weigthed pull ups..

anyone?

I love'em....I had in my garage a beam where I do my weighted pull ups....I put in my backpack a load of 25 lb ....my back is really feeling it....pulls ups are my forte.

I alternate the grip....I do 15 reps using an overhand grip followed by an underhand grip.
4 sets each..

great back exercise..

[access]

Yeah it is but this is an excercise I have always struggled with a little. Lat pulldowns and the like I could always go really heavy on and sure I could do weighted pullups but didn't much enjoy it.

[Mighty mouse]

I love them too... Do them one time a week. I last used 45 and did 3 sets of 8 reps each. Will try and move up 5 lbs every week to end up at 60-70 lbs. Looking forward to two plates

Originally Posted by Mighty mouse

I love them too... Do them one time a week. I last used 45 and did 3 sets of 8 reps. Will try and move up 5 lbs every week to end up at 60-70 lbs. Looking forward to two plates

I go for as many reps as I can.....I can do 25-30 reps with 25-30 lb on my back....4 sets each grip...

[hanuri]

has anyone tried nonweighed max for three sets? Arnold talked about 50 reps and eventually I managed to do them in three sets. then I decided to see how maný I could do ..... my record? 64 or 66 (it´s about three yrs back or so can´t remember excatly). try and feel the pump!

Originally Posted by hanuri

has anyone tried nonweighed max for three sets? Arnold talked about 50 reps and eventually I managed to do them in three sets. then I decided to see how maný I could do ..... my record? 64 or 66 (it´s about three yrs back or so can´t remember excatly). try and feel the pump!

My personal best is 58 reps....I always try to do them correctly, military pull ups....all the way down and all the way up, chin above the bar...

[Mighty mouse]

Darn pullups/chinups... seems as though the heavier I get the harder they get??? No really, the last time I did over 30 reps straight was when I weighed under 200. I've been using/doing weighted 8-20 reps and more recently 5-10; haven't used high, high reps in awhile.

[sawadeekrob]

I do mine with 25kg plate for 3 sets of 5.

High reps are fine, but at this point in time I want mass in my back and nothing beats low reps with heavy weights.

If you are stuggling with them it must be that you never have done them first in your routine. I had the same problem until about 1 year ago I got fed up of having trouble with them. I rearranged my routine and placed them as both my general upper body warm-up and my max effort exercise for UB. It took a while, but I am happy with the results. As an aside some extra arm size was a welcomed addition.