Step one in your pull-up journey involves asking for help. There are different ways to get assistance. If you have a workout partner, then you can ask them to hold

your feet while you do a pull-up. This takes much of the strain off you and allows you to perform the move with less bodyweight. If you're on your own, you

can use a machine like the video suggests, or you can use a stool or chair if you work out at home. Any of these options will allow you

to complete the pull-up without the same amount of weight.

This option will also require a bench or chair. You start off in the "up" of the pull-up. Slowly, you lower yourself down until you touch down on the ground. For most

people, the trouble of a pull-up is getting into the air in the first place. By focusing on the second half of the motion, you get many of

the benefits of the full pull-up without attempting the first part (which for many is impossible when they first start exercising). 

One of the major reasons you can't do a pull-up is because your back isn't strong enough. Your back is made up of a bunch of

smaller muscles. You can isolate them and work them out individually with the exercises in the video above. If you do these individual exercises with smaller amounts of weight, you can build up

your strength. Eventually, you will be able to take on the weight of your entire body and do the pull-up. 

This exercise is kind of like an assisted pull-up, but even easier. You do the same motion as a pull-up, but you're almost parallel to the ground. If you don't have a

bar, you can use a table. This is a great option if you work out at home and don't have access to weights.