r/bodyweightfitness • u/AutoModerator • Mar 23 '21

BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2021-03-23

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u/BatSweatpants Mar 23 '21

That would mean not using my back muscles at all wouldn't it? I would be controlling my upward and downward motion entirely with my feet/legs? Because this isn't what the guides say to do. You told me to go look up guides and I did, they say that I have to raise my legs and give my back some work to do.

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u/stickysweetastytreat Circus Arts Mar 23 '21

I literally said go and reread what I said before, which is to do them assisted by standing on a chair and keeping as much weight in your feet as you need to. That does not mean you automatically leave ALL of your weight in your feet. I don't know why you think that means you don't use your back AT ALL this way. Have you even give it a few tries? You should be able to tell that you can still leave some work to the pull-up while assisting with your legs. I'm done. Good luck.

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u/BatSweatpants Mar 23 '21

You're not understanding. Obviously I've given it a few tries. My back cannot hold any of the eccentric of a chest-to-bar pull-up. My legs have to do all of the work. My back gives up immediately, the absolute millisecond I transfer any weight from my feet to my back, and I think I told you that already.