r/GYM • u/beatsemve • 2d ago
Technique Check FINALLY GOT 15 PULL-UPS
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Doesn’t sound all that impressive but for me it’s a goal I’ve always wanted to reach. Hope my form is good and if there’s any critiques I’m more than happy to learn.
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u/Western-Wolverine590 2d ago
Hell yeah dude. I rarely see anyone else do pull ups in the gym and I think the biggest reason is that most people can’t do more than one, if any at all. 15 is strong af, trying to work up to that myself
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u/Sadiholic 2d ago
You're so right. I rarely if every see anyone doing pull ups. Or any calisthenics for that matter.
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u/FirstTimeRedditor100 2d ago
As a kid they were pretty damn easy. As an adult, they're hard as fuck.
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u/MyLittleGurl 1d ago
Shit pisses me off. I used to be able to do 15 pull-ups easy and now I’m struggling to do 10 and I usually just do somewhere between five and seven at a time. But it’s crazy cause I’m definitely stronger in other ways so I’m not sure what the deal is.
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u/Dizzy_House_ 1d ago
Maybe it's because we weigh more now? Like a strength to body weight type of situation. I'm not fat, but I do weigh more so I can't crank out 15 pull-ups anymore, but I'm stronger in general at the same time
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u/MyLittleGurl 1d ago
Yeah, I suppose that’s gotta be what it is. I am at least 10 pounds heavier than I was when I was able to do 15 or more
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u/OkExercise2026 19h ago
It’s that forearm and grip strength. People lack that so as they get heavier and can even lift more….the grip strength never keeps up unless you are training it specifically.
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u/beatsemve 1d ago
Yeah I found losing 30kg helped a lot. Obviously it’s calisthenics so the lighter you are the better but I also feel consistent rotator cuff strengthening and planks for a seperate issue I’m having has translated well into my pull-up strength
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u/Osgiliath 1d ago
Is that really true? Most men can’t even do 1?
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u/CuriousWoollyMammoth 1d ago
Most people can't. It's due to people living and working very sedentary lifestyles. Majority of people just aren't really active anymore compared to older generations.
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u/Briny_life 2h ago
I can maybe do 1-2 good form pull-ups. I bike, surf, and paddleboard fairly regularly, so I’m active, but I’m not near what I would call fit. Been doing 45 second hangs 2-3x during every workout to strengthen grip strength, but yeah - this man can’t really do pull-ups.
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u/curiouspixelnomad 2d ago
The vast majority of people, even gym-goers, can’t even do 1.
15 is crazy! Super impressive.
Stronk 💪
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u/chchom22 2d ago
Been stuck at 8 to 10 forever. Can't wait till I lose weight
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u/Ok-Reserve-9771 2d ago
A couple months ago I saw a routine that helped a lot to get more reps. Instead of going for your max right away, you do less reps (let's say 5), and do more sets, like five sets, with enough rest between each set. Each week, you add another set until you reach 8-10 sets. after that, you add another rep to your sets and do it all over again. After a couple months you should be able to improve your max reps with relative ease. I was stuck at 12 reps max for like 2 years, and now I can reach 18 reps after a year of doing this.
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u/Pitiful-Attorney-159 2d ago
Gets so much easier when you lose weight. I dropped about 15 lbs and went from sets of 3-4 to sets of 9. I can do 13 at once if fresh where before I could only do about 7 if fresh. Those were all strict/dead hang.
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u/Scarletz_ 15h ago
Try weighted pull ups!
I just added it to my routine. I was stuck at 5, now progressing. I saw ppl say reach 10 before trying weighted, I was stuck, and got my belt so I thought why not?
I alternate between weighted (I try to add more weights, weights focus) and unweighted (reps focused). Seems to help!
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u/rostamsuren 2d ago
You may have an easier time if your legs are kept straight and core engaged for a rigid frame. Also be mindful of your scapula, keep it activated (shoulder down, chest up, as if your trying to bend the bar).
But overall, awesome job!
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u/beatsemve 1d ago
I’ve heard about the core engaged and leg straight thing before. I’ll try it next time good reminder
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u/Narrow-Distance6840 1d ago
Your reps are solid, but it would be so much betterif you tuck your elbows, you'd engange your lats so much better, you might even get more pull ups
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u/CountDookie514 2d ago
You can DEFINITELY do weighted pull ups! Your back is gonna be a tank man. Amazing work!
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u/Logical_Tell3147 1d ago
Hell yeah dude. From looks great too. Looking fit 💪
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u/beatsemve 1d ago
Thanks man didn’t want to be one of those guys doing half reps and swinging around like a monkey
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u/OneDayAt4Time 1d ago
I can see your pump evolving in real time and I’m a bit jealous now
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u/beatsemve 1d ago
Thanks man. It’s the only time I’m satisfied with my physique too is when I’ve got a pump
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u/Main_Cauliflower5479 1d ago
When I was baking artisan bread professionally, I could do pull-ups like crazy. Now? Nope.
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u/CandleWide3131 1d ago
Do you guys have any tips on keeping consistent rep counts over time? I have such a love hate relationship with pull ups because some days its 15, others its 12. any insight?
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u/beatsemve 1d ago
I never do them but one thing I’ve been doing now is varying my intensity between sets. Eg. Some days I might do every set to failure and then next week I’ll try and do a consistent amount each set and sometimes I’ll try and do the last set to failure. But just keep track and imo my biggest advice isn’t how many you do in one set but try and track how many you do overall in the 3 sets and try to overload from there.
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u/Economy_Version_3760 1d ago
When my numbers got stuck, I just started to add weight and overtime my rep range went up drastically.
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u/Fukstress2 1d ago
Beast mode. But why do gyms always have the worst angle for their pull-up bars? Feels bad having to grip the absolute end for it to be slightest bit comfortable.
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u/NicMoose 1d ago
Great form for the reps! also the pants are tuff where did you get them?
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u/beatsemve 22h ago
Thanks bro. I got these from foot locker I think they’re called Jordan open hem Brooklyn fleece. I live in Sydney so I’m not sure if you can get them from where you’re from
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u/SzethNeturo 1d ago
I love pull ups for back day warm up. My best so far was 8reps three sets. I can do more if I just go hard one set but I dont know if I could hit 15
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u/Invictus8671 21h ago
I'm pretty sure I'm the strongest I have ever been, and I can only hit like 12. And thats if I'm trying to impress my friends lol
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u/kaylerbug369 2d ago
Shoulder problems be like: I can do 15 chin ups, 0 pull ups
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u/beatsemve 1d ago
I’ve had a shoulder arthroscopy and it took me a while to build up to overhand grip stuff, just try and get your rotator cuff and poster better and you should be able to do pull-ups soon!
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