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[–]SailorMoon2020 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Yo, that helps! I wanted to define my abs more as well as my v-cut. I started doing declined push ups at the sink, inclined push ups on the tub then sink eventually. Also did pull ups and chin ups. Your upper body will definitely start to define. I saw a difference in four to six weeks. Keep at it. You're doing it right!

[–]HelloMomo 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Is there anything that is to pull-ups as inclined push-ups are to normal push-ups? A milder version I can start with because I'm weak as shit?

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If you have access to a gym, lat pulldowns. Otherwise:

assisted pullups - you put a foot on a chair so it's not your entire bodyweight

negatives - start head above bar and just lower yourself

dead hangs - just hang fully extended for as long as you can

flex hangs - hold you head above the bar for as long as you can

body rows - if you can find a bar at waist height ( I think some people use edges of tables - just be sure it's solid), you can pull yourself up like an upside down pushup

there are lots of pull up progression programs out there. I've never done one so I can't recommend a specific, but I've been wanting to do a pullup for a long time (how I know these exercises), so maybe this will be a goal of mine too.