How to Do Pull-Ups Correctly

By Joe Vennare • For Active.com


Pull-ups are great to work your entire body. They help you build core strength and upper-body muscle, which is great for endurance athletes. However, many people don't have enough upper-body strength to do a pull up. Or, the don't know how to do a pull up correctly, which can lead to injury.

In this video, Joe Vennare, demonstrates four exercises that will help you build enough upper-body strength (shoulder, biceps, back, lats) to eventually do a pull up, correctly.

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Joe Vennare is the co-founder of Hybrid Athlete, Kettlebell Cardio and Race Day Domination. As the Director of Programming, Joe designs innovative training programs for endurance, adventure and obstacle race athletes. In addition to his professional pursuits Joe is a sponsored triathlete, ultra-marathoner and adventure racer. Check out his triathlon training guide at thehybridathlete.com.

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