Author Topic: No one cares about chin-ups (Read 8237 times)

Never1AShow · « **on:** June 13, 2016, 09:19:07 PM »

Seriously, how many chin-ups do you think Kai or Phil or Coleman or Yates could actually do? Not many if any at all. But, huge backs.

SF1900 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 13, 2016, 09:21:46 PM »

Quote from: Never1AShow on June 13, 2016, 09:19:07 PM

Seriously, how many chin-ups do you think Kai or Phil or Coleman or Yayes could actually do? Not many if any at all. But, huge backs.

Kai: 34 chin ups
Phil: 27 chin up
Coleman: 37 chin ups
Yates: 33 chin ups

cephissus · « **Reply #2 on:** June 13, 2016, 09:23:26 PM »

In before cutler

Skeletor · « **Reply #3 on:** June 13, 2016, 09:24:15 PM »

calfzilla · « **Reply #4 on:** June 13, 2016, 09:37:05 PM »

If you can do any pull ups at all it means you are not a bodybuilder.

No ifbb pro should be able to do one.

Parker · « **Reply #5 on:** June 13, 2016, 10:03:34 PM »

Quote from: Never1AShow on June 13, 2016, 09:19:07 PM

Seriously, how many chin-ups do you think Kai or Phil or Coleman or Yayes could actually do? Not many if any at all. But, huge backs.

Phil could do a fair amount. That is what he would start his back workout with.

anabolicguru · « **Reply #6 on:** June 13, 2016, 10:43:40 PM »

Same could be said for powerlifters and strongmen, BUT crossfitters, hmmmmmm

io856 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 14, 2016, 02:05:08 AM »

Quote from: calfzilla on June 13, 2016, 09:37:05 PM

If you can do any pull ups at all it means you are not a bodybuilder.

No ifbb pro should be able to do one.

Rusty Trombone · « **Reply #8 on:** June 14, 2016, 02:59:47 AM »

A powerlifter or a bodybuilder that likes strength training should be able to do good on pullups. The fancy schmancy gaymancies don't really care doing them ever.

Royalty · « **Reply #9 on:** June 14, 2016, 03:13:17 AM »

Dorian did weighted pull-ups

SquatsRule · « **Reply #10 on:** June 14, 2016, 03:13:50 AM »

Quote from: calfzilla on June 13, 2016, 09:37:05 PM

If you can do any pull ups at all it means you are not a bodybuilder.

No ifbb pro should be able to do one.

Franco did pullips all the time. His back was awesome.

musclecenter · « **Reply #11 on:** June 14, 2016, 03:20:51 AM »

21 reps at 61 years old(2014)

crownshep · « **Reply #12 on:** June 14, 2016, 04:22:35 AM »

Samir Bannout and Tony Pearson did pull ups and had two of the best backs of all time.

Marty Champions · « **Reply #13 on:** June 14, 2016, 05:45:22 AM »

pullups=overtraining

Never1AShow · « **Reply #14 on:** June 14, 2016, 05:57:40 AM »

Quote from: cephissus on June 13, 2016, 09:23:26 PM

In before cutler

Specifically considered adding Cutler but didn't consider his back good enough to make this point.

Parker · « **Reply #15 on:** June 14, 2016, 06:01:22 AM »

Joel Stubbs did pull ups/chin ups as well.

Never1AShow · « **Reply #16 on:** June 14, 2016, 06:07:42 AM »

Quote from: Royalty on June 14, 2016, 03:13:17 AM

Dorian did weighted pull-ups

Maybe at some point early on, but he wasn't doing those once he gained more mass. All this XYZ did pull-ups means nothing. Everyone claims to have done pull-ups.

Franco, Samir and Tony Pearson are all mentioned. What is the common thread? Hint, look down.

The point isn't that you can't get a good back doing chins, it is that your goal is to get a good back, how many chins are irrelevant.