Today I'm talking to you about pull ups. Why pull ups? The reason I advocate pull ups for everyone to do regardless of your goals is because they are fundamentally one of the best exercises if not the best exercise you can do. You can perform as many lat pull downs or cable rows or biceps curls as you want, but you will never get the results that you do from pull ups. The pull up trains your lats, your traps, your upper back, your biceps, and even your core. As you know from reading my blog, I am currently able to do about 6 band assisted pull ups with good form. As of today, I can barely do two unassisted pull ups with the proper form. This leaves a lot to be desired. See what I mean?
During the next few months, I hope to increase this from 1 to 2 unassisted pull ups with absolutely proper form, and I invite you to join me on this journey. By proper form I mean that your arms should be fully locked at the bottom and the scapula uncontracted. I wouldn't call myself strong as I'm still at the beginning stages of my pull up journey, but I do want to improve. Wish me well!