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It’s wierd, isn’t it?

I’ve written two books on pull-ups, with damn near all the variations (advanced ones) and workouts etc that you’ll EVER need for this great, great exercise in the second book.

And the fundamentals in the first . . .

And yet, as I keep saying.

There is always more.

And as of late, I’ve been focusing on the same pull-ups, except done in a different manner from my normal “ultra thick bar” style.

Sometimes, I’ll do them on a military style pull-up “stand” out there which has a bar that is far less thicker than the one I use normally.

And it feels different, to be honest.

I can get as many or more reps on it, but really – that stand taxes the LATS a lot more than the regular version (that I do) because that version is GRIP torture more than anything else.

Now, don’t get me wrong.

My version is indeed the one I’d recommend for you – because the grip and traps are usually the weakest areas for most modern day men (think not being able to get your chin up over the bar) or even HOLD on to the bar.

But every so often, make changes my friend.

And my changes were mostly ROPE pull-ups (and ring pull-ups aka parallel grip pull-ups).

And as I did the former again after a break of a few days (remember that NEW routine I spoke about ;)) I was amazed.

Rope pull-ups felt tough to me before.

But as I got to the ropes (in my case chains – thick ones that held the swing set together) and held on, I knew something was different.

I pulled up higher than I ever had – effortlessly!

And this morning (or afternoon) I’m sitting here – nursing SORE lats of all things.

While I felt it in my lats over the past few days doing handstand pushups throughout the day, for one, it was never THIS sore.

THIS is the type of soreness I got years ago when I focused on only pull-ups – did great – and then one day got back to pushups, and BAM!

I could barely lift my arms up when showering!

Further proof that pushups are one of the best damned exercises out there.

But the rope pull-ups, my friend, really, really give you a chance to isolate the lats if you do it right, and in a way better than perhaps ring pull-ups (parallel grip) which isolate the biceps a lot more.

Believe me, if you hang on correctly, initiating that “pull from the lats” becomes a lot easier …

But of course, you gotta work your way up to it!

So many different ways of doing the same exercise – and so it should be!

Keep going, my friend.

And before I sign off – HERE is the course that will get you up to speed on pull-ups – use this BEFORE you crank on to the advanced course!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

PS – Curiously enough my traps aren’t sore AT ALL despite not doing a single pull-up for a few days. But the other parts. Figures, eh. Handstand pushups truly ARE the bomb!