Brian Alsruhe’s Pullup Advice

In a word:
Gold.

In two words:
Fucking Gold.

In three words:
Pure fucking gold.

I know I hit 10 chins at about 250 a year ago.

I rarely train them, and generally as long as I can hit 5 I ignore them.

(from the video)

Did a few sets in that style (legs crossed, hips open, lean back) while fatigued and wasn’t sure how I felt about them.

Still 5 or 6 reps, I could tell it hit slightly different musculature.

A few weeks later (with little to no chins in between) I played with them again, this time a bit more fresh…

You saw the initial comments right?

Now go back to that difference in musculature.
It’s turning a compound movement into a more inclusive compound movement.

As a big guy (I’m likely in the vicinity of 260lbs) it’s works better than a perfect vertical mostly lat pullup.

This may be that key for me to finally get good at chins…

Use the most ideal form.

I’ve always struggled to feel lats while working them vertically.

My upper back has some strength.

My hips have some power.

(The open hips thing feels like your hips are contributing even though your swinging only a little and without kipping.)

Plus it ties in more of the back, and you’re capable of more when more musculature is working.

That set of 8 at 260ish was far easier than expected…and wouldn’t you know over the next few days I beat 8.

In the last few days I’ve hit sets of 9 or 10 each day as my first set, and again they’re still relatively easy.

I imagine proper breathing, maybe in the manner stressed in the video would quickly up the reps again.

It’s quite cool going from hard sets of 5-8 to moderate sets of 9-10 damn near instantly.

My last chin session was a quick, easy, and explosive 4×5. Each set easier than my usual keep from being a fatass 5+.

Golden advice. Brian Alsruhe’s pullup improvement tips work amazingly.

Try it,

-J