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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Tackling The Pull Up...
Hello Ladies!
I just finished my second session of our local boot camp, and I'm tremendously stronger. Before boot camp, the only weights I'd ever touched were 3 pounders. For our next session, I'm getting some 10's! I've managed to tackle the push up, which I was unable to do a few months ago. Now I can do 10 in one set, even elevated!
I've just recently signed up to do a local Mud Run, and although my arms are much stronger, I'll be climbing walls and poles. My newest challenge is to tackle the pull up. I was always the one in high school just dangling there on that poll...Do you have any advice to get me started?
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Re: Tackling The Pull Up...
Band assisted pullups. You can get big rubber bands a lot of places (search "crossfit bands" on amazon.com). You loop them around the bar and then put a foot in.
You can buy different resistance levels so you end up using more and more of your own power as you get stronger!!
Negatives. Jump up to the bar, and work on lowering yourself as slowly as possible.
You can also do them with a little jump to get up and over the bar to help, or use a resistance band as a counterweight and gradually wean yourself off it.
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Oh yeah, negatives really helped as well!!