Bodyweight Progressive Movement Training and bodyweight

[Tall guy Andrew]

I have been reading Beyond Bodybuilding, and have recently reread the chapter about 'Progressive Movement Training'. In summary, you can gain squat or bench press strength by lifting heavy with a partial range of motion, and gradually increasing the range of motion. It seemed like pistol squats are trained that way in Naked Warrior, and I was curious if pull ups, and perhaps OAPUs could be trained using the same method and if anyone has had success doing so.

Thanks.

 

[Steve Freides]

@Tall guy Andrew, OAPU, yes. Because pullups are harder at both ends, no - use a controlled negative instead.

-S-

 

[Deleted member 5559]

Bands and chains are often used for accommodating resistance and may be more useful than partial range training because you maintain the full range motor pattern.

For pull-ups, adding a resistance band to a pull-up bar along with a dip belt with more weight than you can actually do is another method of working on overloading at the top.

Just a band can help improve power out of the hang.