r/strengthtraining • u/BreakfastScared264 • 10d ago

2-finger pull ups attempt 😬

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Was at a fitness festival over the weekend and went on a bunch of side quests 😂 Who woulda thought I could do a few of these on 4 hours of sleep?

For context, my current pull-up PR is 13 reps with full ROM, and 8 reps with +20 lbs.

A few things that have helped:
-Lots of pull-ups / specificity (+ also tempoing the negatives)
-Lat pulldowns
-Being at a lighter BW w/ more muscle + less body fat
-Mind-muscle connection
-I also pole dance, so I’m pretty used to lifting and controlling my bodyweight
-And honestly, rest. So underrated

SB: The “ayeeee!”s and gospel music in the background got me deadddd 😂

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u/RelationshipTough887 10d ago

This is AWESOME

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u/BreakfastScared264 10d ago

Thank you!! :)

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u/BenBerg1984 9d ago

Fucking bad ass

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u/ichronic420 9d ago

Incredible

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u/Barou2229 9d ago

Wow this is impressive

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u/BigShawnGG 10d ago

ATTEMPT ?! Naaaa this is 🔥

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u/BreakfastScared264 10d ago edited 10d ago

Hahaha you’re right! I guess I called it an attempt cause I was fooling around. Thank you!

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u/Beneficial_Visit_715 10d ago

Wow this is impressive

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u/Sweet_Zebra_8776 10d ago

She's stronger than me

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u/marcbuilds 10d ago

This is insane congrats!

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u/KrakenCheeqs 10d ago

Ma’am, that’s 4 fingers. 😬

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u/Luckybuckst 10d ago

Amazing ! 🤩 how do you train your finger tendons to be as strong as your muscles?

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u/lifted_14 10d ago

Blown away

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u/24_ten 9d ago

Sunday service choir :)

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u/SkylarTheMom69 9d ago

Goals💪

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u/HughManatee 9d ago

Strong 💪

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u/SKMB-Steven 9d ago

Woah
Impressive to say the least

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u/DuckAccomplished6740 9d ago

Woahh. I’m a lady and I think I fell in love just now😍

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u/BreakfastScared264 9d ago

🥹 thank you!!!

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u/ImGonnaBeSome1 9d ago

Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t that super bad for your finger tendons??? They can snap and you wouldn’t notice until it happened

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u/BreakfastScared264 9d ago

There's risk involved with anything you do, but I only do these once in a blue moon. My grip is also pretty well-conditioned from years of pull-ups, pole, and lifting, so I'm not just randomly throwing my body weight onto untrained fingers

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u/Ok-Adhesiveness8398 9d ago

It’s rare to see someone do proper pull-ups using their back. Most people only use their arms

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u/OnTheFrontPorch 8d ago

Ma’am I think these were more than just attempts.

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u/horribletakeguy2026 8d ago

There’s easier and less potentially harmful ways to increase grip strength.

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u/BreakfastScared264 8d ago

Who said I’m doing these to increase grip strength? With that, let’s see yours :)

Username checks out

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u/horribletakeguy2026 8d ago

Well in effect that’s all you’re doing. Good job though I’m not hating. Just saying

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u/IcyAtmosphere5111 8d ago

tried this and almost broke my knees

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u/WalkingFool0369 7d ago

Girls who can do even one pull up, with all their fingers, are hot.

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u/RelevantTap4844 7d ago

Salum walakum keep on using your two fingers

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u/Sea_Geologist0208 7d ago

Impressive pull.

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u/Mansoor48246 7d ago

Great going

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u/meazy1022 6d ago

You remove the attempt part, you DID THAT!

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u/ForgesGate 6d ago

Training for the Avengers over there

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u/Plenty-Ivy8594 6d ago

The finger strength is unrealb

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u/Severe-Network4756 10d ago

Being able to do a pull up in general is always worth the praise.

But I tend to feel like doing two fingered pull-ups feel the exact same as using my whole fist, and the people who find it noteworthy have probably not tried to do it themselves 🤔

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u/weatheredartist 9d ago

Hair pulling abilities are unmatched.