Chin Ups!!

NotHappy · 03-11-2001, 02:23 AM

Alright you big bodybuilders.. how many chin ups can you pull off before your knackered?

I'm 16 and manage 16 just!!

I'm 60kg's...

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NotHappy · 03-11-2001, 02:54 AM

Hmm 16 and 10.. can anyone beat this?

Hey good idea bout the reps target, i should set myself a target of 30 as well, then increase it as i go along to find the optimum target!!

i'll start doing that, cheers mate

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Mule · 03-11-2001, 08:08 AM

Chin-ups I can get about 8-9. Pullups I can get around 12-15. (210 is my weight) It all depends on the order my workouts are.

Pianomahnn · 03-11-2001, 08:33 AM

Chin-ups - 20-25 depending on how I'm feeling.

Pull-ups - about the same

Door frame pullups (tips of fingers only) - 3

Weight - 150

I'm a rock climber, so my muscles that pull me up are well toned.

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03-11-2001, 09:28 AM

hmm... i do 6-8 pullups when i work out (with a 35lbs dumbell wrapped around my waist). i weight around 170 right now.... i got strong lats (gymnastics helped).

03-11-2001, 09:30 AM

btw, i call them both pullups... but i was referring to my hands facing away from my body...

**Prince** · 03-11-2001, 12:47 PM

I'm 190 and can squeeze out around 15.

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EarWax · 03-11-2001, 10:09 PM

Ok, I'll be the resident weakling. I can do 2 without assistance (pullups). Most of the time I do 3 sets of 10 reps assisted. I never really concentrated on the back until the last few months, and it's slowly improving with less and less assistance. When I was younger and less fat, I could do a lot more. Man, I miss those days.

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NotHappy · 03-11-2001, 10:10 PM

I think 15 is really good,
but i'm aiming at staying at 1 per year ..
if you know what i mean
so when i'm 20, do 20 chin ups..

i'm working on it!!
I just pigged out on chocolate fudge, ice cream, apple crumble, bbq chicken, bbq rissoles, bbq steak and some potatoe salad and some pasta dishes!! MAN I"M FULL!!

I think i just put on 10lbs!!

lol!!!

Now to reduce that fat so i don't look like a blobber

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"Your Not Drunk If You Can Still Feel The Floor"

"If Life Is A Waste Of Time And Time Is A Waste Of Life. Then If We Get Wasted We'll Have The Time Of Our Life"

Danny Sullivan · 03-12-2001, 05:09 AM

I use the same method as hulk, I shoot for about 60reps in total .

At present my sets are 15 12 10 10 9 8.

It has taken me almost 9 months when I started I could only do 8 for my first set and 4or5 reps on my last set.

Stick with it and gains will come, If you hit a sticking point I found that changing grips the first 2 sets helped loads .

I weigh in at 210lb at 23 years of age.
Good luck!

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makes us strong

[This message has been edited by Danny Sullivan (edited 03-12-2001).]

ZONE · 03-12-2001, 06:11 AM

The most I ever did was 28, that was about 5 years ago when I weighted in at 160lbs. Now at 190lbs I did 17 about 2 months ago. Now though when I work out I don't try to rep out, I mean just going up and down doing as many as fast as possible(I still go all the way up and all the way down). I now do 4-5 seconds in the negative and 3 seconds in the positive contraction, doing themthat way I got out 7 on Saturday.

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NotHappy · 03-13-2001, 01:01 AM

That's pretty good effort..

I should try those 4/5 second lowering things,
precisely how do they work?
can I do them wrong?
does it damage your muscles if you lift a weight higher than your 1RM and lower it slowly letting the muscles withstand a very high weight?

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"Your Not Drunk If You Can Still Feel The Floor"

"If Life Is A Waste Of Time And Time Is A Waste Of Life. Then If We Get Wasted We'll Have The Time Of Our Life"

ZONE · 03-13-2001, 04:56 AM

Why are you Not happy?

Well, I had read a couple different articles that deal with TUL Time Under Load and useing pure muscle/no momentum. The idea is to slow tha movement down so you are useing all muscle in a controlled manner and at the same time maximizing your time under load/weight. If you do 8 reps with 5 seconds in the negative and 3 in the positive you'd have a total time under load of 64 seconds as opposed to what most do and thats 1 up 2-3 down or with 8 reps about 28 seconds under load. I've been using this in conjunction with the HIT program I read about on wannabebig.com. And to answer your ? about doing it wrong, well its alot safer to do it slow because you're more controled and what you'll find is that you'll be useing less weight. I dropped the weights I used by 25% when I went to the 5 Negative/3 positive count. The article is gone but if you ask Hulk he might be able to get it to you.

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Pianomahnn · 03-14-2001, 12:17 AM

Adding to this...

I got done climbing today and decided to go up and do some chin up/pull ups. I started off in an almost fully extended position, then slowly, and I MEAN slowly (15-20 seconds), pulled myself up to where my chin was above bar, then held it there for 30 seconds are so, and then lowered myself at the same rate going up.

Being a climber, these kinds of things are good, because in climbing, nothing is ever a set rep, and nothing is controlled.

I like climbing.

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Life is fun!!

NotHappy · 03-14-2001, 01:48 AM

I wouldn't mind starting up climbing, would develop my shoulder muscles and be fun at the same time other than just pushing weights in a gym!

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"Your Not Drunk If You Can Still Feel The Floor"

"If Life Is A Waste Of Time And Time Is A Waste Of Life. Then If We Get Wasted We'll Have The Time Of Our Life"

**I Are Baboon** · 03-14-2001, 05:23 AM

I'm with Earwax on this one...resident weaklings. I can manage 6 pull ups using a "palms in" grip. I usually stick to Hammer Strength machines, bent over rows, and cable rows when I work my back.

crowman · 03-14-2001, 05:46 AM

I use the same basic methoud as Hulk and Danny Sullivan, except I only try to do 50, usually takes 5 sets like 15, 12, 10, 8, 5.

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03-11-2001, 02:23 AM	#1
NotHappy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: NOT HAPPY LAND Posts: 12	Chin Ups!! BODYBUILDING SUPPLEMENTS High Quality Supplements For Bodybuilders and Athletes. www.ironmaglabs.com Alright you big bodybuilders.. how many chin ups can you pull off before your knackered? I'm 16 and manage 16 just!! I'm 60kg's... ------------------ "Your Not Drunk If You Can Still Feel The Floor" "If Life Is A Waste Of Time And Time Is A Waste Of Life. Then If We Get Wasted We'll Have The Time Of Our Life"

03-11-2001, 09:28 AM	#5
frankm007 Guest Posts: n/a	hmm... i do 6-8 pullups when i work out (with a 35lbs dumbell wrapped around my waist). i weight around 170 right now.... i got strong lats (gymnastics helped).
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03-11-2001, 09:30 AM	#6
frankm007 Guest Posts: n/a	btw, i call them both pullups... but i was referring to my hands facing away from my body...
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03-11-2001, 02:54 AM	#2
NotHappy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: NOT HAPPY LAND Posts: 12	Hmm 16 and 10.. can anyone beat this? Hey good idea bout the reps target, i should set myself a target of 30 as well, then increase it as i go along to find the optimum target!! i'll start doing that, cheers mate ------------------ "Your Not Drunk If You Can Still Feel The Floor" "If Life Is A Waste Of Time And Time Is A Waste Of Life. Then If We Get Wasted We'll Have The Time Of Our Life"

03-11-2001, 08:08 AM	#3
Mule Great American Nightmare Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Wheeling Posts: 888	Chin-ups I can get about 8-9. Pullups I can get around 12-15. (210 is my weight) It all depends on the order my workouts are.

03-11-2001, 08:33 AM	#4
Pianomahnn I bike to work. Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,224 Photos: 6	Chin-ups - 20-25 depending on how I'm feeling. Pull-ups - about the same Door frame pullups (tips of fingers only) - 3 Weight - 150 I'm a rock climber, so my muscles that pull me up are well toned. ------------------ Pianomahnn.com Life is fun!!

03-11-2001, 12:47 PM	#7
Prince the one & only Administrator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Colorado Posts: 33,195 Blog Entries: 25 Photos: 313	I'm 190 and can squeeze out around 15. ------------------ train hard!

03-11-2001, 10:09 PM	#8
EarWax Top Banana Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: ...in a galaxy, far, far, away Posts: 872	Ok, I'll be the resident weakling. I can do 2 without assistance (pullups). Most of the time I do 3 sets of 10 reps assisted. I never really concentrated on the back until the last few months, and it's slowly improving with less and less assistance. When I was younger and less fat, I could do a lot more. Man, I miss those days. ------------------ Lift well! But don't forget to put it down afterwards.

03-11-2001, 10:10 PM	#9
NotHappy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: NOT HAPPY LAND Posts: 12	I think 15 is really good, but i'm aiming at staying at 1 per year .. if you know what i mean so when i'm 20, do 20 chin ups.. i'm working on it!! I just pigged out on chocolate fudge, ice cream, apple crumble, bbq chicken, bbq rissoles, bbq steak and some potatoe salad and some pasta dishes!! MAN I"M FULL!! I think i just put on 10lbs!! lol!!! Now to reduce that fat so i don't look like a blobber ------------------ "Your Not Drunk If You Can Still Feel The Floor" "If Life Is A Waste Of Time And Time Is A Waste Of Life. Then If We Get Wasted We'll Have The Time Of Our Life"

03-12-2001, 05:09 AM	#10
Danny Sullivan Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Milton Keynes,England Posts: 17	I use the same method as hulk, I shoot for about 60reps in total . At present my sets are 15 12 10 10 9 8. It has taken me almost 9 months when I started I could only do 8 for my first set and 4or5 reps on my last set. Stick with it and gains will come, If you hit a sticking point I found that changing grips the first 2 sets helped loads . I weigh in at 210lb at 23 years of age. Good luck! ------------------ What doesn't kill us makes us strong [This message has been edited by Danny Sullivan (edited 03-12-2001).]

03-12-2001, 06:11 AM	#11
ZONE Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bristow, VA, USA Posts: 184	The most I ever did was 28, that was about 5 years ago when I weighted in at 160lbs. Now at 190lbs I did 17 about 2 months ago. Now though when I work out I don't try to rep out, I mean just going up and down doing as many as fast as possible(I still go all the way up and all the way down). I now do 4-5 seconds in the negative and 3 seconds in the positive contraction, doing themthat way I got out 7 on Saturday. ------------------ Thoughts are more powerful then Matter

03-13-2001, 01:01 AM	#12
NotHappy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: NOT HAPPY LAND Posts: 12	That's pretty good effort.. I should try those 4/5 second lowering things, precisely how do they work? can I do them wrong? does it damage your muscles if you lift a weight higher than your 1RM and lower it slowly letting the muscles withstand a very high weight? ------------------ "Your Not Drunk If You Can Still Feel The Floor" "If Life Is A Waste Of Time And Time Is A Waste Of Life. Then If We Get Wasted We'll Have The Time Of Our Life"

03-13-2001, 04:56 AM	#13
ZONE Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bristow, VA, USA Posts: 184	Why are you Not happy? Well, I had read a couple different articles that deal with TUL Time Under Load and useing pure muscle/no momentum. The idea is to slow tha movement down so you are useing all muscle in a controlled manner and at the same time maximizing your time under load/weight. If you do 8 reps with 5 seconds in the negative and 3 in the positive you'd have a total time under load of 64 seconds as opposed to what most do and thats 1 up 2-3 down or with 8 reps about 28 seconds under load. I've been using this in conjunction with the HIT program I read about on wannabebig.com. And to answer your ? about doing it wrong, well its alot safer to do it slow because you're more controled and what you'll find is that you'll be useing less weight. I dropped the weights I used by 25% when I went to the 5 Negative/3 positive count. The article is gone but if you ask Hulk he might be able to get it to you. ------------------ Thoughts are more powerful then Matter

03-14-2001, 12:17 AM	#14
Pianomahnn I bike to work. Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,224 Photos: 6	Adding to this... I got done climbing today and decided to go up and do some chin up/pull ups. I started off in an almost fully extended position, then slowly, and I MEAN slowly (15-20 seconds), pulled myself up to where my chin was above bar, then held it there for 30 seconds are so, and then lowered myself at the same rate going up. Being a climber, these kinds of things are good, because in climbing, nothing is ever a set rep, and nothing is controlled. I like climbing. ------------------ Pianomahnn.com Life is fun!!

03-14-2001, 01:48 AM	#15
NotHappy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: NOT HAPPY LAND Posts: 12	I wouldn't mind starting up climbing, would develop my shoulder muscles and be fun at the same time other than just pushing weights in a gym! ------------------ "Your Not Drunk If You Can Still Feel The Floor" "If Life Is A Waste Of Time And Time Is A Waste Of Life. Then If We Get Wasted We'll Have The Time Of Our Life"

03-14-2001, 05:23 AM	#16
I Are Baboon pedal pedal pedal Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Beerville Posts: 10,699 Photos: 10	I'm with Earwax on this one...resident weaklings. I can manage 6 pull ups using a "palms in" grip. I usually stick to Hammer Strength machines, bent over rows, and cable rows when I work my back.

03-14-2001, 05:46 AM	#17
crowman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: PA Posts: 211	I use the same basic methoud as Hulk and Danny Sullivan, except I only try to do 50, usually takes 5 sets like 15, 12, 10, 8, 5. ------------------ -Crowman MASS ABOVE ALL