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Negative Pull-Up
Lower from the top with steady control through the range you can own.
What it develops
- Eccentric pulling strength
- Top-to-bottom control
How to perform it
- Step safely into a stable top position.
- Lower smoothly while keeping the shoulders engaged.
- Step back up rather than jumping while fatigued.
Common mistakes
- Free-falling
- Holding the breath
- Continuing after control is lost
Suggested readiness
- Lower smoothly rather than dropping.
- Repeat a similar path without pain.
These suggestions are not a test or verification of ability.
Scale it back
- Band-assisted negative
- Short-range negative
- Assisted pull-up
Training cautions
- Begin eccentric work conservatively and recover before repeating it.
Skill connections
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