kosp
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who can do 10x10 of bodyweight pull-ups on here? resting about 3 to 5 minutes in between sets? is it that hard?
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I THINK I can... 10 sets is a lot though, I've honestly never tried I don't think. If I could take 5 minutes rest in between, pretty sure I could do it. I don't put my chin over the bar though, so if that's cheating I'm out.
As far as whether it's hard... Kind of depends. I can watch 180lb guys knock them out one after the other, they'd probably be able to do 10x10 easily. A 250lb guy is going to have to work for every set.
Another side note, it would be probably be more advantageous to just add weight and drop the sets and the rest time... I'm not really sure where your question is coming from but maybe some food for thought.
As far as whether it's hard... Kind of depends. I can watch 180lb guys knock them out one after the other, they'd probably be able to do 10x10 easily. A 250lb guy is going to have to work for every set.
Another side note, it would be probably be more advantageous to just add weight and drop the sets and the rest time... I'm not really sure where your question is coming from but maybe some food for thought.
wsmwannabe
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I’m like 90% certain I could do that 10x10 now, even at 245 lbs BW. But I also used to do pull ups for a living
kosp
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well, like a skill-oriented workout, training for specialization. Like if you want to get good at pull-ups, do a shit ton of pull-ups, 100 reps of pull-ups is a good volume for it.
Also yes, the chin must surpass clearly the bar, and then all the way down to fully stretched arms.
Also yes, the chin must surpass clearly the bar, and then all the way down to fully stretched arms.
kosp
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for a living? like military or policeman?
wsmwannabe
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Bashbro
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It’s not hard if you train for it. When I was training for smoke jumping I was using the fighter pull up program. It’s nice cause you can work on reps, then lower back down and go through again with weight.
I wouldn't go that far... There's really no periodization to that. Yeah, you'll get better for a while but you need more organization to lifting than just doing a lot of something.
Test_Subject
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If you can do 10 x 10, I feel like you’ll get much better results by doing less of them weighted than by just busting out a bunch of comparatively easy reps.
kosp
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I do that too. Pull-ups twice a week, one in the gym with weight, my best was 40kg dumbbell for 5 reps 100% strict, and then one day in the park with bodyweight high total reps. Basic calisthenics is pretty useful.
Nah, I would start falling short after about the fifth set. It would be more like 8 reps, have to rest a few seconds and get last 2 reps, next set may be 7 reps, rest, etc etc.
A good way to do a pull-up routine for 100 reps is set 1-1 rep, set 2- 2 reps, set 3- 3 reps, etc etc, then when you get to set 10 of 10 reps you count back down to 1 rep.
A good way to do a pull-up routine for 100 reps is set 1-1 rep, set 2- 2 reps, set 3- 3 reps, etc etc, then when you get to set 10 of 10 reps you count back down to 1 rep.
I'm in the same boat. I think I would probably get to the 6th or 7th set and be pretty fucking beat. I'd have to drop to 8 reps, then 6, or start taking super long rests. I weight 220 lbs so that's getting to be a lot to pull--it gets very difficult at the end. If I had a light 10-15 lb assistance band under my feet/knees to help me cheat just a little, I could probably do 10x10. Honestly I wouldn't do it though, I don't see the point in general unless you're running a GVT program for a few weeks.
Also if I was using a V-bar pullup grip rather than a straight bar, I could for sure get in a few more sets...Idk about 10.10 though. The v-grip gives significantly more leverage and power into the pull in that position than a straight bar pullup.
Have you tried it before? Any particular reason you're asking?
For me, within a given workout I often prefer to alternate between pullups, chin ups, and neutral grip pull ups. Even in the same workout. I'll also do mixed grip (one hand in pullup position the other in chin up position) which can feel really good when doing them.
I do PPLPPL rest, so 6 days per week. On pull days I do BW pullups or chinups with a weighted vest (10 lbs) for 4 sets. I also do super slow rep resistance band chin ups and really focus on the eccentric motion. I like to mix it up.
