The Olympic Secret to Explosive Upper-Body Strength — www.menshealth.com — Readability

The Olympic Secret to Explosive Upper-Body Strength — www.menshealth.com — Readability: "The luge—an Olympic winter sport in which you lie face up on a sled and slide down a banked, curved track as fast as possible—requires a quick pulling motion to accelerate the sled at the start. However, if this motion isn't explosive, then your speed suffers throughout the entire race. One of the best ways I've found to pump up my upper-body strength and power: weighted pullups.  The extra weight instantly increases the intensity of the body-weight exercise. I've done pullups with an additional 150 pounds tied around my middle, and I'm always trying to add more weight. The better my weighted pullups, the better my luge time at the Games."

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