Pull Ups.

[Mindless]

Hello. Is it possible to more than double the amount of pullups I can do in 2 Months (from 8-16+)? If so, anyone have any idea how I can work toward this? I have a pull up bar in my house. Thanks.

 

[JoeR.]

Add a few sets of pullups to your back day?
I dont know about doubling that number in 2 months, but you will certainly be able to do more than 8....

 

[IronSlingah]

Should u do weighted pull ups or just normal? i can do 8 but i need to get to 20+ by next year for an ROTC test.

 

[Sean0621]

If you just want your pullups to go up then do the marine corps pullup pyramids, use an assisited pullup machine and start out at 20 then 19, 18, 17, 16, 15,.....10 and do an equal amount of pushups in between sets, eventually you should be able to do it without the machine, and then you can add weights after that. It worked for everybody in my platoon in bootcamp. I went from doing 3 pullups to doing 18 in about a month and a half, however I also went from weighing 222 to weighing 131 in the same time frame, but every marine I talk to says that it works so give that a shot.

 

[P-funk]

Take a number like 50 and do as many sets as it takes for you to get there. Even if you are doing sets of one pull up. jsut keep going.


Pull up ladders are also good:

do 1 pull up- rest 10 sec
then do 2 pull ups- rest 20 sec
then do 3 pull ups- rest 30 sec

Keep going like this until you hit the wall, lets say 7 pull ups

then do 7 pull ups- rest 70sec
then do 6 pull ups- rest 60 sec

all the way back down to one. don't forget your red puking bucket.

 

[Yanick]

Originally posted by Sean0621
however I also went from weighing 222 to weighing 131 in the same time frame

Is that a typo?

 

[Sean0621]

Originally posted by Yanick
Is that a typo?

No it's not a typo yanick that's what marine corps boot camp does to ya, I lost all my body fat along with most of my muscle mass at the same time, I was one skinny little dude for awhile there, I'm back at 203 now though and feel alot healthier.

 

[Yanger]

Got this tip from senior enlisted SEAL when I was trying to improve my pull ups....

Day 1: Pyramid from 5-10-5
Day 2: 5 Sets of 7-10 with belt and weight chained on (start at 10 and move up to 25-45 as you can)
Day 3: Pyramids again
Day 4: Weighted again....
Day 5: Rest

I was in a same sort of predicament as you, trying to up my max for PT tests....by week 8 I was doing my weighted pull ups with a 45 lb plate hanging from a belt.

In 3 months i went from 12 to 28....your mileage may vary. Remember give yourself a good 3-5 days rest before your test.

 

[tjwes]

P-funk`s info is the best in my opinion it works! I have always done this method and it works great.

 

[Pele]

Gday

Is a pull up a chin up? If not then what is it?Thanks

Pele.

 

[Quercus]

What about frequency?

How often can you work on pullups/chins?

Pavel says to do them as often as you can to get better... calls is greasing the groove.. but I can't see pyramidding every day!

 

[P-funk]

Re: What about frequency?

Originally posted by Quercus
How often can you work on pullups/chins?

Pavel says to do them as often as you can to get better... calls is greasing the groove.. but I can't see pyramidding every day!

Depends on your goals really. If you are into conditioning I would say go ahead and do them everyday if you want. If you are a bodybuilder then doing tons of pull ups daily is oging to inhibit your workouts for your other body parts.

 

[plouffe]

Most definatly, the way I got my pulls was A. Working my entire back B. Pullups

Wide Grip Pulls 2 X Failure
Medium Grip Pulls 2 X Failure
Close Grip Pulls 2 X Failure

At first you may want to do 1 set to failure each, then work your way up 2 sets to failure then maybe even 3 sets. This will get you pumped. Remember when doing your pullup look up at the ceiling, dont drop your head when it starts hurting.

 

[Mindless]

Thanks everyone, I'll start my pyramiding tonight!