paragonx Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I can do 2 chin ups. I have not tried a pull up yet. What is the best way to train to be able to do more? Ann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjohanx Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 PB supinated shoulder width 27 chin up with wide grip 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couture547 Posted December 4, 2007 Author Share Posted December 4, 2007 I can do 2 chin ups. I have not tried a pull up yet. What is the best way to train to be able to do more? Ann Keep doing chin ups and also do alot of hanging from the bar as long as you can and repeat abunch of times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravi Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Personal best a few years ago:12 pull ups (palms facing away, shoulder width. weight 150 lbs).....though, at the time I would do 3 sets of 10 pull ups with a minute or two rest in between each. I never really tried to go to failure. I would estimate that would have been around 15 or so. Right now, I can do about 8 nonstop. (weight 155 lbs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganDude Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 My pb is 18 palms facing away full range chin going over bar. That was somewhere in the summer when I used gtg to up the reps. I'm doing weighted chins now, keeping reps down so I don't know how many I could do unweighted at the moment though it won't be 18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 My best was 11 pull-ups with 10 pounds strapped onto me, or three with 45 strapped on (weighing around 190). That was about 10 years ago. (Of course, that doesn't seem like much reading some of these replies and seeing some of the crazy videos on YouTube). Back then, I used the strategy the Arnold Schwarzenegger laid out. Basically do sets of reps of 5-8 (or whatever) until you evetually get to the point where you are doing just sets made up of a few reps, or even one rep. But the idea is to get to a set number of total reps for the workout, like 50. The idea is also to build brute strength in the lats (and other areas). So, i did that, and after a month or two, you can easily get to 50 total reps. After a while you can raise that to 100 or whatever. Anyway, right now, I'm in the process of losing weight and getting back into good pull-ups form. I'm up to about 8 right now. But I hope to be up to 15 or so by the Spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuc Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 My father is 57, he's a vegan (been for a couple of years, before that a lacto-ovo vegetarian for many many years). He can do ~ 20 pull-ups. I'll try to video tape it for you guys as soon as possible. My personal best is 19 or 20. My father used to do ~ 30 pull-ups when he was young (and very skinny = light) so I have to train more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydneyvegan Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 On a good day I can manage 12 - With a Very Wide Grip - Weight 230 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warlock Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 My weight is 74kg, and right now I can do about 30 pullups in a single set, but in the last 10 or so I use my legs, so strictly speaking I can only do 20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_raVen_ Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 My sorry record was only 13 in a row, palms out . I haven't done them consistently, despite setting up a bar in my home. Gotta get back to those. Ugh, day's one, suck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontxhide Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 My sorry record was only 13 in a row, palms out . I haven't done them consistently, despite setting up a bar in my home. Gotta get back to those. Ugh, day's one, suck I wish I could do 13! I havent even been able to do one full one yet. Although I get very very close. The only bar I have though is very small, so its usually close grip which I find harder. Im sure I could do one or two on a longer bar, but I dont know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneandonlyhypnos Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 (edited) Weight=184 Lbs Number of pull-ups= 10 to 12 (wide grip) I can do that for a max of two sets, then it feels like my arms are about to fall off and I have to rest somewhat. I wonder...how long can you people hold on to the bar during a pull-up. (isometric). I can hold on for almost a minute at the peak. Edited February 7, 2008 by oneandonlyhypnos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneandonlyhypnos Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Zero! But I've been working on it... And don't give up. Some time ago I wasn't able to do one proper pull-up, not even a chin-up. But with discipline and some negative reps that changes quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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