Standing Hand Over Hand Pull

The title of the post says it all  Standing Hand Over Hand Pull.  This is one the best exercises for building the back for Strength, Power and Power Endurance.  Not only does the back get blasted but your grip and biceps are on fire at the end as well.

You might be thinking, if you are going for a back workout why not perform these seated?  That is a great way to perform this exercise but it lack in some areas.  When you are standing the core involvement is greater considering you need to keep from falling on you face.  The other reason I prefer standing is the activation you get in your hips.  By activating you hips in this manor you are adding key components for a crazy stabile base.

As you can see in the video we don’t load the sled down much with weight.  This is why:

The sled its self is 75 lbs, we are in grass which adds to the difficulty by slowing the forward momentum, and if you can’t tell the second pull is up hill

By using the hill to our advantage the sled can be pulled at faster speed on the way down working on more  power endurance  while going up the hill adds to the development of more strength.

Stop Sittin, Start Doin

Blaine

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