How may pullups Can you do ???

10 is fairly weak. Anything less than 15 is underutilizing potential.

i generally just do 3 sets of 12 as part of a routine. i can do up to 20 good ones in a row on a good day, though. pullups are great for you (i think?)...keep it up.

I wonder often if this helps us get stronger or make more weight to carry. I was in a lecture by a top cc track coach this week and he said the only "upper" body stuff he had the team doing was weighted wrist lifts. the rational being that if you are strong at the base and have endurance there you can hold it together throughout the arms getting tired. I don't know that seemed more of a workout for hockey players however he has coached several really strong nationaly ranked teams

That being said on any day I can co out and do 50-60 correct pushups diamonds and wide arms and can do 5-6 if I start to swagger with the pull ups so I need to work on back and shoulder strength I guess huh? Your friend sounds like a beast! I have a climbing partner who is similar just a freak of nature but he cannot do pushups to save his life. Some people are just different that way. Have fun

in college my teammate and i would do weekly rituals during XC of 10x10 wide grip pull ups followed by 20 dips taking little to no rest between sets.

so it was 100 pull ups and 200 dips within a matter of 20 minutes.

You guys shud run on your hands..you might be faster!

well we both ran under 26 minutes for 8k that season and later under 1:54 in the 800...strength training for running isn't exactly a wash as everyone believes it to be.

them times are biz!

I Can 20 on a good day, I usually do 3sets of 12-15 pullups with 3 mins or so rest.

Are we talking pull-ups or chin-ups.

Big difference

I do exactly the same every other day

except I take 30 seconds rest

pullups-34

dips-60

I;ve done 25 but not all the way down. I count greater than a 90 degree elbow, and chin above the bar. Doing chins palms facing away is harder for me but it works a totally different set of muscles in the back that seem to help running more. Usually do a set of 10-8-7 3 times a week.

yes, huge difference between a pull up and chin up.

a true pull up starts from a full hang (with forward facing wide grip). the correct motion consists of a controlled pull using your back (not arms), so that your body weight and legs stay underneath you (not in front of you). you should finish with your neck slightly higher than where your grip is.

jimmy keenan wrote:

yes, huge difference between a pull up and chin up.

a true pull up starts from a full hang (with forward facing wide grip). the correct motion consists of a controlled pull using your back (not arms), so that your body weight and legs stay underneath you (not in front of you). you should finish with your neck slightly higher than where your grip is.

Exactly, and these are not easy.

This is why I am having a little trouble believing the reps of 20 that everyone is claiming.

See I don't even think I can do one of those. When my arms are fully extended I can't seem to generate any power at all. No good if I'm ever hanging from a cliff! I'll try using more back.

I can do more than anyone, I AM THE KING!!!

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?board=1&id=1090124&thread=1090124

mandingo wrote:

See I don't even think I can do one of those. When my arms are fully extended I can't seem to generate any power at all. No good if I'm ever hanging from a cliff! I'll try using more back.

That's one of the first honest posts on this thread.

you sound like you're using your arms---you have to relax and use the pull of your back. its actually pretty easy to generate power from your lats as it is a much bigger muscle than all the muscles in both arms combined.

ya, it takes practice though and becomes "easier".

A lot of liars on this board. 20 pullups are very, very difficult to do. I even call BS to every claiming to do 20 chin-ups. If you're just running everyday with 0 days devoted to upper body work- which I would apply to 98% on this board.

jimmy keenan wrote:

you sound like you're using your arms---you have to relax and use the pull of your back. its actually pretty easy to generate power from your lats as it is a much bigger muscle than all the muscles in both arms combined.

ya, it takes practice though and becomes "easier".

It's also a good idea to specifically mention that the latissimus dorsi muscle is what we mean by "back." I had a friend who thought when I said "you should be using your back", that somehow his erector spinae or lower traps were supposed to be bearing the work.