RE: 1/2 Pull-up, sort of :)

[Guest guest]

Hey Dianne,

thanks for the story...I just might have to try that one - SOON!!

e (wondering why ALL of us girls want to do pull-ups :-)

C2W8

--- dianne_usa wrote:

> OK, I'm determined. So I'm in the gym last night and looking at

> the cheat pull up machine heading toward it thinking of reducing

> the weight I use. Out of the corner of my eye I see this guy and

> girl working on the " real " pull-up bar. I'm watching and he lifts

> her to the top and tells her to hold her body up and come down

> slowly. I go over and ask why he was doing this and he said

> because she wants to be able to do pull-ups (hmmm, common

> goal with the chicks, lately) and this would help build her. So I

> figured, maybe I'll try that. I did and I let myself down slowly and

> I

> can barely move my arms today. It feels like I have king crabs

> pinching my lats---Yoww! But it hurts so good. I can almost see

> myself lifting up and looking over that damn bar. Soon, I tell ya,

> soon!!

> Thanks for the encouragement and tips,

> Dianne

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I'm gonna try your workout (with the other suggestions you made

previously) on Sun, my next back day. I cannot even lift my arms

over my head today--Yowww!

I'll let ya know what I think.

Thanks, Dianne

> Cool. You did " negatives " . This is effective, but not to be done

every

> workout, maybe every third or fourth, when you " test " .

>

> During the other workouts, find the amount on the cable

pulldown that you

> cannot do. Go one plate less. Do this 1-2 reps, 3-4 sets. Try

to increase

> the amount just a little each session, but don't go to failure.

>

> Brett