So, today’s topic is an interesting variation on pull-ups.

And, something I’ve not written about a lot as of yet.

That being, rope . . . (which I HAVE written about) pull-ups, and RING pull-ups.

As in, pull-ups done on gymnastic rings.

Or, similar rings in the park (or wherever, really!).

And I’m here to tell you this; these rope and ring pull-ups give you the BEST damn workout of your life if used correctly, not to mention FRY your grip from here, to tomorrow, and to kingdom come!

What do I mean?

Well, I did 55 pull-ups today.

And only 10 of these were regular thick grip (bar) pull-ups.

Ultra thick grip, and while I do great at these, know what I did NOT do so great at today?

The combo, the GRIP-i-licous combo I just mentioned! ?

That being, ROPE pull-ups (done on chains, actually) and gymnastic ring pull-ups (done monkey bar style out there in the park).

And the two of them gave me a workout from Cain today.

Believe me, when you alternate between sets of 15 for these, and do so QUICKLY – you’ll quickly fry not just your grip but your biceps and entire back too!

And while pull-ups aren’t and rightfully so meant to be “bicep specific” (not if done RIGHT!!!) - - the fact is that THIS exact sort of training will wreak havoc on the biceps, and cause them to grow like never before.

Work them in with regular pull-ups, and you’ll see that same growth on the traps too and forearms.

But again, for these?

Inner forearm work, and then some, not to mention fingers of rebar – believe me, it was all I could do to HOLD ON TO THEM chains as I trained out there today!

And believe me, if you add in regular monkey bar work, your overall upper body strength and conditioning will shoot so quickly through the roof that it ain’t even funny.

You’ll literally be approaching human “da xing xing” status as the Chinese call me (Mandarin Chinese for “gorilla”) as they see me working out ther.

And as the years go by, it does nothing to dim the fervor with which they say these words, and rightfully so!

Anyway, that’s a short one, I know, but it’s what I got for ya today, and believe me, it ain’t the length - - it’s the girth and SUBSTANCE that counts, and NO, it ain’t what you think either! ?

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

Ps – HERE is where you can learn how to do pull-ups the right way, my friend. The vast majority of male adults cant even hang on to the bar, let alone do pull-ups. Rectify this and do so quick – right HERE.