Pull ups

[ocuana]

Setting myself the "20 pull up challenge" (Google it - very famous blog) as of tomorrow for a 6week training. The end result is for a 20 or more max rep set. That means overhand, palm away chin ups without leg movements. I could vary between 9-12 at this time last year but never 20 straight. When I am done, I'll post full length body vid. Currently, I am 112kg with very long arms to hinder me. Anybody else up for this? Might to the 100 push up challenge prog. on alt days training. Participants??! I want to compare myself to other fatties!

[UltimatePunch]

my pull up technique is fucking terrible 9-12 is very good for a guy your height n weight. Im 6ft4 and find having longer reach sucks when doin them

[DetoxGuru.com]

i will gladly participate in a 100 push up challenge ( proper push ups ) but as for 20 chins that aint gonna happen for me but could luck in your quest , have you seen those door bar things you can get i have one its excellent you can do all sorts of stuff with it as it has 2 bars its ace( you can do different positions and the lower bar supports your arms so you dont swing about when doing leg raises

http://www.powertrainer.co.uk/

feel free to pop round mine sometime to try it out

peace

gav "the guns" mcreedy.

[DanCrase]

http://www.powertrainer.co.uk/


Simple yet effective

[black gerbil1]

last time I did it till failure I did like 26 pull ups (6+weeks ago), clean.

Now that im trying to get more mass, I tend to do 12.5kg/15kg weighted pull ups for 3x10.

[pauljono1120]

Show off ^^^^

[black gerbil1]

Show off ^^^^
having said that, this time last year, i think i could do like 8 max.:o

[pauljono1120]

When i do them i usually do like 3 x 7 overhand then 3 x 7 underhand... trying to work towards 10.

I did try them with a dumbell between my thigh to make it harder, i did around 2 LOL

[black gerbil1]

When i do them i usually do like 3 x 7 overhand then 3 x 7 underhand... trying to work towards 10.

I did try them with a dumbell between my thigh to make it harder, i did around 2 LOL

i cup the dumbbell within my feet alot easier then.

my routine is

3x10 weighted
3x 6-8 wide grip
Back/bicep exercises then finish with:

3x failure inhand grip, I try to focus on the biceps more for this one,then back/shoulders.

[ocuana]

U.Punch. I am around 6.6 so for me it was always like u say. Shit lol. Harder to get to the chin because of back and arm ratio. The program works you from your current max rep though. Even taking you through working from 1 upward! Gav, might have a go around yours couple weeks. I pulled a bar down though couple months back from mates house. Hope it is fixed on good! Help define your biceps also though mate lol. I do around 58 good form press ups, without stopping, before collapsing. I will challenge you one weekend.

[NeilD]

25 is my max in a row, like gerbil I'm adding weight.. got 55lbs in a bergen for reps now, its great fun. Plyo pullups are a great challenge too

[ocuana]

25 is my max in a row, like gerbil I'm adding weight.. got 55lbs in a bergen for reps now, its great fun. Plyo pullups are a great challenge too

this is what makes me envious of people under the 100Kg threshold. I'd love to add weight lol. I was inspired because i still have some nagging pains in my lower back so trying to avoid weights and master my body completely. Some of the pull up records are insane. Are plyo pull ups where you leap up and pull into it?

[NeilD]

plyo pullups can be either clap pullups

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1JqtbRPNps&feature=channel

or switch grip pullups

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKfil5xrtcY

..at least they are the two I've had experience with anyway :) - Don't let your weight put you off there are MANY guys bigger than you who rep out the pullups and horrible variations like the one arm pullup (which I cant do yet lol)

[ocuana]

Well, i have an early start tomorrow. I wish the stupid gym had straight bars though instead of fixed spaced handles. We'll see how it goes each monday wed and fri. I'll be doing the press up programme alternate days.

[Luke]

I tried doing it just now and could barely muster 2 pullups cos the pain in my arm from sparring earlier. Unbelievable! I used to be able to do 10 in a row. Im gonna try doing pullups without using my hands, like that George Dillman No hand death touch guy.

[UltimatePunch]

Ocuana for your weight and height what u do already is impressive

[Ian23]

can only do about 9 proper ones, used to be able to do about 30 non stop a year ago!!!! i do weigh 3 stone more but think i need to get back to that. will give this ago

[Rosi]

lol.... I got excited the other day when I nearly got 8 :) I think 20 is a way off, but you never know...

[Leigh]

Sorry to hijack this circle jerk but chin ups and push ups are for girls. Men should be doing muscle ups, or at least weighted chin ups

[DetoxGuru.com]

Sorry to hijack this circle jerk but chin ups and push ups are for girls. Men should be doing muscle ups, or at least weighted chin ups

its easy for you to say weighing 5 stone and strong to boot!!

[ocuana]

Sorry to hijack this circle jerk but chin ups and push ups are for girls. Men should be doing muscle ups, or at least weighted chin ups

i know you are Wiltshaft strongest imp, but I am Cambs strongest girl. Anyway, I think I can bicep curl you before you tap me :)

[ocuana]

lol.... I got excited the other day when I nearly got 8 :) I think 20 is a way off, but you never know...

shame on you. I expected sets of 30s. Thanx U.P, but until I can do muscle ups... I am still haunted by demons.

[Wiegieboard]

Setting myself the "20 pull up challenge" (Google it - very famous blog) as of tomorrow for a 6week training. The end result is for a 20 or more max rep set. That means overhand, palm away chin ups without leg movements. I could vary between 9-12 at this time last year but never 20 straight. When I am done, I'll post full length body vid. Currently, I am 112kg with very long arms to hinder me. Anybody else up for this? Might to the 100 push up challenge prog. on alt days training. Participants??! I want to compare myself to other fatties!


I'll do it too dude. Sounds like fun. I'll post my shit after 6 weeks. I'm starting at 90kg.
I did a set of 27 in this style in college when I was 17. Haven't done them in years though. Now I'm nearly 25 years old!

[darthcrab]

what are muscle ups???

and where I use to work we had a on going tourney in the garage who could do the most chin ups, I think I managed 7 then, the best in the workshop was 12.. id like to think I could do 10 now, ill try tomorrow

[ocuana]

I'll do it too dude. Sounds like fun. I'll post my shit after 6 weeks. I'm starting at 90kg.
I did a set of 27 in this style in college when I was 17. Haven't done them in years though. Now I'm nearly 25 years old!

nice one neil. 90kg you say. Good luck! I weighed 88kg when i was 17 and not much shorter lol.

[DetoxGuru.com]

what are muscle ups???

and where I use to work we had a on going tourney in the garage who could do the most chin ups, I think I managed 7 then, the best in the workshop was 12.. id like to think I could do 10 now, ill try tomorrow

muscle ups is where you carry on up and push your arms out straight so you end up with arms straight above the bar , look em up on youtube , they are pretty cool.

[NeilD]

hmm, they are cool Leigh.. doesn't mean they replace either though, different functions ;)

[Baptist]

I`ll do it aswell .

6ft 9 and 128kg and ill post up results :)

[Wiegieboard]

nice one neil. 90kg you say. Good luck! I weighed 88kg when i was 17 and not much shorter lol.


Haha! I was about 70kg back then hell that many at 90kg I WISH!

Muscle ups are the devil!

[darthcrab]

muscle ups is where you carry on up and push your arms out straight so you end up with arms straight above the bar , look em up on youtube , they are pretty cool.

....fuck.........that...........

[ocuana]

I`ll do it aswell .

6ft 9 and 128kg and ill post up results :)

you huge mother fu... good luck. i need some comparisons :D

[taffdragon]

I`ll do it aswell .

6ft 9 and 128kg and ill post up results :)


fuck me.... same weight as me but 13inchs taller. :(

[Baptist]

LOL I just need to find somewhere high enough to put the bar ;)

[UltimatePunch]

6ft 9 and 128kg!?! How far are you from blackpool tower that may just be big and strong enough.....just!

[MikeyL]

Im up for this.

[Leigh]

Lol, I actually struggled to hit double digits this lunch time. I guess the fact that I'm comfortably into welterweight territory after numerous all-you-can-eat Chinese buffets and takeaways has taken its toll

[DetoxGuru.com]

Lol, I actually struggled to hit double digits this lunch time. I guess the fact that I'm comfortably into welterweight territory after numerous all-you-can-eat Chinese buffets and takeaways has taken its toll

lol^^^^^^ theres a few guys down the gym who easy do 3*15 and a couple who do wide chines 3*10 with up to 25kg attatched thats good going.

[Craig]

I was laughing to myself the other day watching some lad do pull ups whilst I was on a row machine, which faces the pull up bar. He first managed 6 unweighted pull ups with poor form. He then grabbed a 5kg weight and managed two pull ups. He then grabbed a 15kg weight and unsurprisingly managed none. He just hung there making a groaning noise. What made it even more funny was he looked surprised/pissed off about this!

I really wanted to point out that if he cannot do them with 5kg, then 15kg is probably not going to work.......

[DetoxGuru.com]

I was laughing to myself the other day watching some lad do pull ups whilst I was on a row machine, which faces the pull up bar. He first managed 6 unweighted pull ups with poor form. He then grabbed a 5kg weight and managed two pull ups. He then grabbed a 15kg weight and unsurprisingly managed none. He just hung there making a groaning noise. What made it even more funny was he looked surprised/pissed off about this!

I really wanted to point out that if he cannot do them with 5kg, then 15kg is probably not going to work.......

^^ wise words mate :)

[ocuana]

So, the truth stands that the simple pull up (not chin up!) is the great tester of man (and female pound for pound mods). Sadly, I had the shi*s today so shall start tomorrow with 31 reps of weighted muscle ups...

[DetoxGuru.com]

So, the truth stands that the simple pull up (not chin up!) is the great tester of man (and female pound for pound mods). Sadly, I had the shi*s today so shall start tomorrow with 31 reps of weighted muscle ups...

MATE I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT , ON YOUTUBE THERES SOME DUDE THAT DOES 15 WITH A BIRD HANGING OFF HIM , QUALITY :)

[Young Sexton]

For some reason i have always been pretty good at pull ups, and by pretty good i meen i can do like 50 straight off.

No one ever believed me about it either until i showed them.

[ocuana]

In shields, you have to learn to pull yourself up over fences to escape the police. Pull yourself over the railings at the beach and pull yourself out of the the financial mess in the dole office. So. I believe you.

[black gerbil1]

For some reason i have always been pretty good at pull ups, and by pretty good i meen i can do like 50 straight off.

No one ever believed me about it either until i showed them.
how much you weigh?

[IceKid]

when i hit 14 i could do about 30 (fresh/1st set)

now im not sure, i stopped doing them since my mum uses my pull up bar to hang shirts etc =/

[Young Sexton]

In shields, you have to learn to pull yourself up over fences to escape the police. Pull yourself over the railings at the beach and pull yourself out of the the financial mess in the dole office. So. I believe you.

Haha, funny enough i have had to do all those things.

and 73kg.

[NeilD]

kipping or dead hang? thats pretty cool either way

[Young Sexton]

dead hang, i did used to bash them like 3 times a week though.

[NeilD]

nice, thats impressive stuff dude

[Leigh]

I still reckon I could bash out 20 chins pretty comfortably if I had to - despite now HAVING 20 chins, LOL

[AlexEnlund87]

Sam used this to get into my mates sister when we where drinking cider in the park, some 16 year olds are so impressed by pull ups on a climbing frame

[Fast but dim]

Sam used this to get into my mates sister when we where drinking cider in the park, some 16 year olds are so impressed by pull ups on a climbing frame


i'm off to the park.....

[ocuana]

Enjoy your sloppy seconds in the park lol. Leigh : what do you think - The weight fluc makes a big difference? Think if i get to 20reps at 112kg, then at my fight weight of 105, I should improve to more reps with less to pull up. Does your strength fluctuate much?

[Leigh]

Well, I went to the gym today and had a go and I did 20 reasonably comfortably but it wasn't as easy as it has been in the past. My strength goes up if I work it and drops if I stop training it. Guess that's pretty obvious. As I fought last week, I stopped strength training about 6 weeks ago. I don't think I've lost much strength in that time but the movements have to be practised

Yes, if you drop weight, pull ups will definitely be easier. goes without saying. Even if you lose muscle and even if its just a couple of kg. 7kg will make a huge difference

[black gerbil1]

I did 20 today rather easy, and I did back biceps yesterday (no brag;))(yes brag)

[ocuana]

Lol at you bragging you little bugger. I'm on second installment tomorrow. Did first yesterday because sick on monday. Following the programme, means i do them at intervals and wait a few minutes before going to failure on my last set at he end of each week. Me thinks i'll be at only 9 on the last set. I'm 114 though. Heavier than thought:(

[black gerbil1]

when I was 90kg back in the day I struggled to do more then 5. if you keep on em, you can build up fairly well within 1-2months.

good luck.

[Wiegieboard]

I managed 11 today. I was VERY surprised!

[ChrissyS]

Wide grip pull ups with weighted belt, 5 sets, just repping out as much as you can are an awesome exercise for getting that mass built onto the lat spread for sure..

[Wiegieboard]

13 today ya beezer haha!

[ocuana]

:( I DIDNT follow it fully yet lol. repped out at 11... and 2 thirds :D

[ocuana]

Well children. I don't know if i'm the sole participant here but i'm in the third week and the increase is going well. I'm not posting any results until 6 weeks are completed but i must say. Damn! Why do people leave this exercise out? What a strength builder! Reps are still very strict. Started at 17st 12 and now 17st 5 with dieting so expect to be popping them out like a machine very soon.

[David Butlin]

Pretty sure there is a video and Leigh was here to confirm, before my accident I did 30 pull ups wide overhand grip and was then beaten by my little bro who did 31 smiling (cunt).

My routine involved 4x4 wide with 40kg strapped round my waste and 4x6-8 close grip with the same weight. Dumbell rows with 45kg for 20 reps each arm. I was about 12 stone.

I have seen loads of guys who find dips and chins easy and make it look effortless. I was always impressed with Marius doing them on his hl.

D

[Jamie Taylor]

I used to love weighted chins when I used to train for big muscles :)

Almost did 10 sets of 10 tonight doing one of the infinite intensity workouts, by the last 3 sets I only managed 8 and 7 and 5 respectively. I reckon I could bang at least 15-20 out as was nowhere near failure til about the 6th set then it was uncomfortable.

Will give it a shot in a few days, mind you I'm pretty light compared to a lot of you so it's nowt special if I can manage it. I'm only 78k.

[Wiegieboard]

Just gained 11 lbs in 7 days when I was out hunting, fishing and walking. I swear I think I ate my bodyweight in meat. Back down to 9 hahaha

[ocuana]

haha. I don't seem to be able to get back above 9 now in a single set. Having two days off straight and starting again on Monday. The staggered programme is working well for me though.

[Evilbob]

Managed to double my max number between the start and end of week 3, start week 5 tomorrow.

[ocuana]

That's awesome :) I think the programme is the nuts tbh. This morning i did (120secs rest btwn sets) 8,7,8,6,4. I might wait until friday though and do 9.8.7.6 then max. I started doing one pyramid bicep exercise straight after on Monday;s pull ups - I feel stronger on the first set now.

[kungfukris]

duno where i read it but doing 6, 8, 10, 8, 6, reps is suposed to send your one set max up pretty quick if you are a beginer. i do this as a warmup before i do weighted chins but a few of the bigger guys i train with just do this and had rapid improvements!

[ocuana]

I don't recall the full formula but it does work out at something like doing sets with a percentage of your max each time. Much like the programme works with pull ups, it also works with other body weight exercises like push ups and dips.

[Wiegieboard]

I stopped cuz I'm a tart.