Vertical pull

One-Arm Pull-Up

From dead hang to one-arm pull-up — the vertical pull ladder.

10 steps

  1. Dead hang

    30 seconds

    Difficulty 1 of 5
  2. Scapular pull

    8 reps

    Difficulty 1 of 5
  3. Negative pull-up

    5 reps

    Difficulty 2 of 5
  4. Pull-up

    1 rep

    Difficulty 3 of 5
  5. Pull-up

    3×8 reps

    Difficulty 3 of 5
  6. Pull-up

    3×5 reps with +20 kg

    Difficulty 3 of 5
  7. Pull-up

    3×3 reps with +35 kg

    Difficulty 4 of 5
  8. Archer pull-up

    3 reps

    Difficulty 4 of 5
  9. One-arm negative

    3 reps

    Difficulty 5 of 5
  10. One-arm pull-up

    1 rep

    Difficulty 5 of 5

How to use this sequence

Every step has a measurable target, and that target is the criterion: when you hit it with clean technique, you move on. There's no timeline — there's a mark.

The order is the catalogue's, not a ladder of increasing difficulty. Some progressions combine two threads: position first, then strength, so a step can look easier than the one before it because it starts a different skill.

Myosin keeps track

Here you have the sequence. In the app each step ticks itself when you log the workout that meets it, and the next one shows up when it's your turn.

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