Pull-up progression

Reviewer Explains the why behind every drill, not just the how -- genuinely excellent.

Moderator Entirely and specifically about building toward a first pull-up -- hollow body hold, scap pulls (with a PVC pipe drill), and negative pull-ups as the priority movement.

Reviewer Precise technique guidance with a clear path to scaling down assistance.

Moderator Entirely about first-pull-up progressions -- scapular retraction holds and a kneeling barbell-assisted pull-up variant, both with precise rep/technique guidance.

Moderator A highly detailed, sequenced progression toward a first pull-up with concrete benchmarks at every stage, dead hang, scapular pulls, jackknife, banded, isometric holds, negatives. Squarely on topic.

Reviewer Specific benchmarks at every stage, genuinely thorough.

Reviewer That isometric lat-finding drill alone could unstick a lot of stalled pull-up progressions.

Moderator Goes straight at the number one reason people, especially women, stall on pull-up progress - not connecting to the lats and trying to muscle it with the biceps - and gives a specific isometric drill to fix that. Core to the sub-skill.

Reviewer A genuinely followable roadmap to your first pull-up, not just scattered tips.

Moderator A complete, explicit progression for women from zero pull-ups to a first rep - band-assisted (foot then knee placement), band thickness progression, box eccentrics, and finally building up reps. This is precisely the sub-skill, framed exactly for this audience.

Reviewer Excellent depth, even cites research on muscle activation.

Moderator Comprehensive pull-up form breakdown - muscles worked, chin-up vs pull-up distinction, strict vs kipping, common form errors. Squarely on topic.

Reviewer Explains the purpose of every step, not just the steps themselves.

Moderator Entirely the classic 4-step progression (dead hangs, scapular pulls, negatives, attempt), explained clearly with breath cueing woven through every step.

Reviewer Efficient, correct, and from someone who's actually coached hundreds of people through this.

Moderator Entirely the 5-step pull-up progression from a credible, named pull-up coach.

Reviewer The eccentric-training rationale is genuinely sophisticated advice.

Moderator About progressing pull-up training methodology (avoiding assistance plateaus, using eccentrics and isometric holds) - squarely on topic.

Reviewer Explains the actual mechanism, not just rules of thumb - strong.

Moderator Squarely about improving pull-up training - correcting real mistakes people make with band assistance, rep quality, and one-sided strength focus.

Reviewer Explains why a common method falls short instead of just listing steps.

Moderator A specific progression philosophy for reaching a first pull-up, single-leg assisted reps, negatives, scapular pull-ups, banded work later for volume. Squarely on topic.

Reviewer Technical and dense, but the insight here (fix concentric position and rib/pec tightness first) is the real deal.

Moderator A detailed technical breakdown of why pull-up progression stalls for women dealing with pelvic floor pressure or diastasis - weak scapular depressors/retractors, poor concentric positioning, rib flare, pec tightness limiting scapular retraction - with concrete programming fixes (assisted concentric-first work, 1.5 reps, addressing shoulder mobility first). Squarely about progressing the pull-up through its real sticking points.

Reviewer Explains the why, not just the what — best technical reasoning in this batch.

Moderator Squarely about pull-up progression method — makes an explicit, well-reasoned case against banded pull-ups and replaces them with scapular depression drills and negatives, addressing the actual sticking point in the range of motion.

Reviewer Well-reasoned case against band-only assistance, specific fixes.

Moderator Directly addresses people with zero pull-up ability, contrasting band vs. foot-assisted variations and giving accessory exercises. On topic.

Reviewer Extremely well sequenced, one of the better progressions here.

Moderator Comprehensive ground-up sequence: seated core work, floor hollow hold, hanging hollow hold, scapular shrug/swing, inverted row, foot-assisted pull-up. Textbook first-pull-up progression.

Reviewer Well organized, each exercise has a clear purpose explained.

Moderator A detailed, sequenced progression toward a first pull-up, eccentric-only reps, scapula pull-ups, concentric hangs, jumping pull-ups with leg assist. Squarely on topic.

Reviewer The gating system is a smart way to know when to progress.

Moderator A conditional, gated progression toward a first pull-up, each step unlocked by mastering the one before it, plus a technique cue for the rep itself. Squarely on topic.

Moderator A five-step routine toward a first pull-up, form cue, banded work, hanging, negatives. Squarely on topic.

Reviewer The elbows-down cue alone makes this worth watching.

Reviewer Smart, logical chain — just no form cues given the length.

Moderator Entirely a chained pull-up prerequisite test — dead hang, scap pull-up, negative, top hold — each gated by the previous one.

Reviewer The swing-control tip via core tightness is genuinely useful.

Moderator Lat/midback strengthening exercises followed by actual pull-up technique (grip, swing control via core) - squarely pull-up progression.

Reviewer The plank-to-hollow-body bridge is a genuinely clever teaching device.

Moderator Ground-up progression starting from core work (RKC plank) through hollow body on the floor and on the bar - exactly first-pull-up territory.

Reviewer The ring row teaching here is excellent, very specific cueing.

Moderator Clearly building toward a first pull-up - lat awareness, comfort bearing bodyweight, then a detailed ring row as the vehicle for teaching lat engagement.

Reviewer Clean progression, the shoulder-setting cue alone is worth the watch.

Moderator Directly about getting a first pull-up - hollow body hold progression into the scap pull-up, explicitly framed for people who haven't done one yet.

Moderator A clear, sequenced progression toward a first pull-up, lat pulldowns, supported pull-ups, banded pull-ups with a pause, negatives, then unassisted reps. Squarely on topic.

Reviewer Specific benchmarks at each stage make this easy to actually follow.

Reviewer The cues here (shoulder-ear space, neutral head, hollow body) are the kind of detail that actually fixes a pull-up.

Moderator A live one-on-one coaching session correcting pull-up form in real time - scapular depression, shoulder-to-ear spacing, hollow body position, head/chin position and its effect on lat versus upper-trap recruitment. Directly about refining the pull-up itself.

Reviewer The 'pull the bar to your chest' cue is a great mental reframe.

Moderator About correcting pull-up training - initiating the pull from the back rather than biceps, and prioritizing quality reps over junk volume. On topic.

Reviewer The training-frequency point is honest and needed.

Moderator Core strength framing, hollow rock progression, training frequency advice, all aimed at getting a first pull-up. On topic.

Reviewer Good sequence, and the mistake warnings are the real value here.

Moderator Full progression sequence (hang, scapular retraction, bad wing isometric, weighted hold, negative pull-up, eccentric) explicitly aimed at beginners and women working toward their first rep.

Reviewer Good foundational teaching, explains the why before the how.

Moderator Straightforward pull-up progression content - explains the exercise's value, then gets into accessory/activation work (lat activation drill) aimed at people without a pull-up yet.

Reviewer Solid progression logic, just quite brief.

Moderator Squarely a pull-up progression using TRX/bands -- anchor-point positioning, seated-to-standing progression, leg-extension to increase load, hip-drive cue to avoid turning it into a row.

Reviewer Well structured from first attempt through advanced variations.

Moderator The scap pull-up is a well-established supporting exercise for building toward the pull-up, and the video frames it explicitly that way, so it's tightly linked to the named skill even though it's not the pull-up itself.

Reviewer Serious, well-organized progression work if you're already past the basic pull-up and chasing the one-arm version.

Moderator This is a real progression framework for the one-arm pull-up - still squarely pull-up progression methodology (assisted variations, volitional effort, scapular mechanics), just pitched at the advanced end of the spectrum well beyond a first standard pull-up.

Reviewer Good bones, but the constant program plugs dilute the lesson.

Moderator Band-assisted pull-up progression with grip rationale and active-hang benchmarks - on topic for first-pull-up building.

Moderator A clear sequenced progression, hang holds, shoulder depression, negatives, seated pull-up, assisted pull-up. Squarely on topic.

Reviewer Good structure, though a bit light on specific targets for each step.

Reviewer Solid, safety-minded technique for anyone who needs to back off vertical pulling for a while.

Moderator Addresses a real, specific pull-up progression concern for women - substituting a horizontal pull-up/row for the vertical pull-up during late pregnancy or postpartum to avoid straining a separated abdomen, with correct scapular-retraction technique and a warning against kipping pull-ups' anterior strain.

Moderator About progressing an already-established bodyweight pull-up into weighted work for strength, still squarely part of the pull-up progression, just a later stage of the journey than most of this set covers.

Reviewer Explains a real training principle well, not just a generic tip.

Reviewer Gets the basics across but feels more like a product demo than a lesson.

Moderator On topic - using a band to assist a pull-up while learning the movement, which is squarely pull-up progression territory.

Reviewer The core idea is right, but it tips into a program pitch fast.

Moderator Directly about the mental/methodological keys to getting a first pull-up - on topic.

Moderator A progression of exercises for building up to a full pull-up, aimed at women who struggle to get one. Squarely on the sub-skill.

Reviewer Good format: a ladder of exercises to earn your first pull-up. Own each step before you move to the next.

Reviewer Good programming idea, just a lot of chat around it.

Moderator Squarely about getting a first pull-up via negatives, with a specific programming idea (measure your max negative, build sets around it) — casual delivery with some tangential chat but the core content is on-topic.

Reviewer The machine safety mechanics here are underrated and well taught.

Moderator Half the video is the assisted pull-up (on topic), half is the assisted dip, which is a different exercise/muscle group entirely and not part of this skill - so it's diluted rather than purely on-topic.

Reviewer Too short to add much beyond common knowledge.

Moderator Direct pull-up execution cueing (grip, shoulder blades, elbow drive) - it's about doing the movement correctly rather than a progression from zero, but proper execution is still core to the skill.

Reviewer Looks like a real progressions post from the caption, but I haven't seen enough to vouch for the coaching quality.

Moderator No transcript to check against, but the caption is explicit — 'progressions for your first pull-ups' with pull-up-specific hashtags (#pullup #dominadas #chinup). On its face this is squarely the sub-skill, so I'm trusting the caption here.

Reviewer Useful pulling-mechanics cues, but you won't get pull-up-specific progression advice here.

Moderator This is lat pulldown machine form coaching, not pull-up coaching, and the transcript never ties it back to pull-ups explicitly. It's a closely related assistance exercise commonly used to build pull-up strength, and the scapular-engagement cues transfer conceptually, but it's a different movement on different equipment.