How many do this in a Back workout?

[gmanlax7]

i start back workout with a couple sets of pullups. i usually go palms towards and vary the grip width.

i bought a belt the other day so i can start doing weighted pullups and especially dips !! im fucking pumped !

 

[TheOak84]

i have done 25 before in HS, but i weighed about 115.. and it was right from the start.. i wanted to beat the record which for my age was 27, but the school record was 36.. i wonder what that guy looked like...

i do pullups last in my back routine.. and get 3 sets of 10,8,8 or 10,8,6 something like that.. its harder that the end.. but oh well

 

[casualbb]

When I was in 6th grade (!!) I saw a kid do 49 pullups, in a row. I shit you not. He was like 4'6" and ripped beyond belief. It was crazy, he just gave a little jerk and his chin flew up to above the bar. Then he'd just fall back to start position, and give another jerk. His 49-rep set probably took under 30 seconds. It just blew my mind.

-casualbb

 

[Zander1983]

Charles Poliquin says pull-ups are the back's squat. They've been a big part of my routine for a while now.

I use four variations:
1. Wide-grip pull-ups (pronated grip)
2. Medium-grip pull-ups (pronated grip)
3. Medium-grip chin-ups (supinated grip)
4. Close-grip chin-ups (supinated grip)

 

[collegiateLifter]

I suck at them, but i've been working on them. Problem is as i get stronger on them, my bodyweight keeps goin up, so i can never seem to do a whole lot more reps...

 

[Zander1983]

I suck at them, but i've been working on them. Problem is as i get stronger on them, my bodyweight keeps goin up, so i can never seem to do a whole lot more reps...

That's not a bad thing. If your weight is going up consistently and your reps are staying fairly constant, then you are actually making progress. Its all relative.

 

[satchboogie]

of ALL exercises, it is the pull ups that are so often done with improper form.

i can probably do 50 pullups improperly. my biceps and forearms will work harder than ever.

done correctly using back, rear delt, traps, and biceps, i can maybe complete 10.

FORM FORM FORM

 

[JJFigure]

I do some variation of a pullup every back workout. On strength days, I use weight; on hypertrophy days, I just go for reps, with a nice long stretch at the bottom. I love pullups! My favorite is wide with a neutral grip - it really hits the lats!

 

[Griz]

I do pull ups every back workout (wide grip-palms out). I recently started working out with an old friend who weighs a paltry 135-140lbs and he is currently achieving some serious gains since he has never lifted before (I miss that period!!). Although he says he HATES pull-ups he grudgingly admits that he's had some of his best results and increases with the pull-ups.

When we started a couple of months ago he could get maybe 2 reps off on a wide grip-max! Yesterday I watched him start to fail late in his 4th set!! (I have him on a 5X5 program-when he gets 5X5 on the WGPU we'll add some plates on a belt).

Myself I've been trying to slowly widen my grip as wide as possible rather than add weight on a belt (increase difficulty by adding 2-3 inches on my grip next time). So far I think I'm still getting some gains and I'm still sore. I'm going to have to go to a belt soon though or grow longer arms!!!

I pretty much dropped the lat pulldowns for a while but just to try and hit my lower lats, I'm going to add a couple of heavy sets of 8-10 after my WGPUs. My back is wider than any point in my life right now - I believe as a result of the WGPUs!

O.K. that's my 2 cents.

 

[he-man]

i do 4 sets x failure at the end of back workout to finish it off