Stucked at 8 pullups!

Por_Favor SG

One of my goal was to be able to do 15 pullups by end of this year...

However, I am currently stucked at 8 pullups, been here for quite a long time already, about 2 months le! At the middle of this year, around May, I was only able to do 5, so it was an increase of 3 pullups in about 3 months.

October is here already and I am only still halfway there...how???

Anyway on the days when I feel light, I can do 9 pullups. When I say light, what I mean is before breakfast, or after a run etc...

eagle SG

how do you train?

jaydunkfull SG

just keep trying
my max was 7 at one time and i just kept doing till my max eveytime i did pullups and i was able to up it to 10 one day all of a sudden

knightlll SG

Carry weight and do pull-up.

Marco_Simone SG

read my sticky

Por_Favor SG

Everytime when I am at gym, I will do pullups first.

I will do 6 sets of maximum pullups for each set, so for the first set, it would be 8-9, then 2nd would drop to 5, then 4 then blah blah...until the 6th set, would do about 3 only.

Between each set, I would rest about 2-3mins.

After that I would proceed on to do other things like bench presses, dips etc...

Nadare SG

keep pulling.. it will increase even u know it

Simon Dean SG

The point is to remain consistent with a rep.

try 4 reps x 10 sets 1 min rest between.

Zarks SG

Start with the lowest weight but not too light.. do it til 12 times and only one set.. Then rest 1-2 mins

2nd, add some weight.. 0.5kg or 1kg,, repeat again.. mayb can do till 10 times , one set only

3rd.. add again 0.5kg or 1kg.. and again one set

Do all these until u cant get more than 4 pullups..

all just one set..

try it.. it works better...

old method:

pullups with the same weight repeated for few sets is not that effective. I tired this .. My coach told me to use the 1st method.. its far more better than this old method i use..

Reason is simple, when u pull the same weight over and over again.. your muscle will not grow cuz its the same weight and somehow you'll feel tired but never really feel your muscle.. when i do the 1st method, i can feel my muscle.. one set is bcuz dont wan u to be so tired but muscle never grow up.. it works for me anyway

Simon Dean SG

Then change variables like slower eccentric, slower concentric and lesser rest time duh!

eagle SG

you will reach a plateau sooner or later if it is just pulling only....

my plateau was 12 during army, but that's all that is needed for 5 pts for IPPT. Perhaps that was why I stopped mentally, although it is not an excuse

The stickies should be helpful

tut4nkh4m3n SG

say, what number should you use for reps? eg the guy’s max was 8-9 and simon recommended sets of 4. what if your max is 16-17?

eagle SG

sets of 10?