When selecting exercises for your programme you should build from more general movements to more sport specific exercises. Alternate-side pull-ups are an example of a more Muay Thai clinch specific version of the general pull-up exercise.
Performance points:
Hang with your arms at full extension
Draw your elbow into the side of the body
Raise chin to the bar
Once you can do more than 5 regular pull-ups, this exercise allows you to build strength by loading with enough intensity to bring your maximum repetition total down to 5 or less per side — by progressively using less assistance from the second arm and/or using a wider grip width.
Don Heatrick
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I LOVE CHIN UPS AND USE THEM A LOT HOW CAN I POST A LINK ONTO HERE ? I ALSO AM PRETTY APT AT PRESSUPS / PUSHUPS AND WOULD LIKE TO SHARE BOTH WITH YOU THANKYOU VERY MUCH Sandy Holt http://www.thaiboxing.co.uk
Hi Sandy, I’d be interested to hear about your (considerable) experience of chin ups and press ups. Please do share. :)
Cheers,
Don