
Started CF two months ago and I'm struggling with the pull up/kipping. These areas of my hands are getting hurt and I'm not really progressing. What am I doing wrong?
So basically the title
I started 2-3 months ago after a long period with no training but riding a bike for short distances (16km a day).
My issue is that I'm having a lot of difficulty to do pull ups, kipping and related exercises. The main issues are:
- I can't pull my weight more than twice
- If I try to do kipping or simply handing on the bar, the palm of my hands gets really hurt even using a leather grip as my skin is soft. This causes a loop because, if I can't practice, I can't get stronger to improve.
- I am not very muscular but I'm by no means chubby or fat.
I suspect I might be gripping incorrectly because, while I do see people with hurt hands, areas where their hands show some friction are different than the ones from mine.
Any tips are appreciated. I already watched a ton of videos but those didn't help so far.