Did Back with Bryant. Pullups suck

[Dado5]

Few weeks ago i was doing back with my buddy Bryant. He was competing back in early 2000’s and was 280 on stage.
Well he still can do 20 pullups with no problem and me who works out all the time can’t do 6 on my own. I really struggle, trying to do them but it just won’t work. Granted im 259 lbs now and he is 190lbs.
Maybe i should just quit doing pullups and stick with the pull down machine.


Btw. this is Bryant in 01

 

[tenny]

you mean 180 on stage .......right?

 

[juicin]

you mean 180 on stage .......right?

looks big on stage for 180, must be short?

 

[juicin]

Few weeks ago i was doing back with my buddy Bryant. He was competing back in early 2000’s and was 280 on stage.
Well he still can do 20 pullups with no problem and me who works out all the time can’t do 6 on my own. I really struggle, trying to do them but it just won’t work. Granted im 259 lbs now and he is 190lbs.
Maybe i should just quit doing pullups and stick with the pull down machine.


Btw. this is Bryant in 01

if you have been doing pull ups for a while and still cant get passed 6, then try the opposite approach: instead going back to using pulldown machine with lighter weights, try a weight belt with 10-20 lbs on it. Youll only be able to get a few reps, but your body may gradually adapt and you may find yourself in the 10-12 range with no weight rather quickly

 

[Dado5]

you mean 180 on stage .......right?

Yes sorry

 

[Dado5]

if you have been doing pull ups for a while and still cant get passed 6, then try the opposite approach: instead going back to using pulldown machine with lighter weights, try a weight belt with 10-20 lbs on it. Youll only be able to get a few reps, but your body may gradually adapt and you may find yourself in the 10-12 range with no weight rather quickly

True. i was thinking of doing that.

 

[Dado5]

looks big on stage for 180, must be short?

Actually in this pic in 01 he was light heavyweight at 197lbs

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[Dangkolo]

Actually in this pic in 01 he was light heavyweight at 197lbs

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So what ever happened to him? Why is he 180lb. now? Why Did he stop competing?

 

[Dado5]

So what ever happened to him? Why is he 180lb. now? Why Did he stop competing?

Not really sure . He just decided to stop for health reasons. He never told me why exactly he stopped

 

[Ashop]

Few weeks ago i was doing back with my buddy Bryant. He was competing back in early 2000’s and was 280 on stage.
Well he still can do 20 pullups with no problem and me who works out all the time can’t do 6 on my own. I really struggle, trying to do them but it just won’t work. Granted im 259 lbs now and he is 190lbs.
Maybe i should just quit doing pullups and stick with the pull down machine.


Btw. this is Bryant in 01

If you stick with them,,slowly but surely you will get better and better and the additional reps will come. You really have to dedicate yourself to these.