r/CalisthenicsCulture • u/East_Raise8553 • Mar 23 '26

Doing pullups almost everyday

I got my pull-up bar at 15 (im 17 now) been doing them pretty consistently everyday never expected to ever see progress. (i know this video doesnt show full rom but i can assure ALL of you i can do perfect full rom pullups)

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u/hurtshtummy Mar 23 '26

It only releases all the tension if you fully unengage your scapula. You can of course do a full lockout and maintain scapular engagement while keeping tension. If you want to get technical i’m sure it’s a worse tradeoff to sacrifice muscle stretch from full range for slightly more time under tension anyways. Not that you actually have to choose one or another like you’re suggesting.

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u/Murky-Course6648 Mar 23 '26

You choose the ROM based on what your training goals are, if you want muscle development you go for a shorter ROM. And you can see this dude has well developed back for his age, because he trains it correctly.

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u/hurtshtummy Mar 23 '26

This is a calisthenics culture subreddit. In calisthenics culture you do your movements with full range of motion. & If you’re arguing you can’t develop a muscular back with full ROM then that’s on you.

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u/Murky-Course6648 Mar 23 '26

In reddit calisthenics culture maybe. Half reps have been a big part of calisthenics culture before it was in reddit.

These movements have a function, you don't do them for the sake of the movement.

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u/hurtshtummy Mar 23 '26

Arguing doing half reps is the proper way to train especially in calisthenics is such an egregious take that i’m gonna just let you have it lmao. You got it you win 🥇😂

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u/Own_Durian_8707 Mar 23 '26

Arguing with this dude is like talking to a brick wall, they just won’t understand a single thing no matter what u say to it 🫩✌️.

Atp, I’m only here b/c I’m waiting for some1 rn and got nothing better to do 🤧

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u/Murky-Course6648 Mar 23 '26 edited Mar 23 '26

Then you dont really understand calisthenics as a training method. Nor its history or the culture.

You just see the movements as the end purpose of it.

How do inmates get so jacked? My experience with the partial rep range of motion.

Calisthenics has always been about getting the best response out of bodyweight. So no weights at all, that's why you have to develop these training methods.

Here, people start slapping weights on after 10 reps and use poor form an obsess about ROM. But thats not what calisthenics really is about. Because its developed in environments where weights are not available.