How many pull-ups can you can?

• Simon Dean

  3 Jul 06, 15:44

  lateral pulldown is the machine where you pull a bar to either behind your neck or infront of you.
• forum_dude

  3 Jul 06, 18:06

  Originally posted by i_heart_icecream:

  eh, i can't do even 1 pull up leh... must start from very basic...
  
  what is lateral pulldown?

  LAST TIME I ALSO CANT DO ONE, BUT MAYBE U TRY ALL YOUR STRENGTH TO KEEP PULLING LO.... COZ IN THE LONG RUN, U SURE CAN DO
• UltimaOnline

  4 Jul 06, 15:43

  How about zero pull-ups? I tried doing some in P.E. class once, and made a complete ass of myself. Worse yet, it was in front of the guys...

  ?!?!? Unless you're gay (which is ok, it's a personal choice to be respected), I would think it would be worse if it was in front of girls...
  
  

  eh, i can't do even 1 pull up leh... must start from very basic...

  Here's a technique for those struggling to do pull-ups (it was first taught to us by an Army Seargent during BMT, and later I started teaching my secondary school students this technique) :
  
  
  At the moment of pulling up, jerk your legs/knees upwards towards your
  chest. (NOT fully shown in photo).
  
  Note that this technique is for the purpose of doing the maximum number of pull ups (eg. when you've maxxed out your capacity, or you're a beginner just struggling to do pull-ups), and is NOT for the purpose of isolating muscles (eg. biceps, lattissimus dorsi, etc) in bodybuilding.
  
  So if you're a beginner in pull-ups still struggling to do your first pull up, go ahead and use this technique to help you gain confidence and workout your pull-up muscles (esp. biceps), until you can do your first 'standard' pull-up (ie. without jerking up your legs/knees).
  
  
• i_heart_icecream

  4 Jul 06, 16:30

  thanks, UltimaOnline.. will go n try it out
  
  btw u're a PE teacher ar?
• Simon Dean

  4 Jul 06, 17:26

  Most people do pull-ups with crap form.Kicking up their legs like wtf like that.
• Marco_Simone

  4 Jul 06, 17:27

  Originally posted by Simon Dean:

  Most people do pull-ups with crap form.Kicking up their legs like wtf like that.

  In army,they are still counted,what more secondary sch NAFA test.
• UltimaOnline

  4 Jul 06, 18:07

  Originally posted by i_heart_icecream:

  thanks, UltimaOnline.. will go n try it out
  
  btw u're a PE teacher ar?

  Nope, I'm a 'O' level Biology and Chemistry teacher (but since I'm into fitness, I always encourage all my students to keep fit). I also give 'A' level Bio tuition.
• Ito_^

  4 Jul 06, 18:09

  ZERO!
• Simon Dean

  4 Jul 06, 20:14

  okay just tried with a 10kg dumbbell today, did about 7 reps
• wonderamazement

  4 Jul 06, 20:34

  53kg....16pull ups, no leg shaking, body kept straight...