thread of getting sw0le

8 pull ups in one set today (pr) getting so swol

― lag∞n, Saturday, October 18, 2014 5:40 PM (3 weeks ago)

dude i suck at pull ups. i barely managed a set of 4 straight the other day . need to work on these

pull ups are weirdly satisfying. wish i had a bar in my apt where i could do a few here and there. lifetime goal of mine to be able to do 4x10 of them.

I'm still working on the assisted pullup machine- 2 sets of 10 with an 80 pound assist, which I know is pretty fucking sad. But! Doing that (also posterior chain stuff like deadlifts) has helped immensely with bouldering, and after the huge initial difficulty curve I'm starting to slowly make my way up the grades (my current best is a V2-).

not braggin except braggin that i'm on 3x5 pullups with 17.5kg hangin off my feetses

yeah ugh my pullup game is probably so ugly rn, not sure i can even do one :(

ryan
Posted: November 12, 2014 at 3:42:34 PM
pull ups are weirdly satisfying. wish i had a bar in my apt where i could do a few here and there. lifetime goal of mine to be able to do 4x10 of them.

get one! they make them now so u dont have to permanently install just put it up when u want to get ripped then put it away

(•̪●) (carne asada)
Posted: November 12, 2014 at 3:36:32 PM
dude i suck at pull ups. i barely managed a set of 4 straight the other day . need to work on these

thats not bad at all!

TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand)
Posted: November 12, 2014 at 4:22:43 PM
not braggin except braggin that i'm on 3x5 pullups with 17.5kg hangin off my feetses

sick r u doing the extra weight instead of more reps to get swole or what

You guys are caterpillar (Telephone thing)
Posted: November 12, 2014 at 3:55:39 PM
I'm still working on the assisted pullup machine- 2 sets of 10 with an 80 pound assist, which I know is pretty fucking sad. But! Doing that (also posterior chain stuff like deadlifts) has helped immensely with bouldering, and after the huge initial difficulty curve I'm starting to slowly make my way up the grades (my current best is a V2-).

ya assists r v helpful i did them just w my foot on a chair at home at first

great pull up talk folks!

yeah ugh my pullup game is probably so ugly rn, not sure i can even do one :(

― een, Wednesday, November 12, 2014 4:23 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

start with assisted ones and youll get over the bar in no time!

could always start with chinups (palms in) which are "easier" but i've never looked into why heh

greater emphasis on arm muscles rather than the lats which are usually weaker? idk

i could google pullup vs chinup (and did! once) but i don't feel like wading thru the broscience right now

fwiw i think rippetoe says there's no functional difference over time

i do both also neutral grip

Neutral grip pull-ups are easiest for me and they're the least likely to cause elbow or shoulder pain IIRC

ya my wrist gets a lil weird from chin ups sometimes

man i used to be a pullup machine 8[

rip

i can do one overhand or two underhand ;_;

according to training for the new alpinism doing weighted one-rep pullups for a while will up yr pullup game more than anything

that book btw i think is a p dece 'basic fitness' plan even if you are not into climbing. alpinism is just walking a lot and swinging tools and imo is a better benchmark for fitness than dumb ol olympic lifting (said by someone that only squatted with a bar less than a week ago)

steve house is an actual human monster btw

have been mostly doing body weight exercises (pushups, pull-ups, dips, some yoga stuff) and biking every day but haven't touched a weight in like two months. i dunno how to start again.

just pick some up i guess?

alpinism is just walking a lot and swinging tools

― gbx, Wednesday, November 12, 2014 10:17 PM (16 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

but what is the new alpinism

le nouveau alpinisme

the new alpinism is talking about it a lot

sick i love the future

sick r u doing the extra weight instead of more reps to get swole or what

― lag∞n, Wednesday, November 12, 2014 10:55 PM Bookmark Flag Post

i have no idea why i am doing it this way :/

haha

alpinism is just walking a lot and swinging tools and imo is a better benchmark for fitness than dumb ol olympic lifting

u must have mistaken this for the fitness thread BRO

this thread is about getting SHREDDED

and also complaining about hurty joints

love 2 shred love 2 become very robust

I just learned how to do lifting stuff honestly I'm p...*pumped* about it

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vf3Hr09ea1Y/TkbOx8VupOI/AAAAAAAACS8/2x8bUOadEJc/s1600/fist-bump.jpg

i have been enjoying doing body weight-only stuff at home but i rly wanna get some kettlebells

i wd need to get a gym buddy to go to a (free) gym

planet fitness is wildly inexpensive morbs fwiw, and if u show up early enough theres free coffee/bagels (dunkin donuts brand)

haha bagels at the gym, what's the point of that?

the whole concept of "gym buddy" makes me shudder, i imagine dudes with fingerless gloves hitting each other on the arm and barking at each other like seals then going back home to pound protein shakes and browse expensive watches online

its good to have someone to spot u, also protein shakes are a must, not that i ever go to the gym or workout w anyone lol

haha bagels at the gym, what's the point of that?

― things lose meaning over time (Dr Morbius), Friday, November 14, 2014 11:56 AM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

idk just food i guess lol

eat yr carbs

TH, that is total hotness except for the expensive watches

haha whoops

lol

and the gloves *proud of calluses*

oh I just found out the extra 30 prescribed steroid tablets I was sent can't be returned... hmm, what to do

u can become the gym drug dealer

quick update. been working on dem legs. looking so much better. upper legs (thighs/quads/etc) are looking decent, but i kind of left my calves behind..UH OH.

Will start hill intervals after I finish unpacking (just moved, which threw my schedule off course).

I'm learning that I used to overtrain. By doing less days, I'm getting better results, especially since I don't have the time to eat 3000 calories a day.