Women can't do pullups

Im up to 7 unassisted!!! LOVE THEM xx

I know more women who can do pull ups than cannot!

You do not know many women then...

The article is ridiculous but sadly a lot of women still buy into the whole weight lifting grows you a penls. I always try to call people out when they say that BS about women can't do something as far as fitness goes.

I did 4 sets of 4 this morning.

If you want to do pullups....practice pullups.

i can knock out 30+ strict before i have to resort to kipping. apparently i missed the memo.

WOW! I can do 5 strict + 10 kipping…you are awesome! You must crossfit

anyone can do pull ups. Just need the right motivation! Put them in a small confined room with a little room up and light a fire under their *kitten*.

LOL!!!!

This is such a load of ****. Really? A single study with an incredibly small group of subjects is supposed to be convincing in some way?

I'll add to the anecdotal evidence here. My mom is a workout badass. A few years ago, she earned the nickname "Diesel" by beating a bunch of misogynistic *kitten* in a one-armed elevated pushups contest. These guys had been harassing her for weeks at the gym about her weightlifting workouts before she got fed up and challenged them. Instant respect. She was 48 at the time; the guys she beat were in their 20s.

Personal experience, determination, and practice makes the difference. Even if women require more work, it doesn't mean they don't do it every damn day of the week.

From the article: "The Marines say a male recruit should be able to do at least 3 pull-ups or chin-ups, but women are not required to do them."

That doesn't make sense to me. Shouldn't all soldiers, regardless of gender, aim to be strong enough to lift their own body weight? Maybe some women (just like some men) would have to train harder to accomplish this, but it's still doable. I keep picturing some female soldier stuck hanging on to bar in a life-or-death combat situation, having to be rescued by a male soldier. All because she wasn't required to do pullups during training exercises.

Women are required, instead, to be able to do a flexed arm hang. Trust me, I've been there. They do stress the ability, but it's not a part of their fitness test. The arm hang is supposed to be more tuned to what a woman's body can do, or some such BS. I've seen plenty of ladies who can do pull ups just fine, often times better than their male counter parts. Sadly, I am not one of them, yet.

However, if you have a smart phone, there is a USMC Fitness App that you can get. It doesn't differentiate between male or female for the requirements. It's a cute little app, but I was surprised when it didn't differentiate between the 2 arm exercises. It just gives me something to work towards.

I can do about 10 front grip pull ups and 15 reverse grip pullups/chin ups.

I guess I am not a women!

From the article: "The Marines say a male recruit should be able to do at least 3 pull-ups or chin-ups, but women are not required to do them."

That doesn't make sense to me. Shouldn't all soldiers, regardless of gender, aim to be strong enough to lift their own body weight? Maybe some women (just like some men) would have to train harder to accomplish this, but it's still doable. I keep picturing some female soldier stuck hanging on to bar in a life-or-death combat situation, having to be rescued by a male soldier. All because she wasn't required to do pullups during training exercises.

a soldier is in the army; a marine is in the marines.

Just sayin'.

The unassisted chin up is one of the my favorite pieces of equipment. There is no other exercise which boasts a woman's confidence when she is able to do one on her own without any assistance. Every woman I've seen who accomplishes such has this huge radiant glow about their face.