Anyone find it hard to do pull ups without support?

[M12]

Ok normaly i can do pull ups without a problem.. However on my Chest/Back day pull ups come after i do my chest exercises.. my triceps get pretty worked out and i find it alot harder to do pull ups without the support of those weight things under your knees. (sorry dont know the name of teh machine)

Anyone else like this?

[M12]

bump

[echoareone]

Sounds like you need



....I don't really get that. Try the no-thumbs grip, and focus on getting the back to do it's work.

[M12]

Sounds like you need

....I don't really get that. Try the no-thumbs grip, and focus on getting the back to do it's work.

What dont you get?

[iatemeself]

You can't do pull ups on normal days or after work outs? If its after work outs is my guess is that you're muscles are sore or over worked and if you can't do it normally than you're strength to body weight is low.

[M12]

You can't do pull ups on normal days or after work outs? If its after work outs is my guess is that you're muscles are sore or over worked and if you can't do it normally than you're strength to body weight is low.

I only find it hard to do pull ups after im done with chest exercises of chest/back day..

[bigshayet]

Well you do work your arms when doing chest...

What's your chest routine, we'll figure this out

[M12]

Flat and Incline - 4 sets each and dumbell pull overs.. then i continue with back which starts of with pull ups 5 sets - 10 reps and then the other exercises

[bigshayet]

Flat and Incline - 4 sets each and dumbell pull overs.. then i continue with back which starts of with pull ups 5 sets - 10 reps and then the other exercises

Bingo, if this is the exercise im thinking, it works your rear delts, which is a major muscle group in pull ups

[M12]

Bingo, if this is the exercise im thinking, it works your rear delts, which is a major muscle group in pull ups

cheers dude, so i guess its just my delts getting tired from the pull overs..

[DylanL]

cheers dude, so i guess its just my delts getting tired from the pull overs..

It's probably more than that. Most likely you're just getting tired also. Your back muscles might not be tired, but you have probably used up most of your gylcogen by then. Try doing them early in your workout, they are one of the more taxing exercises

[Noah beLiftin]

nope. I crank out pullups. You are kinda a big guy and i bet its a hell of alot harder for someone with your weight then my weight.

[cellshot]

It's probably more than that. Most likely you're just getting tired also. Your back muscles might not be tired, but you have probably used up most of your gylcogen by then. Try doing them early in your workout, they are one of the more taxing exercises

x2, do the tougher exercises first so you have the energy for it. You could probably do pullups without the support if you did'em as the first thing in your workout

[TomSunderlin]

I only find it hard to do pull ups after im done with chest exercises of chest/back day..

Do it before you do it then! I always do and it's hard for you because your at muscle failure at the end of your workout probably.

[B-ryminD09]

train your chest and back on diffrent days and do pull ups as your first exercise.