I'm pissed I can't do pullups like before, help a breh out....

[2Quik4UHoes]

Back when my brother came home he put me on to pullups and I got pretty decent at them and looked like I was on my way. I even still got them tiny wings you get when you just start beastin on the bar. Anyways, I fell back from working out and slacked for a long ass time.

Now when I try to do them I feel a tight ass pinch in my right bicep near the elbow when I try to do conventional pullups, I stretch out and warm up and all that and the pinch still comes. Any other arm workout and I'm fine, even chinups aren't too big a deal. But I gotta get my wings brehs, is there something I'm missing that's making this pinch happen? Am I not stretching enough? Should I just say fukk the pinch and fight through it? I'm at a loss...

 

[Jesus]

Layoff the direct bicep workouts for a while and trying it again. I used to get forearm pain, but I fought through it.

 

[O.T.I.S.]

That pinch is basically a strain on your bicep, it can eventually tear it. I know because I've torn my left bicep, and I get the punches in both...


Basically, do light/moderate bicep workouts but nothing heavy. Don't do pull-ups for about a month or 2 and don't do bicep curls more than once a week. Maybe do lat-pulldown but keep them light (just focus more on slow/steady and holding). You got to let it heal. In fact, do light everything upperbody for about 8 weeks...


It's not that bad though. Use 8 weeks to work on other shyt like legs, abs, back extensions, shoulders, etc. and once you begin to heal, gradually work your way back into pull-ups.


Start with low reps at body weight, or do a lat-pulldown machine that's light.

 

[semtex]

Hope that never happens to me. I have golfers elbow here and there when I'm pulling heavy frequently

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

That pinch is basically a strain on your bicep, it can eventually tear it. I know because I've torn my left bicep, and I get the punches in both...


Basically, do light/moderate bicep workouts but nothing heavy. Don't do pull-ups for about a month or 2 and don't do bicep curls more than once a week. Maybe do lat-pulldown but keep them light (just focus more on slow/steady and holding). You got to let it heal. In fact, do light everything upperbody for about 8 weeks...


It's not that bad though. Use 8 weeks to work on other shyt like legs, abs, back extensions, shoulders, etc. and once you begin to heal, gradually work your way back into pull-ups.


Start with low reps at body weight, or do a lat-pulldown machine that's light.

I don't go to a gym (too distracting) so I don't go no machines. I do real slight lifting with 20s but I do it on some tryna bulk up shyt so it's real short reps with a lot of focus on my form. No problems with that, it's just the pullups. So I guess light work on the upper body is gonna be determined by me. smfh, I need this bytch ass strain to go away I ain't got no time for this shyt.

 

[Adam3000]

even chinups aren't too big a deal?

You have solved your own problem. Just do chin ups instead.

Both exercises target the lats. Only notable difference is that chin ups have a bit more stimulation on the biceps and pecs, while pull ups have a bit more stimulation on the lower trapezius

Just do chin ups, weighted ones preferably once you are strong enough, and make a good mind muscle connection with your lats.

 

[unit321]

Back when my brother came home he put me on to pullups and I got pretty decent at them and looked like I was on my way. I even still got them tiny wings you get when you just start beastin on the bar. Anyways, I fell back from working out and slacked for a long ass time.

Now when I try to do them I feel a tight ass pinch in my right bicep near the elbow when I try to do conventional pullups, I stretch out and warm up and all that and the pinch still comes. Any other arm workout and I'm fine, even chinups aren't too big a deal. But I gotta get my wings brehs, is there something I'm missing that's making this pinch happen? Am I not stretching enough? Should I just say fukk the pinch and fight through it? I'm at a loss...

Are you working out a a gym?
Pull-ups requires a lot of strength because you are lifting your entire body weight minus the arms. It separates the posers from the beasts.
If you can't do one proper pull-up, then use the lat-pull-down machine, or do any other rowing exercise (dumbbell row, t-bar row, cable row) to build up the lat muscles. Work your way up.

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

Are you working out a a gym?
Pull-ups requires a lot of strength because you are lifting your entire body weight minus the arms. It separates the posers from the beasts.
If you can't do one proper pull-up, then use the lat-pull-down machine, or do any other rowing exercise (dumbbell row, t-bar row, cable row) to build up the lat muscles. Work your way up.

Nah, I don't go to a gym cuz the chicks distract me like crazy. I used to bang pullups decently and I'm a real light dude, my pushup game is great so I'm not a total weakling. I think my issue is that I'm not putting enough of the burden on the parts of my back being worked out.

 

[unit321]

Nah, I don't go to a gym cuz the chicks distract me like crazy. I used to bang pullups decently and I'm a real light dude, my pushup game is great so I'm not a total weakling. I think my issue is that I'm not putting enough of the burden on the parts of my back being worked out.

If you are using an Iron Gym or door jamb bar, then the width may be an issue.
Go find a place that has wide bar that could be used for pull-ups. Playgrounds usually have some kind of monkey bars or hanging ladder thingy where you can do wide grip pullups.

 

[iBrowse]

Back when my brother came home he put me on to pullups and I got pretty decent at them and looked like I was on my way. I even still got them tiny wings you get when you just start beastin on the bar. Anyways, I fell back from working out and slacked for a long ass time.

Now when I try to do them I feel a tight ass pinch in my right bicep near the elbow when I try to do conventional pullups, I stretch out and warm up and all that and the pinch still comes. Any other arm workout and I'm fine, even chinups aren't too big a deal. But I gotta get my wings brehs, is there something I'm missing that's making this pinch happen? Am I not stretching enough? Should I just say fukk the pinch and fight through it? I'm at a loss...

Yeah as others have said, you probably have to lay off the curls or at least drop the weight you're curling for a bit...a couple months ago I did chest and arms on a tuesday, then went straight to back and shoulders wednesday to do weighted chins and my right bicep felt like it was gonna burst after a rep...

on top of that you also gotta factor what grip you're doing when pulling...is it hammer/semi-supinated, pronated or supinated? wide? narrow? sometimes these factors play a role into how the training responds to your body...

 

[iBrowse]

Nah, I don't go to a gym cuz the chicks distract me like crazy. I used to bang pullups decently and I'm a real light dude, my pushup game is great so I'm not a total weakling. I think my issue is that I'm not putting enough of the burden on the parts of my back being worked out.

to add to @unit321 IF you still went to a gym, there are assisted chin-up machines you can use as well..otherwise, like he said, you're gonna have to build up some strength on other back and shoulder workouts..especially if you're already light

 

[iBrowse]

btw...i've never really seen a difference between chins and pulls...they're the same damn thing to me lol

 

[unit321]

btw...i've never really seen a difference between chins and pulls...they're the same damn thing to me lol

It's only slight. With a wide-grip pull-up, your arms are out wider. When you are doing chins, your hands are closer together, the distance your body travels in the wide-grip pull up is a little bit shorter than the narrow-grip or underhand chin-up. And if you fully-extend your elbows straight at the bottom of a chin-up, you are engaging the long head of the bicep more than during a wide-grip or overhand pullup. If you keep your elbows angled at the bottom of the chin-up, then you aren't, but you are keeping the short head of the bicep activated.

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

If you are using an Iron Gym or door jamb bar, then the width may be an issue.
Go find a place that has wide bar that could be used for pull-ups. Playgrounds usually have some kind of monkey bars or hanging ladder thingy where you can do wide grip pullups.

Good idea, I'ma find a playground and see if wider grip might help.

btw...i've never really seen a difference between chins and pulls...they're the same damn thing to me lol

I notice that pulls activate those back muscles and give you that V shape(My brother and his cellys call em 'wings') and that's generally what my aim is for. I mean, when I was good with this exercise I'd go hard and cross my legs together and pull myself up on some dead weight shyt. I was at 3x10 on my way up the ladder then after a several month layoff this shyt been happening. I'ma try building more functional strength in my arms to see if what might help.

Thanks fellas, and anyone that ain't doin pullups yall better get on it cuz that's an important(and extremely macho) exercise. My goal is to be able to do my pullups with a chick wrapped up on me. Have her moist as hell by the time I'm done with my sets.

 

[unit321]

My goal is to be able to do my pullups with a chick wrapped up on me. Have her moist as hell by the time I'm done with my sets.

That's nice. Let me know when you can do one rep with your girlfriend. It's gonna take years to get multiple reps in multiple sets.