I’ve also seen quite a few pro strongman doing pullups at bodyweights over 270+. Pull ups are something that you have to train for just like any other lift. I assume most bodybuilders prefer lat pulldowns or other pulldown machines because they can focus more on their lats and muscles.
However, it is probably easier for someone to do more chins at a lower bw. It just makes sense…that doesn’t mean you can’t do pullups at heavier bodyweights though
[quote]LS87 wrote:
sounds like your trying to justify your pathetic pullup number by saying your bodyweight is too heavy
l met two pole dancers at the gym
today who 3 months ago could do no chin ups and can now do 5 “dead hang, bar to great tits, emasculate 99% of viewing males” chin ups…
so how many can you currently do [/quote]
hmmm thats odd, considering i havent yet said how many i can do…you give the pro-choice movement a reason to exist…
pull-ups and chin-ups are def. a weak point for me; pull-ups i can get out about 4 sets of 10; chin-ups slightly lower, like 3 sets of 8
Once you’re reasonably lean (e.g. <12%bf for men) it’s all about ratios of upper body lean mass to lower body total weight.
Even if you’re relatively strong for your weight (and, accordingly, lean mass), you may have a disproportionately heavy lower body relative to your upper body strength. This would prevent you from doing as many chins/pull-ups as, say, a professional climber who has small legs but a jacked upper body.
