[quote]jskrabac wrote:
I would love to see vids on all the guys claiming 20+ lol.
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Yeah i’d like to see vids of guys claiming 20+ pull ups but that doesnt ever happen… 20 isnt too outrageous but guys claiming damn near 30? come on son.[/quote]
NO I will not get a video of my 495 pullup set. It was a long time ago. Cameras didnt even exist back then [/quote]
obviously no video necessary. It doesn’t matter that your claim is the strongest pullups in the history of humankind, because you are one of the bigger and experienced posters here. I dare anyone to challenge your lift!
[quote]trevor16 wrote:
Police and Fire Games “Toughest Competitor Alive” competition 2011.
24 Pullups done on a 3-second tone at 210 lbs.
After doing a 5km cross country run, shot-put, 100m sprint, 100m swim, 20 foot (arms-only) rope climb, max-bench and followed by an obstacle course (Over one day).
Sorry for the video being sideways…and the pale skin.
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Respect! That looked damn tough.
If that cadence was required, I could probably pull off 12-14.
[quote]trevor16 wrote:
Police and Fire Games “Toughest Competitor Alive” competition 2011.
24 Pullups done on a 3-second tone at 210 lbs.
After doing a 5km cross country run, shot-put, 100m sprint, 100m swim, 20 foot (arms-only) rope climb, max-bench and followed by an obstacle course (Over one day).
Sorry for the video being sideways…and the pale skin.
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Respect! That looked damn tough.
If that cadence was required, I could probably pull off 12-14.
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Thanks man. If I do it again in 2013 I would like to get 30 or at least close to it.
[quote]nyh wrote:
Anyone else here prefer going thumbless?[/quote]
I did when my elbows were giving me hell, do feel the lats a little better[/quote]
I’m going to try that later. Chins and Pullups give me a mild elbow pain that lasts for few days. I tried changing the width and today I will try going thumbless. It could just be poor form.
[quote]nyh wrote:
Anyone else here prefer going thumbless?[/quote]
I did when my elbows were giving me hell, do feel the lats a little better[/quote]
I’m going to try that later. Chins and Pullups give me a mild elbow pain that lasts for few days. I tried changing the width and today I will try going thumbless. It could just be poor form.[/quote]
A few things that helped my elbow issues: taking a hefty amount of time off; using straps (amazing how much this helps when they hurt); and, using rings.
I always use a thumbless grip, it just feels much stronger and my lats seem to get involved more. My PR is 25 but they weren’t full rom.
[quote]BONEZ217 wrote:
NO I will not get a video of my 495 pullup set. It was a long time ago. Cameras didnt even exist back then [/quote]
Sounds legit to me.
Most people who are so quick to be dismissive need to either quit reading so many articles and get out more to meet some actual genetic freaks or take a hard look at themselves to see why they would be so insistent on proving you wrong.
Either way, you look big enough for me to suspend my critical thinking abilities in order to fit in.
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
If you kip, it’s not a pull up.
It’s a kip-up, and doesn’t count.[/quote]
I agree.
I have the Iron gym pullup bar. The very widest grip (pullup grip) i can pull out 10 good reps. After that my form struggles and i stop. I weigh 219 and 8 ounces with clothes and boots on. Cell phone in my pocket and a wallet full of cash. This was taken this past Monday at one of those Scales at GNC that you put 50 cents in.
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
If you kip, it’s not a pull up.
It’s a kip-up, and doesn’t count.[/quote]
I agree.
I have the Iron gym pullup bar. The very widest grip (pullup grip) i can pull out 10 good reps. After that my form struggles and i stop. I weigh 219 and 8 ounces with clothes and boots on. Cell phone in my pocket and a wallet full of cash. This was taken this past Monday at one of those Scales at GNC that you put 50 cents in.[/quote]
I think I got 15 a couple weeks back when I forgot my dip belt, like most I have never really trained them for super high reps though. Guy with hyuuuge lats in my gym does them with 3x20kg plate between his legs… whereas I imagine lots of guys around 150lbs can probably bust out way more then me no problem…
[quote]nyh wrote:
Anyone else here prefer going thumbless?[/quote]
I did when my elbows were giving me hell, do feel the lats a little better[/quote]
I’m going to try that later. Chins and Pullups give me a mild elbow pain that lasts for few days. I tried changing the width and today I will try going thumbless. It could just be poor form.[/quote]
A few things that helped my elbow issues: taking a hefty amount of time off; using straps (amazing how much this helps when they hurt); and, using rings.
I always use a thumbless grip, it just feels much stronger and my lats seem to get involved more. My PR is 25 but they weren’t full rom.[/quote]
I did very slow chin ups for testing and the issue is, that when I’m lowering myself, my elbows seem to do something unnatural, like twisting a bit inside, so when I’m at the bottom position is where I hurt myself.
I also tried to do a very, very slow pull up and barely managed to do two…
[quote]Think tank fish wrote:
Only 8. Does anyone else find their strength drops off very quickly in successive sets.
Eg. Set 1: 8reps, set 2: 6-7reps, set 3: 3-4reps.
This doesnt happen with other exercises. It seems like accumulated fatigue builds quick with pull-ups.
I wonder if its due to the arms being above the head causing a build up of lactic acid…or maybe I just need to work them more.[/quote]
I find the same. Thats why if I do 3 sets I will do 5,5 and 5, instead of 8,4 and 2.
Anybody else find it difficult to activate their lats? Ive been working on keeping my shoulder back and down and chest up, to try and get the lats doing the work, not my upper traps and biceps.
[quote]Think tank fish wrote:
Only 8. Does anyone else find their strength drops off very quickly in successive sets.
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Yes…[/quote]
Same here…very annoying
[quote]Think tank fish wrote:
Only 8. Does anyone else find their strength drops off very quickly in successive sets.
Eg. Set 1: 8reps, set 2: 6-7reps, set 3: 3-4reps.
This doesnt happen with other exercises. It seems like accumulated fatigue builds quick with pull-ups.
I wonder if its due to the arms being above the head causing a build up of lactic acid…or maybe I just need to work them more.[/quote]
I find the same. Thats why if I do 3 sets I will do 5,5 and 5, instead of 8,4 and 2.
Anybody else find it difficult to activate their lats? Ive been working on keeping my shoulder back and down and chest up, to try and get the lats doing the work, not my upper traps and biceps.
tweet[/quote]
You can’t feel or activate your lats because you simply don’t have any you bird ass bird.
[quote]Think tank fish wrote:
Only 8. Does anyone else find their strength drops off very quickly in successive sets.
Eg. Set 1: 8reps, set 2: 6-7reps, set 3: 3-4reps.
This doesnt happen with other exercises. It seems like accumulated fatigue builds quick with pull-ups.
I wonder if its due to the arms being above the head causing a build up of lactic acid…or maybe I just need to work them more.[/quote]
Yeah. Also, if I bicep curl (almost any variation) after chin ups, I’ll be just doing half amount of reps that I can usually do. They are much heavier than they seem at first sight.
I think I’m using too much biceps when doing them.
