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Originally Posted by Traum
I don't think Mike has been checking the forum, and I wish he could see this minor update bcos I want to thank him for the tip / reminder about focusing on the eccentric phase of the pull up.
I had been trying to incorporate that into my pull up since Mike's suggestion, and it was not an easy exercise. Control was poor at first, and I was only able to do a small handful of them -- 3? 4? -- initially. My form is probably also wrong, since it was burning up the back of my upper arms and forearms waaaay more than my lats.
Progress seems slow -- I think Mike made the suggestion in mid Jan, and we are almost in mid March now. But progress came gradually, and yesterday, for the first time, I was able to do a full 10 reps of controlled descend for my pull ups.
I think my form is still wrong -- somehow the back of my upper arms are more sore than my lats right now, although my lats are sore too. I still weight the same at 140. I don't think I look any bigger or more muscular. But I'm happy I am able to do something I wasn't able to before.
I found out yesterday that another friend has started taking high blood pressure meds for a few months now. I am not on any chronic illness meds right now, and I want to do what I can to keep it that way.
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I've been doing this too. It was surprisingly difficult at first and my back was dead tired after just a few reps. Prior to this, I was able to do 10-12 pull ups on the regular. Haven't tested my max lately but I'll report back at another time.