Put a pullup bar someplace where you will pass all the time. Then it is easy to try one as you pass by. It has been years since I had such a place and thus that I could once do them is a memory.
Resistance bands are great for putting a foot or knee into, relieving you of some of your body weight, so that you can actually put your muscles through a full range of motion at an easier level.
Pull-up machines do basically the same thing, though they aren’t as common.
Gymnastics rings can give you a lower position from which to pull, so you can rest your heels on the floor with your body in an L shape, again reducing the weight you have to lift.
Negative pull-ups, where you start with your chin at bar level (normally by jumping) and then slowly lower yourself to full extension, will also build your pull-up muscles.
A chair that you can put a foot on will help, too. Or a friend who can hold your foot/feet (and who knows when to let go, lol).
And finally, losing weight in other ways (cardio is a good one, so is calorie counting) helps a lot, for obvious reasons.
Others put some great tips in, so I’ll just add that scapular pull ups are a great way to help strengthen before a full pull up. Its also a good thing to do if you sit a lot during the day to help stop your shoulders from rounding, I do a couple sets while my lunch is cooking.
Soooo, no tips?
Put a pullup bar someplace where you will pass all the time. Then it is easy to try one as you pass by. It has been years since I had such a place and thus that I could once do them is a memory.
My tips for doing pull-ups:
Do them a lot, in any way you can.
Resistance bands are great for putting a foot or knee into, relieving you of some of your body weight, so that you can actually put your muscles through a full range of motion at an easier level.
Pull-up machines do basically the same thing, though they aren’t as common.
Gymnastics rings can give you a lower position from which to pull, so you can rest your heels on the floor with your body in an L shape, again reducing the weight you have to lift.
Negative pull-ups, where you start with your chin at bar level (normally by jumping) and then slowly lower yourself to full extension, will also build your pull-up muscles.
A chair that you can put a foot on will help, too. Or a friend who can hold your foot/feet (and who knows when to let go, lol).
And finally, losing weight in other ways (cardio is a good one, so is calorie counting) helps a lot, for obvious reasons.
Hope this helps and happy pulling!
Others put some great tips in, so I’ll just add that scapular pull ups are a great way to help strengthen before a full pull up. Its also a good thing to do if you sit a lot during the day to help stop your shoulders from rounding, I do a couple sets while my lunch is cooking.