceps, pull-ups for back/lats. Note: you can also use the eccentric and isometric approach to build stamina and muscle.
Mike: Have you or would you discuss your shoes. They look to include wide toe box and zero drop. Discuss benefit of this style of shoes.
This was great💯‼️
Some public parks have bars and horizontal ladders.
When I raught 4th graders, we used our PE time on the playground for fitness par cours.. The horizontal ladder was used for slow "let downs." When kids could do 10 of these then they could do a chin up. Over hand grip is harder and works the triceps rather than the bicepst
I miss Bob🥺
Me too 😢
Yep
What's happened to him?
@TeeTee-zm2re he's been sick. Good luck Bob, get better soon 🙏🙏🙏
He's irreplaceable
Mike's great! 👍🏼😊
Start with using a lat bar with less than bodyweight and work up. Most Medicare Advantage Plans include a gym membership.
If you need help to get good form, don't feel embarrassed to use these techniques. Too many people are ashamed to use bands or other aids. If you need to do pushups on your knees, do pushups on your knees. Getting the complete motion is much more important than doing weight that you can't handle.
Well said!
Sounds like it works. Thought I heard some decompressing of the back
Q: Do large diameter grips really increase forearm functionality and strength and are they safe or risking injury?
This is great, I love your videos, I've been watching them for years. What do you think about those apps that correct your pull-up form in real-time? I bought one for about 3 dollars and I really feel it's helping me.
I have never been able to do these Pull-Ups even at 14. I dislocated my shoulder as a teenager and that was never looked after properly!
Do negatives first, much better carryover than these things
The warranty is good!
Yes!
By allowing the full body weight to hang loose and unopposed by un-retracted scapulae (relaxed scapulae which move passively forward instead of being actively contracted to the midline of the back), are we not possibly risking greater compression of the bicep tendon (tendon impingement below the acromion)? I tend to guard the shoulder joint by slightly applying specific scapular retraction while hanging, and that seems to cause less bother to the bicep tendon after completing the maneuver. Your thoughts?
Thank you for the video. What type of progression of sets and reps do you recommend for getting to 5 or 10 pull-ups?
Enjoyed the video keep up the good work
I am 54 and can't imagine not being able to do 5 pullups. Ironically, I wouldn't recommend forcing it with bands or negatives. I would get stronger per pound of body doing other things first. If you can't do one, you could just be too overweight. Try pushups, planks, swimming, bench press, body weight rows, and certainly cardio. Anything that you can do well that builds strength and improves circulation, then return to the pull up bar. It's a movement unlike anything else you ask of the body, so I would not shame myself, but I would flood my whole body with warm oxygenated blood and adrenaline before asking my hands to endure 200 pounds of pressure on metal after tapping a keyboard for 8 hours. Thanks.
Thank you for sharing
I have to disagree with this. I'm 58 and never could do pull-ups. Growing up I was the skinny kid, but I was always very fit with running, cycling, swimming and weight lifting. I did gain weight over the years and I'm currently 6'2" and about 200lbs. This Summer I'm revisting my most dreaded fitness nemesis, pull-ups. I'm trying to lose some weight, but I'm also integrating assisted pull-ups into my workouts. We'll see if this strategy works. I just know for me when I was ~170lbs, about 30 years ago and doing all these exercises, but assisted pull-ups didn't help me in the dreaded pull-up department.
Can you tell us about the pull-up bar you are using, and where we can get one?
I made it, one of a kind made to work specifically with the Wall Anchors we invented and sell. Brad
Excellent ❤❤❤❤
My problem with hanging is that it hurts the skin on my palms. Any advice there on placement of my hands? I do have workout gloves.
Workout gloves will help but adjusting your grip can also help.
It may seem counter-intuitive, but I find that a bar with knurls (cross-hatched pattern) where your hands go rather than a smooth bar, works better. If you are at a park, you don’t have that option. You might in that case try a little chalk on your hands (the kind they sell for climbing).
Chinup has biceps involved? So wide and neutral grip"doesn't" involve biceps?
Your amazing. Me I’m a hanging water balloon . My guess is holding on to a bar and pulling myself up on to a small bench. Lol Question. I want to start hiking but can having a shoe with a small heal like a boot, make a difference in going up hill ?
Where is bob?
How do you work similar muscles if you don’t have a pull up bar?
I have a Total Gym which means I can do pull-ups at an angle, so I don't need the elastic bands that they demonstrated.
Go to a gym
Rings
Let's see the 10 next time, with proper form.
I miss Bob 😢
We know ;)
I’ve tried to find the pull up bar you use without any luck. Can you identify what it is and where I might be able to buy one?
Brad answered in another comment that it is a one-off bar that he made.
Didn't demonstrate at the start of the video the main pullup that most people do...i.e. a standard 'palms away from you' shoulder width pullup.
So where's Bob?
Is it me or Brad has more energy than Mike?
I don't know anyone in their 50s who does pull-ups.. except me💪💪💪
NICE! Way to go! Keep it up!
ive always found chinups way more diff as they are uncomfortable as hell compared to pull ups
I’m not built like a guy….but I am muscular for a female. Is there a difference for women?
No, you do what you can! Women can do anything men can do :)
Do you mean like you don’t want to get flat chested from certain exercises?
@@smilesmile7330 What on earth are exercises that make a woman flat chested? Short of losing a lot of body fat.
@@MmCelliste push-ups are one. Bc that part is mostly fat, some women get flat from doing push ups so they modify their arm placement.
@@smilesmile7330seriously? You’re joking, right? 😂
Now I feel strong like Bull lol, thanks for tickling me ha. Of course the exercise !
I like you all.i work with Medicare medicaid. If only this was cms covered.
I know, that would be nice.
Some Sr HMOs include gym membership
@@sawong8685 at the cost of many denied prolonged services
So I will be strong like Brad-I mean like Bull? :D
Scapular retraction.😄
I don't believe that he can do 10 unassisted pull ups
Parasites can cause neurological disease.
I have always had weak triceps and I do not have a pull up system at home. So, this video is useless to me. Bye-bye
Sorry to hear that!
For triceps you can do pushups or dips, you do have a floor and a bench or chair?
My best rep's wiping, you're welcome! Back from NL where we were chasing bergs 🏔🦅, I do it disguised as expensive luggage! 😊