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Btcowboy
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I do them when I decide to do vertical pull as opposed to horizontal. I have home gym with rack and no cables so can only pull ups as opposed to some pull downs for a change.
Test_Subject
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Every pull day. I alternate between pullups and chinups to cover all of my bases.
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To be clear, alternate between sets or weeks. I’m currently doing both each week, which is what I think you are doing. What rep range are doing?
Test_Subject
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Right now, I'm doing each one day a week. Chins on Monday and pullups on Thursday.
I just kind of follow what my body is telling me as far as reps go. If I'm feeling sore or beat up, I'll just do AMRAP with bodyweight for a few sets. If I'm feeling good that day, I'll throw on the belt and do some weighted sets.
Every few weeks I've been switching to supinated and close-grip pulldowns just to change things up a bit.
I'm definitely not claiming that's the ideal way to do it; that's just how I do it.
Barny
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Mainly use them as an activation exercise before back or deads. Occasionally I'll throw them into a shunting session if I am struggling for time (i.e., squats with wide grip pull ups), gets the heart rate going and gives you a bit of a sweat on.
kosp
Member
take the bar to the chest all the reps like a monster
Chinups (reverse grip) are what works for me.
Brandaddy
Member
I do regular and neutral grip pullups every week. I personally think they're a great exercise.
Try this one day:
Set 1, 1 rep
Set 2, 2 reps, set 3, 3 reps....etc etc up to set 10- 10 reps. Then count back down to 1
Set 1, 1 rep
Set 2, 2 reps, set 3, 3 reps....etc etc up to set 10- 10 reps. Then count back down to 1
No way, i can only do 5-6 pullups at my weight. I am talking real pullups, if you can do these to the chest. Dam.
but i do think doing half pullups after 3-4 reps of real has there place
do you do full pullups each rep, or will you just go as high as you can?
Duke Nukem
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I much prefer chin ups to pull ups, Im at 15 reps on a good day now. Might start trying with some added weight involved to get the reps in the 10-12 range.
I also have a hard time feeling it in the lats/back, is this from bad form?
I also have a hard time feeling it in the lats/back, is this from bad form?
I go full back contraction. Not chin over bar, but maybe forehead head level with bar? Yea, they're tough
Btcowboy
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I just did BW plus 25 x 8 and 2 sets BW plus 10 x 8, at 222 BW. I go as high as my ceiling lets me so its chin to or slightly over the bar with back arched and chest to the bar
