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Originally Posted by diamondpete
Hi Afterburn
I think the machine you refer to is cleverly called the, wait for it.... THE ASSISTED PULL UP MACHINE. wow cool name. lol, Anyway the weight setting on the machine acts a counterbalance to your weight. (blah blah blah blah, basically it is just "subtracting weight" from your body weight so that you can do a pull up).
I think however, that there are better ways to go at getting to a pull up than this machine.
1. Use a lat machine (standing) (my least favorite substitute)
2. Negative (jump up/while "pulling yourself up" and lower yourself down in a controlled manner)
3. use a bench under the smith machine. Rest your calves on the bench (your are in an "L" like position) with your body weight "hanging from your arms" and pull yourself up.
4. If your train with a partner, have the give you a boost at the bottom (usually the weak point) cross you angles and bend your kness and just use your legs a bit to boost yourself at the beginning.
The reason sthat I prefer these alternatives are:
1. everyone thinks that the assisted pull up machine looks cool (and so there can often be a wait for it while someone is doing a set of 300 with 90% of their body weight being assisted)
2. It does not allow the natural range of motion that a non machine would offer
3. I would get lazy and not push (or pull myself as the case may be ) hard enough.
Hope this helps, BTW welcome to the boards!
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Great post and superb advice.