How many pull ups can you do?

[VTM]

On the Internet, I do about 15% more than whoever claims the highest in any particular thread.

Irl, probably do like 2 or 3 then I lose feeling in my hands, inadvertently let go, fall down and roll around wheezing. Possibly shit pants as well depending on the mood I am in.

[TurboPablo]

Wide grip pullups hanging real low, in one shot, 15. Doing them in sets throughout a workout, 4 sets of 10. I also like doing close grip chin ups. They rape your biceps and chickenwings.

[BrendanO]

Zero. But ask me to squat or leg-press your goddamned house. I've been blessed/cursed with the genetics of a bottle jack.

[K-Bizzle]

No idea.
I haven't done bodyweight pull ups in months.

In my current routine I do 2 sets of 6-10 of wide grips with a 25 lb weight attached to my belt, I weigh 180 lbs.
These are medium paced, controlled, fully contracted pull ups after doing heavy rows.
I'm sure if I were doing just straight up bodyweight chin ups (when your palms are facing in) first thing when entering the gym I'd be somewhere in the 12-20 rep range.
I never go for rep quantity though, its always about just doing them right for maximum effect on the back.

[Ostinato Rubato]

^fuck you



jelly

[Pepi]

Over 1000

[Noizemaker]

I can do 15-20 in one set usually, but I'm pretty skinny/in-shape.

[Rampage]

Pull-ups err day crew checking in. I can do 12 reps at a body weight of 198, but recently I have been doing eight sets of six reps with 30 pounds of added weight during my bench and OHP days.

[EugeneTheJeep]

Pullups are really a function of your weight. If you have extra weight, it's like strapping on extra pounds.

I can do 12-14 now. The most I ever did was 21.

I used to could do 165 one-arm pushups when I was in my 20's though (I was on the wrestling team in college).

[K-Bizzle]

Normally I do cable pulldowns instead of BW pullups on my current routine for last nights workout. But I decided to do BW pullups because of this thread.
They were my second exercise after rows, best I got was 11.

So much for my 12-20 assumption.
I was shit on everything last night though.

But yeah I am a liar, 11 was my best, 7 was my worst.
Goes to show, you get what you train for (at one point a year or so ago I was up to mid twenties, but that was with bullshit Kipping and all that just to get numbers).

[Sasquatch]

^ you do get what you train for. the only thing i do is pushups, pullups, planks and jumping/sprinting/running stairs/etc... i used to be able to crank 8 reps with a 45lb plate stapped to me when i weighed 193, but i seem to remember only being able to do about 14 bodyweight pullups.

also, a lot of people hold their breath while they do pullups b/c it is a tough exercise but you should never hold your breath. you have to keep breathing and pulling! you will run out of oxygen and be gassed around 10 pullups if you don't. just breathe and pull aggressively.

another favorite way i like to do pullups or pushups is to do "ladders". for pullups, start at hang and pullup for 1. hold for 1 second. do 2 pullups and then hold for 2 (one-one thousand, two one thousand) and keep climbing the ladder. this is another awesome way to build strengh for pushups and pullups. those isometric holds are great.






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here's some additional information in general and i know it kind of sways off topic and i don't want this pullup thread to turn into something else but want to include it.

i'd also like to say that you don't have to go to a gym or dedicate a lot of time to being able to do a lot of pullups or be in shape. these days i spend most of my time just casually walking or enjoying a real light bicycle ride or even hiking. i am trying to streamline everything in my life and paying for gym fees, the time i spend driving there during lunch, walking to the parking deck and showering leaves me just a little time inside a gym when i want to maximize my outside time. that's why i longer go to a gym and just do the few things at home and outside or even in my office during the first few minutes of my lunch break; pushups, pullups, planks (for abs and low back) and some running, jumping, etc... i do pushups 1 day a week and it is usually 2x100 reps. i can't do 100 reps so when i hit failure, i switch to girl pushups and keep going until failure, then wall pushups and finish up from there until i get 100. i got that idea from scooby's workshop that dave linked to above). one day i will spend 15 mins at home doing pullups. another day i will do tabata jumps for about 4 mins 20 seconds. planks when i feel like it.

my whole point with this is that i spend less than 1 hour "working out" per week (my resistance training) and spend the rest of my time playing, walking, enjoying outdoors. it is crazy b/c i used to spend about 1.5 hours / day. i am in great shape now and am much happier so to anyone reading this, you can put up some awesome pushup, pullups numbers without sinking in a lot of time.

riveting tale, chap

[TurboPablo]

^ you do get what you train for. the only thing i do is pushups, pullups, planks and jumping/sprinting/running stairs/etc... i used to be able to crank 8 reps with a 45lb plate stapped to me when i weighed 193, but i seem to remember only being able to do about 14 bodyweight pullups.

also, a lot of people hold their breath while they do pullups b/c it is a tough exercise but you should never hold your breath. you have to keep breathing and pulling! you will run out of oxygen and be gassed around 10 pullups if you don't. just breathe and pull aggressively.

another favorite way i like to do pullups or pushups is to do "ladders". for pullups, start at hang and pullup for 1. hold for 1 second. do 2 pullups and then hold for 2 (one-one thousand, two one thousand) and keep climbing the ladder. this is another awesome way to build strengh for pushups and pullups. those isometric holds are great.






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here's some additional information in general and i know it kind of sways off topic and i don't want this pullup thread to turn into something else but want to include it.

i'd also like to say that you don't have to go to a gym or dedicate a lot of time to being able to do a lot of pullups or be in shape. these days i spend most of my time just casually walking or enjoying a real light bicycle ride or even hiking. i am trying to streamline everything in my life and paying for gym fees, the time i spend driving there during lunch, walking to the parking deck and showering leaves me just a little time inside a gym when i want to maximize my outside time. that's why i longer go to a gym and just do the few things at home and outside or even in my office during the first few minutes of my lunch break; pushups, pullups, planks (for abs and low back) and some running, jumping, etc... i do pushups 1 day a week and it is usually 2x100 reps. i can't do 100 reps so when i hit failure, i switch to girl pushups and keep going until failure, then wall pushups and finish up from there until i get 100. i got that idea from scooby's workshop that dave linked to above). one day i will spend 15 mins at home doing pullups. another day i will do tabata jumps for about 4 mins 20 seconds. planks when i feel like it.

my whole point with this is that i spend less than 1 hour "working out" per week (my resistance training) and spend the rest of my time playing, walking, enjoying outdoors. it is crazy b/c i used to spend about 1.5 hours / day. i am in great shape now and am much happier so to anyone reading this, you can put up some awesome pushup, pullups numbers without sinking in a lot of time.

riveting tale, chap

Your point about breathing is very important. For all exercises. I've found it's the key to my workouts. I can tell how good or bad I am feeling based on my breathing rhythm. I work really sucky off-shift hours. So my sleep habits are basically junk. Because of that, I've learned to tell very quickly how a given workout is going to go based on how fast I come out of my breathing rythm. When I am pulling overtime and not really sleeping much at all, my workouts suffer and I labor. When I have good rest, I crank.

[EugeneTheJeep]

Your point about breathing is very important. For all exercises. I've found it's the key to my workouts. I can tell how good or bad I am feeling based on my breathing rhythm. I work really sucky off-shift hours. So my sleep habits are basically junk. Because of that, I've learned to tell very quickly how a given workout is going to go based on how fast I come out of my breathing rythm. When I am pulling overtime and not really sleeping much at all, my workouts suffer and I labor. When I have good rest, I crank.

The corollary to this is that you can also monitor and control your breathing the help your performance and (especially) endurance.

[TurboPablo]

Your point about breathing is very important. For all exercises. I've found it's the key to my workouts. I can tell how good or bad I am feeling based on my breathing rhythm. I work really sucky off-shift hours. So my sleep habits are basically junk. Because of that, I've learned to tell very quickly how a given workout is going to go based on how fast I come out of my breathing rythm. When I am pulling overtime and not really sleeping much at all, my workouts suffer and I labor. When I have good rest, I crank.

The corollary to this is that you can also monitor and control your breathing the help your performance and (especially) endurance.

That's basically my point. When I am tired and fatigued, I have a hard time controlling my breathing. My workouts suffer. When I am fresh, my breathing and rhythm come very easy. My workouts go much better.

The bigger point is, don't hold your breathe when working out.

[The Hiryuu]

Probably none. But I'll give it a shot today.

[Ostinato Rubato]

in every exercise I do I'm finding the right rhythm for my breathing. it takes my workout a very long way. I also try to stay in motion in between sets according to that same rhythm. you gotta keep the motor purring before darting the quarter mile.

[Warpsmasher]

Pullup life FTW!
Get a doorway bar and hit it regularly.
Bust out random sets whenever you notice it just hanging there unused, it makes a big difference in the early years.
It's by far my most used piece of workout gear - the foam grips are getting all worn out and I'll need a new one soon.
I could only manage 6-8 when I started. Now I can do multiple sets of 30 L-sit style (great for front torso), 25 with palms facing each other, 20 close grip chins, 16-18 wide grip strict form.
I can pull up and hold the L-sit position for 30-40 seconds at a time, about 20 seconds by the 10th time up.
Just starting to train for front levers, by raising the legs all the way up towards the ceiling and slowly lowering them, in sets of 10 (down to half that by the 4th-5th set, shit's fucking tough)

I tend to pick one or two exercises for each day and do 10-12 sets. I've been doing the same shit for way too long and am hella plateau'd, though.
On a pullup day I can get up to around 8 sets of 20, and still hit up to 16 by the 12th set. Takes me 2 hours though (I am almost 44, so I'm not too hard on myself for this).
Pushup day is usually 4 or 5 sets of 80, sometimes with 2 to 4 sets of 20 on the ab-roller.
I have 2 kitchen countertops that are spaced perfectly for dips, where I can do 10 sets of 30 and call it a day.
Hammer curls with a pair of 40 lb hexbells - 10 sets of 50
Dumbell stepups (also with the pair of 40s) - 10 sets of 15 per leg
etc...boring shit, but it keeps me bouncy.