Questions about pull ups and shoulders

[Tom]

while i was doing pull ups, i was thinking whether the shoulders need to be pulled back first at the start before starting to pullup just like when doing bent over row. We pull the shoulders back before starting to pull to prevent rotator cuff injury. Is this correct ? What is your opinion? To pull straight away from a dead hang position all the way up or pull the shoulders back first than start to pull up from a dead hang position?

[Mehdi]

while i was doing pull ups, i was thinking whether the shoulders need to be pulled back first at the start before starting to pullup just like when doing bent over row. We pull the shoulders back before starting to pull to prevent rotator cuff injury. Is this correct ? What is your opinion? To pull straight away from a dead hang position all the way up or pull the shoulders back first than start to pull up from a dead hang position?

chest up, lead with chest, shoulder-blades back & down. That's the correct way indeed.

[Tom]

thanks