Board 8 > Finding the Average Board 8er: Pull-ups

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Sup everyone. I'm sure everyone here has at least tried pull-ups in the past, but I'd like to lay out some rules to make sure we're all attempting them in as similar a manner as possible.

The goal is simple: try to do as many consecutive pull-ups as possible.

The Rules
1. You can attempt these at a park bar, in a gym, or on an in-home iron gym thingy that hangs from your door. Any straight bar that'll hold your weight is alright.
2. You MUST use an overhand grip. No underhand (meaning no chin-ups) or side grips (meaning no gripping the prongs that extend outward on an in-home iron gym).
3. A repetition only counts if your chin clears the bar.
4. You can remain hanging as long as you like between repetitions. However, you must stop counting as soon as your grip breaks or your feet touch the ground.
5. You must lower yourself between repetitions so that your elbows are locked.
6. Minimize swinging. Do NOT swing your legs/body to gain momentum.

Basically, try to imitate this guy's form:



If you can imitate his results, you are a damn beast. I'm hoping this will generate more replies than the bench press topic. Pull-up bars are just a lot more accessible than a full bench, and I'm sure many more of us have attempted em than attempted the bench press.

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10

I had to nearly kill myself for the tenth. I had gotten nine before, never ten.

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what's with these last few Average Board 8er polls

push-ups, bench press, pull-ups

what next

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The push ups topic was four years ago.

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3!

That's actually three more than most girls could do in my high school phys ed class, so don't laugh.

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From: PartOfYourWorld | Posted: 9/10/2011 8:57:16 PM | #005
The push ups topic was four years ago.

really? it reallllly doesn't feel like it's been that long

maybe I'm thinking of another thing

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will try this out on monday

bodyweight exercises are good for skinny bastards

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The last few before bench press dealt largely with sexuality (orgasms, circumcision, and alpha/beta test). I'm thinking about doing mile time soon, but only when I lower mine to levels not so pathetic cough change subject cough

EDIT: I know swift made a topic about mile times recently. I should have recorded the numbers, I guess.

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Yeah, will try this soon. And the mile time while I'm at it.

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Damn, no kipping? Alright, I'll try this tomorrow on a tree or something

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Bumpo. I'll keep this around a few days.

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I'll try to respond to this later, if I can find an appropriate bar to try it on.

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oh, i did these today

17, but f*** was that a struggle.

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wait no

those were chin ups

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Bumpo.

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10

My record is 11 but I'm working on getting that up. So proud of myself too because I couldn't even do one until about four years ago and just this last year or two brought it past five.

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Bumpo.

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From: CherryCokes | #015
oh, i did these today

17, but f*** was that a struggle.

wtf for real?

all i could do is 8 today, would probably max around 12

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I won't count chin-ups though, but I'll leave this up long enough for anyone to try again if they want.

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I can do around 20. I did 17 last time I tried.

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and Tim, it's easy the smaller you are really. Less weight to lift and better shape you're in, easier it is to do it.

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12

used to be able to do more, but I haven't lifted in several months.

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About three months ago I could do 8 consistently so I'll go with that

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Bumpo.

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10

This was always a weak area for me but doing P90-X really helped. I can crank the s*** out of some dips though.

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27 for two handed pull-ups

8 for one handed pull-ups.

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A few days ago I was really drunk at a friends house and did like 3. I didn't get tired I just stopped cause I had drunk focus.

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I generally do three sets of 10. My wrist is hurt right now so I can't check for a one set max, but I assume it would be something higher than that.

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don't know for sure. I was always a 15-17 person when I did these but I'm probably more like a 10-12 at the moment.

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From: LargeLongSword | #032
27 for two handed pull-ups

8 for one handed pull-ups.

jean claude van damme posts on gamefaqs

good to know

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From: LargeLongSword | #032
8 for one handed pull-ups.

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I really think this is a biased topic, because those people that aren't good at pullups don't show up, while those that are show up to brag.


I can do like 3, I really don't have the body type for it (180, 6-0)

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Dead-hang, perfect form pull-ups...I can do 5 max. I only started doing pull-ups recently though.

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masterplum posted...
I really think this is a biased topic, because those people that aren't good at pullups don't show up, while those that are show up to brag.

Not true; I showed up.

Also, I find UltraAirForce's account about as believable as his plea that he is not UltraAirForce. XD

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10ish after about two months of p90x... ugh.

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UltimaterializerX posted...
4

lol I suck

i call bs

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I'll have to try this tonight. I'm pretty out of shape now so I probably can't do as many I'd like to be able to.

With that in mind, obsession with upper body strength is kind of funny considering it's the least important strength to have, and is easily the most useless. Arms look nice though.

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22, then I couldn't hold onto it anymore.

LargeLongSword posted...
27 for two handed pull-ups

8 for one handed pull-ups.

This is some ****. If you can do 8 with one arm, then you should be able to do far more than 27 with two. I can barely lift myself up with one hand. That means I can't even do a single one with one hand.

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I honestly have no idea, my gym does not have a ****ing pull up bar.

ridiculous.

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I tried my stairs because they have gaps in the middle but I think that made it way harder...

I was at 8 and then my hands slipped because I was trying to use stairs and since I fell onto the stairs leading downstairs I almost hurt myself.

So... 8+ (UNKNOWN WHAT I REALLY CAN ACHIEVE!)

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