Pullups

[dragon246665]

How many pullups can you do? So far I'm at 17 but my poor hands are taking a beating (and growing some pretty big calluses). My goal is to get to 20 because if you do that before you graduate you get your name up on a plaque in the weightroom.

[Pinkbullet3]

5.

[ElkNight]

I used to be able to do around 15, not so sure anymore, probably 7-10.

[Shangdi]

0. :oops:

[deathdrow]

I can't even like hang off of a bar, I've got no upper body strength.

[Zierro]

I can do like two. I'm way better at flexed arm hangs for some reason.

[Kevin_]

I've been going to the gym for a while now, and needless to say pullups aren't my speciality -.- . I think i wouldn't get above 5.

[Pinkbullet3]

I can do like two. I'm way better at flexed arm hangs for some reason.

You girl!

[champion]

I can't even like hang off of a bar, I've got no upper body strength.

This is me.

[tripsis]

One or two :oops: It's been a while since I've tried though.

[Lenin64]

I get high on pull-ups. By some fluke, despite being the skinniest twigman y'ever did see, I can crank out pull-ups like there's no tomorrow. I have no idea why, maybe being light means I don't have to pull as much weight. There was a time where I did 20 every night before bed. I might be able to still, I'll check tonight. It was always fun, though, during gym class when all but the most athletic kids opted for the arm hang or only did a few, then I would blow them all out of the water.

 

Seriously, this is like, the one physical thing I'm good at. Not sit-ups, not running, sure as hell not push-ups.

 

And I know what you mean about calluses. I might not be able to do many any more because it's been so long and my callsuses have probably vanished.

[unkn0wnwarrior]

I can't even like hang off of a bar, I've got no upper body strength.

This is me.

This sounds about right for me, too. I might be able to now that I have a job which involves SOME lifting, though.

[Jeffwilson99]

Not that many, maybe like 5. If you mean full ones, where you drop your arms straight before cpulling up...

[Georgelemmons]

I don't know how many I can max, but I normally do 3 sets of 12 with about 2 minutes in between.

[Rebdragon]

My best is in the twenties. Currently I can do seventeen. I'd like to up that, but I've been adding lower body mass this semester so I havnt been able to increase my max reps. Meh, hopefully pullover>squats.

 

Lenin, when I was in middle school I was a small, skinny kid, but I could still do fifteen pullups. Once I started getting bigger that dropped down to like five. So, no offense, but what you're experiencing is ease of light weight moreso than upper body strength. I thought you were a decent age though... How much do you weigh...? At my first prime I was a little over 100 lbs, but at your age is find it hard to believe you'd be that light.

[jemathonical]

Probs no more than 10. I try and do them slowly and with little swing to really work the muscles. But I was never good at pull/chin ups, I think I'm the opposite to Lenin.

[depresins]

I've never actually done more than 12. We usually hang a weight around the legs and just try to do 8.

 

I recently tore my lat though, so I'd be lucky to do 1 :oops:

[Hobgoblinpie]

15-18 roughly is the max I could do in a set before being unable to finish the next.

[fastortoise]

normally my hands cramp before my arms get tired, so i only like doing pullups AFTER a workout, when i can only do 5-10. I prefer doing those drooping things, like a backwards pullup, I have no idea what it's called but i get a better work out from it.

[assassin_696]

I once did a CF workout that was simply "do 100 pullups as quickly as possible". By some force of will I managed 21 on my first set, but by the end was barely managing sets of 1. By the end my forearms were massively aching, but it's very grip intensive.

[Orpheus]

The grip is the least of my worries, it's the fact that it's not body weight that's the issue, it's a utter lack of any arm muscle to pull upward. I can do maybe 3 before burning out for a few minutes or so.

[ValorOfOne]

Depends on the type of pullup you are refering too..

 

The palms in pullup is just a different form of a curl and in all intents and purposes is about as easy as it gets as long as you arent a fatass. In most communities.. The palms facing you pull up isn't even considered a pullup, and you get made fun of for even doing them at the gym..

 

As for the other pullup..

 

Palms out. Arms spread past shoulder width. Thats a mans exercise.. And I suspect that 99% of the forums could not complete 5 reps to save their life.

 

But if I had to give numbers.. Without swinging, with perfect form and full arm extension I could pop out 20 easily if we are speaking of palm in. Palm out, I'll get 12 on a good day.

[Skeptical]

5.

 

But I'm not sure if the last one should count because it was pretty crappy.

[Skull]

As of last week I think I did something like 20 or so. Right now I can probably only do 10 since my whole body is sore from being sick.

[Rebdragon]

Depends on the type of pullup you are refering too..

 

The palms in pullup is just a different form of a curl and in all intents and purposes is about as easy as it gets as long as you arent a fatass. In most communities.. The palms facing you pull up isn't even considered a pullup, and you get made fun of for even doing them at the gym..

 

As for the other pullup..

 

Palms out. Arms spread past shoulder width. Thats a mans exercise.. And I suspect that 99% of the forums could not complete 5 reps to save their life.

 

But if I had to give numbers.. Without swinging, with perfect form and full arm extension I could pop out 20 easily if we are speaking of palm in. Palm out, I'll get 12 on a good day.

True dat. Wide grip is so much harder.

 

Question: what's a great way to neutralize swinging? Crossing the legs? Or just forcing yourself to go up and down?