How to Increase Your Pull Ups

This pertains to both chin ups and pull ups. The difference in grips is your palms face you when doing a chin up and are away from you doing a pull up.

Grab the bar and do as many pull ups as you can. It doesn't matter if you can only do one or two. In fact it won't matter if you can't do any. If you can't do any simply start with this.

Grasp the bar and jump up until your chin is close to being even with the bar. Now slowly lower yourself until your arms are close to straight. I say close because there is a potential for shoulder injury if you straighten your arm. Personally I feel a strain when I get to about three quarters of the way down so I stop it there.

What you're doing here is negatives. The harder you fight as your body lowers the more effective this exercise is.

Do as many as you can. Do three sets if possible.

You will increase your pull up power and at the same time, you will become stronger. Feel the pump when you are finished. If you do these correctly, you'll feel like you're gonna burst through your shirt.