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2005/04/05, 03:44 PM
Hi, I have been lifting for a while but i am still having trouble with chin ups. I weigh 180 and i know i cant lift my own weight. But the fitness plan asks me to do a set of 12, 10, and 8 but i can barely achieve 3. What should i do instead untill i can lift that muhc? Lat pull downs? I tried those today and did 150lbs but it almost feels like that is working a different muscle. Any help would much appreciated. Thanks
-Nate
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2005/04/05, 04:55 PM
Do the chin ups. Forget about all those numbers and sets.
If you can barely achieve 3 just do 2. Eventually you will be able to do 3 and 4 etc. When you can do 10, you accomplished a short term goal. You might want to start off with a small stool under your feet for the first rep.
Don't dump the exercise, it's a good one.
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Scales are for dead weight: We are not dead yet!
Still trying to find out how to do the Hollywood Free Press.
Ivan
carivan@freetrainers.com
Montreal Canada
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2005/04/05, 05:01 PM
What ivan said....and when I first started BB1 told me to do several sets of chins at the END of each and every workout. He had a name for doing this but it doesn't matter. It works. I went from 3 sets of 3 to 3 sets of 15 in about 8 months. I also use a napsack with weight once or twice a month now.
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Dyslexics of the world...UNTIE!!!!!!
Charlie
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2005/04/05, 07:26 PM
Yes! Listen young grasshopper to the wise words of Charlie and Carivan. This exercise helps create the muscles that give you the coveted V-shape back. It will come in time, just keep at em. I too am struggling to complete all reps in the sets listed. But once you see those muscles, you'll be hooked. Don't worry about looking silly. If you're in there for what other people think, recheck your goals. Get a friend, hop up there and bend your knees backwards and cross your feet. Let him HOLD not LIFT your feet. Do the work yourself and use his resistance as support. Dig down and find that strength, it's there.
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Josh Hollers
hollers2@freetrainers.com
-We get out of life what we put into it. Be thankful we've been given alot more than we deserve.
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2005/04/05, 07:46 PM
I recoommend using the D handle on the pull down station....start with a neutral sidegrip....and rotate the handle to face you as you bring it down and touch your chest....it has helped me to fight through plateaus.......pulldowns are essentially same exercise as pull ups.....make sure you use same width grip...try wide overhand grip....ie pull up grip.....
do sets of 10,8,6,4...keep each rep smooth and fluid....same count up as down.....so if you take 3 count to lower the bar then take 3 seconds to raise the bar...
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2005/04/05, 07:47 PM
with D handle you'll be doing 1 handed pull downs...*
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