I was able to correctly perform 12 consecutive pull ups, however my goal is 15.
The pull up bar is at a friends house, yet that won’t stop me.
With the power of AloeBoost, I am considering to raise it to 20 once I achieve this goal.
AloeBoost is an all-natural energy drink that lasts all day for me.
Aug 15, 02:47AM PDT | 0 comments
I believe that all big goals are a combination of smaller goals.
My ultimate goal is to perform 25 pull-ups.
I reached my first goal which was 10. Now I am ready for step 2, 15 pull-ups.
May 13, 04:18AM PDT | 0 comments
10 in a row! Slowly getting there…
Feb 26, 2008, 02:51PM PST | 0 comments
February 6th
22 months ago
16 in 4 minutes in (4 sets). I think I might give up on this method and try the one I quoted below. Shall we say 22 pull-ups in as few sets as possible? I’m going to try 10 in a row soon.
Feb 06, 2008, 11:59AM PST | 0 comments
January 24th
22 months ago
Back after the christmas holiday (without chin-up bar) I need to start working on this again.
Today: 15 in 4 minutes (in 5 or 6 goes). 15 being a coincidence – I’m trying to do as many as possible.
Later today: 14 (in 4 sets)
Jan 24, 2008, 10:49AM PST | 0 comments
I did 15 in 4:30. 8 then 4 then 2 then 1.
I reckon 4 minutes should be the time I use.
Dec 10, 2007, 03:24PM PST | 0 comments
My record so far is 9 in a row and I haven’t been improving much. My plan is to increase the number I can do in a set time, rather than in one set. That should increase my endurance until I can do 15 in a row. I’ll choose a time and keep a record of my progress on here as an incentive.
From http://www.pull-up-bars.com/training.htm :
“You have strength but lack muscular endurance. Work on doing more total repetitions than normal – regardless of the number of sets it takes. For instance, instead of doing three sets of six, for a total of 18 repetitions, you’ll shoot for 30 repetitions – but dropping down the number sets of three, two or one. This will rapidly improve your muscular endurance. Perform as many pull-ups as you can, then rest for 60 seconds. Repeat as many times as needed to do 30 repetitions. Each workout, try to reach your goal in fewer sets.”
Dec 10, 2007, 04:00AM PST | 0 comments