Gym (men) · 45 free videos on form, technique and tips, each tagged by level
Reviewer One of the best in the batch -- thorough, evidence-based, practical.
Moderator Entirely about pull-up technique and progression -- muscles worked, loading strategy, grip width, bar setup, full walkthrough from assisted to weighted.
Reviewer Dense, correct, no-filler technique breakdown.
Moderator Entirely pull-up technique for back hypertrophy -- grip flexibility, eccentric control, full stretch at bottom, pulling-height standards.
Reviewer Clears up genuine confusion with clear, correct standards.
Moderator Entirely pull-up technique -- range-of-motion standards (chin/clavicle/sternum), dead hang debate, scapula misconceptions.
Reviewer Thorough, well-sequenced -- one of the stronger tutorials here.
Moderator A full pull-up tutorial -- common mistakes (pulling with arms not back, partial reps, shoulder shrug) plus a complete progression from active hang to full pull-up.
Reviewer Detailed, well-reasoned first-pull-up plan.
Moderator Entirely a 4-step, first-pull-up-focused program using pull-up variations, negatives, banded assistance and chin-ups.
Reviewer Well-built program with real reasoning behind each step.
Moderator A complete, structured 0-to-10 pull-up program -- why it's hard, then a 3-step plan from horizontal rows to negatives to greasing-the-groove style sets.
Reviewer Actually explains why the popular advice (bands) is flawed -- rare and valuable.
Moderator Entirely diagnostic of why common pull-up training approaches fail -- bands, partner-assist, singles/doubles -- building toward a better method.
Reviewer Excellent -- targets exactly why most beginners fail the bottom of the pull-up.
Moderator Entirely about building the strength for a first pull-up, targeting the bottom-position muscles specifically.
Reviewer Best-structured progression here — real numbers throughout.
Moderator Extremely specific first-pull-up progression — dead hangs, scap pull-ups, jackknife pull-ups, banded pull-ups, isometric holds, eccentrics — each with actual sets, reps, and tempo targets.
Reviewer Comprehensive and correct once you look past the jokes.
Moderator Entirely pull-up variations -- wide, medium, narrow, parallel, underhand and more, each with actual pros/cons.
Reviewer Detailed, correct, genuinely useful advanced technique.
Moderator Entirely about a specific pause/isometric pull-up training method borrowed from climbing, with multiple variation options explained.
Reviewer Explains the 'why' behind good beginner choices, not just the 'what'.
Moderator Entirely focused on the first pull-up/chin-up, correcting common mistakes (band force-curve mismatch, pronated-only grip, negatives-only) and recommending a grip progression.
Reviewer Well-organized, addresses the real bottlenecks one by one.
Moderator Entirely diagnostic of pull-up weak points -- five specific muscle/motor-control weaknesses, each paired with a targeted exercise.
Reviewer Good muscle-specific approach, explains the 'why' well.
Moderator Entirely a 0-to-10+ pull-up program built around the actual prime movers identified in a cited 2018 EMG study.
Reviewer Clear reasoning behind every step of the ladder.
Moderator A complete progression ladder — hanging and scap shrugs, Australian pull-ups, jumping negatives, top-hold pulses, all the way to a full hanging pull-up. Covers the whole sub-skill start to finish.
Reviewer Clear, staged, and actually usable - one of the better ones in this batch.
Moderator Dead center: explicit zero-to-ten chin-up progression using the bodyweight lat pulldown as the bridge exercise.
Reviewer Solid advanced options for training without weights.
Moderator Entirely about advanced pull-up variations to add difficulty without external load -- arch-body/sternum pull-ups, paused reps, one-arm progressions.
Reviewer Smart, specific method -- not your typical 'just do more reps' advice.
Moderator Entirely a specific pull-up endurance method borrowed from cycling (sustained power / lactate threshold training), with a worked example calculation.
Reviewer Real weak-point training, not just more volume.
Moderator Entirely about breaking a pull-up/chin-up plateau via targeted weak-point work -- bottom position, top lockout, accessory biceps work.
Reviewer Solid, safe, well-sequenced beginner progression.
Moderator Entirely a beginner progression for the pull-up -- dead hangs for grip, negatives off a bench/box, assisted machine.
Moderator A legitimate structured program (Pavel Tsatsouline's rep-scheme approach) for increasing your pull-up max over a month — explicitly for someone who can already do some pull-ups, not a first-rep guide. Still squarely pull-up progression.
Reviewer Credible program with real week-over-week structure.
Moderator First-pull-up focused progression with real benchmarks — grip work, hollow hold, inverted pull-ups, then eccentrics once you can dead hang 30 seconds and do 15 inverted rows. Exactly the sub-skill.
Reviewer Concrete numbers to hit, not vague advice.
Reviewer Sharp, specific coaching that knows exactly who each variation is for.
Moderator Squarely pull-up and chin-up technique - three specific compound-pull variations with clear rationale for each.
Reviewer Changes how you should think about the assisted machine -- good stuff.
Moderator Entirely about the assisted pull-up machine as a training tool within pull-up progression -- range of motion, peak contraction, eccentric control.
Reviewer Real, specific technique fixes -- grip width matters more than people think.
Moderator Entirely pull-up technique for hypertrophy -- grip width, core engagement, form breakdown at the top -- not progression from zero but still squarely the exercise itself.
Reviewer Clean, usable method, just narrow in scope.
Moderator Entirely a single-variable pull-up training method -- manipulating rest periods week to week to build strength-endurance.
Reviewer Solid, no-nonsense programming advice.
Moderator Squarely pull-up training advice -- standardizing technique, training in target rep range, frequency, programming around a hard/easy split.
Reviewer Sensible, well-sequenced progression that should actually get you there.
Moderator A step-by-step progression toward a first pull-up, starting with high-angle rows -- squarely this skill.
Reviewer Logical roadmap with at least one concrete detail.
Moderator A clear first-pull-up progression — build general upper body strength, assisted machine, banded pull-ups, then dead hangs, scap pull-ups, and negatives to round it out. Covers the sub-skill well.
Reviewer Correct, specific point, just very short.
Moderator Same content as the 'Proper Pullups QUICK GUIDE' clip -- entirely about correct range of motion at the bottom of the pull-up.
Reviewer Good beginner progression, nice use of the L-assist regression.
Moderator A beginner pull workout built around the chin-up as the primary movement, with an L-assisted regression for those with zero reps.
Reviewer Correct, specific point, just very short.
Moderator Entirely about correct pull-up range of motion -- nothing else discussed.
Reviewer Simple cue, visibly changes how the lats engage.
Moderator One specific cue — 'break the bar in half' to get the lats firing instead of just the arms — demonstrated with a clear before-and-after. A real, useful piece of pull-up technique.
Reviewer Solid, varied tips, if a bit less specific than the best.
Moderator First-pull-up tips covering grip width, accessory lifts like lat pulldowns and rows, and a heavy-to-light band progression. Solid coverage of the sub-skill from a few different angles.
Moderator Diagnoses a specific technical flaw — losing shoulder retraction the moment you start pulling — and connects it to why chest-to-bar reps feel so much harder than they should. Squarely pull-up technique.
Reviewer Good, specific fix — assumes some existing vocabulary.
Reviewer Good specific prescription for the pull-up portion.
Moderator Arch-body pull-up is the primary lead movement in this workout with real prescriptive detail (tempo, rep range, rest), though it's one of three exercise pairings in a broader session.
Reviewer Good content, but only partly about the pull-up itself.
Moderator One of the three exercises (mantle chin-up) is a direct pull-up progression tool; the other two (360 pull, false-grip row) are lever/muscle-up prerequisites -- related ring-strength work but broader than pull-up progression specifically.
Reviewer A good checklist, but not a deep lesson.
Moderator A concise progression outline toward the first pull-up — hang holds, shoulder depression, negatives, seated pull-ups, assisted pull-ups. Right sub-skill, just presented as a quick list.
Reviewer Solid form coaching for the step right before you start hanging and pulling.
Moderator Not a pull-up video itself - it's the row - but the channel explicitly frames the row as the perfect progression for those looking to achieve their pull-ups, so it's a deliberate step in the same progression, just one rung down.
Reviewer Accurate comparison, worth it just for that section.
Moderator Pull-up leads off a full pull-day workout and gets a genuine comparative discussion (pull-up vs. chin-up EMG differences, alternative for those who can't do them), but it's still one exercise among several in a broader workout video.
Reviewer Rigorous and correct, but a hypertrophy-targeting question, not a progression lesson.
Moderator Uses pull-ups/pulldowns as the case study for a grip-width and hypertrophy-targeting question, but the core topic is muscle targeting via grip, not pull-up progression as a skill.
Reviewer Good, well-cited section -- worth it for that part alone.
Moderator Pull-up vs. lat pulldown gets a real, cited comparison within a much broader back-anatomy-and-training-science video covering traps, rhomboids and erectors too.
Moderator About driving the pull-up with the elbow to get the lats firing rather than just yanking with the arms — on-topic pull-up technique, just a single narrow cue.
Reviewer Right idea, but the explanation muddles itself.
Reviewer Decent specific pull-up cues, but it's a small part of the video.
Moderator Pull-up is one of six exercises in a full pull-day workout -- gets a real but brief technique/programming segment (grip, AMRAP set, week-to-week rep target) among cable and row work.
Reviewer Decent basics, but padded with unrelated content.
Moderator Covers band-assisted pull-ups — sizing tiers, how to loop the band, foot versus knee placement — but roughly half the clip drifts into an unrelated wrist-extensor exercise, so pull-ups aren't the whole story here.