Paul Lodder Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 My gymnast friends have told me to lock my arms during pullups since I started training, so I have been doing pullups 'right'. I hear gym-goers, however say you should never lock them completely. And they will even try to convince you should also not lock your elbows during pullups.Why should you completely lock them? Is it just an agreement to what is considered 'a full ROM pullup'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Training non-full ROM will allow for your recruiting muscles more time under tension, which can help in instances, but like Zach said, you should train full ROM and it's just the right way of doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro Mainente Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Simply to test the real strength you need to count reps starting from neutral position (we can say relaxed) so that you cannot use the stretch reflex to make the movement easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Köhntopp Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 but wouldnt it be enough to just hold at the lowest points for 1-2 sec and go up for the next one to be sure not using stretch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Macdonald Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 I hear gym-goers, however say you should never lock them completely. And they will even try to convince you should also not lock your elbows during pullups. Probably because they don't progressively train connective tissue properly. If you train like a body builder, it will probably result in an injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro Mainente Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 This is not sufficient, you need to explore all the descent rom, then pause, then reverse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Burnham Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Straightening the arms allows the shoulder to be complete relaxed and also brings the elbow through full range of extension. Also read this:https://www.gymnasticbodies.com/forum/topic/6962-which-is-better-in-a-dead-hang/?p=69363 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Wadle Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 It's also the best way to get the scapulae involved. A partial ROM pullup limits the work to the lats and the biceps. Full ROM will also strengthen your scapula depressors, typically a weakness even among many stong weightlifters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForzaCavaliere Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Works muscles through full ROM, also works additional muscles (scapulae depressors). Also ensures that you don't lose mobility from artificially restricted ranges of motions, a loss of mobility (movement range) will result in greater occurrences of injury. (All info is paraphrased from these forums). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Lodder Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share Posted April 13, 2014 Alright, thanks for all your answers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitnessTheFitness Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Locking out the elbows, and training all the pulling exercises through full ROM, will also have carry over to other movements, as you'll be strengthening those areas you were neglecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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