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Anonymous
hey fit. weakling here (not really but comparatively). i cant do a pullup. i can do 100 crunched, 60 wide pushups and lunges for hours, but i cant do a pullup. the problem is that i have no real way to start

so i ask you

whats the best way to practice pullups using a pullup bar when you cant actually do one pullup?
>> Anonymous
work on your lats/biceps
>> Anonymous
>>354485
well comparatively yes, i am shit at that. but im trying to say that im not out of shape, just untrained.

>>354482
thank you? should i do this a set number of times or until complete muscle failure?
>> Anonymous
>>354491

Until the wood chuck has chucked all his wood
>> Anonymous
>>354495
so complete muscle failure then.
>> Anonymous
>>354469
I had this problem when I started working out. I started at home, doing push ups and then went to a gym. At the gym I could not do a single pull up despite being quite good at push ups. You just have to push it to the limit. If you can't pull yourself up, you can jump up and lower yourself down slowly.
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>>354491
Yeah pretty much to failure.
>> Anonymous
>>354525
thank you for the advice.
>> Anonymous
what? 60 pushups but no pullups?

you are doing it wrong (the pushups). does your chest touch the floor?
>> Anonymous
jumping pull ups (careful of these, could cause rhabo) jump to the bar while pulling at the same time then lower yourself slowly

try different grips (chin-up palms facing towards you, alternate grip with weak hand palm facing towards you and vice versa)

could try kipping pull ups, where you build momentum while swinging from the shoulder and hips and then pulling (I don't do kipping pull-ups because they don't help pulling power as much as deadhang or ring pull ups do, and I focus on pulling power as I'm a climber) find more on crossfit.com then the exercises link on the side

or you could buy resistance bands and put them on your feet that assist you with the pulling up part of the pull up, get less and less resistance until you don't need them anymore