incorrect.. big guys will take 2-3 mins in between sets when going heavy, and this has been proven over and over again to be the most effective for strength gains and building size. It depends on your goals but short rests are generally for endurance/cardio purposes not gains.


oh. i can do 20 or so.. i normally strap on weights instead of doing more, got up to 65lbs or so but can probably only do 25lbs if i went in there today. doing reps of more than 20 is mostly jerking off...

you are a bit taller are you not? They are way easier to do for shorter guys like me but don't let that discourage you from doing them. Even if you start with the pully bar on the universal it is a start. It does your whole back, shoulders and arms and will help your overall posture so I can't stress this enough that this is an absolute essential movement. wide grip closed grip.. its all fine as long as you switch it up every now and then.

Couldn't have said it better. Take 15 seconds between heavy squat or deadlift sets and let me know how ya make out! :throwup

I can do .375 in sets of 4 so I guess then I can do 1.5.

I can do 15, but what I typically do is 10 pullups, rest .30 and then switch my grip and do 5 more.

After reading this yesterday, I wanted to see what I can do.
Results are 3 pullups. Struggled and barely did the third one.

in other words, you won't do it.

this guy is so full of shit, he makes CurrentlySober jealous :1orglaugh

Maybe some guys do that...but the BIG guys like Dorian Yates, Ronnie Coleman, etc, say differently in their articles that I've read when I was learning to work out correctly.
It's about exhausting a muscle. And doing pullups just doesn't require that kind of rest period.

Yeah...maybe doing super heavy squats or massively heavy bench. But doing pullups? No way you would rest 3 minutes. You might as well just go home.

0.25 cents!!!

I can lift my penis using only one hand!
I am strong like bull.

How many Currently Sober does it take to do a pull up ?


answer: he can't afford to do pull ups

In the past 60 in one set ..... then i joined GFY

Keep at it. It will get easier.

by this point in the thread, about four

I agree with you to a point. I said that for effect. My point was ONLY that doing 20 pull-ups is exactly that, you can do 20. Further, it assumes correct form, doesn't specify the type of pull up (wide grip, narrow, over hand, under hand etc) so everyone is commenting on what are likely very different things as well.

Pull ups are primarily about anaerobic endurance, not strength/power. Lifting weights for maximum muscle growth and doing body weight exercises are very different things.

In high school.. I could do 18 and on a good day 20

Now.. 7 and I'm done

When I was in the Marines I did 16, I went and tried to see how many I do now and right now I could only do 2.

I do pull ups training for climbing/bouldering.

6x20 reps, front, reverse and pistol grips. All wearing a dipping belt with 35kg weight attached.

from what i can remember dorian yates always did heavy low sets and reps with plenty of time between sets. maybe when he was cutting he did higher reps and less rest.

Except its not about exhausting the muscle on every single set. High rep work with little rest also induces sarcoplasmic hypertrophy (pump/volumizing effect of the muscle and is temporary), not myofibrillar hypertrophy. Myofibrillar is what grows the muscle.

A pull up is a compound movement not a concentration movement, they are very different. You would want to rest a minimum of 30 seconds between pull up sets especially if you're going to failure each time. Weighted pull ups are a whole nother ball game

Yeah, I've never done weighted pullups.

Doing 8 per set overhand/wide grip is tough enough.

I'll see smaller guys at the gym (talking height/weight, not muscularity) who hop up there and just pound 'em out. Especially the shorter guys with short arms.

I'm 6' tall and 210 pounds with long arms. It's tough on me (but then again I only train back muscles once a week and not to total failure like a bodybuilder would).

Then again, I'm friends with some massive dudes who are super strong and bench press weight I can't even budge off the bar. But they weigh over 300 pounds and can't do any pullups at all. lol

You know the kind...the guys who seem to only care about one body part and just hit the bench press and arms every time they go to the gym.

I was under the impression pullups are one of the 3 best and most effective exercises you can do.

push up
pull up
dead lift

do those 3 exercises properly and effectively and you can toss all the joe weider magazine selling bullshit out the window.

You're leaving out one of the biggies: The Squat

dead lift trumps squat really.

I would never leave the squat out. Unless you want a flat ass. lol

Oh I know those types all too well Robbie! Squats for days! I wouldnt put a pull up over a squat.

Bench
Squat
Dead

Its smart to incorporate body weight movements in your routines, but they can only take you so far with your strength and physique. You need progressive overload.

I get winded just reaching for my nachos.

this kind of pullups i can do 25, in series i'm usually doing 15 and resting 30seconds, but i'm gonna try mentioned in this thread 15 second of rest - sounds hardcore.

theres also pull ups which can be done holding bar the same way ure holding barbells with ur hand under the bar not over it - this i can do 30+ much easier, not sure how u call this kind of pullups in US.

zero lat work, etc. , I'm surprised you poopoo pullups instead choosing to overwork other muscle groups via squats and deads.

fill me in please.

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh Me too, reading about all these healthy guys makes me hungry.

@dynamo, hmmm...I never really considered the deadlift for a round ass.

Always squats and lunges. Guess I'm gonna have to rethink that one. :)

:1orglaugh 6packs or maybe 12-18 pack as I said below

around 25 here

I thought it were push-ups... around 8 then

Is that Larry The Cable Guy doing pull ups?

This thread would ROCK if people posted videos of themselves doing pull ups.

Best record is 25.

Warmed up I can do about 15-17 unweighted pull-ups with hands facing out (I always thought hands facing in were cheat pull-ups since you use a lot of bicep).

one more than everyone else

Your numbers are unusual. A person who can do 8 pull ups usually can do way more than only 25 push ups.

More assmonkey bullshit lies..

usually shit my pants before one is complete

This is proof you can't do it, you bet 1K , why add some stupid shit to it that you know you can't have someone hold. If your poor ass can't afford a room and a rental bump it up to 2K. You have someone in your family that has done everything too. Just because they look like you doesn't mean they are family.

Im getting fatter, can do 20 but i do it only once a week

It's a good thing girls hate guys with muscles and prefer flabby Daddy types.

You guys do realize you are working out to impress other men, right?

5 thats it

skinny here :winkwink:
no rest 4,5 max