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Pull ups / Chin ups

I love them too!!! Great routine to add to your workout if you are not doing them.

Unfortunately, I'm not quite as strong as you ladies yet, so my dips and chin-ups are assisted. However, I am using less assistance every week. Last week, I was at 64lbs. I'm hoping (I'm off to the gym soon), that I'm down to 58lbs of assistance!
 
DREAM & YOU CAN ACHIEVE! ;)

If you ever see the guys w/ big muscles wearing wife-beater tanks get up on the bar & pound out 12 -- just watching the muscle action is awesome. Then I picture a blonde head on there ..... :worried:
 
Sassy69 said:
DREAM & YOU CAN ACHIEVE! ;)

If you ever see the guys w/ big muscles wearing wife-beater tanks get up on the bar & pound out 12 -- just watching the muscle action is awesome. Then I picture a blonde head on there ..... :worried:
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umm yeah, well I think that's hot Sass :kiss:
 
I"m going once the coffee kicks in. Damn, 3rd cup, 1 NYC+ thermo and I'm ready for a nap. I hate that.

Hmmm, shoulders & rear delts or bis & tris today? And which gym? Crunch (closer) or Bodyplex (further but better eqpt)? Decisions decisions....
 
Sassy69 said:
I just found this on the training board & have always wanted to be able to do chins / pulls.

http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=460754

Finally I"m up to a whopping unassisted 2.5 x 4 sets. I'm gonna be adding this to my back routine to see what I can do with it.
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that progam will be really difficult at this point imo....try it and dont get discouraged...its harder than it appears....
 
Obviously if I can only do 2.5 pulls right now mega sets are out of the question, but its a diff approach.
 
Sassy69 said:
Obviously if I can only do 2.5 pulls right now mega sets are out of the question, but its a diff approach.
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exactly...so how are you going to use the program then?
 
I have a question on doing chins/pulls- Why can some people do them and others can't? I can't do them w/out help and i talked to other bb's and some can do it and others can't. I've been trying for years and i'm so weak @ them, i don't know what to do to get stronger @ them so i can hit a bunch on my own. I'm strong @ doing other back ex. and i lift heavy, but when it comes to pulls/chins, forget it. It's very frustrating. Any suggestions from anyone, Sassy? Thanks!
 
I'm one of those people (until 2 weeks ago I guess, but I never really worked at it before either) -- my best Hammer Strength row is like 150 lb for some reps but never had much luck on anything other than assisted pull-ups. If you don't do them (i.e. conditioning) then it is a new move and doesnt' really seem to be well approximated by doing lat pull downs. In my opinion the best way to approach them is to have someone spot you -- support your legs -- and just keep workign at it. Even the assisted pull-up didn't get me much progress.

I'll tell you in a few weeks if my take on this program does anything in the next few weeks.
 
Follow the same schedule as I am able and build up reps. I mean, shit, gotta try it first. I'll tell you when I figure it out.
 
Sassy69 said:
Follow the same schedule as I am able and build up reps. I mean, shit, gotta try it first. I'll tell you when I figure it out.
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...good luck
 
annielovesBB said:
I have a question on doing chins/pulls- Why can some people do them and others can't? I can't do them w/out help and i talked to other bb's and some can do it and others can't. I've been trying for years and i'm so weak @ them, i don't know what to do to get stronger @ them so i can hit a bunch on my own. I'm strong @ doing other back ex. and i lift heavy, but when it comes to pulls/chins, forget it. It's very frustrating. Any suggestions from anyone, Sassy? Thanks!
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Pull ups / chin ups need to be done OFTEN in order to get better at them. They ar eone of those things that you cannot replicate. So you can be strong, but still can't do them. Same with push ups. Both exercises require SO much of your body - not just one body part, rather almost the entire body.

To get better at them, they should be part of your training several times a week.

I would do them unassisted - even if you can only pull up 1/4 of the way. Pull yourself up as high as you can for reps. Then rest, repeat. Eventually, you will be able to go 1/3 of the way .... then 2/3 ... etc.

Like Sassy said, I wouldn't mess with the Machine Asst ones - it doesn't really help you advance. Only assistance I have found helpful is when you have a partner hold your ankles (bend at the knee) and help give you a SLIGHT push up and help you control your down.

ANother thing you can do is just do the negative (down) portion. Jump up to the up position (chin above bar) and slowly lower yourself. DO this seveal times, and slowly you will gain the strength to pull yourself up.
 
Thanks Sassy and Daisy for tips. It's hard to find good help in the gym, though. One guy i asked for a spot who i thought had a clue but didn't caused my shoulder injury. This was a number of yrs. ago but the injury took a couple of yrs. to heal. So now i'm so leary about who to ask for spots. I learned the hard way. I'll have to do the pulls/chins unassisted.
 
I have a different view on chins etc.....



but experiment and do what works for you
 
The Shadow said:
I have a different view on chins etc.....



but experiment and do what works for you
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inquiring minds want to know... do tell...

i want to be able to do at least one sometime in my lifetime :worried:
 
annielovesBB said:
Thanks Sassy and Daisy for tips. It's hard to find good help in the gym, though. One guy i asked for a spot who i thought had a clue but didn't caused my shoulder injury. This was a number of yrs. ago but the injury took a couple of yrs. to heal. So now i'm so leary about who to ask for spots. I learned the hard way. I'll have to do the pulls/chins unassisted.
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There are assisted pull-up machines w/ a counter weight u can use instead of a spotter. Don't know if your gym has it. You can also do just the negative parts of a pull up to build strength.
 
use bands.....


like PL bands......tie of at top of bad...attach to your weight belt...it helps the kmost at the bottom....lessens as you hit the strongest range of motion..

also negatives and weight assisted
 
Run under the flat or incline bench. Most likely w/ the bench press & see how it goes. It can get a little dicey if you don't have a spotter. (Snap back action...LMAO!) Also see how it goes w/ a incline DB press. A little more do-able for a non-spotter scenario.
 
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