Pull ups EVERY Day!!!!!!!!! WHAT THE.... ????

[krazyk]

I love pull ups, weighted, front, close grip, wide, prone grip whatever. but I dont see any reason to do them more than 3 times a week . Conserve your energy for someting else. Dont think will overtrain. Olympic weightlifters do some form squat or deadlift many times a week. But is very planned out. I dont see why you would really benefit doing them everyday. I dont think you should do any excercise everyday. Are pull ups really easy for you? Can you do 15+ full pull ups for sets? If the weight used in any excercise is less than 50-60% of your max you can probably to it everyday but i dont think you would build much. Ex.(like doing push ups everyday)

[Duckenheimer]

I love pull ups, weighted, front, close grip, wide, prone grip whatever. but I dont see any reason to do them more than 3 times a week . Conserve your energy for someting else. Dont think will overtrain. Olympic weightlifters do some form squat or deadlift many times a week. But is very planned out. I dont see why you would really benefit doing them everyday. I dont think you should do any excercise everyday. Are pull ups really easy for you? Can you do 15+ full pull ups for sets? If the weight used in any excercise is less than 50-60% of your max you can probably to it everyday but i dont think you would build much. Ex.(like doing push ups everyday)

It's called greasing the groove. I used it for four weeks to move my Chinups from 3 to 6-8. I then went on to a conventional add 1lb a week for the past couple of months. For the last week or so I've greased the groove in them again. I've gone from 3 sets of 5 (two of them easily to failure) with 5kg, to 1 set x 10kg x 10 reps and 20kg x 4 reps. It's serious and it works amazingly. But I probably wouldn't use it for more than 1-2 exercises at a time.

http://www.dragondoor.com/articler/mode3/69/

[misteraletheia]

Doing pullups everyday is fine. Speed skaters have huge legs. Gymnasts who are hanging from bars and pulling themselves up to bars have incredible backs.
It's pretty hard to overtrain.

[smallguyjoe]

I love pull ups, weighted, front, close grip, wide, prone grip whatever. but I dont see any reason to do them more than 3 times a week . Conserve your energy for someting else. Dont think will overtrain. Olympic weightlifters do some form squat or deadlift many times a week. But is very planned out. I dont see why you would really benefit doing them everyday. I dont think you should do any excercise everyday. Are pull ups really easy for you? Can you do 15+ full pull ups for sets? If the weight used in any excercise is less than 50-60% of your max you can probably to it everyday but i dont think you would build much. Ex.(like doing push ups everyday)

Thanks for the reply! Yes, I can do 15 reps of body weight pull ups for my 1st set. I've been doin em 2x a week. Just did it 3x this week. We'll see how it goes.

It's called greasing the groove. I used it for four weeks to move my Chinups from 3 to 6-8. I then went on to a conventional add 1lb a week for the past couple of months. For the last week or so I've greased the groove in them again. I've gone from 3 sets of 5 (two of them easily to failure) with 5kg, to 1 set x 10kg x 10 reps and 20kg x 4 reps. It's serious and it works amazingly. But I probably wouldn't use it for more than 1-2 exercises at a time.


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Yeah, I agree. I wouldn't do more than one or two exercises a week like this. Thanks for your input.

Doing pullups everyday is fine. Speed skaters have huge legs. Gymnasts who are hanging from bars and pulling themselves up to bars have incredible backs.
It's pretty hard to overtrain.

Makes sense. Thanks for the reply

[lkn4hoz]

here's something i found on my pc, got it from here somewhere, all credit goes to original poster-

Step 1:1,1,1,1,1 Step 16:9,7,6,5,5
Step 2:2,2,1,1,1 Step 17:10,7,6,6,5
Step 3:3,2,2,1,1 Step 18:10,8,6,6,6
Step 4:3,2,2,2,1 Step 19:10,8,7,6,6
Step 5:4,2,2,2,2 Step 20:11,8,7,7,6
Step 6:4,3,2,2,2 Step 21:12,9,7,7,7
Step 7:4,4,2,2,2 Step 22:13,9,8,7,7
Step 8:5,4,3,2,2 Step 23:14,9,8,8,7
Step 9:5,4,3,3,3 Step 24:14,10,8,8,8
Step 10:6,4,4,3,3 Step 25:15,10,9,8,8
Step 11:6,5,4,4,3 Step 26:16,10,9,9,8
Step 12:7,5,4,4,4 Step 27:16,11,9,9,9
Step 13:7,6,5,4,4 Step 28:17,11,10,9,9
Step 14:8,6,5,5,4 Step 29:18,11,10,10,9
Step 15:8,7,5,5,5 Step 30:18,12,10,10,10

because you can do 15 pullups, start at Step 15. im not sure how much times u do this a week, i just started and im doing it twice a week, should do it more though , maybe everyday ? but it's working.

I started on step 5, did it twice afew weeks ago and today did it again for the first time since then and it was easy, ill do step 6 in afew days.

it might be easy for you, u might think its not working cos u aren't going to failure each set , but thats how it's designed to be. it should improve your pullups.

[user02384904]

Maybe you should PM me some of your other secrets / tricks to becomming a beast If ya get some time I'd like to know some other tips on how to improve mostly my tri's, bi's and traps

I was kidding about the secret thing, of course: I'm more than happy to share anything I've figured out in all the time I've been banging my head against the wall at the gym. (although you look like you know what you're doing already)

I'll PM my arm routines later this week; are you just hitting a growth wall with your bi's and tri's?

[Merkava]

I don't know if doing it everyday would be a good idea, but when one looks at gymnasts one wonders...

[Hallock]

It doesn't seem absurd, one of the Max-OT routines advocates doing fifty pull-ups in three to four sets on the beginning of a back day. It seems hard to over-do a lot of those bodyweight exercises (push-ups, pull-ups, chin-ups, dips, etc.) and can help you do more repetitions if you try it ever day.

[ElWilson]

What they may mean is just stick up a pull up bar in a doorway in your house.

And so whenever you pass you bolt off a few reps.

These reps will add up every day.

[smallguyjoe]

here's something i found on my pc, got it from here somewhere, all credit goes to original poster-

Step 1:1,1,1,1,1 Step 16:9,7,6,5,5
Step 2:2,2,1,1,1 Step 17:10,7,6,6,5
Step 3:3,2,2,1,1 Step 18:10,8,6,6,6
Step 4:3,2,2,2,1 Step 19:10,8,7,6,6
Step 5:4,2,2,2,2 Step 20:11,8,7,7,6
Step 6:4,3,2,2,2 Step 21:12,9,7,7,7
Step 7:4,4,2,2,2 Step 22:13,9,8,7,7
Step 8:5,4,3,2,2 Step 23:14,9,8,8,7
Step 9:5,4,3,3,3 Step 24:14,10,8,8,8
Step 10:6,4,4,3,3 Step 25:15,10,9,8,8
Step 11:6,5,4,4,3 Step 26:16,10,9,9,8
Step 12:7,5,4,4,4 Step 27:16,11,9,9,9
Step 13:7,6,5,4,4 Step 28:17,11,10,9,9
Step 14:8,6,5,5,4 Step 29:18,11,10,10,9
Step 15:8,7,5,5,5 Step 30:18,12,10,10,10

because you can do 15 pullups, start at Step 15. im not sure how much times u do this a week, i just started and im doing it twice a week, should do it more though , maybe everyday ? but it's working.

I started on step 5, did it twice afew weeks ago and today did it again for the first time since then and it was easy, ill do step 6 in afew days.

it might be easy for you, u might think its not working cos u aren't going to failure each set , but thats how it's designed to be. it should improve your pullups.

Cool! Thanks! I may try this out

I was kidding about the secret thing, of course: I'm more than happy to share anything I've figured out in all the time I've been banging my head against the wall at the gym. (although you look like you know what you're doing already)

I'll PM my arm routines later this week; are you just hitting a growth wall with your bi's and tri's?

Thanks, man! Well, I had hit a wall a while back and then they finally grew. I think , well I hope, that when I start bulking again I'll have some good growth. I think I was just bein impatient. I would really appreciate seein your arm routine though if ya get some time to send it.

Currently I don't devote a day to arms. I just do 2-4 sets of direct arm work on back (bi's) and chest (tri's) days. I'm seein if that will help me grow all over and in the arms.

I don't know if doing it everyday would be a good idea, but when one looks at gymnasts one wonders...

Hmmmm... yes, it does make ya wonder. We'll see how it works for me.

It doesn't seem absurd, one of the Max-OT routines advocates doing fifty pull-ups in three to four sets on the beginning of a back day. It seems hard to over-do a lot of those bodyweight exercises (push-ups, pull-ups, chin-ups, dips, etc.) and can help you do more repetitions if you try it ever day.

Sweet. Thanks

[LukeSport16]

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[Tommy W.]

You can do ANY exercise every day. It all depends on the volume.