Thread: Pull-ups

My squat cage has a pull-up bar on it. I do them on there. I used to be able to do more at my parents house on their bar. The bar was thicker. I think that helped a little. Maybe I could try using some foam or something to widen the bar.

These are real pull-ups, right? I hope it's not that body convulsing crap I see more often than not at the gym.

Originally Posted by Pianomahnn

These are real pull-ups, right? I hope it's not that body convulsing crap I see more often than not at the gym.

No frikin way. These are full ROM pull-ups. I basically hang there and pull myself up. Should I not go down all the way? I basically lock out at the bottom and then pull myself up.

I'm by no means an expert at anything, but I don't think locking out is the safest thing. I believe that's how I fucked up my elbows while climbing. Very dynamic movements that fully extended my arms. I do pullups starting at very near full extension, and then go all the way up, back down to very near full extension. But what do I know? I'm just some chicken legged pussy.

BTW, I was referring to the crazy body moving all over thrusting, half way down, not even close to full ROM pullups I see waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too many people doing. Kinda like the way they do curls...

dead hang pullups all the way.

i can get something like 15 and even more using my body to swing..

Originally Posted by TheCurse

dead hang pullups all the way.

I 100% agree. Changing the grip thickness, your width and hand direction is smart to do too.
I also think for the sake of a persons joints adding tons of extra weight and doing singles every time you train is asking for problems later on in life. Adding weight is fine but mixing it up with just BW pullups/ chinups once in a while is not a bad idea too.

I have done 15 pullups, but the last couple probably used a little swing. I can probably do more chinups; I am definitely stronger with those.

i dont think ur supposed to go all the way down as u clal it "hang than pull urself up" i think that will work ur forearms to the bone.

Pull Ups i can do something like 10 or 11 with BW, Chin Ups i can get 14.

No doubt that Pull Ups are harder.

Both i use Wide Grip (outside shoulder width).

Pull ups (wide grips) usually get 10-12, then next set only 6-8 then lucky if I get 5 for the last.

Great exercise.

Looking at the poll results confirms my earlier expectations that this forum is filled with peops who crush 10 pullups. Can we get an admin to edit this one a bit?

I bet there are a few than can do 20+. I use to be able to do in the range of 15-19, but I have never gotten 20.

^ 15-19 pullups is a lot at your weight. That's pretty darn good!
Most people can do a lot more chinups than pullups. The lighter you are the easier they are... my 65 year old mom can do about 5-6 chinups- but she just started.

Originally Posted by Pianomahnn

Looking at the poll results confirms my earlier expectations that this forum is filled with peops who crush 10 pullups. Can we get an admin to edit this one a bit?

What do you mean?

15

Originally Posted by BigDyl

15

No way. Your lanky ass would be lucky to get 1. Plus aren't like 240lbs?

Originally Posted by AKIRA

What do you mean?

Look at the number of people who selected 10+ pullups. It would be nice to nullify those votes and create further broken down categories to select. 10-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-30. It would just provide further information to the thread knowing if these 10+ people are doing 11 or 20.

Good day i can get 12. On a bad day, 8, depending if I do them first, or near the end.


I've been stuck in this range for 4-5 months now. I can't improve this exercise for some reason.

Hmm that seems to be the norm... A lot of people cant improve them. Wait, I think the Fat Cat did.

Originally Posted by viet_jon

Good day i can get 12. On a bad day, 8, depending if I do them first, or near the end.


I've been stuck in this range for 4-5 months now. I can't improve this exercise for some reason.

Join the marines... you will be doing 20+ in no time flat.

Originally Posted by Doublebase

No way. Your lanky ass would be lucky to get 1. Plus aren't like 240lbs?

Don't doubt the Dyl!!!

I suck at pullups...

Here's a great link about pullups.

http://www.dragondoor.com/articler/mode3/7/

Originally Posted by Sweet_Dell

Here's a great link about pullups.

http://www.dragondoor.com/articler/mode3/7/

Nice read.

Hell yea, great read!

Back when I was climbing a lot, 5 - 6 times per week, I could do far more crazy pullups than I can now. Without a sweat I could bust out 20 or so, using a single finger on each hand, on a door frame. I don't really climb anymore (...I've grown tired of climbing indoors...), but have still retained some of that strength. Honestly, if you want to do a lot of pullups, start climbing. Lats, biceps, forearms, back. Super compound movements for the win!

2) Neutral grip--the best way to do these would be to drape a thick towel over the bar for maximum grip work.

I'll do something like this from time to time at the gym. Take two towels, drape them long ways on both sides of the bar, so the ends of each towel are hanging down, and hold onto that. Hell of a pump for the forearms, plus it changes things up. ...and people look at me funny.

I also like doing a pull-up with a simultaneous straight leg lift (I'm fairly certain I'm using the wrong term...). I do that with little or no swing. It's hard, but great fun for the core!

I <3 pullups.

Originally Posted by Bakerboy

Join the marines... you will be doing 20+ in no time flat.

i doubt that. 20 was my goal 5 months ago, and have still seen no improvement.

I do all types of grips, singles , doubles, triples. Periodized and all, but still can't improve.

Have you tried doing pullups on the machine that takes weight off? Maybe if you try and do more without your entire body weight it could help. I know that, in the past, when I worked endurance pullups less than my body weight, I always ended up being able to do more full bodyweight pullups later.

I'm talking a lot of pullups, though. I would take about 50 lbs off and do sets of 100 with varying grips throughout. I'm a climber, I see value in great endurance.

Just an idea...I really don't know what I'm talking about.