how to train something you can't do
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forgotten_ariaI've never been able to do a pull up. Even for that short week I weighed 135lbs. I got a pullup band hoping that will help, but I've not seen any progress at all (slight progress in using the band, but none in negatives.) Hoop has also started trying to build my upperbody strength, with shoulder and back engagement.
I started to do some more research and people see to feel that a banded pull up doesn't help because it helps too much at the bottom. My negatives are pretty much instant, so they're kind of useless. I can do the scapula engagements, but they don't feel like progress. I've also tried the kneeling pull down on the weight machine, and I'm not convinced it will help in the long run. A lot of the guides assume you can do negatives.
The most discouraging thing, though, is so many of the guides say "lose weight." That's not a training suggestion! Sure, every body weight exercise would be easier if I were lighter, but that's not helpful!
I was able to lift my toes off the ground starting with a bent arm in hoop which was a nice surprise.
I also built a 14/17/20 plyo box because at my crossfit gym they only have 12" and 20" boxes and I wanted to train up to 20". I can do 14" no problem, but 17" is just above what I can do. I'm hoping I can soon get that last little height I need. I built it (with the help of my mom) because they charge ~$50 for one premade. After building it, I'm not so sure I shouldn't have spent the money. I wouldn't have gotten the size I wanted, however, so in the end, I got what I hope I need.
I started to do some more research and people see to feel that a banded pull up doesn't help because it helps too much at the bottom. My negatives are pretty much instant, so they're kind of useless. I can do the scapula engagements, but they don't feel like progress. I've also tried the kneeling pull down on the weight machine, and I'm not convinced it will help in the long run. A lot of the guides assume you can do negatives.
The most discouraging thing, though, is so many of the guides say "lose weight." That's not a training suggestion! Sure, every body weight exercise would be easier if I were lighter, but that's not helpful!
I was able to lift my toes off the ground starting with a bent arm in hoop which was a nice surprise.
I also built a 14/17/20 plyo box because at my crossfit gym they only have 12" and 20" boxes and I wanted to train up to 20". I can do 14" no problem, but 17" is just above what I can do. I'm hoping I can soon get that last little height I need. I built it (with the help of my mom) because they charge ~$50 for one premade. After building it, I'm not so sure I shouldn't have spent the money. I wouldn't have gotten the size I wanted, however, so in the end, I got what I hope I need.
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