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Practicing the One Arm Pull-Up (Oct. 09)

October 23rd, 2009 Leave a comment Go to comments

One Arm Pull-UpThe first time that I ever saw someone do a one arm pull-up was in Tompkins Square Park in 2007. I was absolutely in awe and I knew I had a new challenge ahead of me. It was a very exciting time!

The one arm pull-up is a fickle mistress. It’s an elusive enigma that reminds me to stay humble and keep taking my vitamins. Some days it comes a bit harder than others. The one arm pull-up attempt in the video below is decent but still leaves room for improvement. With practice, I hope to eventually get my chin several inches above the bar. I’m also working towards starting from a dead hang. Gotta keep practicing!!!

Check out my article on how to train for a one arm pull-up!

Categories: Body Weight Exercises, Pull-ups!
  • http://www.alkavadlo.com/2009/11/archer-pull-ups-more-working-towards-one-arm-pull-ups/ Al Kavadlo » Archer Pull-ups & More: Working Towards One Arm Pull-ups

    [...] people have asked me about training to build up to one arm pull-ups (or chin-ups, or whatever you want to call them. They come in many varieties but I tend to put them [...]

  • http://www.alkavadlo.com/2009/10/body-weight-training-all-you-need-is-you/ Al Kavadlo » Body Weight Training: All You Need is You!

    [...] Pull-ups and chin-ups are also among the best exercises for building the upper body and they require very little equipment. If you don’t have a pull-up bar then try to find a park or playground with monkey bars nearby. I love to take my workouts to the park when the weather is nice. I find it beats working out at the gym by a landslide. Pull-ups and chin-ups can also be varied in many ways. Technically speaking a pull-up is done with your palms facing away from you (overhand grip) and a chin-up is when your palms are facing towards you (underhand grip). But there are many other ways to vary these two basic themes as well. You can do a mixed grip with your palms facing each other. You can also vary the width of your grip, the position of your legs, or the placement of your head on either side of the bar. And of course let’s not forget the granddaddy of them all: the one arm pull-up. [...]

  • http://www.alkavadlo.com/2009/12/one-arm-australian-pull-ups-and-more/ Al Kavadlo » One Arm Australian Pull-ups and More!

    [...] never been one of my favorites. However, it can be a useful tool to help build towards a classic one arm pull-up. Since at least one leg stays on the ground, it is a little easier to perform than a regular one [...]

  • http://www.alkavadlo.com/2010/05/the-one-arm-chin-up-may-2010/ Al Kavadlo – We're Working Out! » The One Arm Chin-up (May 2010)

    [...] fall I was still working towards getting a single one arm pull-up. Now, after nearly 3 years of working on this move, I’ve finally gotten to the point where I [...]

  • http://disqus.com Ty

    Congrats on achieving the 1-arm sup-up. Some day the 1-arm pro-up will also be achieved

  • http://www.AlKavadlo.com/ Al Kavadlo

    This is a really old post, I can do it with either grip now.

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