weighted chins = more bodyweight chins?

[musclebosun]

Am trying like a madman to get my chins up. My best is 13 but i average 10-11. Will doing a 5x5 routine with weights improve my overall rep range without weights? any other hot tips for gettin the reps up? K for the good stuff.

 

[anthrax]

IMO, if you can do 3 sets of 10 bodyweight chin-ups it's time to try weighted chin-ups

 

[BOOEY]

Of course. The added weight will make you stronger, so down the road you'll be able to do more without the weight (granted you don't gain or lose any bodyweight).

 

[JohnRobHolmes]

hell yeah it will. i do the exact same thing, and my bodywieght chins are climbing fast. if you can do 10 in a set add 10-20 pounds to your waist and try the 5x5. after a while it gets to be an aerobic excersize when bodywieght is easy. 10 to 15 is normally when i feel the lactic acid start building up.

if you think you are a baddass try 25 pounds on your waist in a 5x5. its harder than i thought it would be.