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As the sibling comment says, you're not supposed to be doing pull-ups. It's more like climbing a ladder. You use your legs for lifting. Your arms are mainly for
by jfengel 3y ago
As the sibling comment says, you're not supposed to be doing pull-ups. It's more like climbing a ladder. You use your legs for lifting. Your arms are mainly for keeping yourself from falling away.
It still develops strength in the arms and shoulders. But hard problems are more about balance than strength, figuring out how to use limited friction at very specific angles so that you can complete a move.
That said... watch speed-climbing some time. It's a very full body activity, literally leaping from hold to hold. It looks like magic.
https://youtu.be/LBi22AKvsK0?si=ejehmYW0L-T7DXtx&t=60 https://youtu.be/LBi22AKvsK0?si=ejehmYW0L-T7DXtx&t=60