Comments on: Do More Than One Stinking Pull-Up

By: Seth

Seth — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 11:48:02 +0000

being a Marine i know a little bit about pullups. it is part of our yearly physical fitness test. when i first went to bootcamp i did only 1 proper dead hang pull up. but when i broke my foot and i was put in a medical rehabilitation platoon i focused alot on pullups. all squadbays (where you live) have a pull up bar next to the bathroom. everytime we would go in or come out we had to do a max set. if you are properly hydrated you make a lot of trips to the bathroom. during our physical training time (Mon Wed Fri) we would do a max set on the outside pull up bars then after we could not do anymore another recruit would come up and assist you with 10 more.

doing this regiment i went from 1 pull up to 22 pull ups in 2 1/2 months.

By: ScottH0

ScottH0 — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:19:08 +0000

Great article. The point is don’t give up and do whatever you can. I agree that you should do “real” pull ups and not use a machine. However you can get all the benefits of a real pull up and take a little of the weight off if you need to by putting one leg on a chair. Don’t use it to push yourself up. Just let the weight of that leg rest on the chair.

By: Daniel gonzalez

Daniel gonzalez — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:08:30 +0000

I just sign up with the marines I suppose to leave to bootcamp January 24 . I wanna leave before , I’m a good runner I weight 140lb I’m in a good shape, I’m kind of skinny but for some reason I had never been able to do pull ups Ive been workin out and now I can hardly do two of them so what’s da faster way to get myself to do at least 10 pull ups as fastest as possible I don’t care if I need to be lifting weights or workin out every free second I have. I just don’t wanna b like the fat guy from full metal jacket movie

By: HaikuForBros.com

HaikuForBros.com — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:18:36 +0000

If we are going to discuss Pull-Ups, a certain drill sergeant needs to be quoted.

“Come on, Pyle! Pull! Pull! You mean to tell me you can’t do one single pull up Pyle? You are a worthless piece of sh*t, Pyle! Get outta my face!” – Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket

I’ll also chime in that the door frame pull-up bar systems work great. Especially on the bathroom door so you can watch your form in the mirror.

By: Joel Pitt

Joel Pitt — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:58:27 +0000

@John Thanks for sharing your routine.

I tend to plateau at 15 pull-ups, but I tend to just do 3 sets of 15-14-13 (or where ever exhaustion sets in). Will give your plan a go.