Posted: 1/20/2010 11:39:42 AM EDT
| Good, bad, indifferent. Things to avoid, things to try, things I must do. |
|
Quoted: my girlfriend puts pull ups on her dogs when they are in heat but they are mostly for small children and won't work on very large dogs Way to turn it into a diaper thread.  Anyways... Pull ups are a great exercise and should be included in any workout plan. They work multiple muscle groups. Lats, traps, biceps, forearms, middle of your back (rhomboids), chest and shoulders. You can even change the target area just by holding the bar in different manners. Widen the grip = upper lats, move the hands together = lower lats. Don't forget about chin ups as well. (Chin ups = palm faces you, pull ups = palm faces out). Pull ups will use your back more, chin ups will work the biceps. Do sets of wide and close grip pull ups and chin ups. In the end it will even help your lifts in other exercises (benchpress for one). |
|
Good: Pull ups are arguably the best upper body exercise available.
Bad: Just do it right and we wont have a problem. Things to avoid: Being the idiot that doesn't do dead hang pull ups. Start with whatever is easier to you: Chin ups or pull ups. Be sure to hang before pulling your chin above the bar then come all the way down slowly. Repeat. As for hand placement for pull ups I keep them a little further out then my shoulders. For chin ups you keep them in between shoulders. How many dead hangs can you do right now? This would determine the rest of your plan. |
|
They are awesome, I do three sets of twenty-five each set wide pulls, narrow pulls and narrow chins after lifting every weekday. They blast your upper body and arms. Don't be discouraged when you start, you WILL do more.
I chug a protein shake after, hop in the shower and feel 1000% better after getting out. Admire your cut shoulders, chest, arms and even abs while getting dressed, combing hair, etc. 
|
|
Quoted: Things to avoid: Being the idiot that doesn't do dead hang pull ups. Lol, there is a place for kipping pullups as long as you don't neglect dead hangs as well. Saying "dead hangs ONLY" is akin to saying power cleans are the only right way to clean because squat cleaning is cheating since you can lift more. Kipping works additional muscles on top of what deadhangs do. It also means you can do more, faster which builds endurance. Dead hangs build straight strength. Both have benefits, and someone who wants ALL the benefits of pullups will do kipping, deadhangs AND weighted. |
|
Quoted: Quoted: Both have benefits, and someone who wants ALL the benefits of pullups will do kipping, deadhangs AND weighted. I will stick to the first 2 for now They're really good though! Not much makes you feel as good as strapping a shit ton of weight around your waist and doing a pullup... |
|
Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Both have benefits, and someone who wants ALL the benefits of pullups will do kipping, deadhangs AND weighted. I will stick to the first 2 for now They're really good though! Not much makes you feel as good as strapping a shit ton of weight around your waist and doing a pullup... I don't think I would get the same feeling with a bunch of weight strapped around my waist and me just hanging on the bar... Because right now that is what would happen  |
|
Thanks for the input. I have the bar in the doorway of my room so I happen to do one or two every time I walk past it, but I have started supplementing ALL my workouts with a few sets on the pullup bar until failure––Man, I love the feeling that curl ups give. I'm an addict.
|
|
Anyone ever see or use one of these?
Link I am currently using the Iron Gym doorway pull up bar but it sucks because all my door frames are just above my head so I have to bend my knees to get a full hang. Saw this, but that's a lot of money to spend to find out it wobbles or is cheap quality. I have no other options as all the ceilings in my house are finished and it's too cold in the garage this time of year. |
|
It's only been a little bit since I've been doing pull ups/curl ups every day (Usually just as many as I want to do + my workouts, usually around 30-50 a day or so), and I can say they're the #1 best thing I've ever done for myself, bar none.
If you're not doing them, do them. |
|
Quoted:
It's only been a little bit since I've been doing pull ups/curl ups every day (Usually just as many as I want to do + my workouts, usually around 30-50 a day or so), and I can say they're the #1 best thing I've ever done for myself, bar none. If you're not doing them, do them. This. Best thing there is for building up your back. Be sure to switch grips and vary the number. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 of Regular, reverse, close, wide, mountain climber is a good workout. So is 1 to 10 10 to 1 regular grip. Thumbs up! |
|
Quoted: Quoted: It's only been a little bit since I've been doing pull ups/curl ups every day (Usually just as many as I want to do + my workouts, usually around 30-50 a day or so), and I can say they're the #1 best thing I've ever done for myself, bar none. If you're not doing them, do them. This. Best thing there is for building up your back. Be sure to switch grips and vary the number. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 of Regular, reverse, close, wide, mountain climber is a good workout. So is 1 to 10 10 to 1 regular grip. Thumbs up! And don't forget the most painful one I have ever found thanks to Mr. Tony Horton. The corn cob pull up...  |
|
Those corn cob pull ups in P90X are brutal. By the time I get to them in that particular workout my foot is on the chair for all of them. I use the chair to get my chin up and then do my best to hold myself up with out my foot on the chair while I do the move.
If you dont know what corn cobs are. You do an regular overhand pull up with your hands about shoulder width. Once you are up hold the pull up and pull to the right as if you are sliding you chin along the bar, repeat that to the left, then push away and then lower yourself down. |
|
Quoted: If you dont know what corn cobs are. You do an regular overhand pull up with your hands about shoulder width. Once you are up hold the pull up and pull to the right as if you are sliding you chin along the bar, repeat that to the left, then push away and then lower yourself down. Video says more then words:  If I am able to do 2-3 by the end of P90X I will be thrilled. |
|
Quoted:
Quoted:
If you dont know what corn cobs are. You do an regular overhand pull up with your hands about shoulder width. Once you are up hold the pull up and pull to the right as if you are sliding you chin along the bar, repeat that to the left, then push away and then lower yourself down. Video says more then words:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_VBxJ4eNlg
If I am able to do 2-3 by the end of P90X I will be thrilled. That looks pretty sweet. I am going to give those a try later. I'm pretty sure I could do them but we'll find out shortly.
|
Turns out corn-cob pull ups are really hard, but I can do about 3 of them. 
Quoted:
Weighted pull-ups were the biggest help for me once I was able to do about 12 in a row. I usually did a max set unweighted, put on weight, did a pyramid, then another max set unweighted. That's what helped me break the 20 mark. I am getting to the point to where I should start adding weight. |