Chin-up tips

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  • hnsaunde
    hnsaunde Posts: 757 Member
    Awesome link!
  • 3laine75
    3laine75 Posts: 3,069 Member
    Just thought I'd come in and brag - I got my first one on Sunday :)

    Going for 2 in a row now. Away to have a nosy at the link.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    Just thought I'd come in and brag - I got my first one on Sunday :)

    Going for 2 in a row now. Away to have a nosy at the link.

    Nice!! I could do 2 chin-ups when I was working at them often but stopped for whatever reason (probably because they were hard). I'm considering starting to train for them specifically again.
  • icrushit
    icrushit Posts: 773 Member
    Convict Conditioning has a great series of progressions to build your way up to a pull up too. I think with a lot of the really tough bodyweight exercises like pull ups, a series of exercises to build your way up to it is probably best. Convict Conditioning seems to be the only source I've seen such a series of progression steps, but it's a bit heftily priced imo, even if the information would seem invaluable :)
  • WillLift4Tats
    WillLift4Tats Posts: 1,699 Member
    Thanks for the link! This is definitely a long-term goal for me.
  • hnsaunde
    hnsaunde Posts: 757 Member
    I've so far been able to get 1, and get to eye level on the second one, but that's it lol.
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    Fastest way to get more is to grease the groove.

    Put a bar where you're going to pass it often and do 1 everytime you go by. Soon you'll be busting out a couple at a time multiple times a day. Varying grip widths and types is a valid option too - make it fun!

    As a lift they respond well to a lot of volume and frequency.
  • 3laine75
    3laine75 Posts: 3,069 Member
    Just thought I'd come in and brag - I got my first one on Sunday :)

    Going for 2 in a row now. Away to have a nosy at the link.

    Nice!! I could do 2 chin-ups when I was working at them often but stopped for whatever reason (probably because they were hard). I'm considering starting to train for them specifically again.


    I got a pull up bar for my kitchen, (instead of just doing them as part of my workout) and am currently, 'greasing the groove' by means of every time I go in the kitchen I need to do a chin-up :laugh:

    Best £10 investment ever. Good link btw, I've been holding my breath, valsalva style - going to try the girls tips next time.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    Fastest way to get more is to grease the groove.

    Put a bar where you're going to pass it often and do 1 everytime you go by. Soon you'll be busting out a couple at a time multiple times a day. Varying grip widths and types is a valid option too - make it fun!

    As a lift they respond well to a lot of volume and frequency.

    Yup that's what I did...it's by the washer...go figure right...and I have to walk by it to get to the freezer or feed the dog...so I do try to remember to do them as I go by...at least once a day...I have managed to get 2 3/4 in so far...full extension of arms and 1.5 pull ups...those suckers are hard.

    The only thing I forget is to breath...
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    Fastest way to get more is to grease the groove.

    Put a bar where you're going to pass it often and do 1 everytime you go by. Soon you'll be busting out a couple at a time multiple times a day. Varying grip widths and types is a valid option too - make it fun!

    As a lift they respond well to a lot of volume and frequency.

    Yup that's what I did...it's by the washer...go figure right...and I have to walk by it to get to the freezer or feed the dog...so I do try to remember to do them as I go by...at least once a day...I have managed to get 2 3/4 in so far...full extension of arms and 1.5 pull ups...those suckers are hard.

    The only thing I forget is to breath...

    I put mine in my bathroom doorway. Teeth cleaning, going to the toilet, washing, etc. Lots of daily trips...
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    Convict Conditioning has a great series of progressions to build your way up to a pull up too. I think with a lot of the really tough bodyweight exercises like pull ups, a series of exercises to build your way up to it is probably best. Convict Conditioning seems to be the only source I've seen such a series of progression steps, but it's a bit heftily priced imo, even if the information would seem invaluable :)

    It's $8 from Amazon for the Kindle.

    *Note: you can get a Kindle app for your phone, or you can read it directly from Amazon on your computer.
  • icrushit
    icrushit Posts: 773 Member
    Convict Conditioning has a great series of progressions to build your way up to a pull up too. I think with a lot of the really tough bodyweight exercises like pull ups, a series of exercises to build your way up to it is probably best. Convict Conditioning seems to be the only source I've seen such a series of progression steps, but it's a bit heftily priced imo, even if the information would seem invaluable :)

    It's $8 from Amazon for the Kindle.

    *Note: you can get a Kindle app for your phone, or you can read it directly from Amazon on your computer.

    Ah, good to know, thanks. My comment mainly pertained to the expense of a physical copy, which was $40 from the publishers site, which just seemed a little excessive. I think I shall still try to hunt down a physical copy though, as even with a kindle, I would like a hard copy :)
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    Convict Conditioning has a great series of progressions to build your way up to a pull up too. I think with a lot of the really tough bodyweight exercises like pull ups, a series of exercises to build your way up to it is probably best. Convict Conditioning seems to be the only source I've seen such a series of progression steps, but it's a bit heftily priced imo, even if the information would seem invaluable :)

    It's $8 from Amazon for the Kindle.

    *Note: you can get a Kindle app for your phone, or you can read it directly from Amazon on your computer.

    Ah, good to know, thanks. My comment mainly pertained to the expense of a physical copy, which was $40 from the publishers site, which just seemed a little excessive. I think I shall still try to hunt down a physical copy though, as even with a kindle, I would like a hard copy :)

    http://www.textbookx.com/single_product.php?product_id=12357659368&action=buy&booktype=a&URL=http://www.textbookx.com/single_product.php?product_id=12357659368&action=buy&booktype=a&PubID=284433&AFFILIATE=cj
  • mank32
    mank32 Posts: 1,323 Member
    :creeps:
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  • Mischievous_Rascal
    Mischievous_Rascal Posts: 1,791 Member
    Convict Conditioning has a great series of progressions to build your way up to a pull up too. I think with a lot of the really tough bodyweight exercises like pull ups, a series of exercises to build your way up to it is probably best. Convict Conditioning seems to be the only source I've seen such a series of progression steps, but it's a bit heftily priced imo, even if the information would seem invaluable :)

    It's $8 from Amazon for the Kindle.

    *Note: you can get a Kindle app for your phone, or you can read it directly from Amazon on your computer.

    Ah, good to know, thanks. My comment mainly pertained to the expense of a physical copy, which was $40 from the publishers site, which just seemed a little excessive. I think I shall still try to hunt down a physical copy though, as even with a kindle, I would like a hard copy :)

    I just had this conversation with a coworker. I used to run a bookstore for over a decade, and I still like the way a book feels, so I haven't gotten a Kindle yet.

    On a more related note, I really like startbodyweight.com for bodyweight progressions.
  • icrushit
    icrushit Posts: 773 Member
    http://www.textbookx.com/single_product.php?product_id=12357659368&action=buy&booktype=a&URL=http://www.textbookx.com/single_product.php?product_id=12357659368&action=buy&booktype=a&PubID=284433&AFFILIATE=cj

    Thanks again for the link! :) It appears my cursory search was just that; cursory. I shall have a proper look and see if I can't find a reasonably priced copy shipped to Europe :)
  • hilts1969
    hilts1969 Posts: 465 Member
    Fastest way to get more is to grease the groove.

    Put a bar where you're going to pass it often and do 1 everytime you go by. Soon you'll be busting out a couple at a time multiple times a day. Varying grip widths and types is a valid option too - make it fun!

    As a lift they respond well to a lot of volume and frequency.

    Any tips for a big guy (besides lose more weight since I'm working on that already LOL)? I can do singles but can't seem to string together a set to save my life. The assisted machine seems useless. I was able to use it to wean myself to bodyweight dips but it isn't working for pull/chin ups..

    The assisted pull up machine helped me a lot, i went from 0 to 9 in about 3 months although i have been stuck on 9 for ages, also did lat pulldowns

    i started with 30kg assistance and did five sets increasing the assistance by 5kg each set, once i hit 10 on the first set i would start lower till i reached 5kg assistance to start, once i got to 10 of those i could do 3 bodyweight only ones
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    Fastest way to get more is to grease the groove.

    Put a bar where you're going to pass it often and do 1 everytime you go by. Soon you'll be busting out a couple at a time multiple times a day. Varying grip widths and types is a valid option too - make it fun!

    As a lift they respond well to a lot of volume and frequency.

    Any tips for a big guy (besides lose more weight since I'm working on that already LOL)? I can do singles but can't seem to string together a set to save my life. The assisted machine seems useless. I was able to use it to wean myself to bodyweight dips but it isn't working for pull/chin ups..

    Grease the groove with lots of singles. Multiple times a day. You'll increase your neuromuscular efficiency for the movement without burning out.

    You'll be surprised at how quickly you'll start doing multiples.

    Once you can get 8-10 in a row, start adding weight and lower the reps.
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    http://www.textbookx.com/single_product.php?product_id=12357659368&action=buy&booktype=a&URL=http://www.textbookx.com/single_product.php?product_id=12357659368&action=buy&booktype=a&PubID=284433&AFFILIATE=cj

    Thanks again for the link! :) It appears my cursory search was just that; cursory. I shall have a proper look and see if I can't find a reasonably priced copy shipped to Europe :)

    Good luck. I did a search on Bookfinder.com, which has been my go to for years and there just aren't that many affordably priced copies out there - you were right about that.

    I just ordered the startbodyweight.com poster because the progressions on there seem to round out the holes in Convict Conditioning.

    And I can't stress enough the ease of using CC on the Kindle/computer/phone. Where ever I am, I have at least one fully charged device that can access it without having to drag the book around. :)
  • salzej01
    salzej01 Posts: 125 Member
    Bump to read at home!
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  • moment_to_arise
    moment_to_arise Posts: 207 Member
    i wouldn't trust any of the doorways in my house to put a pull up bar in... it makes me sad... i have to deal with doing the assisted ones on the counter balance at the gym 3 times a week....
  • jesiann2014
    jesiann2014 Posts: 521 Member
    bump
  • icrushit
    icrushit Posts: 773 Member
    I just had this conversation with a coworker. I used to run a bookstore for over a decade, and I still like the way a book feels, so I haven't gotten a Kindle yet.

    On a more related note, I really like startbodyweight.com for bodyweight progressions.

    Yeah, books are nice. I like the kindle for easily carry-able fiction, but do like books too, especially when I know the title is something I will read again, and want a physical copy for easy reference :)

    Great link by the way, had not come across that one before, and looks good. Will look further in depth into it tomorrow, but like what I see so far :)
    Good luck. I did a search on Bookfinder.com, which has been my go to for years and there just aren't that many affordably priced copies out there - you were right about that.

    I just ordered the startbodyweight.com poster because the progressions on there seem to round out the holes in Convict Conditioning.

    And I can't stress enough the ease of using CC on the Kindle/computer/phone. Where ever I am, I have at least one fully charged device that can access it without having to drag the book around. :)

    Yeah, its a pity about reasonably priced copies. A friend shared a little of his copy with me, and I know its a book I want to buy, so would love to kick some money back to the author, but I still baulk at the likes of $40 for an inprint paperback :(

    Thats two mentions of startbodyweight.com now, something that can't be a bad thing! :)

    Yes, you make a very good point about the e-copy. I was only thinking about the kindle I must admit, which I'm not inclined to use to read CC, but having it readily accessible on the phone is a different matter, and may actually go this route :) Must download the kindle app for the phone and play around with it - thanks again :)
  • icrushit
    icrushit Posts: 773 Member
    Oh, apologies to the OP for any perceived thread hijacking on my part, but am guessing any of us interested in chinups/ pullups shall probably benefit from more info out there on bodyweight exercises in general :)
  • steve0820
    steve0820 Posts: 510 Member
    I agree a lot with the "hang out" point from that article. Isometric work helped me a lot with my progression. If you can't hold you own bodyweight, then you won't be able to pull yourself.

    Holding the position at different stages of the pull. You can also jump up and hold at the top position, hold 3-5 secs, lower, hold, lower hold.

    And as other people suggested, do them , and do them often.
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    Good article.

    I'd add:

    negatives. Jump up and lower yourself down as slowly as possible. (can be done with a band also)

    anti shrugs: from a dead hang over hand grip, let the shoulders rise so they are close to ears and then contract lats to raise your torso a couple of inchese. Hold at top for a few seconds. This works the hardest part of the chinup (for women especially) the bottom position.

    I see many people who can do half chin-ups but from a dead hang just can't move.
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    Good article.

    I'd add:

    negatives. Jump up and lower yourself down as slowly as possible. (can be done with a band also)

    anti shrugs: from a dead hang over hand grip, let the shoulders rise so they are close to ears and then contract lats to raise your torso a couple of inchese. Hold at top for a few seconds. This works the hardest part of the chinup (for women especially) the bottom position.

    I see many people who can do half chin-ups but from a dead hang just can't move.

    Great tip. I struggle to pack my shoulders.
  • aliakynes
    aliakynes Posts: 352 Member
    I've been working on mine with start bodyweight: http://www.startbodyweight.com/p/pull-up-progression.html

    I'm going through the progressions with an adjustable band assistant (gives me a little boost) and am hoping to graduate from it before the end of the year.

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