I need to improve my pullups. I got good lat pulldown ability, and i can do 3sets of 10reps pullups, as long as someone is assisting by holding my legs. It pisses me off cause i get only like 2-4 pullups per set which is strange. I think a big problem is the fact the body swings, whereas it is stabilized during assisted pullups. Any advice?
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Thread: Pullup Problem
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02-01-2005, 04:03 AM #1who ate ma fkn oats??!!
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Pullup Problem
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02-01-2005, 04:30 AM #2Registered User
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Once u lift yourself off the ground make sure that you're not swinging before you actually start your first set. After that, maybe try crossing your legs or even bringing them up towards your stomache. I've always found that swinging to be more like cheating, actually making the exercise easier which u clearly don't want, but it could be different for different people.
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02-01-2005, 04:31 AM #3( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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the slower you do the reps, the easier you cna stabilize yourself..
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02-01-2005, 05:12 AM #4Quality Over Quantity
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only advice anyone will be able to give you would be to keep working on it. and slowly rely less and less on support. supporting the legs not only stabilizes the body, but also takes some weight off the amount you have to pull. try getting whoever's supporting the legs to simply support your shoulder blade area minimally. with the same rep range. that variation would be harder.
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02-01-2005, 05:33 AM #5Lifting Smarter
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I find when doing chins/pullups that the body relies heavily on the abdominal muscle for stabilization (keeping yourself from swinging). Strengthening your abs will help increase your performance for these exercises.
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02-01-2005, 05:47 AM #6
Do some negatives after failure on your last set. Jump up to the top position and lower yourself down as slow as you can. Concentrate on the same form on the negative as you would use on the positive. It will be difficult after the first one or two, you'll probably just drop, as pullup strength seems to drop off almost instantly when fatigued. Same principle as neg.'s on any other exercise.
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02-01-2005, 05:49 AM #7Former 130 lb skinnyboy!
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Just practice w/o someone spotting you , you `ll lern and improve quickly at it ...
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02-01-2005, 08:28 AM #8PM me for special info.
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The negatives really help a lot. A couple weeks ago I could only do 4. I started doing the negatives and now I am up to 10. You can also do them more than once a week if you like until you get good at them. I hope to be doing weighted ones in a couple months.
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02-01-2005, 03:09 PM #9who ate ma fkn oats??!!
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Thx Guys! Tons of help
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