Do you prioritize pull-ups?

[claymore]

Short answer yes, always start with them but JMO stick with assisted pull-ups. The contraction is 1000% better and I can definitely see and feel a huge difference vs regular pull-ups. If strength is your main concern then regular pull-ups are GOLDEN but if hypertrophy is your main concern ASSISTED for the WIN

 

[dantes]

I love Pull ups but I'm not sure what they've done in terms of my back development. I have been quite strong on them and have done weighted Pull ups for between 6-10reps with a 110lb dumbell. I've had stints of doing them and stints of not doing them and csnt say I've noticed a difference.

Where as with other exercises I can see a difference when added in or removed.

I had a slight supraspinatus injury so took them out but will add back in again just because I do enjoy them

I think the problem with weighted pull ups is the weight becomes the focus and you just move from A to B without the same focus on execution.

To really hit the lats you have to maintain a neutral spine position and drive your elbows straight into the floor do not the pull bar into your chest this is gonna take away from the lats. To do a lat focused pull up bodyweight is generally more than enough which why many prefer assisted pull ups

 

[alfresco]

I think the problem with weighted pull ups is the weight becomes the focus and you just move from A to B without the same focus on execution.

To really hit the lats you have to maintain a neutral spine position and drive your elbows straight into the floor do not the pull bar into your chest this is gonna take away from the lats. To do a lat focused pull up bodyweight is generally more than enough which why many prefer assisted pull ups

First exercise for upper body. Nothing like moving your body through space. I used to do them with 110 pounds with the parallel grip behind the neck.

 

[Dave Perez]

From the age of 20 to 60 I always started back work with wide grip chins...all the way down, all the way up...when I was younger it was 3x20...by the time I was in my 50s it was still 3x10...at 66 I can do a few on a good day...

 

[qbkilla]

First exercise for upper body. Nothing like moving your body through space. I used to do them with 110 pounds with the parallel grip behind the neck.

Damn. That to me is way more impressive than a large squat, bench, or deadlift.

 

[alfresco]

Damn. That to me is way more impressive than a large squat, bench, or deadlift.

At about 160 lbs body weight soaking wet.

I could do dips with 135 lbs at the same body weight.

I have always had a very god strength to body weight ratio.

All else was / is rotting in hell.

This when in the mid 20’s. Now . . . no way Jose.

 

[Hyperemia]

First exercise on back day for me. I don’t know why but knocking out a ton of pull ups with strict form just puts me in the right headspace for the rest of the workout.

 

[Starchild1]

I just recently brought pull ups back into the rotation so I would say, right now I am

 

[kastro]

Short answer yes, always start with them but JMO stick with assisted pull-ups. The contraction is 1000% better and I can definitely see and feel a huge difference vs regular pull-ups. If strength is your main concern then regular pull-ups are GOLDEN but if hypertrophy is your main concern ASSISTED for the WIN

Same here.Assisted pullups are great.You can really focus on the contraction and get an awesome pump.I do them once a week on day two of my full body split.

 

[hawkmoon]

Ironically, I did (assisted) pull ups at the end of my workout yesterday. First time in many years.

 

[ScoobyPrep]

its one of the ways to bring up a back fast
start EVERY workout with 50 pull ups. i dont care how many sets it takes thats your warm up
leg day warm up with 50
back day warm up with 50
chest day warm up withi 50
you get the point
take pics before you start and 12 weeks in i promise youll see the difference

 

[Bleed]

Prioritize definitely not. But I burn out with the assisted pullup machine for my last exercise. I cant tell you if it makes a difference but it feels incredible.

 

[dantes]

its one of the ways to bring up a back fast
start EVERY workout with 50 pull ups. i dont care how many sets it takes thats your warm up
leg day warm up with 50
back day warm up with 50
chest day warm up withi 50
you get the point
take pics before you start and 12 weeks in i promise youll see the difference

I think my bicep tendons would be screaming after one week of that.

 

[fisther69]

I have them in every doorway in my home and office..I knock out a set with a different grip every time I walk through one.

I used to be really bad at pull-ups as a kid and I did this..stopped doing it in my early 30’s..recently started doing it again.

I also do probably 200-500 pushups a day with different grips.

I in no way do it for muscle growth or development..more to just be better at the movements, better at handling my own body weight, and cardio.

 

[Siggy]

its one of the ways to bring up a back fast
start EVERY workout with 50 pull ups. i dont care how many sets it takes thats your warm up
leg day warm up with 50
back day warm up with 50
chest day warm up withi 50
you get the point
take pics before you start and 12 weeks in i promise youll see the difference

Pullups everyday? Fuck dat noise.

 

[GroundFloor]

I think my bicep tendons would be screaming after one week of that.

I actually tried this back in 2011 when I was 21 and 531 was very popular. By the end of 8 weeks I had developed pretty bad shoulder impingement and had to take a couple of weeks off completely training in order to calm it down (it was my first true “injury”)

Maybe something like once or twice a week, then build up if one still isn’t seeing progress or at least is not getting the negative effects that I had. IMO still seems a bit excessive with trying to solve a problem with a nuclear bomb

 

[qbkilla]

I think my bicep tendons would be screaming after one week of that.

I like the idea...but every time I've done this many over a week i got golfers elbow and had to stop

 

[fisther69]

I like the idea...but every time I've done this many over a week i got golfers elbow and had to stop

I got that shit right now! Lol

 

[qbkilla]

I got that shit right now! Lol

Fuck it sucks. Im finally getting mine to go away. Hitting pt type movements Ed. Theraband reverse Tyler twist, wrist curls at gym, wrist rotation, plate pinch...shits finally getting better

 

[Mufasa123]

First is probably some type of pull from floor - heavy compound. Full body but back/pull emphasis.

After that is either vertical pulling (pull up/down) or horizontal pulling (row). It's a fundamental movement plane for the human back structure so yes it's prioritized for me. If not bodyweight or more free pull-ups I have the wide and medium sup MAG handles that I love. Med Sup is unique and most seem to agree one of the best attachments around.