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Pull Ups how to get better

Kasper Posts: 153 Joined: 2002/08/30	2005/08/02, 01:25 AM okay well ill be going to bootcamp in one month, and for some reason i cnat do pullups, is there anythign i can do? I hear pushups are good.
bheath0805 Posts: 6 Joined: 2005/07/14	2005/08/02, 02:34 AM If your doing pull-ups i'm guessing your going into the marines. i've been in for about 3 yrs and i can tell you the best way to get better at pull-ups is to do pull-ups. if you can't do many, most gyms have a gravitron for assitted pull-ups. i would use this every other day. initially you may loose a couple pull-ups but in about 2 weeks you'll begin to see an improvement. good-luck -------------- Don\'t ask for an easier life; ask to be a stronger person.
Kasper Posts: 153 Joined: 2002/08/30	2005/08/02, 02:50 AM Yup USMC baby, im excited to go to bootcamp, i already know im gonna get worked soo much, but I wnat to go. thank you for the advice, i dont have membership on one of our gyms here which is why i haven't gone. ive heard about the gravitron, im gonna see if theres any discounts, im short on cash at the momment.Is there anythign else i cna do that will help me?
irondog Posts: 56 Joined: 2005/07/29	2005/08/02, 06:16 PM ok lets go back to old school do as many pullups as you can do. than using your legs help your self back up and resist the weight in a 10 count go for 8 reps total do this in the morning and evening.swap your grips up per training season and yeah you better do your pushups LOL
Kasper Posts: 153 Joined: 2002/08/30	2005/08/04, 01:36 AM thats the thing, im so asshammed to say this..but i cnat do ONE pull up. Its so degrading, im 5'8 165lbs and i cnat do ONE!
Kasper Posts: 153 Joined: 2002/08/30	2005/08/05, 01:08 AM anymore suggestionss
peak_p Posts: 6 Joined: 2005/07/29	2005/08/05, 02:08 AM first, i think the waist strength is important to complete pull-up,so you should do some exercise to make your waist more strong, then do more and more :dumbbell::dumbbell::-), btw english is not my mother language , i hope these won't make you mistake.
Kasper Posts: 153 Joined: 2002/08/30	2005/08/06, 04:33 PM sincei cnat do 1 pull up :( im trying to do more pushups about 50 a day, do you guys think that will help me?
Lecter Posts: 249 Joined: 2005/06/04	2005/08/06, 04:48 PM Just an idea, regarding your pull up problem, have someone hold you legs and push you up while you hold on to the bar. Maybe that might get you started? -------------- Cerca, trova
Lecter Posts: 249 Joined: 2005/06/04	2005/08/06, 04:55 PM Uh, Kasper, how can you be joining the USMC if you're 15?:surprised: -------------- Cerca, trova
Kasper Posts: 153 Joined: 2002/08/30	2005/08/06, 04:58 PM oh i havent changed my profile im 18 now. that was awhile back.
5p829zr7wg Posts: 88 Joined: 2005/08/10	2005/08/10, 03:05 AM 3 YEARS AND ONLY 94 POSTS?
zak786 Posts: 183 Joined: 2005/03/25	2005/08/10, 06:34 AM I was just like u before, This is the best way: Use the chin-up assist at about a weight u can sort of handle, say 30kg. Try and do 4 x 8. The day after tomorrow u will do the same wieght but try and squeeze in 9/10 in every set. Once u can do 10 decrease the weight by 1 notch. And then do 4x8 again. If u keep this a routine every other day u will soon put the weight lower and lower. Before u know it u'll be able to do it without the assit seat. Hope this helps. Thanks -------------- ZAK -- ZAK -- ZAK -- ZAK -- ZAK -- ZAK -- ZAK -- ZAK -- ZAK -- ZAK -- Lift big in the kitchen, if you want to lift big in the gym
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2005/08/11, 12:19 AM ============ Quoting from irondog: ok lets go back to old school do as many pullups as you can do. than using your legs help your self back up and resist the weight in a 10 count go for 8 reps total do this in the morning and evening.swap your grips up per training season and yeah you better do your pushups LOL ============= I was going to post this but you beat me to it. If you don't have the strength to do a pullup, the best way to get that strength is by doing negatives. also, if you are asking if doing push ups will help you build strength for pull ups, then no, not at all. I would stay away from machines, and would concentrate on doing negatives. Machines like the gravitron are really good at making you think you are building strength, but the reason a pull up is such an effective upper body tool, is because you have to stabilize the whole way up. A machine takes this away. -------------- The best feeling in the world is the feeling you get after a tough set of squats after you step back from the power rack and throw up all over the floor.
irondog Posts: 56 Joined: 2005/07/29	2005/08/11, 12:15 PM well has he left for bootcamp or not??? -------------- http://p200.ezboard.com/bbigbearsweighttraining
Kasper Posts: 153 Joined: 2002/08/30	2005/08/11, 12:26 PM i am still here, my date for bootcamp is september 24 so iahve some more time
Kasper Posts: 153 Joined: 2002/08/30	2005/08/11, 12:29 PM what wasit training can i do that focus alot on waist?
raulduke Posts: 49 Joined: 2005/05/20	2005/08/12, 12:44 PM Here is another couple of pull-up ideas: Put a chair beneath the bar and bend your knees. Try to use your quads as little as possible. Or, try using stretch bands. Attach them to the bar and yourself so they are stretched out while you are down. In unrelated news- Marines are not the only branch that do pull-ups. -------------- The strong shall stand, the weak will fall by the wayside. Res ipsa loquitur
Bighoss147 Posts: 71 Joined: 2004/10/06	2005/08/13, 12:30 AM pull ups... I always wonder if there is some hidden muscle group I don't know about when it comes to these. Use an assisted machine, train your back, your arms. Once you can do just one pull yourself up and hold yourself there for as long as you can. Keep doing that and training the arms and back eventually you'll be able to do 2 then 3, 4 etc. Drop useless bodyweigh IE fat as well. 10 pounds can be the difference between getting yourself up there and only making it half way.
Kasper Posts: 153 Joined: 2002/08/30	2005/08/17, 01:47 AM okay well i have an Initial Strength Test tomorrow, crunches, i cna do, i need to shed of fa few seconds on my run, and my pullups...hopefully i can dish out 1. Thinking about it just puts my self esteem to crap. Is there any orher muscles i need to use when i do ap ull up, most muscles on my arm my back what else? my legs?
Kasper Posts: 153 Joined: 2002/08/30	2005/08/28, 12:18 AM okay for the past two weeks ive been doing assisted pullups, about 50 each day, and I can feel it coming but I think my real problem is that my weight, im 5'9 and weigh 180lbs, I need to lost 20-30 lbs a few weeks ago i was 170lbs, this is really disaapointing, ive been watching what i eat but also trying to get my metabolism faster and since i run practically every weekday for 1-1/2 I shouldn't have gained wieght, but then again ive been drinking lots of water. Someone please help me lose 20-30 lbs in 3 weeks because thats when i go to bootcamp.
kenny_wtf Posts: 195 Joined: 2005/08/08	2005/08/30, 12:04 PM we all know pull ups are rather difiicult to do, even for me (although im a lean, featherweight person), i cant do a lot in one go. the qstn is, is it worth the effort..does it really build muscle enough? is it really worth it?