Will doing push ups help in pull ups?
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As above! Some people tell me push ups are useless to prepare for your pull ups and they fail to help you pull more and some pple tell me that they do 20 pushups everyday can train their pull ups.
And also what are the faster ways to train your pullups? I'm stuck at 4...
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just do more pull ups
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i'm stuck at.....1 1/2 - 2
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hey 2383 hows the results? looks like u r not getting a pes e?
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appointment at 1510 2dae.......at nite then tell u all how is the report going to happenOriginally posted by NeonTetra:hey 2383 hows the results? looks like u r not getting a pes e?
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do more pull upsOriginally posted by duotiga83:i'm stuck at.....1 1/2 - 2 -
really.. pushups does not help in chinups but helps building overall arm strength, which in the long run can help in chinups too.Originally posted by saintboy:As above! Some people tell me push ups are useless to prepare for your pull ups and they fail to help you pull more and some pple tell me that they do 20 pushups everyday can train their pull ups.
And also what are the faster ways to train your pullups? I'm stuck at 4...
but specifically for chinups, its really to do chinups, assisted chinups, flex arm hang. do regularly and in sets to constantly work out the same muscle groups. initially u may see a decrease after a few days but after that usually there will be improvement. but do push yourself constantly and not just give up when u think u cannot make it. and train regularly! -
Thanx wuming78. Actually i have been doing lat pull downs in the gym because it trains the back which is the main muscle group for pull ups. I have another question here.
Sorry for the many questions. Is pulling the bar behind your neck more effective than pulling to your chest?
By the way, 2383, go buy pull up bar and install it at home. Just pull everyday and you can do more eventually.
I bought one, but now pull until the screw loose canont use it anymore -
The more you do, the more you can do.
Doing in front or back of chest no difference. -
Lats pulldowns are of limited use because they do not precisely replicate the movement in a chin-up.
The most effective way of doing it is to keep going until you can do no more, take a short break, and do it again, and to keep repeating this cycle until you get onto the bar and cannot complete a single chin-up.
You ought to get results fairly quickly following that routine on a daily basis - I started from doing one at the beginning of secondary school and worked my way up to 28 by the time I enlisted. -
push ups mainly target the triceps, chest n shoulders whereas pull ups mainly target ur lats (upper back), biceps, forearms, shoulders, chest n a bit of abs.
when doing lat pull downs, u will train more of ur shoulders if u pull the bar back. when doing pull ups, try not to cross ur legs as u r using more of ur lower back instead of targeting the right muscles which is supposed to b the upper body. when doing intervals, try to limit the resting time to b within 1.5 - 2 mins, or there would b of liitle effect if ur muscles haf recovered fully. as u get stronger, reduce the resting time btwn the intervals progressively until below 1 min.
doing isometrics oso helps, juz pull urself up till ur arm form a 90-degree angle n hang there if u still cant pull urself up fully. -
oh they do sell the chin up bar that can be easily installed at home without the need to drill holes into walls? where are they selling these? really want to get one and install at home! been slacking too much!Originally posted by saintboy:Thanx wuming78. Actually i have been doing lat pull downs in the gym because it trains the back which is the main muscle group for pull ups. I have another question here. Sorry for the many questions. Is pulling the bar behind your neck more effective than pulling to your chest?
By the way, 2383, go buy pull up bar and install it at home. Just pull everyday and you can do more eventually. I bought one, but now pull until the screw loose canont use it anymore 
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Success in chin-ups ?
It is a combination of arm muscles, abdomen muscles, upper chest muscles.
Something most do not believe is that lung power helps.
Breathe in deep as you pull yourself up, and breathe out as you come down.
Go through this exercise in a "dry run" and tension those muscle areas in an imaginery pull up and release, and it will help you half the way when the real pull up come along.
It worked for me during the preparation stage to psyche myself up to the task. -
When i did RT last time, an encik PTI told us that no amount of pushups can help in chin-ups.
Perhaps you like to invest in a portable pull-up bar. i bought mine at SANWIN..the sports shop at Holland V. Cost me about $20 plus.
I started at one pull-up. Did one pullup for a week. Next week i increased to two..and so on. That's the way to do it. No shortcuts -
I bought my bar from the aibi shop at parkway parade! By the way i was not allowed drill it in! So i have to screw the rubber pads against the ledges to hold it . When i first bought it , i just pulled everyday! Whenever i walk past my door i feel like pulling then i just pull. That's why i can do 4 now. During May, I am still a Zero Fighter.Originally posted by wuming78:oh they do sell the chin up bar that can be easily installed at home without the need to drill holes into walls? where are they selling these? really want to get one and install at home! been slacking too much! 
But now the screw catch it loose, i can't use it anymore.
That's why i don't think u should buy that pull up bar unless you intend to drill it into your door ledge. It has a shocking history of making many pple fall off from door. -
Did you drill in your bar or is it screwed in? I bought my bar from aibi at 39.90. Now its spoilt!Originally posted by IAF:When i did RT last time, an encik PTI told us that no amount of pushups can help in chin-ups.
Perhaps you like to invest in a portable pull-up bar. i bought mine at SANWIN..the sports shop at Holland V. Cost me about $20 plus.
I started at one pull-up. Did one pullup for a week. Next week i increased to two..and so on. That's the way to do it. No shortcuts Sad case. your 20 dollar bar still working good? -
Hmmm...i'm not sure what is meant by drill or screwOriginally posted by saintboy:Did you drill in your bar or is it screwed in? I bought my bar from aibi at 39.90. Now its spoilt! Sad case. your 20 dollar bar still working good? . But it's those sort that is adjustable to the width of your doorway...you have to twist until both rubber ends touch the left and right doorframe, and then twist some more to tighten it.
Yes! It's very reliable. The only thing is the spongy pad which is supposed to help in your grip on the bar. It will sort of 'dehydrate' up after a while and tear. If that happens you just have to cut new strips of cloth to replace. Otherwise, i've never ever fallen off just because the bar came loose.
Btw...when i wrote $20 plus, i think it's in the higher range -
Most chin up bars sold for home use will have three components:
one piece extendable bar with rubber suction on each end - ( the bar can be turned in any one direction to extend or shorten its length to fit any door way).
two end caps - each with at least 3 holes
one set of screws.
Both the end caps must be screwed into the doorway, after the preferred height level is determined, and that both are at the same height.
These two end caps will be where the end suction rubber of the extendable bar will be "held" in place.
Without these two end caps, the suction rubber may slip, when one's full body weight is taken up by the chin up bar, and causing the bar and one's body to crash by the gravity pull.
It will be painful when your knee or your toes crashed onto the floor, when the chin up bar slipped from its position without the end caps acting as an "anchor or holder cup".
If you are taller then the height of the doorway allow for the chin up bar to be installed, you can always curl up your leg (by either adopting a kneeling position while hanging in the air, or taking on a knee up position when hanging), then pulling your entire body weight up.
Try getting one at Mustafa, they sell two varieties (below or above S$20.00), and both with end cups to be screwed into the door jamb, or onto the wall of a narrow passage way. -
btw going gym to work out helps u in chin ups... but its better if u train all of ur bod muscle groups... pull ups can stress on diff muscle group depends on grip(hands face front/reverse), grip's width n so on.... btw try do some sports especially kayaking... competitive kayaking will build up ur whole bod muscles... especially ur upper bod strength n muscles.. i seen some NTU n NUS gers rowes does pull ups and wow althogh u see them not muscular, petite size or slim, they does 12 pull ups at least, w/o assistance... hehe
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something v funny, las time when i trains everyday esp during the peak seasons for kayaking, i onli las 10-12 pulls ups.. after that n becoz of sars, all trngs cancel n few mths slack.. but now do again can hit higher.... although no more explosive strength as las time
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other than SANWIN and MUSTAFA where else in Singapore can I find such chinup bars?Originally posted by Atobe:Most chin up bars sold for home use will have three components:
one piece extendable bar with rubber suction on each end - ( the bar can be turned in any one direction to extend or shorten its length to fit any door way).
two end caps - each with at least 3 holes
one set of screws.
Both the end caps must be screwed into the doorway, after the preferred height level is determined, and that both are at the same height.
These two end caps will be where the end suction rubber of the extendable bar will be "held" in place.
Without these two end caps, the suction rubber may slip, when one's full body weight is taken up by the chin up bar, and causing the bar and one's body to crash by the gravity pull.
It will be painful when your knee or your toes crashed onto the floor, when the chin up bar slipped from its position without the end caps acting as an "anchor or holder cup".
If you are taller then the height of the doorway allow for the chin up bar to be installed, you can always curl up your leg (by either adopting a kneeling position while hanging in the air, or taking on a knee up position when hanging), then pulling your entire body weight up.
Try getting one at Mustafa, they sell two varieties (below or above S$20.00), and both with end cups to be screwed into the door jamb, or onto the wall of a narrow passage way. -
My pull up got some problem. You have to sort of turn the bar so that it lengthens and fixes to the doorway right? You have to lengthen the bar tightly else the bar will come off. But i duno why my bar can't lengthen until its tight. I tried to lengthen it but it stil becomes super loose.
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Keep doing more push up. For sure 20 times a day won't get u anywhere.
20 each time and probably 100 a day will help. Try it -
hey man......r u sure dat they can do 12 pull ups without assistance? or r they doing inclined flex arm "pull ups"?
Originally posted by Arena:
i seen some NTU n NUS gers rowes does pull ups and wow althogh u see them not muscular, petite size or slim, they does 12 pull ups at least, w/o assistance... hehe seriously.....i haf nvr seen a gal able to do even 1 pull up. -
Yeah, i read alot of stories of how guys laugh at the girls and in the end they went up and pull 12 times and kick the guys in the butt. Girls are really light mah. So they don't have so much weight to carry when they pull.Originally posted by bluez_sky:hey man......r u sure dat they can do 12 pull ups without assistance? or r they doing inclined flex arm "pull ups"? seriously.....i haf nvr seen a gal able to do even 1 pull up.