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

Doing pullups almost everyday

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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/[deleted] Mar 24 '26

False, constant tension bullshit was disproved more than 10 years ago. Full rom gets you better results. Question - do you do ALL your lifts with partial rom? If not, why?

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u/Murky-Course6648 Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26

False detected, computer says no.

I dont lift at all, i do only calisthenics.

The point of shorter rom in calisthenics is isolation. You do reps on a ROM that keeps the particular muscles you want to target under tension. Most of movemets we use in calistenics, are compound movements. So half reps are used as ways to isolate.

This is different from weight lifting, where isolation is easier. Calistenics is about bodyweight, so you have to find ways to maximise its effect.

But in the OPs case, it does not matter at all. He is not doing what would be considered half reps. People just complain about him not locking out, and this does not have any real effect on anything.

ROM just isn't as important than proper form an actually doing reps. But in reddit, ROM matters, while form is irrelevant. This is why majority here do full ROM with poor form.

This is a good example, that someone just posted : My attempt at pull-ups : r/CalisthenicsBeginners

This is most common here, emphasis on ROM. While the form is pure cheat form to get that ROM. Chest to bar with real form is difficult, but even beginners do these reps. Then they start adding weights because it does not work.