ralst Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 (edited) A recent thread or two about how many pullups the average man/woman can do got me wondering about how many pullups the average vegan can do So, if you please, let us know your personal bests in consecutive pullups. If enough people post their numbers, I'll set up the results in a little table here at the start of the topic. The "rules" are pretty simple - one continuous set of pullups, palms facing away from your body, each rep starts at full extension and ends with the chin above the bar. Video is not required, but it is expected I'll start things off with my easily-beat personal best: 3 reps. Edit: Adding a basic table. gfxlonghorn 24 Mik 20 xjohanx 18 zinzen 15 joelk 15 GRardB 12 Fallen_Horse 11 makke 10 tuc 10 veginator 5 sosso 7 ralst 5 Richard 4 VegannNY 4 phillipeb 3 Edited February 26, 2009 by ralst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallen_Horse Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 I think it should also be important how wide of a grip people should use. Personally I find close-grip pullups much easier than wide-grip, and that could really affect scores... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wobbly Lifter Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 I think it should also be important how wide of a grip people should use. Personally I find close-grip pullups much easier than wide-grip, and that could really affect scores... I agree. But I also don't think it would be easy to specify which grip to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zinzen Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 My personal best is wide grip 15, close grip pull up 20, close grip chin up 20 also.It took me quite a while to get there for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralst Posted July 6, 2008 Author Share Posted July 6, 2008 My personal best is wide grip 15, close grip pull up 20, close grip chin up 20 also.It took me quite a while to get there for sure Nice! Twenty is very impressive. As to the different grips, I know it makes a difference, but since people are free to use whatever grip they are strongest at for the purpose of this thread, I think it's fair to use whichever grip you can do the most repetitions with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im Your Man Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 We could also include Push-ups records that would be interresting too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im Your Man Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 A recent thread or two about how many pullups the average man/woman can do got me wondering about how many pullups the average vegan can do So, if you please, let us know your personal bests in consecutive pullups. If enough people post their numbers, I'll set up the results in a little table here at the start of the topic. The "rules" are pretty simple - one continuous set of pullups, palms facing away from your body, each rep starts at full extension and ends with the chin above the bar. Video is not required, but it is expected I'll start things off with my easily-beat personal best: 3 reps. Your 3 reps is like 95% 4 reps, you could say you made 4 reps I like the camera angle from the side and you train in a sort of barn with wood I like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadToSoy Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 lolI started a pull up trend here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjohanx Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 I did 18 on a tree branch today. But they were more than shoulder wide. I should be able to do a lot more with a more narrow grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelk Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 I generally get to about 15 if I try but I prefer keeping the reps lower and sets higher and waiting for the fatigue to find me.18 on a tree branch is a good effort!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralst Posted July 7, 2008 Author Share Posted July 7, 2008 A recent thread or two about how many pullups the average man/woman can do got me wondering about how many pullups the average vegan can do So, if you please, let us know your personal bests in consecutive pullups. If enough people post their numbers, I'll set up the results in a little table here at the start of the topic. The "rules" are pretty simple - one continuous set of pullups, palms facing away from your body, each rep starts at full extension and ends with the chin above the bar. Video is not required, but it is expected I'll start things off with my easily-beat personal best: 3 reps. Your 3 reps is like 95% 4 reps, you could say you made 4 reps I like the camera angle from the side and you train in a sort of barn with wood I like that! Hey, I can't go breaking the rules in my own challenge The fourth was close, I'll get that many soon. My whole life, even when I weighed only 180 pounds, I couldn't do a single pullup - now, even though I'm at the bottom of the table, I'm very happy with 3/almost 4 at 225 pounds Thanks for the compliments on the angle - the only place I could think of to put the camera was on top of the fridge It's my dad's garage, and he's got some pretty cool custom built equipment in there. Plus the fridge which is full of good drinks and snacks. How about some numbers, I'm Your Man? We need more entries on the table. I did 18 on a tree branch today. But they were more than shoulder wide. I should be able to do a lot more with a more narrow grip. Good stuff. Pullups on a tree branch would make a cool vid Zinzen, xjohanx, thanks for posting numbers. joelk, I put you down on the table at 15. - Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 I will attempt this soon although right now I am rubs. I will try to get a video clip. I never tried doing pullups, only chinups, so most likely this will be one hell of a failure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjohanx Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 videos would be cool. my cellphone isn't working properly but i'll get a new one with cybershot in like 2 weeks. till then you guys are just gonna have to trust me. how about starting a similar thread with dips? perhaps both bodyweight and how much additional weight you can have and do ten reps or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaN Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 I find wide grip easier than narrow - what a freak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im Your Man Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 wide grip can be easier because it also uses the muscles of your back laterals. By just a slight variation of angle with your ams on the same grip you can use also your upper back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaN Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Is there a specific exercise to target the back laterals, as I would like to develope them but dont want to do the pullups? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjohanx Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 lat pulldowns. wide ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaN Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 lat pulldowns. wide ones dude, how are they done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjohanx Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 exrx is your best friendhttp://exrx.net/WeightExercises/LatissimusDorsi/CBFrontPulldown.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaN Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Cheers mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zinzen Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 On the lat pulldowns if you very your grip you will build awesome inner, mid and wide V shaped lats.you can also do straight arm extentions, and just a tip when doing pulldowns, picture your arm, not your forearm doing the movement and try to bring your elbows into your sides.Wide rows kick much needed ass on lats and mid traps with rhomboids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRardB Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Most I've ever done was 12 chin-ups, but I haven't started off my back workouts with chin-ups in a while, so I'm not sure if I can do more/less now. I can do 9-10 semi-wide grip pull-ups. Recently I started doing actual wide-grip pull-ups (hands on the slanted part of the bar) and I can do 7. Weak^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjohanx Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 damn i totally forgot about this. i had in mind to try to break a record by doing narrow grip ones last week but totally forgot and did really wide ones. i def going to try this week. more people should post numbers. this forum is in lack of strenght tables. it's not just about looks, only 90% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zinzen Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 I am going to try to get some video of this, wide grip is my fav, and I know my top on that is 15, that is how I would like to be listed, chin-ups are weak man.so as it stands, 15 wide grip pullups, and hopfully if I can get someones recorder I will have footage to boot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralst Posted July 15, 2008 Author Share Posted July 15, 2008 Most I've ever done was 12 chin-ups, but I haven't started off my back workouts with chin-ups in a while, so I'm not sure if I can do more/less now. I can do 9-10 semi-wide grip pull-ups. Recently I started doing actual wide-grip pull-ups (hands on the slanted part of the bar) and I can do 7. Good job, GRardB, got you on the table. damn i totally forgot about this. i had in mind to try to break a record by doing narrow grip ones last week but totally forgot and did really wide ones. i def going to try this week. more people should post numbers. this forum is in lack of strenght tables. it's not just about looks, only 90% Yeah, we could definitely use more entries. Good luck breaking your record, though with zinzen voluntarily down to 15, you're in the lead as it is Oh, and thanks for the sig! I am going to try to get some video of this, wide grip is my fav, and I know my top on that is 15, that is how I would like to be listed, chin-ups are weak man.so as it stands, 15 wide grip pullups, and hopfully if I can get someones recorder I will have footage to boot All right, I changed yours to 15. Some video would be great - Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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