Low BMI People , Strength Goals?

BMI 18.5, unable to do a single pull up so my target would be that.

I can deadlift and squat my weight (100pounds) easily though, I just have 0 upper body strength.

Hopefully one day I can do a muscle up or maybe two

I’m at 17.5 and there is no point in lifting for me. I do weight training 5 times a week and my numbers have gone down big time since January

BMI of 19. Lifting goals are for injury prevention and glute activation primarily for me. I do full body 2-3 times per week depending on schedule and training volume. Start season with low weight, high reps, move to higher weight, lower reps towards the end. Mix in fair amount of plyos as well. Have seen better fast twitch firing in speed session and feel strong late in runs as well. Also noticed body composition is way better when I lift, so no real weight change for me, but % body fat went down more with lifting and 80 miler per week, than it did running 100 miler per week and no lifting. Also feel way better all around when I incorporate strength training into my routine. I can do 4-5 pull up max.

Do you even lift brotatochip? wrote:

https://strengthlevel.com/strength-standards

Where does that take into consideration height to weight ratio?

On pull-ups. Hard to start with

Hard to start with < one pull-up. There are ways to assist or lat pull-downs. I recently started with a max of 3 reps so started with 5 x 1-2 reps with long rest , in a few weeks I am up to 5x 3-4 reps. I have a place to do pull-ups at home , so pull-ups it is. It's challenging so I think that's what matters. Start where you're at.

~19.4 here.

Strength training for me is for functionality and activations. I do pull-ups 3x a week (5x5), and did 19 consecutive last week. I also swim and generally spend a good amount of time in the pool (for cross training purposes). The pool work in itself I think gives me enough upper body strength