We’re so in sync @dagill2 
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Is ths the bit where we have to say “no homo”?
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I hear you!
Scott
If you can’t do one, then it’s no wonder trying to do 15 in a day left you trashed. You might as well have been trying to do all 50.
A bunch of people have recommended pull-up routines, but I don’t think it was clear you were starting from zero. I’d start with something like, one day doing 5 negatives split up throughout the day, and one day just holding the top position for a 5-count two or three times throughout the day.
My suggestion would be to make a concrete prioritized goal of one set of 3-5 chins by August and posting a success video in the Photo/Video Check-In thread. That’s 16 weeks, give or take, to make some huge progress.
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Most ppl on TNation are somewhat in awe of what “that punisher guy” can do. He refers to himself as “sentient farm machinery” and most of us wouldn’t disagree. I believe even Wendler himself gave pwn a shoutout
From what I understand, you are in your 60’s and definitely kicking ass
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I could try as you suggested . How often would you suggest I try that ?
In the past I tried just doing a few efforts several times a week and it didn’t help at all. Before I started 30 10 30 about 3 months ago I did a similar round like I recently tried where I did nothing but chins for several days and then magically one day I found I could do one. Trouble is it tired me out so That I quit doing them and within a week I couldn’t do one again .
Scott
I had my little brothers do negatives but hold 3 different positions of the eccentric for 3 seconds each.
Starting at the “top” of a chinup, they’d hold it for 3 slow seconds, go down halfway, hold it for 3 slow seconds, go down almost to the bottom but not quite all the way, and hold it for 3 slow seconds. Then they’d go back up between a mixture of pulling themselves up and me lifting their feet up for them. That’s 1 rep.
They’d do 3-5 sets of 3 reps, 3 days a week. They mixed it in with circuits that involved goblet squats, pushups, situps, etc. but if all you did was the chinups it’d probably take 10 minutes or less.
After not too long, they could do 1 rep easily. Then it was 3-5 sets of 1 rep, 3 times a week. Then 3-5 sets of 2 reps, 3 times a week. And so on. It was very slow progress and they took the smallest possible jumps that they needed to in order to keep moving forward. I think that’s a great method.
Just putting it out there in case you wanna give it a shot, if not, no worries.
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I doubt I can hold 3 positions for 3,seconds, ha ha
Scott
Maybe not. It just worked for them because if I said to “take 5 seconds to come down” they’d make it 90% of the way down in 1 second and have ruined it. Making them hold certain points worked better, and 3 seconds each was a random number. Could be 1-2 seconds each.
Like we were all talking about in one of the other threads, intensity, volume, and frequency all need to be balanced. In photography, it’s almost like the relationship between aperture and shutter speed. You need to be aware of how they affect each other because it can make or break your end result. Same with this stuff in training.
Because the intensity of chin-ups, right now, is pretty high, the volume should be low (which is why it’s only trying one rep at a time for only a few sets throughout the day) and the frequency should be low (which is why it’s only one day a week).
The static hold is also once a week, again because it’s still challenging (high intensity) while keeping the duration of each hold short (low volume), but since it’s training a different type of strength and hitting the muscles differently, it doesn’t impact recovery the same as the negative chins.
The other side of that same coin would be using higher frequency but even lower volume and low intensity - like 5 or 6 days a week of just one negative per day. Whichever approach suits your schedule and abilities is the one to go with. There’s no “right” or “wrong” way to setup this type of plan as long as the basic principles are followed - You always need to respect the balance between intensity, volume, and frequency.
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I’ll start with one negative once a day .
Thanks
Scott
A week-and-a-half in, how’re things going?
I think it might be helping! I’ve been doing one chin effort everyday and I think I’m getting better at it! I give a little kip with my feet to get it going other wise I was just hanging there like a dead fish. It’s getting easier !
Thanks
Scott
Scott
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Just touching back on this, the Check-In Thread is up if you were interested in participating. Hope your training’s been going well.
We got hit by a tornado recently so my training is all out of wack.
Scott
Ah crap, man. Very sorry to hear. Hope you and yours stay safe. Natural disasters have a funny way of reprioritizing things and sorting out the important from the not important. Just take care.
What goes on with the Scott report?
There’s so few people who visit this part of the forum who’s opinion I give a rats ass for that I lost interest.
Scott
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Setting aside what a gigantic dick of a comment that is towards countless people who’ve gone out of their way to be welcoming towards you, I have no idea how it’s been nearly two years and you still can’t wrap your head around how much of a self-fulfilling prophecy this is.
But, sure, let’s pretend your ego-inflating “Scott Report” fizzled because you didn’t get comments from four or five guys from the old forum (who, funny enough, you probably couldn’t name specifically).
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Hey, if it’s about differences of opinion, maybe keep the log up so quiet types like me can watch the results/get a different perspective? I won’t offer an opinion 