Thread: Do pull ups count??

I count them.

why wouldnt pullups count as part of your back routine?????? look at a gymnasts body.. perfect. they do a ton of pullups..you ought to do a few more sets..

Both ways are great. Pull ups for back. Chins for biceps.

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Seems like a good spot to throw in this Poliquin article:

Chin-ups: The King of Upper Body Exercises | Poliquin Article

Excellent for back width... but why not get on dem der weighted pull ups?

I say it depends.

If you are doing just body weight pull ups and you are not taxing yourself and can do them fairly easily, I would count that as just warm up and not part of your main working sets.

I usually start with weighted pull ups and finish my routine off with weighted pull ups behind the neck.


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shit when i did 4 years i came home huge from the gym 1 x a week and 200 chinups from as wide to as close as the stairs went , then dips at the top of the stairs , then all variations of push ups and was fucking huge so yes they count

Originally Posted by x~factor

I say it depends.

If you are doing just body weight pull ups and you are not taxing yourself and can do them fairly easily, I would count that as just warm up and not part of your main working sets.

I agree with x~factor - whether to count them or not depends on whether the sets are hard enough (require enough effort) to be considered "working sets" or "warmups".

Personally, I start with pullups (2 sets with body weight as warmup, then 3 sets with additional weight) and I only count the 3 weighted sets as working sets.

many gyms have bad equoment when it comes to chinning bar . often set too low for tall people .

Fuck yeah they count. If you're jsut doing machines for back, try some free weights.