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Nov 1, 2019
12:06:08pm

Joe Banks All-American

We found doing pull ups is kind of like running.

Do a few sets most days and you build endurance for it. The body learns how to do a lot of them without having to get huge. For the guys I used to do it with, the bicep curl strength didn’t noticeable change when we went from 10 to 20, or in another guy’s case 40. I’m sure the lats and a lot of the supporting muscles get a lot stronger though.

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Joe Banks

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I can currently do about 15 chin-ups. What is a reasonable goal?

Joe Banks

11/1/19 11:10am

5

11/1/19 11:11am

Overachiever

Devbo

11/1/19 11:12am

Anything over 10 is great so just see what you can get to now.

11/1/19 11:12am

15 is good. I would try increasing range of motion and doing full muscle ups

rad dawg

11/1/19 11:12am

At your current weight? What was your weight when you could do 20?

cougaman

11/1/19 11:13am

Same, just used to do it more often.

Joe Banks

11/1/19 11:47am

Id shoot for 25 then, unless you have weight to lose

cougaman

11/1/19 12:02pm

Dead hangs or kipping?

CougarAndMerlin

11/1/19 11:13am

Most people do an in between style

11/1/19 11:19am

Sure for you shorties

I'mBatman

11/1/19 11:16am

Goals are overrated and temporary. Set up a system that

Future_Tacos

11/1/19 11:17am

15 is what militsry uses for specialnforces training iirc

11/1/19 11:17am

20 dead hangs for max score in the Marines.

CougarAndMerlin

11/1/19 12:48pm

Here is bodybuilders trying Seals fitness test. Link

11/1/19 2:01pm

Add weight to a belt and progress from there

11/1/19 11:18am

I wish my shoulder allowed me to do that.

cougaman

11/1/19 11:20am

I currently have 15 chins.

Blue Cat

11/1/19 11:20am

I started at 5 with a bar in my closet. I do them at night and in the morning.

JAGA97

11/1/19 11:22am

Have you come out of the closet yet?

11/1/19 11:23am

Asks the San Francisco fan.

JAGA97

11/1/19 11:27am

Very few people can do 40

JuicyJam

11/1/19 11:23am

Very few men over 25 can do 10 real pull ups. Full extension that is.

Zach Morris

11/1/19 11:57am

We found doing pull ups is kind of like running.

Joe Banks

11/1/19 12:06pm

15 is enough, set a squat goal now

JollyGreenGiant

11/1/19 11:36am

you are too light. Need to put on some weight to make it harder.

buckeyecougarguy

11/1/19 11:38am

I use a belt to hang 45-90 additional lbs when I do my pull ups for this reason

Slim

11/1/19 12:11pm

Board name checks out

buckeyecougarguy

11/1/19 12:15pm

I only weigh 205

Slim

11/1/19 12:16pm

Look up David Goggins.

dryflycoug

11/1/19 11:59am

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