I used to get back pain once or twice a year, but not since I started (very casually) doing pull-ups a few years ago. You can jump/step up so your chin is at t

I used to get back pain once or twice a year, but not since I started (very casually) doing pull-ups a few years ago. You can jump/step up so your chin is at the bar, and then lower yourself down as slowly as possible. Watch out for the muscle pain the next day though… and definitely stop if you don’t have the strength to slow yourself down. Listen to your body, muscle pain is ok, joint pain means stop immediately. Just ten minutes most weekdays was enough to make me noticeably less skinny and stop the back pain.