Chinups good, pullups bad

Kevin Burns · 03-14-2007, 10:00 PM

Could anyone shed some advice on how to increase my ability to do pullups(hands facing away). When i'm tired I can still pull off 8 chin-ups but barely even 1 pullup.

Ideas ?

Kevin Burns · 03-14-2007, 10:12 PM

Just found out about Pavel's ladders. Sounds interesting.

http://www.cbass.com/Pavel'sLadders.htm

Jason Lopez-Ota · 03-15-2007, 12:05 AM

Weighted, negatives, jumping.

Gorm Laursen · 03-15-2007, 01:24 AM

The answer is simple:

Just pullup some more.

I used to be able to chin alot more than pull, but then I began pulling more so today I'm probably only good for a single chin more than a pull.

Samuel Redwine · 03-15-2007, 01:36 AM

How far apart are your hands in relation to your shoulders?

Kevin Burns · 03-15-2007, 08:44 AM

Should they be wider ? they might not be wide enough if that helps.

Samuel Redwine · 03-16-2007, 01:27 AM

The wider grip tends to be more challenging (tricep not lat intensive). Most people like approx shoulder width. I actually tend to go for a narrower grip, but I have freakishly broad shoulders. I am the only person I know of whose shoulders are so broad he broke a collarbone at birth.

Kevin Burns · 03-16-2007, 05:33 AM

My sympathy's to your mother.

Gordon Limb · 03-16-2007, 07:30 PM

You may try mixed grip (one overhand, one underhand) ala deadlift. I tend to do this, breaking up the sets to change grips even if I can complete the full set. That, and more pull-ups.

Kevin Burns · 03-16-2007, 07:34 PM

Interesting idea. Gonna try to just bang out pullups throughout the day for the next couple weeks and see what happens.

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03-14-2007, 10:00 PM	#1
Kevin Burns Member Profile: Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Greenwood Village CO Posts: 586	Could anyone shed some advice on how to increase my ability to do pullups(hands facing away). When i'm tired I can still pull off 8 chin-ups but barely even 1 pullup. Ideas ?

03-14-2007, 10:12 PM	#2
Kevin Burns Member Profile: Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Greenwood Village CO Posts: 586	Just found out about Pavel's ladders. Sounds interesting. http://www.cbass.com/Pavel'sLadders.htm

03-15-2007, 12:05 AM	#3
Jason Lopez-Ota Member Profile: Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Honolulu Hawaii Posts: 1,528	Weighted, negatives, jumping.

03-15-2007, 01:24 AM	#4
Gorm Laursen Member Profile: Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Copenhagen ... Posts: 274	The answer is simple: Just pullup some more. I used to be able to chin alot more than pull, but then I began pulling more so today I'm probably only good for a single chin more than a pull.

03-15-2007, 01:36 AM	#5
Samuel Redwine Member Profile: Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Harrisonburg VA Posts: 89	How far apart are your hands in relation to your shoulders?

03-15-2007, 08:44 AM	#6
Kevin Burns Member Profile: Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Greenwood Village CO Posts: 586	Should they be wider ? they might not be wide enough if that helps.

03-16-2007, 01:27 AM	#7
Samuel Redwine Member Profile: Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Harrisonburg VA Posts: 89	The wider grip tends to be more challenging (tricep not lat intensive). Most people like approx shoulder width. I actually tend to go for a narrower grip, but I have freakishly broad shoulders. I am the only person I know of whose shoulders are so broad he broke a collarbone at birth.

03-16-2007, 05:33 AM	#8
Kevin Burns Member Profile: Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Greenwood Village CO Posts: 586	My sympathy's to your mother.

03-16-2007, 07:30 PM	#9
Gordon Limb Member Profile: Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Niceville FL Posts: 47	You may try mixed grip (one overhand, one underhand) ala deadlift. I tend to do this, breaking up the sets to change grips even if I can complete the full set. That, and more pull-ups.

03-16-2007, 07:34 PM	#10
Kevin Burns Member Profile: Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Greenwood Village CO Posts: 586	Interesting idea. Gonna try to just bang out pullups throughout the day for the next couple weeks and see what happens.