How and when during your back workout do you guys do your pull-ups?

[cheeseNmills]

Do you do them in sets just like any other exercise, or do you just aim towards a certain total amount? And when do you do them?

I'm asking because my pull-ups haven't been progressing for a few weeks now. Around 12 is my max in the first set, then the second I'll barely get 6, and the last set.... let's not even talk about it. I always do them on the beginning of my back workout, as a sort of warm-up for all the rowing and pulldowns.

I'm thinking of just doing 1 giant set every time and trying to increase my maximum amount. Any advice/tips?

[syphaz]

usually first or second thing. depending if i do deadlifts.
usually go prity easly to start off.. just to warm up.

[Ka0s]

Don't do pullups to failure?


Do 5x5 or 4x6 or something where you can finish all of them

[techKO_]

Do you do them in sets just like any other exercise, or do you just aim towards a certain total amount? And when do you do them?

I'm asking because my pull-ups haven't been progressing for a few weeks now. Around 12 is my max in the first set, then the second I'll barely get 6, and the last set.... let's not even talk about it. I always do them on the beginning of my back workout, as a sort of warm-up for all the rowing and pulldowns.

I'm thinking of just doing 1 giant set every time and trying to increase my maximum amount. Any advice/tips?

I actually strap weight to myself, the same as dips, when i do pullups . Then again, I used to do insane amounts of pullups as a wrestler...

The only way to increase it is to do them, just like pushups...

[LCbeast90]

I do it after a bb row set like

row -- pullups -- row -- pullups

i dont know if this is good tho

[big-muscle-19]

i usually do them at the end of my workout to kill off my back

i do endless sets until i get bored/tired

[crushertoxin]

end just to make sure i have destroyed my lats lol i cant do anything for a while cuz i go bad on my workouts. I find rows are best for lats tho xD my opinion

[Steak514]

I just bought a pull up bar and set it up next to a door I walk by regularly. Every time I pass the door I do 1 set of pull ups. Then at least every week sometimes less I add another pull up. So one week I'll be at seven, 5 days later I'll add another one and I'll do eight. If you suck at pull ups/chins this might help you because it has greatly helped me. I used to only be able to like 5, in only a month by doing this it doubled to ten, now my max is around 15.

[Laszlo]

at the begginging ususally looking like this
10
8
5
5
2

(hammer grip not wide grip)

[RH08]

I do them first, wide grip, and weighted. They are a demanding exercise so I do them when i'm fresh.

[Mickles]

Does anybody do weighted pull ups? I hear they're killer

[Superhuman7]

Does anybody do weighted pull ups? I hear they're killer

Yeah, I do these. They work great. Your bodyweight feels very light by comparison after doing weighted pullups for a few sets. That being said, I still like to do bodyweight to pullups failure every few weeks to improve my endurance.

OP, always do them at the beginning of your workout, otherwise you will be too tired to do ANY. If you can accomplish a significant number later in your workout, your form probably needs improvement.

[cheeseNmills]

Yeah, I do these. They work great. Your bodyweight feels very light by comparison after doing weighted pullups for a few sets. That being said, I still like to do bodyweight to pullups failure every few weeks to improve my endurance.

OP, always do them at the beginning of your workout, otherwise you will be too tired to do ANY. If you can accomplish a significant number later in your workout, your form probably needs improvement.

I always get DOMS in my abs the day after pull-ups, so I don't know about my form, lol

I don't kick my legs up or curl my body, I just keep it straight down.

[maxiscool]

I do them first because I suck at them, and I wouldnt be able to get very many unless I did them while I was fresh.

[Matt_SD]

Does anybody do weighted pull ups? I hear they're killer

I'm thinking that when i can do 20, then I will move on to weighted pull ups.

[StopLyin]

i have a pullup bar in my door way to my room. wenever i walk through i jump up and do some

[Superhuman7]

I always get DOMS in my abs the day after pull-ups, so I don't know about my form, lol

I don't kick my legs up or curl my body, I just keep it straight down.

Yeah, hang like you are crippled... otherwise you're using momentum to get more reps. If you really have no problem busting out a ton of pullups at the end of your workout, time to graduate to weighted pullups.

[surosh69]

Man Whe I First Started I Use To Do Like 5 Rps Of Pull Ups Now I Can Do Aout 28 And I Have Been Working Out 14 Months . The Way I Got Strong At Doing Pull Ups Was I Did Mine Till Failure Pretty Much, Do Pull Ups As Ur First Exercise And Then Do Others.

[giannidy]

I Am Legend style.

[mc21]

i usually do them mid workout or so so that i wont have to use a weight and i can get like 3 sets of 10 (as opposed to having to do more if i did them in the beginning)... but im not too sure on whats the best in this scenario

[Carmex]

i usually do them as a warm up or later in the workout with added weight