The pull-up has traditionally been one of the best strength-training exercises. Power lifters point to the bench press or power curls, but functional strength has long been associated with the pull-up. The weighted pull-up will help you get even stronger. By attaching a weight belt to your waist and attaching extra weight plates, you can build strength, power and help you burn fat off your body.
Upper Body Strength
Put a weight belt around your waist and attach anywhere from 25 to 75 lbs. to it. Do eight to 10 pull-ups to build strength in your upper body. Pull-ups are especially good for building your shoulders, lats, chest and arm muscles. Pull-ups are a test of strength and most people who engage in them as a weight-training exercise will get better at them as they continue to make the effort. Many weight lifters who can bench press 300 to 400 lbs. struggle to do three pull-ups. Pull-ups build more dynamic and functional strength than lifting weights, according to fitness expert Matt Furey.
Lower Body Strength
Add tension to your lower body to build more strength in your gluteus maximus and hamstrings. By tensing your buttocks as you do weighted pull-ups, you will get stronger and firmer glute muscles. Not only will this make you stronger, it will give you more explosion when you are running. The gluteus maximus is the biggest and most powerful muscle in the body and it also helps keep the upper body from slumping or bending.
Emotional Confidence
There are no tricks to doing pull-ups. They are indicative of your strength and power and they build strength and power while you are doing them. When you can increase the number of pull-ups you are doing, you are proving to yourself that you are getting stronger, more powerful and in better overall condition. This makes you feel more confident not only when you are engaging in athletic contests but it helps you feel better overall throughout your day.
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