Marshall Goldsmith’s book, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful, could have been written about pullup programming. The title alone conveys a powerful message. Turning initial success into continued success means updating, refining, and progressing. Too often, we “return to the well” and try something that has brought us success in the past. But what got you here may not be what takes you to the next level.

Pullups can be a particularly beguiling endeavor. However, students who do not update, refine, and progress their pullup programming risk overtraining, strained elbows, and stagnation. At a certain point, 1.0 should become 2.0.

Few pullup programs have delivered like the Fighter Pullup Program (FPP). This 1.0 pullup plan can provide a 2.5-3x increase in pullup rep maxes (after 2-3 rest days) in a four-week cycle. The FPP is a powerful medicine originally designed for five consecutive training days with one day of rest.

A linear ladder progression that beginners thrive on, the FPP starts with rep max and progressively adds reps to “push” the top end.