sillyboybmxer

Has anyone done this? I started it two weeks ago. Just wanted to see if it was a legit program that will work.
http://www.50pullups.com/

s2000Junky

Well im sure it couldn't hurt, and probably will help someone out there who currently does nothing currently. But as with any exercise where you are using your own weight as the resistance, its then about power to weight, which is something we are all familiar with in relating to cars, but what happens if your a strong 225lb guy vs a strong 125lb guy? Guess who is going to be more favorable to getting more pull ups done? Yet at the end of the day has nothing to do with who is better conditioned, its all relative to power to weight right? This is where programs like this make little sense to me as someone who has been body building for 15 years. I'm 190lb dry and very muscular/strong. I can do 20 pull ups in one shot typically. So where does that put me on the scale here in regards to this program? I am strong enough to pull/rep far more then my weight several times, but I just don't ever see how I could do 40-50 pull ups in one shot without either increasing my strength 100% Which is laughable, to dropping half my current weight, which is again laughable. Am I missing something here? Is the test based off as many pull ups you can do within a time limit (30 - 40 - 50?) Which would make a little more sense, vs in one shot?

Is there anyone out there that can do more then 20 -25 pull ups in one shot? and if so how much do you weigh, im just curious, this is rather fascinating me

sillyboybmxer

The test is suppose to be as many as you can in 1 shot. I hopped on after doing nothing for years as far as weight training and did 11 pull ups. I did the the 6 rounds and retested and did 13 first time. I can see it working a lot,.....getting to 30, not sure.
im 5"!0 155lb

s2000Junky

I think you would have to be one strong lanky/light weight guy to be able to do more then 20-25 pull ups in one shot. I don’t think I have the build for it. At 155 you got that going for you, now its just a matter of strength/conditioning.

TW00Si

What's the purpose of the program and what's your goal?

I think the most dead hang neutral pull-ups I can do is 20-25 and I weigh around 158-163lbs. There are days when I make it part of the workout to do total of 50, 100, 150 or 200 pull-ups but it's spaced out with as many sets with 30 to 60 seconds in between sets. The goal is to just get to that total number. Is there a benefit to this? Probably not but sometimes I get bored at the gym, so I try to change things and make myself suffer.

sillyboybmxer

I have been the same since high school(34 now)
I havent changed at all, Id like to get cut but not big. I want to still fit in my recaro lol.
I have a gym membership but never go!! Knocking out some pullups at the park across the street is much simpler.
I'll try and stick with the program and post up a b4 and after....maybe

TW00Si

You need to build some muscles and keep body fat low to look cut. For the majority, it's hard to get big. I'd say, don't worry about that part yet. My advise, change up the grip. Part of doing pull-ups is your grip, the forearms can tire out before your lats. If you're doing this outdoor, all you need to do is, pull-ups, push-ups, box jumps (use the bench), body weight squats and sprints. Just do those things with high reps for 3 weeks. Then change the routine a bit.

FearlessFife

This.

sillyboybmxer

I have advanced a bit, I can knock out a few more than when I started, I retest soon. Hope to make it into the 21-25 group.
I also started the 100 pushups program, Tested with 41 pushups on my first go, did the program and then retested and did 59.

s2000Junky

Right on thats damn good

Like mentioned im good for 20 pull ups typically.

Push ups actually are something I do everyday, usually one set in morning just to wake up and get my blood moving. Im good for 70-75 in one shot.

I weigh low 190's