Essential Random Gym Thoughts Revisited...

[The ADD]

That wouldn’t be a problem if I could actually do them well. Like other things you can start off with lower weight but I’m a large human with long arms. I can bench body weight but pull ups a different beast.

Why do you want to be better at them? Start with that.

 

[Bigblackted4]

Why do you want to be better at them? Start with that.

I want to be able to do 10 straight

 

[The ADD]

I want to be able to do 10 straight

I imagine dropping some weight will help

 

[Serious]

I want to be able to do 10 straight

All it is consistency. I remember only being able to do 2-3 when I started but over time I got it down.

 

[Tha Gawd Amen]

Like everyone said, whatever goals you trying to reach just come with consistency. You can go into the gym and specialize your training, but why do that over 10 pull ups? Especially if you're newer to the gym and going to be making significant gains over the next few months.

 

[Bigblackted4]

I imagine dropping some weight will help

I mean in theory yes, but there’s plenty of people my weight that do pull ups just fine

 

[Bigblackted4]

All it is consistency. I remember only being able to do 2-3 when I started but over time I got it down.

How often do you do them.

 

[Serious]

How often do you do them.

I got one of those doorway pull up bar. I did it every other day.

But after a couple months you should be hitting 7+ straight

 

[The ADD]

I mean in theory yes, but there’s plenty of people my weight that do pull ups just fine

No offense. Are they built the same because that’s a very different thing.

 

[Bigblackted4]

No offense. Are they built the same because that’s a very different thing.

Yes, I’m not sloppy and I’m active. I’ve always struggled with them though even when I was in football playing shape.

 

[Bigblackted4]

No offense. Are they built the same because that’s a very different thing.

I have more muscle and less fat than this guy but I can’t do this.

 

[Swirv]

That wouldn’t be a problem if I could actually do them well. Like other things you can start off with lower weight but I’m a large human with long arms. I can bench body weight but pull ups a different beast.

Keep your legs closed together as you ascend and descend and clench your glutes tight before you raise.

 

[The ADD]

I have more muscle and less fat than this guy but I can’t do this.

lol he did like five

 

[Son Goku]

Never really saw the allure of pull-ups. I weigh 200+ pounds and can pull (or chin) myself up 10+ times but so what?
(Folks can miss me with the long arms excuse too unless their wingspan is topping my 6 foot 8. )



Never had anyone in real life ask about my BW or weighted pull-up numbers and very few folks comment irl, even if you've got 3 plates hanging by your balls.

FWIW nobody cares how many pull-ups you can do outside of CrossFit, the Marine Corps, or thecoli.


But if that's your goal, worry about getting in shape first and then work on getting your pull-ups up.

 

[Son Goku]

lol he did like five

Keep your legs closed together as you ascend and descend and clench your glutes tight before you raise.