I cant do a single pullup, but i can do 2-3 chin ups…How can i fix this? Im 6’0 163
its no problem. do you have access to a pull up bar? if not is there a playground with monkey bars? better yet do you have a gym membership?
if you have a gym membership, sit on that lat pulldown machine and find a weight you can pull for 12 reps. but the catch is the 12th rep should be nearly impossible. write down the weight that you use and keep that shit in your pocket. at least 3 times a week you’ll do 4 sets of that weight for 12 reps. im telling you right now that you wont be able to finish twelve on perhaps your 4rth, or even your third set easily. if you can finish it easily, you are using a weight that is too light or your muscles are slow twitch dominant. nonetheless, do this for about a month. you’re gonna notice that you’ll be able to finish the twelve into maybe the second, but most likely the third week. all i do are pull ups and i feel great so go crazy on them.
on a pull up bar. since you’re tall you should be able to reach the bar. jump to the top position and do some static holds. hold it as long as you can. write down the time, beat it everyday.
negatives. again jump up and lower yourself within an 8 second time frame.
its absolutely paramount that you use full ROM otherwise your effort will be a joke.
Haven’t tried the Lat-pulldowns, so I can’t speak to that method. If you have regular access to a pullup bar, whenever you walk by it just do a an easy negative or a 4 or 5 sec. isometric hold wherever you can comfortably do so. Work your way toward the bottom in your holds. You’ll have a pullup in no time.
I did the static holds, negatives, and just increased my back strength. Then I got a lot better at pull-ups (so far I am at 10-12, and these are estimates based on training). I couldn’t even do a chin-up when I first started working out. But the gains will come soon enough.
[quote]ukrainian wrote:
I did the static holds, negatives, and just increased my back strength. Then I got a lot better at pull-ups (so far I am at 10-12, and these are estimates based on training). I couldn’t even do a chin-up when I first started working out. But the gains will come soon enough.[/quote]
i feel like pull ups come to you so quick because the lats are huge. takes up a big portion of your back.
but yea, you’re gonna wake up one day and do like 3 pull ups in a row. then you’ll be stunned. and then you’ll become a powerlifter.
I started on an assited pullup machine (gravatron) when I began.
I’m doing BW + 20kg now…
Lat pulldowns are more prolific in gyms and are just as good.
Pull as high as you can and hold it for as long as you can. Until your face turns blue, then slowly let yourself back down and hang. Repeat this til you KNOW you can’t hang onto that bar.
Repeat this as many times a week as you can.
One thing to note, some people accel at the pullup more then the chinup. But that is what we call a challenge 
Dude, just do chins.
When you can do 4-5 chins, you can do 2-3 pullups.
For the record, I’m assuming the difference between a chin and a pullup is this:
Chins, your hands are closer than shoulder width, palms facing you.
Pullups, hands ARE shoulder width, facing away from you.
[quote]Otep wrote:
Dude, just do chins.
When you can do 4-5 chins, you can do 2-3 pullups.
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How was this not obvious?
But since it wasn’t, this is good advice, Jerry.