Building Strength

[CatsNeverDie]

I used to go to the gym, then I took an arrow to the knee. But in all seriousness, doing the machine with the pull down rod while sitting really helps with pull ups. It helped me a lot when I started out. Also keep on trying to do pull ups even if you fail, try to hang and hold yourself for a set count. Hope this helps

[anakin57]

former Marine here that can still do 20+ dead hangs: best way to do more reps is to do more pull ups. Put a pull up bar in a doorway you use all the time - start doing 50-100 per day. Other upper body and even core exercises will help augment success - push ups are great as well.

[melzas]

former Marine here that can still do 20+ dead hangs: best way to do more reps is to do more pull ups. Put a pull up bar in a doorway you use all the time - start doing 50-100 per day. Other upper body and even core exercises will help augment success - push ups are great as well.

Wait, the guy wants to be able to pull up 5 times and you are telling him to mkae 50-100 a day? How does that make any sense...?

If you want to get in shape then I advise against trying to build srenght in one particular part of your body, it will only get you frustrated and tired. Start with general excersice for largest muscles, then you will quickly see progress and once you start seeing how your body changes it will only get easier.

Unless you only want to do 5 pull ups for whatever reason (a bet or deal?) then yeah, just do puplups.

[Moadar]

Just a slightly obvious but helpful hint make sure you are breathing while doing the pull ups. A lot of people hold their breathe and that will just sap your strength. Also keep calm as you can(goes hand in hand with controlling your breathing) anxiety will also sap your strength.

[Luxxor]

Crossfit, you will be doing 5 "pull-ups" in no time at all.

[Egor2765]

Crossfit, you will be doing 5 "pull-ups" in no time at all.

Like this?

[Luxxor]

Like this?

Exactly!

Crosshit

[willtron]

Strength is easy. Eat a shit tonne and lift heavy.

[SandraJohn]

Just prefer to do some excercise

[Deleted]

Heavy lat pull downs.

Pull ups with support

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former Marine here that can still do 20+ dead hangs: best way to do more reps is to do more pull ups. Put a pull up bar in a doorway you use all the time - start doing 50-100 per day. Other upper body and even core exercises will help augment success - push ups are great as well.

Dafuq? He wants to do 5, you suggest 100. And pushups?

[Crispin]

Heavy lat pull downs.

Pull ups with support

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Dafuq? He wants to do 5, you suggest 100. And pushups?

He obviously didnt mean 100 in one set :P

@OP I found that the easiest way to do pullups, is by doing pullups, you're gonna struggle at your current weight, and loosing weight will obviously make it easier, doing 20 pull ups at first, and more when you can get more than 1 rep in, would be a sure way to get to 5 long before spring. If you cant raise yourself on the last ones, do negatives, jump up and then lower yourself as slowly as possible.

Doing pulldowns after that would help aswell.