Help me increase my pull ups

[Tony Starks]

I'm currently doing wide grip pull-ups but just can't do more than 8 or 9 at a time.

At the moment I do 6-9, 6/5, 6-4, 4-5 but would love to bust out 15-20 at a time.

Anyone have any tips?

[anonymous-user]

You need to start doing them with extra weight on, using a weight belt etc. Your number will drop at first till you get used to it but after a period feel a lot easier when doing them without.

[Animal]

You could also try more volume: try doing 50 or 100 pullups against the clock.

[RemainAllHoof]

Just keep doing them. Maybe "assisted" ie use your feet on a chair to offer some support. Also try dead hangs with arms fully locked and at 45 degrees and 90 degrees. I have one friend who couldn't do a single pull up but with practice of the above, she can now do 10 pull ups... which is more than you.

[goldblum]

1974nc said:

You need to start doing them with extra weight on, using a weight belt etc. Your number will drop at first till you get used to it but after a period feel a lot easier when doing them without.

This is good..Start working those fast twitch fibres.

I alternate between sets of 20 bodyweight,then 4x8 with a 17.5 kg dumbell.Month by month.

If you start with,say,an 8kg weight stuck under a belt/whatever you'll be able to gauge what weight you will need to rep on to reach the

equivalent of 20 bodyweight.Do negatives when you fail as well.

[Pferdestarke]

Pull-ups are nauseating! I can do three.

[RemainAllHoof]

Pferdestarke said:

Pull-ups are nauseating! I can do three.

See my reply: you'll be doing 10 in a month's time.

[Tony Starks]

Awesome, thanks guys

Lots for me to try

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