How to Get Better at Pull-Ups

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[@wesleysleong]

For those who already can do pull ups, say 10 and who want to do more vs those who cannot do 1. A strategy ive used; Do your max pull ups; say 10, then drop off the bar, catch your breath than do half your max. 5, then 4 reps , 3, 2, 1. Take a break, than start all over, and max out again, Ive found many people who previously stopped at 10, are now able to do 12 or more. Then perform the strategy again. Do half of your new max, 6 and go all the way down to 1 rep.

[@josue.ortega]

So true. One can go from zero to over a dozen in a matter of months just with proper technique advise and perseverance to keep at it even if it is tough as hell

[@casparps]

better strategy is to do 50% of your max reps and do sets until you reach 30 reps, never train to failure. gets you more volume without gassing out.

[@calebdonaldson8770]

YES! This is the key strategy! This is how you build actual muscle from calisthenics, aside from proper form, of course. It's about compounding that strain with set after set, each set doing as many as you can do. I cannot emphasize how important this is.

[@samgallagher7012]

This was great advice

[@danielsheltraw8773]

I’m 66 yrs and 168 lbs. My chin up PR is 43 which I did 2 months ago. I want get to 50. I haven’t done more than 40 in one shot in 2 months and not for lack of trying. My history of progress, even though I work out daily, has strangely unpredictable since hitting the 30 mark. Do you have any recommendations to achieve my goal? I don’t have a home bar.

[@kane6529]

TRT 😌

[@alexmil002]

For the pull up bars you can put in a door frame, what do you advise doing with my legs? I'm taller and I can't let my legs hang to get the best posture and form like I would at a gym setup. Thanks.
-Alex

[@Tuldoka]

Get the elevated door pull up bars if you can. Bent leg pull ups will never feel as good :/

[@chrischapman7026]

You can angle your legs In front of you at 90 degrees for an ab workout as well or fold your legs at the knees. It won’t feel as natural but you should really only be using the door frame pull up bars for short sets of pull-ups

[@Tuldoka]

@@chrischapman7026 yeah but that's better for chin ups or neutral grips in my experience

[@chrischapman7026]

@@Tuldoka yeah you can’t do regular or wide grip pull ups. That’s why it should really only be used for increasing overall volume by doing a few throughout the day. Neutral grip and supinated grip will hit the same muscle groups but not in the same way and won’t give you the lower lat work

[@Mr.Coffee576]

4:56

[@Big_Wee_Bey_Gaming]

I do weighted dips and pull ups and my shit jumped big with no weights….my bench jumped up big also….

[@MindPumpShow]

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[@arjunrathod7677]

Baghtoy na jayesh?👀