im 165 weighing 55kg, im quite small sized though. is it
possibly true that my
arms are too weak while im too heavy?
Haha no way- I'm also 165 but I'm 64kg ;)
Problem could lie in strength; so do follow the tips I outlined
below, hope they help.
I usually hit 25-27 pull-ups, and yes I'm also JC2 this year.
Got A for all stations except SBJ- i cant jump for nuts lol.
--------A post I made a few weeks back----------
Hmm there's
really not much to acing pull-ups.
I used to hit only 6-7 during my Upper Sec days, but once I reached
JC and joined canoeing my pull-ups hit 22-27. And yes with proper
form...
1 very big misconception is that most people would do a close grip
pull-up (at shoulder width or more often than so less than shoulder
grip), this uses more of the triceps to do the pullup. And most of
the time most people have weak triceps- get my gist :)
First things first to use your lats, make sure you WIDEN your grip.
Initially it will be tough and you wont see much improvement, your
pullup count might also initially drop (some of my friends
experienced that) but it will gradually pick up and over time you
WILL see improvement if you continually train. Aim to do it daily
and 10 pull-ups per set (start with 2-3 sets per day and move to 10
sets). Do them within a limited time frame if possible (ie dont
space them out throughout the day).
TBH gym-machines dont really help much in improving your pull-ups.
They do help to strengthen your lats and biceps (to a smaller
extent) but they wont help to improve your pull-ups as much as
there's more to pull-ups than just pure lats/biceps/triceps. Even
abs (your core muscles) are utilised to some extent. So the best to
train for pull-ups is doing the method I outlined above. Once
you're confident of hitting the above-mentioned ranges, you can hit
the gym and do weighted pull-ups (placing a dumbell between your
legs).
It is only then should you start to focus on furthering your lat
muscles strength, and even then I dont recommend gym machines. Do
barbell pulls (aka bench-pull), upright barbell rows, one arm
dumbell rows etc etc.
Just my two cents worth- hope they helped :)
