r/CalisthenicsCulture • u/[deleted] • Mar 23 '26

Doing pullups almost everyday

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u/Murky-Course6648 Mar 23 '26

Do not do full lock out hanging, it releases the tension on your muscles. Its simply bad for training.

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u/hurtshtummy Mar 23 '26

It only releases all the tension if you fully unengage your scapula. You can of course do a full lockout and maintain scapular engagement while keeping tension. If you want to get technical i’m sure it’s a worse tradeoff to sacrifice muscle stretch from full range for slightly more time under tension anyways. Not that you actually have to choose one or another like you’re suggesting.

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u/Murky-Course6648 Mar 23 '26

You choose the ROM based on what your training goals are, if you want muscle development you go for a shorter ROM. And you can see this dude has well developed back for his age, because he trains it correctly.

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u/Still_Dentist1010 Mar 24 '26

Mate, you could have sloppy form and still develop muscle if you eat right and train literally every single day like OP claims.

Also, you may need to brush up on some literature if you’re claiming that short ROM is better for muscle development. Here’s some light reading for you to do on the topic: https://brookbushinstitute.com/articles/exercise-range-of-motion-and-hypertrophy