IreneAdler54 Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 WOOT! I can officially do 6 strict pullups, beating my brother's 5.5. Next I need to beat 10 (my bf's) 1 Quote Link to comment
Garris Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 NICE! Super jealous, I'm trying to get my first chin up! congrats!! Quote Link to comment
IreneAdler54 Posted August 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 Don't worry about it. It took me more time to get to do my first chin up than it did for me to go from 1 chin up to 6 pullups. Keep at it! Quote Link to comment
Roamer Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 Great job! That's no small feat - Pull-ups are one of the best indicators of upper body strength. Or so I've always been told. There is something I read recently that may help you go farther with pullups - I'm currently implementing it and it seems to be 'working out' - pun fully intended. Basically whatever your max number of pullups are do HALF of them then rest for about 15 minutes. Do the same number again and basically just do this periodically throughout your workout day. Make sure you wait at least 15 minutes before doing another set (run or do situps or something that doesn't involve the pullup muscle group in the mean time.) Supposedly this will help increase your max number of pullups much faster. You can give it a shot or look into it more if you're curious. I'm a pragmatist by nature so I like to test crap out rather than playing armchair fitness guru. Quote I'm training to be (like) Batman physically, mentally, and financially. Link to comment
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