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June 12, 2006
A triangle of tension for greater pullup strength
If you have read The Naked Warrior you know that getting your whole body tight is essential for strength. Tension is strength after all. When you do weighted pullups you must tense up everything from your feet to your hands with your lats in the middle. A triangle of tension.
Hang on a pullup bar tall enough not to force you to bend your knees. Hang a kettlebell on one foot, cross your ankles, and keep your legs straight.
Tense everything without bending your knees. Your body will shorten and you will feel two lines of tension from your feet through your lats to your hands. Semi-relax and tense again. Practice.
Next time you do your pullups, weighted or bodyweight, start your pull the same way –from your feet up. Triangulate your tension.
Russian kettlebell power to you!
Posted by james at June 12, 2006 6:05 AM
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