Anyone have any tips for improving the number of pull ups one can do? I've tried negative sets and assisted pull-ups. I still can't get beyond 6 strick pull-ups in a single set. Don't know if anyone had other ideas on things I could try.
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Vertical Knee Raises, I do 3 sets of ten.
Hang on a chin up bar, and bring the knees to the chest. Great for Ab work, too.
Hang on a chin up bar, and bring the knees to the chest. Great for Ab work, too.
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Try doing 50 reps no matter how many sets it takes you. Even if you have to do 25 sets of 2.
Have you got access to a gym? Try hitting the lat pulldown machine.
Have you got access to a gym? Try hitting the lat pulldown machine.
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Lat pulldown - Great response!
Focus on using your back muscles to pull you up instead of your biceps.
I still can't get beyond 6 strick pull-ups in a single set.Is this a type of pull-up? If so, I'm not familiar with it. If it's a typo, then how many pull-ups are you trying to do in a set? Maybe concentrate on what PH said. Just get yourself to 50, and work from there.
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Lat pull down is an excellent machine for developing pull ups but concentrating on the biceps is important also. I'm actually pretty good at pull-ups for some reason even though I don't concentrate on them. My usual warm-up before lifting (and after running) is a set of 10 dips and 10 pull-ups. If I remember tomorrow morning I'll see how many pull-ups I can do and report back. Used to be 20 good ones, doubt if thats possible any more.
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I don't even know why I'm good at them to be honest. I think I've got above average strength in biceps and shoulders for someone my size but I rarely do any exercises at all for the back.
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I don't pause at the bottom of each one, at least until the last couple. I stay in motion but I do straighten my arms out fully at the bottom.
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