As the New Year rapidly approaches, I have started thinking about my goals for 2010. The problem is that there are so many to choose from! At the moment I have some concrete goals to see me through to Easter. They are: a double-bodyweight pull up; a 2.5x bodyweight deadlift, probably 187.5kg (415lbs); and bench [...]
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Possible 2010 goals
December 28th, 2009 Comments Off
Tags: 2010 · bench · deadlift · Goals · one-arm chin · pistol · pull up
How to keep your shoulders injury free for pull ups (part two)
October 28th, 2009 Comments Off
I had some good feedback regarding my article about what to do if your shoulder hurts doing pull ups. I hadn’t realised that there were quite so many people who were experiencing that problem. So I’ve put together a two-part article with a bit more detail about the exact protocol I carry out in order [...]
Tags: corrective · injury · pull up
How to keep your shoulders injury free for pull ups (part one)
October 27th, 2009 2 Comments
I had some good feedback regarding my article about what to do if your shoulder hurts doing pull ups. I hadn’t realised that there were quite so many people who were experiencing that problem. So I’ve put together a two-part article with a bit more detail about the exact protocol I carry out in order [...]
Tags: corrective · injury · pull up
How to build a big weighted pull up
October 19th, 2009 Comments Off
This is where I get to talk about my favorite subject: strapping on a load of weight to a belt and doing pull ups. It’s also the last article in my 5-part series about pull ups and chins. The previous articles were: Introducing pull ups and chins – why they are a good idea and how [...]
Pull up variants
October 5th, 2009 1 Comment
Today, I want to discuss the different types of pull up you can do and what the differences are between them. This is the third in my series of 5 articles on pull ups. The previous 2 articles were: Introducing pull ups and chins – why they are a good idea and how to do [...]
