Chin ups, what is a good number ?
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caveat: I'm posting about pull ups in a chin up thread....<br />
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I'm down from my best since it's the Winter here, and not going often. I weekly do 3*10 full pull ups-with 1 second dead hang, plus at the top after doing 10 will do some stomach exercise.<br />
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5 months ago was doing cheat pull ups twice or thrice a week, would do 100+ each time, in sets of 30 (most ever was 37), 20, 20, 20, 20, 20....<br />
Most ever was 150 in 8 sets, and also 135 in 6 sets. Yesterday I did 30/20/20 but had to leave as busy, and have ended up with a small neck strain. Can't wait for better weather and can go more regularly.<br />
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The cheat pull ups are basically keeping a still body, but only lowering myself 60-70% of the way down. I always take about 2 minutes between sets.<br />
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Sometimes I'll do 10 sets of 5-6 pull ups, in 10 minutes. Full pull ups. Nice way to finish a hike. Am 85kg. -
Use momentum.
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[quote name='Chubby13']How do you do cheat pull ups?[/QUOTE]<br />
well I don't use momentum-they're not those cross-fit type of kipping movement.<br />
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As I said...<br />
[QUOTE][COLOR=#3E3E3E]The cheat pull ups are basically keeping a still body, but only lowering myself 60-70% of the way down. I always take about 2 minutes between sets.[/COLOR]<br />
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So, a good workout would be 6 sets of those (130 reps total), with decent breaks, then 10 sets in 10 minutes of 5-7 strict, full pull ups with stomach exercise after each.<br />
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Anyway, each to his own, I doubt I could keep up with Bartman on any exercise apart from stairs, at least. -
Will Smith busted out a few of the ones you describe in one of his flicks, can't remember which. <br />
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So did the JK chins and the session went like this, have to I say did it yesterday after not getting home til 5am on a stag do, I woke up still way over the limit ( thanks to a little gizmo my wife brought me for Xmas, perfect if deciding whether to drive or not ) but felt energetic before carking it early yesterday avo on the couch. Felt like I was 18 again. Had about a minute or two rest between each set and my son helped me count the reps cos the brain was slightly fuzzy...<br />
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19 - 12 - 8 - 7 - 4 ( felt like I had a Georgian tighthead prop strapped to my feet during this last set ) <br />
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Aiming for at least 21 in the first set but the guns weren't cooperating. As I drunk enough to sink a couple of battleships the night before maybe that was a factor. Was sure to stretch afterwards. Disappointed that the last couple of sets were so shit but I really pushed it in the first ones. Arms were rooted. <br />
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Next time will be done in complete sobriety after a good nights sleep.
