Originally posted by jennypie
Oh, I forgot to mention I tried to use the pull-up bar. LOL. Yeah need to build up some strength first. :/
Pull-ups are the ultimate upper body exercise. Lats, delts, pecs, biceps, triceps... even your abs go into it. And there's so much variety to them: go from wide-grip pull-ups to narrow-grip chins and it puts a totally different emphasis on your muscles.
I love them. Shame I suck at them: I can only do about 14.
KiNeTiC ENeRgY
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Originally posted by Gauss
Extremely bad idea. You shouldn't do HIIT if you didn't eat at least 2-3 times that day. It'll cause way too much catabolism. I suggest low intensity cardio, it's way safer, trust me.
no he's fine...unless he wants to put on weight/bulk then I would keep up with that.
Nrg2Nfinit
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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Pull-ups are the ultimate upper body exercise. Lats, delts, pecs, biceps, triceps... even your abs go into it. And there's so much variety to them: go from wide-grip pull-ups to narrow-grip chins and it puts a totally different emphasis on your muscles.
I love them. Shame I suck at them: I can only do about 14.
mainly biceps delts and back.. not so much triceps.
14 is pretty good. Thats way above average. IF a girl can do like 5 thats extremely impressive (since they tend to be bottom heavy).
My personal best must be around 30 to 35. At one point i was able to do 5 1 handed chinups with my right hand. I doubt i can even do one of those now. So out of shape.
SYSTEM-J
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Originally posted by Nrg2Nfinit
mainly biceps delts and back.. not so much triceps.
Triceps and pecs are definitely ancillary, but if you rip them up with a heavy bench and fly session and then do some pull-ups the next day you will feel those sore muscles being used.
14 is probably good if you're quite heavy, but I only weigh about 150lbs so I don't think it's very impressive. I'd definitely like to get to the 30-35 level.
Silky Johnson
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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Pull-ups are the ultimate upper body exercise. Lats, delts, pecs, biceps, triceps... even your abs go into it. And there's so much variety to them: go from wide-grip pull-ups to narrow-grip chins and it puts a totally different emphasis on your muscles.
I love them. Shame I suck at them: I can only do about 14.
Oh yeah no doubt. I'm going to work hard at being able to pwn pull ups. Rawrrrrr!
chimera66
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Originally posted by jennypie
Oh yeah no doubt. I'm going to work hard at being able to pwn pull ups. Rawrrrrr!
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bARTovsky
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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Pull-ups are the ultimate upper body exercise. Lats, delts, pecs, biceps, triceps... even your abs go into it. And there's so much variety to them: go from wide-grip pull-ups to narrow-grip chins and it puts a totally different emphasis on your muscles.
I love them. Shame I suck at them: I can only do about 14.
+1
14 is pretty impressive though. I'm at 5 right now... barely. When I started I had to use a chair to help me up for a few.
nrjizer
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Originally posted by KiNeTiC ENeRgY
no he's fine...unless he wants to put on weight/bulk then I would keep up with that.
My main goal right now is to lose the bit of visceral belly fat I have once and for all, though long term I have no desire to get big/bulky like a body builder. I'm interested in functional strength/lean mass.
Nrg2Nfinit
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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Triceps and pecs are definitely ancillary, but if you rip them up with a heavy bench and fly session and then do some pull-ups the next day you will feel those sore muscles being used.
sure the antagonist muscles always get used especially on the negative reps. You don't just drop yourself when doing pull-ups. You also have to think of stabilizers which are used to keep you balanced when you do the pull-ups.
So yeah, you will definitely not feel as fresh if you do bench and dips (or anything triceps) the day before you do a rough pullup scenario.
DaRoZa
for people beginning pull ups.. i would strongly recommend only going with chin-ups until you can do a few sets of them. obviously doing a good amount of both is optimal, but chin ups (although they are easier) activate all the same muscles as the pull-up plus many more - not just your biceps, even more parts of your back too... it's just a more natural angle of pull overall.
and negatives of both exercises will get you to be able to do a good rep within a few weeks. just jump up and lower yourself down as slowly as you can. i was amazed at how fast i gained strength this way at first... never had to use a chair or resistance bands or anything.
and triceps do play much more of a role than i thought at first.. especially the very beginning of the rep when you're at a dead hang. i thought triceps were only used when extending your elbow.. but learned otherwise after trying pullovers (lay down on floor, arms straight above your head, lift barbell/db above face without moving elbow at all). they are similar to that starting motion of pull ups, a few heavy sets of those will leave your triceps in shambles the next day.
