Pull ups

midnightryder
midnightryder Posts: 47
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I try and try to do great pull ups but for the life of me I cannot. I see lots of people in the gym crank out lots of pull ups and make it look so easy. Most of the guys doing pull ups like champs seem to be thin. I weigh in at 205 lbs right now. I can do assisted pull ups and get like 10 but unassisted I can only get 3 if i am lucky. Is there a trick to doing good pull ups or is there any particular exercises that will help me to crank out pull ups like a champ?

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  • sleepytexan
    sleepytexan Posts: 3,138 Member
    hahaha because I am a mom of a toddler, when I saw "pull-ups" I immediately thought of something else.

    anyway, here's some good advice: http://nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/04/25/do-a-pull-up/

    scroll down for a link on using your table if you don't have a bar at home.

    good luck.

    blessings.
  • Sp1nGoddess
    Sp1nGoddess Posts: 1,134 Member
    I LOVE Nerd Fitness! My goal this year is to do a pull up. So far I am still in level one...
  • Taylerr88
    Taylerr88 Posts: 320 Member
    they just become easier with time...

    one thing that did actually help me was doing long negatives .. pretty much jump up or using a chair or w.e .. to lock out.. and really slow down.
  • midnightryder
    midnightryder Posts: 47
    Thank you so far. I will continue to work on this and see how much I can improve. I usually wait until I am into my workout a bit before trying pull ups so I think I will jump right to pull ups first after warmup.
  • ster81
    ster81 Posts: 249
    get a pull up bar and set it up in a room that you always walk inside of in your house. Each time you walk in, get on that bar and crank out a few... Pretty soon you'll be knocking out pull ups like a champ..
  • Julz2586
    Julz2586 Posts: 1,330 Member
    hahaha because I am a mom of a toddler, when I saw "pull-ups" I immediately thought of something else.

    oh that cracked me up
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,092 Member
    I try and try to do great pull ups but for the life of me I cannot. I see lots of people in the gym crank out lots of pull ups and make it look so easy. Most of the guys doing pull ups like champs seem to be thin. I weigh in at 205 lbs right now. I can do assisted pull ups and get like 10 but unassisted I can only get 3 if i am lucky. Is there a trick to doing good pull ups or is there any particular exercises that will help me to crank out pull ups like a champ?
    Start with a close grip and keep your elbows close to the body. As you get better you can start widening your grip. It does help. I weigh 190lbs and can crank out 8-10 wide grip with no issues (except for the tendinitis in both elbows) but I got good at them doing close grip pullups first. In fact this is how I start off all my female clients so they can build up confidence to learn how to do a few on their own.

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  • stayxtrue
    stayxtrue Posts: 1,186 Member
    I started off using assisted Pullups, and sloely worked my way up to free pullups. I used to be one of those guys wishing I could do them, and now I can.. It takes time, but you will get there :)
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