Action Conditioning

CHIN-UP DEVELOPMENT
I was in the middle of my workout when I decided to be spontaneous and do a Mid Set Trainer Tip for you all.
We all have struggled with the chin-up, having tried over and over again only to fail about the mid way point. One way to help develop the back is to train the upper and mid back musculature, but if you cannot do a chin-up how the heck can you develop this portion! First there are a ton of great assisted exercises you can use for development; if you are in any of my Action 90 Total Body Conditioning classes you will do a ton of these. Secondly, most people want to just practice the chin-up alone, to feel like they can do a dam chin-up! Well break out the assisted bands, hook them onto the bar, place your foot in the band and bingo your doing assisted chin-ups; now we can practice our exercise and develop those muscles!
Trainer tip:
When doing this type of chin-up training, try to very the tempo of how fast you lower and pull-up your body; e.g lower for 3-5 seconds, pull-up as hard as you can or take 2-3 seconds. Additionally incorporate static holds at each position; e.g. 3 second hold at chest and 3 sec hold at forehead. The body loves to adapt to load and movements, this is good and bad. Start taking out the bad by changing tempos and static hold times so the body cannot adapt, continuing to build strength and muscle!