This should end well.

I can do a solid 1-3 pullups.

This should end well.

There's no way you can do 2 proper pull ups.

I'm even doubtful on the first.

self-fulfilling prophesy

prophesy

Fuck all this bullshit, let's talk about MUSCLE UPS, you pussyfaces.

I can probably do about 18-20 legitimate pull-ups after a quick warmup. I'm a light guy, though. Tiny waist lol

Have you ever attempted this? 18-20 is a shit load.

I do sets of 14 at the moment, which is why I figured 18-20 would be my max in one set. I'll try it tomorrow just for the hell of it. Maybe I'm way off.

Pretty sure I could do 5 chin-ups right now. Maybe 3 pull-ups.

lulz..

I can do about 16-18 dead hang chin-ups.

In the Marines, 20 pullups of chinups is perefect on the fitness test. Not too many people can hit 20.

They are serious about "dead hang" pull ups too. Your elbows need lock out on each rep. None of that fake crossfit shit is allowed. It's funny to see when guys are doing it wrong and the guy counting reps is like, "1, 1, 1, 1.. anytime you wanna start doing pullups... ok, 2,2,3,4"

Sucks because by that time, the person has wasted all their energy and ends up with a fucked up score.

Have you ever attempted this? 18-20 is a shit load.

that's how I tore the labrum in my left shoulder. Was being stupid and doing them past my fatigue level, got half way up and lost stability in my shoulder. It was bad enough to need rehab but not bad enough for surgery. But now I have a dead spot in my range of motion, about 3 inches of travel from about my chin to my nose. Makes heavy strict shoulder presses difficult.

Not sure, I'd guess 14-15. I start with weighted ones (45's), then go to bodyweight.

I don't find any significant difference between chins and pulls in rep counts though.

Pullups are more about body makeup than anything else. I've got a buddy that can do over 50. He regularly does sets weighted at around 65lbs.

He's also 5'7" and 140lbs so it's all relative.

This thread would be significantly more entertaining if people started *guessing* how many pull ups others can do.

Back in the olden days I could do a straight arm one arm pullup. That shit is HARD.

Back in the olden days I could do a straight arm one arm pullup. That shit is HARD.

legit one arm or one handed? I can do 1 handed pullups no problem (off hand gripping on hand wrist). One armed, i.e. off hand dangling at side or on chest, nope.

http://www.beastskills.com/one-arm-chin-up-pull-up/

I used to do them with towels, but could never get a legit one armed pullup.

Anyone can do a one handed pullup.

At my peak I could do 50 dead hang chin ups (actually just stopped because I got bored) and 30 pull ups both under the chin and behind the neck. Now, maybe 20 and 10? I'm an out of shape old man now...

Anyone can do a one handed pullup. The hardest part of one arm is the initial bend from straight. That is extremely hard.

Who are these men doing "chin ups?"

I thought those were exclusively for girls in gym class.

That's probably why your arm broke like a twig. There's a reason the gym teachers don't let the men do it, they're the experts. Stay safe.

srsly? I was in the ~24-30 range for chinups a looong time ago and was never even close to a 1-armed chinup [free arm just dangling/flailing for balance and touching nothing]

I always figured you'd need to be around 40-70 range [normal 2 arm] to be able to pull one off /no idea

thats not a 1-arm chin/pullup

What's the deal with chin ups vs. pull ups? Pulls up are noticeably easier imo.

Wait, a pull-up has to have your hands a certain distance apart?

Chin-ups, as mentioned, are usually for women because they're easier.

I call BS.

Wait, a pull-up has to have your hands a certain distance apart?

This thread lolz.

I saw a guy at the gym the other night do a pull up, to a dip, then back down to another pull up, then dip.

I was like

On what?

I've gone wide of late. It is harder than shoulder width-ish.

Wait, a pull-up has to have your hands a certain distance apart?

You mean the one where you go from a pull up and push yourself up to where the bar is level with your waist, and then back down? Yeah, that shit looks impossible.

But a pull-up is a pull-up right? No drill instructor is yelling at a new recruit to "get those hands 22.3 inches apart, maggot!"

On 15 chins.


ALL THE WAY DOWN AND BACK ABOVE THE BAR.

Shoulder width is the basic pull up that most people can do unless you are severely out of shape.

I'll give it a shot on Friday at the gym.

That's what I think I can do, so we'll see. I have still been lifting all year, since January, 4x per week. I think I've missed maybe 6 workouts all year?

Shoulder width is the basic pull up that most people can do unless you are severely out of shape. The wider your grip the harder the pull up.

But a pull-up is a pull-up right? No drill instructor is yelling at a new recruit to "get those hands 22.3 inches apart, maggot!"

And here we go again.

Most humans likely can't even do one pullup. Bank it.

I've gone wide of late. It is harder than shoulder width-ish.

So how are people over-estimating based on that. OP didn't ask how many wide arm pullups we could do. Ask a million people to do a pull-up and 99% of them are going to go with whatever feels natural, which Id imagine is somewhere around shoulder width.

Time for Iron Cross brags.

No TBE, not that kind.

The photo OP posted is bit more than shoulder width. I am willing to bet that 80% of the people here will not be able to do a single pull up at that grip. Then again this is clubsi and everyone has wings like Arnold.

I go super wide, all the way down and all the way up and keep the legs straight and I can do about 15 on the first set.

There's no way some of the people in this thread get anywhere close to what they are claiming if they follow proper form.

50 bro or UB*.




*until boredom.

50 bro or UB*.




*until boredom.

Exactly 20! Not 19? 21?

Everyone's round numbers are intrdasting.

That's super. Have you actually been doing pullups?

If no, you will be sub-10. Bank it.

73 shoulder width

So I was wrong...I did 10 chin-ups this morning.

Used to be easier when I weighed like 165lbs...not I'm 193.

I still wonder if you're doing proper chins.

Not hating too much here, but you've never seemed very strong. More skinny fat and weak. Unless something has changed.

You have the fucking weirdest belly I've ever seen. Hangs like you weigh 300 pounds, but you clearly don't.