Can't do Pull Ups....HOW??!!?

SocialOutcast SG

Ok, I'm entering BMT soon, but cannot do pull ups still. Actually i have been training (hanging and all that stuff) but still CMI!!

My question is, if i fail IPPT how? Kenna Confine?

And say if my whole platoon uber fit one....only me cannot do...how? Will my lousiness cause them to be punished oso?

KenPlus SG

I find that at home do push up loh,best is do until u felt your arm shiver and when u carry things u felt that the arms don't belong to yours ,these means that u have improved!!! Confused Actually don't worry b4 i go bmt i also cannot do pull up,after the confinement week,bk out n book in on the following sunday suddenly can do 6 liao LOL.Last time fail ippt will kena RT ,meaning sat cannot book out,only book out at night,now i dunno liao

And my personal tips lah dunno izzit consider good or not is for example if u can do 8 pull up,durning training try to be low profile do about 4 loh,don't listen to them say what do your best, then slowly slowy improve lah until test then do your best and see your friends do how many lah,they do 3 ,u do 3 dun hao lian do 6 lah,2.4 and those others also,try to hide your strength,this apply not only in BMT but also in your unit life Razz Like that your instructor also think u got improve mah ,they show their pc or oc also show that they got train u well and everyone happy !!!if u hao lian do your best 1st then next time drop ,then not so gd loh .

LoVeMeLoVeMenOt SG

During my rt training few of the PTI said that actually push up is useless if u really wish to train for your chin-up. The best is do dips at home just find a stable chair & u can train your arm-power while watching tv..

crimson soldier SG

inclined pullups and bicep curls and dips. Sure worked for me

Gordonator SG

pray that u can a strong buddy who can give u a push everytime during chin-up regime. Laughing

life2121 SG

u will b given progressive training wan when u enlist… i still rem i went in can only do 2… den aft e 1st wk of training… cannot even do 1… only hang there… n my arms were like numb… but when i recover frm e numbness in 3rd wk can do 4…. subsequently frm there e numbers jus kept going until i it my max…

tarutaru SG

Yah remember during BMT the most I do is 2 during medic course can do up till 12+

dragg SG

since my first day of service until my unit stand down i have not managed a single pull up.

Embarassed

alwaysdisturbed SG

go do chin ups wif a buddy or wat...
so use the supported chin up machines in gyms...

i wldn't say push ups does nt help in chin up...but its nt specific enuff...

chin ups taxes a lot on the bicep muscles for all 3 grippin methods, overgraft, undergraft, alternate graft.

push ups taxes on triceps which is juz a small % used in ur chin up.

dips, too taxes on the triceps n deltoids which r tax lightly while doing chin up.

for better improvement u need to do more specific exercises which r the lats pulldwn, bicep curls. seated row n of coz the assisted chin up machine.

dats wat i recommend...

alwaysdisturbed SG

r u enlisting tmr?

Robotics999 SG

Push ups. Those “NCC” type when you keep your elbows close to your body. do 3 sets of 5/10/15 which ever you are comfortable with. Comfortable meaning you will get tired but still can do. Try to do it before every meal. (standard regime in my BMT time)

alwaysdisturbed SG

its nt ncc type...
its standard...

kiddyduck SG

Don't worry...

There are a lot of Zero Fighter Legends around... Those enlist as zero fighters and pass out as officers or Specs with 12 chin-ups...

Chin-ups cannot be trained effectively with push-ups because of the muscle groups involved. The best way to train is.... keep doing it!

I will give you a set of chin-up exercises which you can try... This is similar to the chin-up regime in BMT.

Straight-arm pull

Hang on the bar, apply strength to lift yur shoulders up a bit, and hold it there for 3-5 secs. Do this for 6 times. This helps to train muscle groups that make the initial lift in chin-up.

Isometric Chin-up

Use a chair or something to make you hang with your head above the bar, then hang yourself, hold in this position for 5 seconds. Do your maximum reps. This will train your muscles' endurance.

Eccentric Chin-up

Same thing, starts by hanging above the bar and release slowly down in 5 seconds. This trains the pulling power of the muscles group after initial pull.

You can do this in your home with a doorway chin-up bar avaialble at Sport shops or do it in your neighbourhood exercise corner!

bladez87 SG

first thing to do is remove the mental barrier. i started with 0 to 8 in 3months…or less. try it. hang for 1 min.drop liao still jump up hang. then once you can do 1 or 2, keep repeating. then slowly increase the numbers.

wuming78 SG

are there any doorway chin up bars that do not require screwing, i.e. works by suction?

alwaysdisturbed SG

doubt so...
suction wun b strong enuff in my opinion...

dumbdumb! SG

what are dips

chunyong SG

just do lat pull downs…if ur wing is strong it can pull u up easily….

dakkon_blackblade SG

I also was a zero-fighter during BMT. After 10 weeks of intense training only just managed to pass IPPT with 6 chin-ups. But after I went to signal course and got posted to unit I could do 14. The key is just to keep trying. Push-ups are generally not useful (my BMT PC kept making me do but it didn’t really help), but if you want to try I recommend you do the wide-arm spider push-up, which helps more to target the muscle groups involved in doing chin-ups.

bladez87 SG

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