#Dip & pull up form
inner mountain
inner mountain
while I'm in the gym anyway
https://youtu.be/2aj7702wBSI
pull ups as well. I feel like I'm working too much with my legs.
Dip & pull up form
night quartz
dips seem fine
personally i feel like you could go lower but idk how mobile your shoulders are for dips
stopping at that 90 degree angle is like a bare minimum dip
if your shoulders can tolerate it, increasing rom by going deeper is better
will be harder and your reps may decrease but worth it 🤷♂️
you could also slow the eccentric just a bit, it looks like for some of the reps youre dropping fast but it is your last set
as long as youre lowering with control and not just letting gravity take you down
for the pullups
inner mountain
I think I'm doing that. (controlling the descend)
but will aim for going lower next time
night quartz
are you depressing your scapula before you initiate the pull?
i cant tell very well from the shirt and angle
inner mountain
uhm, don't think so
night quartz
ok i did see that correctly then lmal
lmao
was seeing you start pulling from a dead hang which is great
except
scapular depression is pretty key
i think i also saw as you got to the top of the pullup your shoulders started to round and elevate a lot at the top
ideally you would not do that
which just focusing on depression would help with that
tempo looks good, the legs i get what you mean when you say youre working too much with your legs
looks like you start to kick out just a little bit
but naturally as you pull youll find yourself moving your legs forward like that
give that a watch
inner mountain
I probably can do a shirtless video in a couple of days. other people just started to walk around here now.
inner mountain
ok the guy just left (and another walked in when I was doing the reps...)
anyway, I tried to do the videos fast and realized the 2nd one you can't see the top.
there's still too much rounding I guess. next time I need to really take my time.
night quartz
yeah you arent depressing before pulling
do some scapular pulls
practice getting into active hang
you just hang, then depress scapula/think about moving shoulders as far away from ears
keeping elbows straight entire time
great warm up for pullups too
its less about slowing down reps but just getting that movement down
inner mountain
alright, will watch a video as well, there's probably one in the wiki anyway.
when I try to do them now, my elbows try to bend just a little bit
is the reason for getting into an active hang before the pull up to make it harder or easier? it feels like I would have a harder time to pull up from this position.
night quartz
you may find it harder now if youre not used to it but you want to set your scapula to properly engage the muscles in your back
the primary movers of the pullup are the lats
the lats help depress the scapula
if you elevate your shoulders/scapula
you could imagine how a muscle that helps with that wouldnt necessarily be producing as much force as you want
thats why you start a pullup with scap depression
and also when your shoulder is fully flexed overhead, depressing scapula to engage lower traps can just help with that
flexed shoulder —> scaps need to upwardly rotate —> lower traps help upwardly rotate scapula
though the former is the predominant reason
inner mountain
alright, seeing how I progressed the last 2 weeks on other things as well, by just doing some skill related stuff and drills, I think I can do this.
Will do it as a warm up and will try to get it in my mind
thank you for the great advice as well btw
night quartz
np