how many pull-ups can you do?

[alenleomessi]

you dont have to be in amazing shape or have big muscles to do a lot of pullups
its all technique and strength

[plowking]

Underhand - Probably about 15-20 depending on how I'm feeling that day
Overhand - Maybe 5-6. I suck at those

That is such a large discrepancy.

I find the complete opposite, I don't know why, since I know it shouldn't be like that. The easiest ones I find for me are parallel grip ones. So essentially what you'd do dips on; but obviously much closer together, something like shoulder level apart.

[sunsfan1357]

The funny thing about ISH...

There's fitness threads where everyone is in amazing shape

BUT

Nobody can take pictures to prove it because they "don't have a webcam/camera"

BUT

Anytime there's threads about phones and computers, everyone has the most expensive, advanced ones on the market

I can see how some people are reluctant to vid themselves though. Sometimes I have a friend record my doing squats, deadlift, etc. to check my form and I get looks like I'm a big douchebag trying to show off.

[Burgz V2]

i can do like 5 and then im bustttttt

[Mach_3]

at exactly "5.7%" body fat. I'm sure you had that tested in a bod pod

This is Manny around 145 around 5% body fat



Let's see a pic of you, and a video of your 45 pull ups

If you're gonna lie at least make it believable

You think i care about lying on a website?

also Manny doesn't look he's 145 in that pic at all








If i feel like attempting it when i go to the gym tomorrow ill film it

[Mach_3]

The funny thing about ISH...

There's fitness threads where everyone is in amazing shape

BUT

Nobody can take pictures to prove it because they "don't have a webcam/camera"

BUT

Anytime there's threads about phones and computers, everyone has the most expensive, advanced ones on the market

I'd post more in those threads but im to lazy to actually upload anything

[HardwoodLegend]

Where did you get the 5.7% reading, Mach 3?

You appear to be more around 8-10.

[HardwoodLegend]

you dont have to be in amazing shape or have big muscles to do a lot of pullups
its all technique and strength

True.

I saw some guy at the gym today with an average physique doing like 5 with 45 lbs. attached and then doing a set of 12 without it afterwards.

[plowking]

I'm going to take a guess and say 90% of the people in this thread aren't doing dead hang pull ups.

[Mach_3]

Where did you get the 5.7% reading, Mach 3?

You appear to be more around 8-10.

My weight fluctuates between 145-148 depending on what im doing during the day but i've used a variety of measures, bmi tests, body fat scales, i've even jumped in a bod pod before they all came back around the same percentage give or take a percent.

I'm one of those OCD ass people who watch their diet pretty much all the time with everything i put into my body and obviously it'd be pretty hard to determine that from (admittedly) pretty bad quality cell phone pics

[rknine15]

So yeah I pulled off 22 biatchess..... haven't worked out in 2-3 weeks due to injuries

in 2-3 months my goal is 30 with good form

Worked my back and biceps now having some milk, almonds and peanut butter alllll natural

btw im 5'7 155-160 lbs around 8% body fat

[Rake2204]

I can see how some people are reluctant to vid themselves though. Sometimes I have a friend record my doing squats, deadlift, etc. to check my form and I get looks like I'm a big douchebag trying to show off.

Hah, true enough. There's not really a good way to pull off public taping of solo athletic endeavors, unless your locale is completely empty.

[Mach_3]

So yeah I pulled off 22 biatchess..... haven't worked out in 2-3 weeks due to injuries

in 2-3 months my goal is 30 with good form

Worked my back and biceps now having some milk, almonds and peanut butter alllll natural

btw im 5'7 155-160 lbs around 8% body fat

What's your back/bicep routine?

[rknine15]

What's your back/bicep routine?

I change it often depends on how I feel, some exercises I do are:

front pull downs with cable machine - 3 sets of 8
rear pull downs with cable machine - 3 sets of 8
cable machine rows - 3 sets of 8
rows with resistance band - 3 sets of 8
dumbbell rows - 3 sets of 8
lower Back extensions with exercise ball - 5 sets of 8
variety of pull ups - 5 sets of 8
shoulder shrugs - 3 sets of 10
bicep curls and hammer curls - 5 sets of 8

I usually end with some basic back and shoulder stretching for the extra flexibility

[TheGreatBlaze]

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