Pull-Up: How to Do Your First One? The pull-up is a great exercise for building back and arm muscles. It directly engages them whilst building strength and stamina. Moreover, the pull-up exercise is commonly performed by beginner and advanced-level athletes, especially in gymnastics, bodybuilding, and calisthenics. The pull-ups also help build hand strength and grip, which can prove beneficial for other exercises such as chin-ups, handwalks, handstands, human flags, etc., which are practiced mainly by calisthenics and gymnastics professionals. How to Do Your First Pull-Up? Dead Hangs The dead hang exercise requires you to hang from the pull-up bar with your feet hanging in the air without any support. You can either grab the pull-up bar by jumping from the ground, by jumping, or using a stepper, or by using other exercise equipment to reach the pull-up bar, hold it with your grip, and then, keeping your legs hanging in the air. Doing the dead hang exercise for one minute or more would...
Alternating Lunges Exercise: How to Do It Correctly? The alternating lunges exercise is a great way to target the glutes, quads, and hamstrings. Besides building strength and muscles in the lower body, the lunges help to make the back stronger, increase mobility & flexibility, and enhance your balance. Moreover, alternating forward lunges are the second favourite to squats of most personal fitness trainers. Also, cyclists, runners, and other athletes perform lunges regularly because of the benefits that they offer. Unfortunately, many people perform the leg lunges incorrectly, which could lead to injuries and pain. Therefore, today we are going to uncover the correct method of doing alternating leg lunges. How to Do Alternating Leg Lunges Correctly? Step 1 The first step to do a bodyweight leg lunges is to stand straight on the ground and move your leg forward until the leg you have moved forward is at 90 degrees from the ground. Keep the leg that you haven’t moved forward slightl...