Strict Pull-up – Band Assisted

Using a band to perform pull-ups with precision is a great way to clean up technique and build towards bodyweight pull-ups.

Cues:

  • Use a band that allows you to pull your chest all the way to the pull-up bar
  • Place your foot in the band then settle into a passive hang
  • Initiate the pull by pulling the depressing and retracting the scaps
  • Pull with the arms until the chest contacts the bar
  • Lower with active scaps until the arms are straight
  • Release the scaps to return to a full hang

Mistakes:

  • Using the band to bounce or create momentum
  • Pulling arms before scaps, or without scaps at all
  • Not making physical contact with the bar at the top
  • Lowering without scap control
  • Failing to reach a full hang each rep

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