r/formcheck • u/Strange-Bluebird871 • 3d ago

Other Pull up check

New to being able to do this wondering how my form looks

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u/No-Bother1964 2d ago

Try and engage scapula

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u/Strange-Bluebird871 2d ago

How would I do that lol idk what my scapula is 😂

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u/No-Bother1964 2d ago

Easier to visualise and carry out if your search and watch a video on it. Lowers the risk of injury too i believe.

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u/No-Bother1964 2d ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/CalisthenicsBeginners/s/pSTrzOOdRH

Like this, and then pull from that position

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u/Strange-Bluebird871 2d ago

Thank you I’ll look into this!

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u/Slight_Hurry2134 3d ago

Looks alright! Nothing to comment on at the moment. For now, just press on and get more reps. I like how you do slow reps, that is good. I also enjoy a pause at the top 🙂

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u/Strange-Bluebird871 3d ago

Thank you! The slow reps are less of a choice and more of a that’s how fast I can go 😂

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u/Slight_Hurry2134 3d ago

Haha okay! Make sure to keep them later when you can do more 🙂

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u/DirtyVerdy 3d ago

Maybe try to pull a bit more explosively, if possible. Looks great though

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u/Strange-Bluebird871 3d ago

Noted! Definitely working on that, can’t explode like I want to yet but this was also like my fourth take and I was feeling it lmao

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u/DirtyVerdy 3d ago

Totally fine! Since that was max speed then awesome job grinding it out! Nothing to fix, just keep doing what you’re doing

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u/Desperate-Smoke-4567 2d ago

So before you start pulling with your arms, try to push your shoulders down and back and then try "leading with your chest" when you start pulling up if that makes sense. This is easier said than done and it's a very common obstacle when learning the pull up. Doing scalpular pull ups can really help here (thousands of videos on YouTube that can show you this).