simple way to do one armersdo more pull upsdo negative one armers as slow as possible
I've also had slightly wonky elbows in the past, so keen to avoid reps - but work on the power (low reps, high weight)... Interestingly not a murmur from my elbows so far compared to normal pull up training (that I've done) - maybe the different geomettry/bod alignment with assisted one armers is better for them???I tried weighted normal (two armed) pull ups - but wearing either a harness or backback (or both) with weights in made my back feel like it had been put on a rack!
Thanks for the comments... some of my thoughts..Do more pull ups: Won't this just make me better at doing two armed pull ups? i.e. I end up working the endurance but not the power?
Negative one armers: done this before - painful.. keen to avoid!
do you want to be trying to do 1 armers if you have dodgy elbows???Also training on a bachar ladder helps, again not good for elbows.A large diameter bar also makes doing 1 armers easier
Tom I have to say I think that trying to do high intensity maximal 1 rep max style exercises is more likely to lead to bad elbows that doing reps. Similar to the above, if I were you I'd be looking to find a weight i could complete 4-6 reps with, training at this weight and then reducing the weight to keep in this range of reps.
Tom, you do realise that doing multiple one armers will involve negative ones in between the up stages?good reason to stop at one