Poll :: How many pull-ups can you do (NOT chin-ups)
None
20%
[ 4 ]
1
5%
[ 1 ]
2-5
25%
[ 5 ]
5-9
0%
[ 0 ]
10-14
10%
[ 2 ]
15-19
5%
[ 1 ]
20-29
5%
[ 1 ]
30+
10%
[ 2 ]
Who cares? Pull-ups are dumb.
20%
[ 4 ]
Total Votes : 20
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GPFontaine
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Posted:
Jun 13 2009 10:38 pm
How many pull-ups can you do in your current condition?
A pull-up is when your palms face away from you while you hold the bar.
A chin-up is when your palms face you while you hold the bar.
When I go for months on end without working out I can usually muster up about 5. When I do some regular exercise and training I can bring it up to about 12-15. When I focus and get into the best shape my max is 30.
Mr. Bomberman
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Posted:
Jun 13 2009 10:53 pm
I did 65 in gym in my senior year of HS a year and some days ago, I felt like puking.
I don't remember ever doing one, but I know what it is, so I'd say 0.
Kubo
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Posted:
Jun 14 2009 01:07 am
On a good day, somewhere in the neighborhood of 15. When I was working in a warehouse every day, I could do 20-25 pretty easily.
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GPFontaine
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Posted:
Jun 14 2009 06:09 pm
Syd Lexia wrote:
I can ride my bike with no handlebars.
While commendable this just seems like a terrible idea. What happens if you find yourself aimed at an old lady crossing the street with a baby in her arms?
Chile Guy
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Posted:
Jun 14 2009 06:59 pm
I go to the gym and I usually can do 3 sets of 20 pull-ups each. Sure, the start wasn't easy. And I have to rest for about 2 minutes between sets.
Little Mac
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Posted:
Jun 14 2009 10:18 pm
Syd Lexia wrote:
I can ride my bike with no handlebars.
But can you guide a missile by satellite?
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GPFontaine
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Posted:
Jun 14 2009 10:27 pm
LOL,
Someone with special powers edited to poll to include:
Who cares? Pull-ups are dumb.
Does that mean that person would have otherwise chosen none?
SoldierHawk
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Posted:
Jun 14 2009 10:41 pm
20-25 depending on how fresh I am. Which kind of annoys me because I can knock out push ups like there's no tomorrow. But once I get to about 15 pull ups, I frigging start to die. I've never made it to 30, despite years of trying.
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JoshWoodzy
Joined: May 22 2008
Location: Goshen, VA
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Posted:
Jun 18 2009 08:57 am
I can do between 25 and 30. No more, no less.
Ice2SeeYou
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Posted:
Jun 23 2009 05:02 pm
Are you guys really doing your pullups with a full range of motion? From a dead hang to pulling your chin over the bar?
Not to call bullshit, but I know VERY few people who can do 15 or more pullups with good form. Most people who can are either great athletes or put a lot of work into it. So either this forum is in extremely good shape, or people are BS-ing.
I can do about 18 or 19. (hard work....not natural ability)
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SoldierHawk
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Jun 23 2009 06:13 pm
^ Well for my part, I put in a shitload of work on them because 10 is the minimum amount of pullups you have to do to get into Airborne school, and I plan on going this winter. I can't fall below where I am now or I may loose my slot.
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GPFontaine
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Posted:
Jun 23 2009 11:10 pm
Ice2SeeYou wrote:
Are you guys really doing your pullups with a full range of motion? From a dead hang to pulling your chin over the bar?
Not to call bullshit, but I know VERY few people who can do 15 or more pullups with good form. Most people who can are either great athletes or put a lot of work into it. So either this forum is in extremely good shape, or people are BS-ing.
I can do about 18 or 19. (hard work....not natural ability)
I do not release my elbow joints if that is what you are asking. I go just to the point before that happens. I'd say you would call it about 95% of the way down. There is no way to get a rhythm going if you just hang between them. I'm not saying that 50% pull ups should be counted, but as an exercise they need to be helpful, not harmful.
Douche McCallister
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Jun 23 2009 11:12 pm
So your a wussy? Is that about right?
Adrenaline
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Posted:
Jun 24 2009 03:01 am
I was SURE this was gonna be about diapers.
Ice2SeeYou
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Posted:
Jun 24 2009 07:35 am
SoldierHawk wrote:
^ Well for my part, I put in a shitload of work on them because 10 is the minimum amount of pullups you have to do to get into Airborne school, and I plan on going this winter. I can't fall below where I am now or I may loose my slot.
No problem SH. I knew you were in the military, so your ability to do a ton of pullups doesn't suprise me.
But like I was saying before, most "average joe's" I know can't do more than 15 pullups with good form. I post on a few athletically-inclined forums, and even there only a relatively small % of people can do that. Which is why I was surprised that pretty much everyone who posted in this thread is a pullup prodigy
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Douche McCallister
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Posted:
Jun 24 2009 11:28 am
I can chin up like nobodys business. Pull-up? Maybe 5 max.
Eddie_Hyde
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Posted:
Jun 27 2009 03:34 am
I can do 1. I freely admit this, because I hate myself.
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GPFontaine
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Posted:
Jun 27 2009 08:53 am
Eddie_Hyde wrote:
I can do 1. I freely admit this, because I hate myself.
One is better than none. You'd be surprised that if you did one a few times a day within a few days you would be doing two, and then three, and then four, and then, and then..
JoshWoodzy
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Posted:
Jun 27 2009 11:09 am
I work outside mixing concrete and laying hot tar, as well as full service landscaping, so I can definitely do 25-30 for real, but it's silly to push yourself just to brag about how many you can do because that's not a fair assessment of how many you can actually do REGULARLY.
If I try to do them again after an hour I probably can't even do 10. So usually I'll just do 15-20 in the morning, work all day, do 15-20 before bed and be a happy camper.
