pullups

[smaul]

I used to be able to do pullups failry easily (overhand wide grip).  Then I didnt train for about 4 months,  and lost some weight.  Now all my other lifts and exercises have recovered in strength but I can't seem to be able to get back to being able to do many pullups anymore.  I only weigh a lean 170 pounds.

How do I get the strength for this exercise back up.  Do pulldowns?  Do as many reps as possible rest- pause? 

[Superman]

I used to be able to do pullups failry easily (overhand wide grip).  Then I didnt train for about 4 months,  and lost some weight.  Now all my other lifts and exercises have recovered in strength but I can't seem to be able to get back to being able to do many pullups anymore.  I only weigh a lean 170 pounds.

How do I get the strength for this exercise back up.  Do pulldowns?  Do as many reps as possible rest- pause? 

Just do lat pull-downs, there's so many exercise that can replace pull-ups.

[BigIronMike25]

Just do lat pull-downs, there's so many exercise that can replace pull-ups.

NOTHING can replace CHINS....nothing!!!!

[Bluto]

I used to be able to do pullups failry easily (overhand wide grip).  Then I didnt train for about 4 months,  and lost some weight.  Now all my other lifts and exercises have recovered in strength but I can't seem to be able to get back to being able to do many pullups anymore.  I only weigh a lean 170 pounds.

How do I get the strength for this exercise back up.  Do pulldowns?  Do as many reps as possible rest- pause? 

try negatives for pullups, or assisted pullups where a partner helps

[lilwoday09smb]

chins and pull ups are to diff exercises, chins, palms facing towards you are much easier than pullups. i think pull ups work the back more, and chins work the biceps alot

[MidniteRambo]

try weighted pull ups, and even if your reps go down, do additional sets so that the total # of reps is high, then try to do the same # in less sets

[haider]

chins and pull ups are to diff exercises, chins, palms facing towards you are much easier than pullups. i think pull ups work the back more, and chins work the biceps alot

its an individual thing. personally, wide grip pullups fry my biceps, while I feel CG chins more in the lats. But I rotate between the two movements, and they've both given me great results.

[natural al]

use one of the assisted pull up machines out there.   If you have 10 reps as your target, use a weight that lets you get 10 and then next workout drop the assisted weight.  So if you start off with 30lbs of assistance next time try it with 25lbs..eventually you'll get there.

[Overload]

Like someone already mentioned, negatives. when i was training a friend of mine for the marines he could only do 4 chinups. i would help him do 10 and he would do a slow negative on every rep. we did this twice a week and after a month he could do 10 on his own with no help.

Alternate doing them overhand and underhand, they both have benefits.

 

[stuff81380]

I use to not be able to do a pull up to save my life. So to fix that i came in everyday i had to lift and did pull ups first. I was just trying to get to ten. With in 2 weeks i could do 10 with no help.

[MidniteRambo]

I use to not be able to do a pull up to save my life. So to fix that i came in everyday i had to lift and did pull ups first. I was just trying to get to ten. With in 2 weeks i could do 10 with no help.

From 0 to 10 is 2 weeks?  That's impressive.  I've been doing them for about 8 months now.  I plateaued early on at 10, then had another spurt to 20 reps where I am again stuck at.  I would like to get to 4 sets of 25, then start adding weight in 25 lbs increments until I get to 4 sets of 25 reps.  Could you imagine 4 sets of  25 reps with a 100 lbs strapped to your waist?  You could flap your lats and fly to the moon!

[buffbong]

yea nothing replaces pull ups or chin ups. i always do either barbell rows or deadlifts first followed by pull ups or chins i just do bodywieght for 3sets of ten for good form..