Idea: Thought I'd post what I've been doing for pullups/chinups, which is working on assisted one-armed PU by using one hand plus only some of the fingers of the other hand.
Gear Required: I'm using rings for my pullups/chinups (hereafter just called PU) and Eagle Loops from ironmind.com - Eagle Loops for finger and open hand strength - IronMind-www.ironmind-store.com. Rings are about $30 for a pair of plastic ones with adjustable straps. Eagle Loops are $40 for a pair (although you only need one to make this work).
While one can use only some fingers on the 2nd ring as assistance, there are two downsides for me: first, some finger combinations are quite uncomfortable; second, even just using one finger of the other hand still provides a decent amount of assistance. Eagle Loops remedy #1 nicely - they're definitely more comfortable, and they help #2 because they lower the assisting hand by about 9" (23 cm) - a lower position for the assisting hand means less assistance.
I put one Eagle Loop on one ring, do a PU one way, then turn and face the other way to do the other arm. This saves me from having to have two Eagle Loops and then having to slide one out of the way. Today's session:
1 hand + index finger x 1
1 hand + index and middle fingers x 2
1 hand + index, middle and ring fingers x 3
Total, since you have to double the above to account for both sides, was 12 reps.
Some video from a few days ago.
The Standard: straight elbow at the bottom with a pause, chin resting on top of knuckles in the ring at the top.
Great fun, great way to get stronger at pullups and work towards a one-arm-er without needing addition weights.
-S-
Gear Required: I'm using rings for my pullups/chinups (hereafter just called PU) and Eagle Loops from ironmind.com - Eagle Loops for finger and open hand strength - IronMind-www.ironmind-store.com. Rings are about $30 for a pair of plastic ones with adjustable straps. Eagle Loops are $40 for a pair (although you only need one to make this work).
While one can use only some fingers on the 2nd ring as assistance, there are two downsides for me: first, some finger combinations are quite uncomfortable; second, even just using one finger of the other hand still provides a decent amount of assistance. Eagle Loops remedy #1 nicely - they're definitely more comfortable, and they help #2 because they lower the assisting hand by about 9" (23 cm) - a lower position for the assisting hand means less assistance.
I put one Eagle Loop on one ring, do a PU one way, then turn and face the other way to do the other arm. This saves me from having to have two Eagle Loops and then having to slide one out of the way. Today's session:
1 hand + index finger x 1
1 hand + index and middle fingers x 2
1 hand + index, middle and ring fingers x 3
Total, since you have to double the above to account for both sides, was 12 reps.
Some video from a few days ago.
The Standard: straight elbow at the bottom with a pause, chin resting on top of knuckles in the ring at the top.
Great fun, great way to get stronger at pullups and work towards a one-arm-er without needing addition weights.
-S-