Welcome!  This is one of my favorite boards....none of that drama mess, just good folks trying to do the right thing in a total life overhaul!

More folks need to spend time sweatin like we do and maybe they wouldn't have time for all the surgery war drama crap that makes its way onto so many of the other boards.

I look forward to your tips and tricks.  I do strength training several times a week, mostly with the P90X workouts, run and hike.

Any tips on how I can FINALLY master an unassisted pull up?  I still have to keep my toe on the chair!!

 Hi Kim
Thanks for the warm welcome!

UUUGHGHGH the pullup - which by the way I cannot do!  My trainer, who can do 200 lbs lat pull down and 1 arm rows with 110 lb dumbell cannot do a pullup.  She says it has something to do with the length of arm to body ratio - which is why little kids and shorter people can do so many.... I don't know if I buy that - but ok.  

So what I do to help to eventually do them is to do "negatives".  Thats where you are assisted UP and then you stay unassisted for as long as you can then release very slowly.  Thats a great back and bicep workout.  Also vary the position and width of your hands - over/under/parelel - wide-narrow (even when do assisted) you will find some positions easier or more challenging that others all the while strengthening your entire upper body!

Good luck - hit me up with you finally do one!

Oh and btw the way - focus on your back doing the work and focus on pulling the bar down to you instead of pulling yourself up to it. 

Thanks!  I'll keep you posted! 

Glad to have you.

Looking forward to your input.

welcome!

scott in ledyard