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This video is about how I applied Vladimir Zatsiorsky's Submaximal Effort Method of Strength Training to prepare for the 2024 U.S. Marine Corps Pull-Up Challenge. I am 67 years and 8 months old. Yet, I can win first prize (a free t-shirt) at the U.S. Marine Corps Pull-Up Challenge, which are held at fairs, festivals, and other events by U.S. Marine Corps recruiters. To win first prize (a free U.S. Marine Corps "Pain is Weakness Leaving the Body" t-shirt, those who accept the challenge have to do at least 25 consecutive pull-ups.
The problem with pull-up training is "plateauing" after several weeks of training, in which progress stops.
The way to break through a "plateau" is by rotating exercises, which are similar or variations of the strength skill you are training.
Inverted bodyweight rows is one of the exercises similar to pull-ups, which you can rotate to when you reach a plateau in your pull-up training.
It is also a good progression exercise for beginners if they still haven't built up the essential neural-muscular coordination needed between the many muscle groups to do pull-ups.
