Centro does 10 pull-ups on his Instagram story

Dead hang, in a row, 24ish

I don't think it correlates to strength (which could explain the down votes on my post- younger guys don't like that an old an can do what they can't).

My daughter could do pull ups until she was bored- she was 5' and weighed about 90lbs in high school. Her strength to weight ratio was high. That's a lot harder for anyone who weighs 180, 250, etc.

I'm sure most of the down votes on my post are weak runners with skinny arms- Centro is NOT that and neither am I and countless other distance runners.

I used to do 4 sets of 5

For most people, the ability to do 10-20 pull-ups is highly correlated with taking the time to do a few sets of pull-ups a few times a week. In HS I could barely do 2. As a 40yr old man I’d do 3 sets of 15-20.

Good for him for taking the time to do it. I have no idea how much it makes him faster.

2 x 25 twice weekly.

You are not educated properly. 12+ pull ups puts you in the top percentile of people in their 30s. 10 is the top quartile. Maybe you do crossfit where they count swimming pull ups pull ups even though their head never reaches the bar and they aren't doing a pull up.

Just to add some realism here, I cannot do a single pullup because I injured my shoulder over the past year and only have a little strength back in it. I can do the erg motion with no pain and did 8:36 2k with a mask on recently (next time, I'll try it without the mask for the first time since I started doing this occasionally), but no pullups and I can still do only close to the minimums on weight machines with a similar movement. However, in high school, I could do 12-14, probably around the time I wrestled for a season and could do 750 pushups and 1200 situps a day.

You are being down voted for being a rambling boomer who pissed his pants over a single down vote. Nothing more.

I can currently do 24 when fresh, but I do pull-ups consistently once to twice a week. This week I did a set of 24, 2 min. rest, and a set of 15.

Currently 42 years old, 154 lbs, 19-20 5k minute hobby-jogger on 20 miles a week.

In my youth I was a slow short to middle distance runner (compared to Centro!), but could always do 12-20 when in my top running form at 135 lbs. depending how much upper body exercises I was doing at the particular time - NOBODY would have considered me muscular by any standard - still wouldn't, I'm sure most of the weight I've added is fat, but I do pull-ups way more than I ever have when I was younger (which was really only to test my number every now and again).

I'd consider 10 very very good for the average older person (can most 40 year olds even do 1?), but don't see how this is impressive for a middle distance runner. I'd think how little body fat and the combination of explosiveness and anaerobic ability world class milers have would equal 10 pull-ups being really easy and with some weight training you'd think just with doing them regularly he could get close to 20. My son can do 14 as a 120 lb. 7th grade miler, with no weight training (does some body weight exercises).

I can do 20 lat pull downs @ 135lbs no problem.

I can't do one and I never could do one. In elementary school I'd dominate all the running tests in the Presidential Physical Fitness Award but my softball throw was borderline and my pull ups non-existent. None of the kids or coaches chided me about it because I was the star of every team sport, the guy always picked first.

There were a lot of short wiry kids who could keep going for 15 minutes on the pull up bar but nobody ever wanted them on their team.

I got stronger in junior high and high school. I doubt I ever reached the point I could do a pull up. I was just shy of 6 foot 4 most of my life but now I've shrunk an inch.

All those down votes - don’t let it get to you.
At 66 I was listed in Strava’s cycling top 10 numerous times, from short sprints up hill to 11 miles with 600’+ of climbing on a cheap xc bike. Most of these segments had over 5,000 riders. 180lb.fat after 35 years of retirement. Next to no love.

Thanks for the hard-hitting covfefe on this.

It depends on how you do pullups. Most people incorrectly argue that they must be done slowly and form perfect or they don't count. Some so-called fitness experts won't even allow adjusting your grip on the bar. That's silly. If your focus is solely on resisting motion then you greatly limit your pull-up count, which is actually counterproductive to maximizing upper body fitness. On the other hand, using free motion and speed maximizes pull-up #s. And that requires moving around on the bar. The diameter of the bar also greatly influences pull-up #s. Too narrow, and you lose your grip quickly. A slippery bar is also a pull-up count killer.

To a previous poster, pullups shortly after a run are the ideal time. Your body weight (mostly water) is minimized as opposed to right after a big meal. Pullups enhance upper-body strength, which is really important for runners.

Pullups are brutal. It can take up to a year of training to maximize your pull-up count. The real pull-up studs have hands covered with calluses and an iron grip handshake. Pullups don't have to be pretty to be effective in developing upper-body fitness.

Lastly, most women can't do pullups. It was unheard of years ago. But that's changing big time. At the gym, I see more and more women doing pullups, some can do as many as 5-10. And that's fantastic. Even if it makes some men a little embarrassed.

This isn't a thread about you. What exactly are you confused about? Why do you have to brag about yourself when no one even knows you. Post a video or it didn't happen

The OP asked:
"How many can YOU do?" And runn answered the question. Don't be such a snot.

Ages 63; I did 12 pullups at the gym this week.

O.P. is probably the same one who posted on here about a year ago that Ryan Crouser works out with about 450 pounds while free weight squatting.

This is pure trolling.

* O.P. tells us ordinary cross-training numbers from an Olympic gold medalist.

* Numbers are achievable by numerous posters. In the case of Ryan C, posters posted that they can also free weight squat 450 pounds. Posters are posting their pull ups.

* O.P. attempts to box posters in a corner.

A. If posters say 10 pull ups in not sh!t, poster says, how many can you do?

B. If a posters states his or her fitness achievements, O.P. changes her or his username and says, it's not about you!

> Maybe 10 years ago, Matt C could do 25 or 30 pull ups.

>Ten pull ups done by a (125 to 130) pound man is no difficult. Every increase in 100 pounds makes 10 pull ups more and more impressive.

> What are the pull up numbers by the other 1500m gold medalists in their prime?

> How many pull ups can R Crouser do since I am sure O.P. is the same poster.

Excellent. Keep it up. You're setting a fine example for future generations, just the late American fitness guru Jack LaLanne (I miss that dude).