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Arnold 03-18-2008 05:44 AM

Well im a sumo wrestler so its a bit tough for me to do pullups

Arnold 03-18-2008 06:35 AM

nah just joking but they dont have so you can do pullups at my gym for some reason

EricT 03-18-2008 10:17 AM

It is one shitty gym that don't have a pullup bar. That's crasazy :crazy:

What is the world coming to?

widdoes2504 03-18-2008 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Eric3237 (Post 51536)
It is one shitty gym that don't have a pullup bar. That's crasazy :crazy:

What is the world coming to?

Straight to hell :)

J-Rock 03-22-2008 12:43 PM

Does the gym have a cable station? The piece of equipment that has the cable crossover exercise? If so you can do pullups on the support bar that goes across that section.

SportyBoy 01-09-2013 11:07 AM

If the shoulders aren’t moving down during the pulldown, it’s an arm movement. One good cue that has been around for years is to think about pushing the elbows down, as opposed to pulling with the arms. This tends to put more focus on the lats rather than the biceps.

ruelisla 08-24-2013 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Arnold (Post 50719)
hello i was wondering,

are you supposed to hold down your shoulders during the entire exercise or should you reach up as far as you can when the arms are up straight?

It helps when you straighten your arms up straight because it help more stretch on your lats.

RobConnor 11-16-2013 10:08 AM

Don't allow your shoulders to take too much strain at the top of the movement, you're only stressing ligaments and the joints of the shoulder in a weakened position.

Another tip is to keep your scapula retracted through the entire set (squeeze your shoulder blades together). This will keep your shoulders back and so help avoid injury.


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