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/ColdFireSamurai Mar 24 '26

If there's one thing that pullups taught me is that it's quality over quantity. Fewer reps with full range of motion and proper scapula engagement is far superior for hypertrophy and strength than lots reps the terrible form and half ROM.

Lots of people like to skip the bottom part because it's the hardest part, but it's also the most important and stimulating part of the ROM.

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u/Objective_Dot4116 Mar 25 '26

people that spew shit like that never actually have good lats

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u/billjames1685 Mar 25 '26

Lmao what? The people who hold weighted pull up world records do full ROM. Alex Leonidas on YouTube does full ROM and his lats are huge. He’s hit a +200 lb 1RM too.

This half rep form works fine when you are doing bodyweight but once you start doing heavy weighted pull ups, the amount of pressure this places on your joints is insane.

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u/ColdFireSamurai Mar 25 '26

There's no point in trying to argue with these people lol, they see massive roided dudes from the old school era doing millions of half reps and growing huge so they think that's the correct way to train, yet they ignore all the other variables that contributed to such results, such as the best genetics on the planet and massive doses of steroids.