Doing more pull ups help!
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Dear god that sounds brutal Sam.0
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LeadingMuscle wrote: »Buy a door frame pull up bar and every time you walk by it, do a set till failure. You'll have wings in no time.
I have one at home. Love it.
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LeadingMuscle wrote: »Buy a door frame pull up bar and every time you walk by it, do a set till failure. You'll have wings in no time.
I like this idea a lot, especially since I can do them at home . But I actually tried this out and I couldn't fit it in my door frame. I have an older conodo. I will try buying another one see if that fits. If it doesn't Wal-Mart returns are pretty good.0 -
I like this idea a lot, especially since I can do them at home . But I actually tried this out and I couldn't fit it in my door frame. I have an older conodo. I will try buying another one see if that fits. If it doesn't Wal-Mart returns are pretty good.[/quote]
This is the one I have. Bought it a few years back at Bed, Bath and Beyond. I take a lot of group classes and working on them at home gave me the confidence to know I could do them in classes with no problems.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Iron-Gym-Total-Body-Workout-Bar/17435150?action=product_interest&action_type=title&placement_id=irs_middle&strategy=PWVAV&visitor_id=91962754534&category=0:4125:4134:1026285:1074344&client_guid=d32fb5fe-8bbd-4a9c-ab66-740defe0c8c4&config_id=2&parent_item_id=11064295&guid=498cf19e-4e88-4e5c-a9d7-a28bbec973c7&bucket_id=irsbucketdefault&findingMethod=p13ngamerguy123 wrote: »LeadingMuscle wrote: »Buy a door frame pull up bar and every time you walk by it, do a set till failure. You'll have wings in no time.0 -
Negative Pull ups (get your chest/chin to the bar- lower yourself slowly back down)
Assisted pull ups (band or machine)
Lat pull downs
Lat press downs
barbell rows
db rows
Australian/inverted rows
keep doing the things, it gets better.
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The only thing I would add is to be sure to use a full range of motion for your pull-ups. I see many people in the gym perform many reps but "cheat" by not using a full range of motion. It is better to do fewer reps with proper form than more reps without a full range of motion0 -
To gamerguy123, everyone had to start at some point. I was in the army over 35 years ago and could barely do 2 chinups. Over the years i started then stopped. About 18 months ago I started again in a committed fashion. Now, aged 55 I can do 30 wide grip pull-ups, or 10 with 30 pounds weighed belt. My lats grew and grew with improved reps and sets (as did my biceps and shoulders).
Bottom line: don't worry what others can or cant do but just focus on what you can do. You'll get there.0
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