06/24/2026
❗️How To Get Your First Pull-up/Chin-up!❗️
2 Day A Week Example Program:
Warm-up/Cool Down Not Included (Only Main Movements To Target This Goal). I’ll mostly say Pull-up but I mean either Pull-up or Chin-up, this is for the social media coaches correcting every post of free information.
Inverted Pull-up or Jumping Pull-Up are preferred. Banded Pull-ups and Assisted Pull-up Machines are other options. Depends on your starting point and available equipment.
✅Day 1: *Means push to failure on final set, correct weight should have you doing no more than 2-4 reps over the goal rep. If doing sets of 8, then 8 reps is the main goal just see if you can get past it.
*1. Inverted Pull-ups: 3-4 sets of 8 reps (Volume Focus)
2. Barbell Bent Over Rows: 3x8
*3. Lat Pull Down Machine: 3x8
4. DB Rows: 3x8
5. 2-3 sets of 10 second DL ISO Holds. Usually at 100-120% of your DL max or until it’s a challenging weight to hold for 10 seconds. Use a squat rack and DL grip for heavier weight. Use warm up sets before loading on the working set weight.
6. Straight Arm Lat Pull Downs: 3x8
7. DB Bicep Curls: 3x8
8. Cable Bicep Curls with Rope: 3x8
✅Day 2:
1. Inverted Pull-ups: 4-5 sets x 5 reps (more control on concentric/eccentric motion) (quality reps/strength focus)
2. Hammer Strength Row Machine (plate loaded or cable): 3x8 (choose any row variation these are examples.)
3. Lat Pull Down Plate Loaded Machine or Cable: 4 sets of 5 reps, followed by 1-2 sets to failure w/lighter weight being able to at least hit 8+ reps on the sets to failure.
4. Narrow Grip Cable Rows: 3x8
5. Barbell or EZ Curl Bar: 3x8
6. Straight Bar Cable Curls: 3x8
7. Dead Hang from Pull-up Bar: 3x to failure, time yourself. Can also dead hang from inverted pull-up position if beginner.
Hope these tips help you better understand how to structure multiple days to reach this goal. I have another post back in April below on my page describing the steps from inverted pull-up to first chin-up for reference.
Reminder the exercises listed are examples, you can add different exercises as long as they focus on the Row, Pull Down motion and the Biceps.