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What does /fit/ recommend for starting on pull ups? I'm still pretty overweight (215, 5' 11, trying to get to 180). I can barely do 1. I don't want to set any goals yet until I can do at least 10. Are there any helpful exercises that you recommend that will help me do pullups? I lift pretty frequently, but my main goal is to lose weight. Discuss please.
>> Anonymous
Sounds like you already set your goal at 10.
>> Anonymous
>I don't want to set any goals yet until I can do at least 10.

You, sir, are a man of the moron persuasion.
>> Anonymous
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSdNnW05Xh4
>> Anonymous
>>335658

He's right, and you're more the moron for thinking pull ups will be good for losing weight.
lol.
>> Anonymous
try neutral grip, they seem to be easier. also do bo rows on your back days too, after the chins. i got up to 15 a set for 4 sets in 3 months weighting 225 6' by having a number, like 10. and doing as many sets as needed to get 10. then i'd reduce the sets until i got to like 8 reps in one set then i'd have my overall number go up to 15. eventually it got to 60 in 4 sets, so now i add weight and work more on rows
>> Anonymous Anonymous
if u need help doing them try using a chair to help you. and as you get stronger push the chair farther away from you until u dont need it anymore. also this will not help you lose weight but it will help you get in shape. you should look into running, swimming, biking, plyometrics to help u lose weight as well as eatting right. not a diet just cut out snacks eat quality food and try to limit your portions.
>> Anonymous
>>335655
chinups are easier (they do more bicep) so do those until you feel comfortable switching to pullups (they do more lats)

stronglifts has some sort of how to on doing a ton of pullups

basically week 1 do 30 total (sum of all days)
week 2 do 45
week 3 do 60
week 4 do 75
week 5 check to see if you can do 10 straight

if so, add 5 lbs in a backpack or something and repeat

if not, kill yourself
>> Anonymous
keep trying everyday until you can do one then build up
>> Anonymous
Try doing timed sets on hard days, and a base rep on easy days. So for you, probably like 3 sets of 6 (since you can barely do one, knock that out then try your damndest for two... when you give up, try jumping into the pullup and focusing on the negative) on hard days, and maybe like 3 sets of 2 on easy days.

By the way, pull ups really aren't going to do much for your weight.
>> Anonymous
Different fag here, but I can only do about 2 pull ups reliably.

What does /fit/ think about rack chins vs lat pulldowns? Lately I've been maxing out pullups for about 10 minutes (jumping into them, half-assing them, or having a buddy give a small boost) , and then doing lighter weight lat pulldowns until failure. Would rack chins fit in somewhere and be beneficial?

For some reason pull ups are my biggest priority to improve upon, so any advice would be appreciated.
>> Anonymous
>>335857
if you wanna be able to do pullups, do pullups

if you wanna be able to do lat pulldowns, do lat pulldowns

as for me, i started the stronglifts pullup routine and made it to week 3 before i hurt my shoulder

i went from doing 2 max to doing 5 max in 2.5 weeks of work
>> Anonymous
>>335857
prolly your biggest priority because they're fucking MANLY AS SHIT

only things more manly than pullups in my opinion are variations on the olympic lifts (vagina, soap your cock and masturbate...i mean snatch, clean and jerk). Note that SQUATZ count as a variation on an olympic lift since you have to do a squat in the snatch and shit

shit son, pullups are fukken manly

you can do em anywhere and most people can't bust out more than a couple
>> Anonymous
This interests me, in jr high and 1st year high school i could barely get 3 pullups

Then somehow in 2nd year i was able to do 20 and my only workout was soccer
>> Anonymous
>>335655

Fuck pull ups and chin ups. Your fat ass needs to do some damn cardio if you want to lose weight.

You can go with running, but I would recommended swimming.