Re: how many pull-ups can you do?
even when i was fat i could do like 8-12....was i doing them wrong or something? are people in here doing extreme pullups or after their arms are depleted by other exercise?
or......
is this a thread in an alternate reality where people are being honest???
Re: how many pull-ups can you do?
[QUOTE=RaininTwos]even when i was fat i could do like 8-12....was i doing them wrong or something? are people in here doing extreme pullups or after their arms are depleted by other exercise?[/QUOTE]
Did you touch the bar with your chest, and on the way down did you straighten your arms out completely? That's a true pullup.
I've just always shyed away from them until the past two weeks. I stuck to the lat pulldown machine, but I'm getting away from that now and bossin it up.
I begin my workouts with pullups, because one of Arnold's recommendations is to start with your weakness as your muscles are the most responsive to the exercise.
Re: how many pull-ups can you do?
[QUOTE=HardwoodLegend]Did you touch the bar with your chest, and on the way down did you straighten your arms out completely? That's a true pullup.
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Hmm...I always touch the bar with my chest but maybe I didnt go all the way down....will update my number.
Re: how many pull-ups can you do?
[QUOTE=Mach_3]between 40-45 i suppose. I never really did pull-ups as the first thing i did when i walked into the gym i always saved em for last to completely burn out my uppper body.[/QUOTE]
You know we are talking pullups, not chinups right? I have a hard time believing you can do that many.
I think the most I have ever done is between 15-20.
Re: how many pull-ups can you do?
LOL... Everyone on here is a world class athlete as expected.
You rarely see the fittest guys at the gym do 20 consecutive pull ups. Hell its very unlikely.
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[QUOTE=plowking]LOL... Everyone on here is a world class athlete as expected.
You rarely see the fittest guys at the gym do 20 consecutive pull ups. Hell its very unlikely.[/QUOTE]
hahaha my thoughts too. In the last 3 years that I've been gym-ing I probably only saw 2-3 guys that did more than 15 wide grip pull ups with perfect form or had an extra 10-20 kg weight attached to their waist while they do a pull up.
Re: how many pull-ups can you do?
[QUOTE=plowking]LOL... Everyone on here is a world class athlete as expected.
You rarely see the fittest guys at the gym do 20 consecutive pull ups. Hell its very unlikely.[/QUOTE]I always try to keep my faith in the numbers some people provide. I think it could have to do with everyone's varied definitions of a pull-up. For instance, as I alluded earlier, I didn't know what a true pull-up was. The number I provided was not from letting my arms going completely straight after each rep. I'll have to give that one a shot another time.
Re: how many pull-ups can you do?
i was able to do 5 underhand last week when i happened to be on a park with monkey bars. i'm not exactly overweight it just happens that most of my body mass is concentrated in my abdominal area :D
Re: how many pull-ups can you do?
[QUOTE=Jyap9675]hahaha my thoughts too. In the last 3 years that I've been gym-ing I probably only saw 2-3 guys that did more than 15 wide grip pull ups with perfect form or had an extra 10-20 kg weight attached to their waist while they do a pull up.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I'm the same. Been training the last 4 years going 5 days a week, with a 1 week break after every 12 week interval. In that time, the most I've ever been able to pull up was 20kg (45lbs) 6 or 7 times. Now I'm doing slightly less, but am looking to get back up to that.
Re: how many pull-ups can you do?
[QUOTE=HardwoodLegend]Can you get the same results from a Power Tower? Resting your arms on those pads:
[img]http://www.seriusfitness.com/products/ironman_power_tower_bb.jpg[/img]
Or, does the 90 degree pullup position add even more stress on the abs? I would imagine it might.[/QUOTE]
It's not the same. On the power tower you are RESTING your weight on the pads on your arms and you can't do circular motions with it- you can only bring your legs up and down in-front of you.
The way I am describing, you are HOLDING your weight and it is more taxing on your body and abs to hold your upper body from moving.
Plenty of people do what you are describing- there are but a few people who do it the way I have described from what I have seen personally (not to say that this is the end-all, be all exercise, that more people couldn't- just saying in my personal experience). There isn't anything wrong with doing it your way, of course. I just know that what I described is a lot more difficult and it is more of an advanced ab movement. A lot of regular gym goers couldn't do what I described with [I][B]proper[/B][/I] form. My abs never felt it close to as much as with this exercise compared to others and I've tried a lot of different things.
Weighted abs are also a great exercise that more people should do. Weighted sit-ups on a decline are real good, for example.
Re: how many pull-ups can you do?
I'm calling bs on a lot of people. Probably never done a pull up before and just threw out a random number. :lol
Re: how many pull-ups can you do?
probably about 1/2 of one. i'm overweight and out of shape. never had much strength in my arms anyway.
Re: how many pull-ups can you do?
Had to try because I was curious. I just did 28 and that is probably my absolute max. Realistically I'd stop around 23 or 24 if I was just working out. I've been working out with dedication for years, so anyone who says they can do more than 30 either has a very low body weight for their strength or is full of it. I'm 175 lbs btw.
Re: how many pull-ups can you do?
[quote=TheSilentKiller]You know we are talking pullups, not chinups right? I have a hard time believing you can do that many.
I think the most I have ever done is between 15-20.[/quote]
Yes i know you guys are talking about pullups.
I'm 5'8 weighing right at about 146 with a 5.7 bf% so i already have an advantage over most of you guys off the bat.
I also have strong shoulders and lats/back muscles which help immensely with pullups so 40+ isn't really out of the question
Re: how many pull-ups can you do?
[QUOTE=Mach_3]Yes i know you guys are talking about pullups.
I'm 5'8 weighing right at about 146 with a 5.7 bf% so i already have an advantage over most of you guys off the bat.
I also have strong shoulders and lats/back muscles which help immensely with pullups so 40+ isn't really out of the question[/QUOTE]
I'm 6'0 155 with low bf, not sure the exact number and I've barely hit 20. I call bs.