pull-up for females
Hi-
I was reading about the pull-up problems..my daughter went to SS last year and is now an appointee.. and boy did she have pull up problems... worked on them for 4 months.. it is back muscles and not arms that makes a difference... wanted to share a little..
if you can go to a gym that has the "assist" platform for the pull-ups then you will be able to take weight off the assist and you can measure your progress....
another help was to start in the "up" position, like you already did one.. and lower yourself down as slowly as you can. Do this over and over and it will help build your back. I think it is called negative resistance? something like that... if you really work out hard, you should do one day on and one day off to let your muscles recover.... but do at least a few push-ups everyday.
My daughter did aerobic and crunches for 3 days and then 2-3 days of upper body every week. she saw the fastest improvement in sit-ups.. the pushups and throw and shuttle were more skill... but the pull-up is just brute strength.
Also it is a bit of mind over matter...and the assist helps because your muscles "feel" what it is to be successful and go thru the range of motion required to complete the intended action.
1 pull up on the CFA is worth more than doing an arm hang all day long.... so start now to master the pull-up.. also the earlier you get your cfa in the better..... as long as you are close to average or above on everything else.... the pull-up delayed us by two months.. but she still got it in by the end of October. If possible, I would recommend earlier.
Good luck ladies!! Keep cheering each other on