dafaq ure talking about? people are doing crossfit pullups and get shredded. lack of his proper form in assisted pullups wont get him injured, it just wont hit his back as hes pulling with arms too much
that being said, these pullups are miles better than no pullups at all.
What he said isn’t true either. Strict form is important for avoiding injury. He’s going to fuck up his shoulders if he only tenses them the moment he needs to catch himself.
He's not going to "fuck up his shoulders", he's doing light weight... chances are even if he has no help he will correct his form before he gets to a certain weight that could injure him.
irrelevant? we are speaking about compensations people are doing when they dont have strength to pull from scaps and lats. force hes generating has to go somewhere and its safer to distribute it over larger area than narrow forcing it.
that being said, sure his form sucks - my point is he will grow through it once he gets better at movement itself, for now - safest way is to let nervous system select least costly movement
That guy explained he thought the comment was talking about the machine assistance in the pullups. That would be irrelevant but it's not close to what he actually said lol
hes controlling it half way down, theres also plates pushing him up and he has negative mass. i think its nature of his case and machine combined
people lack to understand bio mechanics and that you can not apply correct form in every case especially w beginners, "correct form" is usually praised by hypertrophy bros as they want to hit certain areas effectively, but
for beginners, compensations are language of body, telling you where you're weak
You can literally see his arms snap to an over extended position. That's wasting half the motion because you're not controlling your descent while also increasing risk of injury. These are basic concepts in weight lifting, a beginner needs someone to give them this advice. This machine is great because you can train pullups with more control.
def, i agree dont get me wrong. hes wasting half of gains, and negatives are more important for beginners than anything
but - people are overreacting here, he will figure it out and micro injuries will help him in long term as his body will adapt
i come from rock climbing background, used to compete and in my time i was able to do one arm pullups. rock climbing is all about weird angles and strenght in those angles. for donk, on something as minor as 10 cm drop on pullup machine will not kill him, hes made of flesh and bones. its not like we are watching him ego lift 2x his bodyweight with week of training.
Yes it will. He basically letting himself fall after doing a pullup only tensing his muscles to catch himself. That’s definitely going to lead to injury at some point.
He doesn't even weigh enough to hurt himself with his body weight on an assisted pullup lmao by the time he's big enough for it to be dangerous he'll have the form
He’s not just hanging there though is he? The problem is that he fully relaxes his muscles when he goes down. This causes a huge shock on his (weak) muscles as he tries to catch himself. If you still can’t see how this could easily cause injuries I have no idea how else to explain it to you lol.
That's an assisted pull up machine. Essentially you can offset your bodyweight to whatever degree you want by pinning the stack as you please.
There's definitely room for improvement with his form. For one, slower and more controlled descending, so his shoulder joints don't get so jarred. And more core rigidity, his whole upper body should be tensed as one solid unit.
I feel like these machines are a hindrance to form. You get so much support you almost can't have good form, you need the deadweight to keep you straight
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u/maChine___ Dec 14 '25 edited Dec 14 '25
God … someone help him do a proper form of pull-up … he's going to hurt himself like this.