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[cnh57811]

Nov Max Chin Ups (Deadhang) - 11
Feb Max Chin Ups (Deadhang) - 17

Pretty happy with that progress, considering it was not a direct goal. I think it's time to start adding weight to these. I've been doing 3 sets of 10-11, but I need to start doing some lower rep chit. I think it's time to start being creative with making bodyweight exercises fail in the 5-8 rep range. *brb, filling up my backpack w/ sand. *

[krete77]

chinups, are those palms facing in?

i think i can nail 15-20 ..i'm good for 15 with palms facing out but its been a while since i tried a max..i usually stick to 8-10 range

[csb5731]

Nov Max Chin Ups (Deadhang) - 11
Feb Max Chin Ups (Deadhang) - 17

Noice!!

One thing though, is that especially after the addition of weight, I think going to dead-hang contributed to some serious tendon issues @ the inside of my elbows. Felt like my arms were going to fall apart at the joint for a couple months. After a long break they recovered, but when I do any weighted pullups now I lower to just above dead hang and I haven't had the problem since.

Isoundlikeserp.org.

[cunfewzed]

Nov Max Chin Ups (Deadhang) - 11
Feb Max Chin Ups (Deadhang) - 17

Pretty happy with that progress, considering it was not a direct goal. I think it's time to start adding weight to these. I've been doing 3 sets of 10-11, but I need to start doing some lower rep chit. I think it's time to start being creative with making bodyweight exercises fail in the 5-8 rep range. *brb, filling up my backpack w/ sand. *

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[cnh57811]

Yep, chinups are palms in. I plan on trying a max set of pull ups (palms out) next week. I can probably get 13-14 of those. Either way, I'm gonna start adding some weight so im failing at 3x6-8

[cnh57811]

Noice!!

One thing though, is that especially after the addition of weight, I think going to dead-hang contributed to some serious tendon issues @ the inside of my elbows. Felt like my arms were going to fall apart at the joint for a couple months. After a long break they recovered, but when I do any weighted pullups now I lower to just above dead hang and I haven't had the problem since.

Isoundlikeserp.org.

Thx for the heads up. Ill be careful at the bottom.

@cunfewzed. I swear m8

[csb5731]

When I start feeling like an overly-opinionated pompous know-it-all, I'll venture into the Nutrition Forum and start reading some of the higher post-count debates. Generally something of the classic Mr. Broschool McSteroid vs. Pop-Tart McGillicutty.

Then I realize I have a long way to go to achieve true pomposity.

I don't even know who I am siding with or rooting for in these arguments, because of the levels of haughtiness involved.

[Znik]

I can't figure out where to put it for low bar. How the hell do you know how low to go? "Until it feels like my wrists are about to break" is the best I've been able to do so far.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C1TjqbxBfo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j30j7CLsI18

Has some on positioning, I havent tried doing low bar squats yet so cant say much on placement but it seems to be: High bar you rest it on top of traps and Low bar you rest it just under traps on delts with elbows pointing backwards.

Low bar seems harder to master than high bar from what they say. Think im going to give it a try to hit them hammies some, so if we got any low bar squatters here with good tips feel free to shout out

[Znik]

Noice!!

One thing though, is that especially after the addition of weight, I think going to dead-hang contributed to some serious tendon issues @ the inside of my elbows. Felt like my arms were going to fall apart at the joint for a couple months. After a long break they recovered, but when I do any weighted pullups now I lower to just above dead hang and I haven't had the problem since.

Isoundlikeserp.org.

Had similar problems and I started getting some pain in shoulders too. So started looking up proper form , avoiding deadhang (ears should never be level with shoulders) and going up to eye level instead of forcing chin over the bar. Get a much better burn that way and pain free!

[matman1813]

I can still only do 1 chin up. Always just carry on with negatives.

[Znik]

I can still only do 1 chin up. Always just carry on with negatives.

Keep at it and with added weight loss it will improve I could only do like 3 or 4 pull ups when I started out, now I can do 20 without going to failure. Moved on to weighted pullups and towel pullups now.
One thing I found that greatly improved mine was doing 1 set 3 times throughout the day without going to failure just to fire up that nervous system, forgot the name of that kind of training.

[cnh57811]

Grease the groove.

[cunfewzed]

Grease the groove.

Wish I had time for that. I would rather grease the groove. I usually just go to failure for 3 sets. It's normally b/w 30-40.

[matman1813]

I have no idea what I just watched...



Edit: wow, that is a really bad thumbnail.

[NitrogenWidget]

I can still only do 1 chin up. Always just carry on with negatives.

I picked up some straps for my chin up bar to do hanging leg raises at wally mart & saw a chin-up assist bungie cord.
Might be something to look at.

[Znik]

Wish I had time for that. I would rather grease the groove. I usually just go to failure for 3 sets. It's normally b/w 30-40.

Once you can dish out a decent set of reps its probably better to let the muscles recover rather than grease the groove ?

[cunfewzed]

I picked up some straps for my chin up bar to do hanging leg raises at wally mart & saw a chin-up assist bungie cord.
Might be something to look at.

Scooby says don't use assistance. I'm not saying he knows everything, but I would trust him over an elastic band.

Do negatives instead.

[matman1813]

I picked up some straps for my chin up bar to do hanging leg raises at wally mart & saw a chin-up assist bungie cord.
Might be something to look at.

I pretty sure I'll be doing more reps soon anyway.

[missladyj]

Once you can dish out a decent set of reps its probably better to let the muscles recover rather than grease the groove ?

The muscles get more time under tension with gtg. Since you don't get close to failure, you can get more total pullups (or whatever exercise) through small sets spread throughout the day, and do it every single day without worry of injury or over training. It's a highly effective way to quickly increase reps. I can't do even close to two sets of 50 push ups straight up in a workout, but with gtg, I can do 100 pushups total every day doing 10 sets of 10 pushups throughout the day. Think about it, what will make me get better at push ups quicker; As many push ups as possible to failure 3 times a week (probably 15-20 ish), or 100 push ups every day without any muscle soreness?

[NitrogenWidget]

Scooby says don't use assistance. I'm not saying he knows everything, but I would trust him over an elastic band.

Do negatives instead.

Last night I did 6,5,4 for pull ups.
Next week i'll switch to chin-ups.

[Znik]

The muscles get more time under tension with gtg. Since you don't get close to failure, you can get more total pullups (or whatever exercise) through small sets spread throughout the day, and do it every single day without worry of injury or over training. It's a highly effective way to quickly increase reps. I can't do even close to two sets of 50 push ups straight up in a workout, but with gtg, I can do 100 pushups total every day doing 10 sets of 10 pushups throughout the day. Think about it, what will make me get better at push ups quicker; As many push ups as possible to failure 3 times a week (probably 15-20 ish), or 100 push ups every day without any muscle soreness?

Phrased it a bit badly, what I ment when you can dish our a decent set of reps and move on to weighted reps for mass and strength increase it would probably be better to let them rest?
Or atleast as I understood it gtg is mostly for performance/endurance of increasing rep count rather than strength and mass ?

[missladyj]

Phrased it a bit badly, what I ment when you can dish our a decent set of reps and move on to weighted reps for mass and strength increase it would probably be better to let them rest?
Or atleast as I understood it gtg is mostly for performance/endurance of increasing rep count rather than strength and mass ?

Not necessarily...gtg is pretty much how the majority of powerlifters and olympic lifters train...they often lift several times throughout the day, never hitting failure and sticking to low reps, 6-7 days a week. So you have to scale back the amount of reps you're doing at once when you increase weight, but there is no reason why you can't do multiple small sets every single day like reg bw reps. GTG is for getting as good as soon as possible at any particular exercise. Whether it improves endurance or strength depends on how many reps and how leverage / weight is distributed...can be suited to either goals.

[krete77]

One thing though, is that especially after the addition of weight, I think going to dead-hang contributed to some serious tendon issues @ the inside of my elbows. Felt like my arms were going to fall apart at the joint for a couple months. After a long break they recovered, but when I do any weighted pullups now I lower to just above dead hang and I haven't had the problem since.

Isoundlikeserp.org.

I used to do dead hang pullups..I now go down about 3/4; definitely saves on the tendons..plus keeps the tension on the back muscle in between contractions

[bullrider_IL]

Tuition: Paid

[moore93]

All three of my cards have mere cents on them.
My tank is just under half tank which means I have 100ish miles left.
And my first paycheck is on the 28th

oh god why.

[Serpentarius]

Nov Max Chin Ups (Deadhang) - 11
Feb Max Chin Ups (Deadhang) - 17

Pretty happy with that progress, considering it was not a direct goal. I think it's time to start adding weight to these. I've been doing 3 sets of 10-11, but I need to start doing some lower rep chit. I think it's time to start being creative with making bodyweight exercises fail in the 5-8 rep range. *brb, filling up my backpack w/ sand. *

im up to me + 75 lbs for 5x3, u jollo?

[csb5731]

And my first paycheck is on the 28th

I missed the news. CONGRATS!

[moore93]

I missed the news. CONGRATS!

I don't think I said anything, but thanks.

[bullrider_IL]

I don't think I said anything, but thanks.

i knew you'd start G4P eventually lolol

[csb5731]

i knew you'd start G4P eventually lolol

They call that "stocking cantelopes".