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How Many Pullups can you do?

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  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    Long Answer
    Sex/ Age /Wieght / Number of Underhand pullups U can do/ number of overhand pullups U can do

    M / 41 / 189 / 4 / 1
    Male / 32 / 140 / 26 (21 with 20lb weighted vest) / 24 (20 with 20lb weighted vest)
  • GoldenGirl1979
    GoldenGirl1979 Posts: 716 Member
    female/ 32 /137 /3 / never tried an overhand pull up, i've only done chin ups... i'll try to do "1" when i get home today!!
  • BPayton27
    BPayton27 Posts: 626 Member
    0. I couldn't do them as a child or teenager either. :\
  • Abells
    Abells Posts: 756 Member
    female - 27
    145#

    deadhang - 2
    kipping - 5
  • LastMinuteMama
    LastMinuteMama Posts: 590 Member
    { Sex/ Age /Weight / Number of Underhand pullups U can do/ number of overhand pullups U can do }


    F / 37 / 130 / 3 / 1

    Currently working on Monkey Bars....I can make it across 10, turn and do it again! Bring on the Tough Mudder!!!
  • FoxyMcDeadlift
    FoxyMcDeadlift Posts: 771 Member
    Chin ups are superior to pull ups. Just saying
  • fit921
    fit921 Posts: 92 Member
    female, 5'7" 137 35 yo
    I can do 8 wide grip- 10 narrow grip. (overhand grip)
    No swinging, full range of motion.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    Chin ups are superior to pull ups. Just saying

    I think they get accounted for as underhand in the OP's question
  • Denjo060
    Denjo060 Posts: 1,008
    0 -zipnatta
    I do not have a strong upper body
  • hotelsierra
    hotelsierra Posts: 53
    5

    F/ 29/ 155/ 5/ 1
  • katiew00t
    katiew00t Posts: 164
    is a kipping pull up easier than a regular pull up?

    f/27/125/0/0...I do assisted pull ups, at 70# right now. Just started doing those last week.
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    SA = 6

    { Sex/ Age /Weight / Number of Underhand pullups U can do/ number of overhand pullups U can do }

    M/32/260/?/6
  • nrvo
    nrvo Posts: 473 Member
    1!!
  • angied80
    angied80 Posts: 713 Member
    2.5!!! but those are chin ups!
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    Chin ups are superior to pull ups. Just saying

    orlly?
  • Trail_Addict
    Trail_Addict Posts: 1,340 Member
    Long Answer
    Sex/ Age /Wieght / Number of Underhand pullups U can do/ number of overhand pullups U can do

    M / 41 / 189 / 4 / 1
    Male / 32 / 140 / 26 (21 with 20lb weighted vest) / 24 (20 with 20lb weighted vest)

    Pretty badass! You've got a great power/ weight ratio! Kudos, man.
  • Trail_Addict
    Trail_Addict Posts: 1,340 Member
    Chin ups are superior to pull ups. Just saying

    orlly?

    I'm still waiting for the reasoning behind this as well.
  • foster59803
    foster59803 Posts: 439 Member
    1!! And I am really excited about it!
  • ster81
    ster81 Posts: 249
    Sex: M
    Weight: 130
    overhand: 27
    underhand: roughly the same.
    strict form no crossfit kipping type.
  • zafferFL
    zafferFL Posts: 402
    No kipping!! All done to absolute dead hang, I don't believe in half measure of cheating on pullups

    M, 200lbs, 32 yrs

    Underhand, 6 with 45lbs additional weight. 12-16 without extra weight
    Overhand, 6 with 30lbs additional weight, 10 without extra weight
  • dukes418
    dukes418 Posts: 207 Member
    M / 36 / 189 / 25 / 20 --both standard/kipping type 5-10 more for each.
  • homerjspartan
    homerjspartan Posts: 1,893 Member
    Mr. Blutarski...... zero... point....zero
  • BigL0s
    BigL0s Posts: 133
    M/18/145/15/12
  • Trail_Addict
    Trail_Addict Posts: 1,340 Member
    For you guys adding weights to your pull-ups, how many pull-ups were you doing when you decided to start adding the weight?
  • robot_potato
    robot_potato Posts: 1,535 Member
    F/24/162/ 0. Waiting on shoulder surgery, pushups and pullups are near impossible for me. Can't wait til i'm fixed and can *hopefully* do them.
  • cerixon
    cerixon Posts: 17 Member
    short answer: 8 kipping pull ups

    Female/35yrs/140lbs
  • b0t23
    b0t23 Posts: 260 Member
    Male
    33 years old
    168 lbs

    I havent done a real test in awhile, but I normally do sets of 5 and switch off grips.

    some numbers
    8 chinups (palms facing me)
    8 overhand pullups narrow grip
    5 wide grip overhand pullups
    7 nuetral grip pullups

    dead hang for each one, proper form, no kipping

    also 3 L hang chinups
    3 L hang nuetral grip pullups
    2 L hang narrow grip pullups

    I also do hanging leg raises
    straight and bent

    I also practice by doing negative pullups
  • ster81
    ster81 Posts: 249
    For you guys adding weights to your pull-ups, how many pull-ups were you doing when you decided to start adding the weight?
    If you can do 20 comfortably from dead hang with overhand/neutral,underhand, then its time to start adding weights. pull ups is not a part of my workout routine, but its something I do everyday. I have a pull up bar on the doorway next to my closet with a dip belt that has 50lbs hanging on it. I knock off 8 weighted pull ups every time i enter or leave or the room. On average totalling to about 50+ pull ups per day.
  • Trail_Addict
    Trail_Addict Posts: 1,340 Member
    For you guys adding weights to your pull-ups, how many pull-ups were you doing when you decided to start adding the weight?
    If you can do 20 comfortably from dead hang with overhand/neutral,underhand, then its time to start adding weights. pull ups is not a part of my workout routine, but its something I do everyday. I have a pull up bar on the doorway next to my closet with a dip belt that has 50lbs hanging on it. I knock off 8 weighted pull ups every time i enter or leave or the room. On average totalling to about 50+ pull ups per day.

    Cool. Thanks for the info!
  • HiKaren
    HiKaren Posts: 1,306 Member
    Zero... And I did try a couple weeks ago. I used to be able to do 6 or 7 . That was in my 20's and I weighed about 27 lbs lighter.
    That would be something to strive for thou. To be able to do a pullup. Hummmm. Better start working on that. Better increase the weights I use for my arms, and getting to goal weight. :smile:
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